How many titles have you bought through online distribution clients?

Bateluer

Lifer
Jun 23, 2001
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Not just Steam and EA Link, and not just games. How many software products have you purchased online and downloaded?

Just trying to gauge how popular online distribution is at the moment, personally, I think its the first step towards a rich future where hundreds of individual developers create, market, and distribute their own software online, circumventing the modern incarnation of a publisher entirely.

For myself:

H&R Block Tax Software bought online and DLed direct from H&R Block

From Steam
Medieval 2: Total War
CS: Source
HL2
DoD: Source

Possibly Jade Empire:SE and The Longest Journey by the end of the month

From EA Link
Black and White 2: Battle of the Gods

 

Schadenfroh

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Mar 8, 2003
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Vampire TM: BloodLines from D2D
HalfLife 2 silver edition via steam
BF2's Armored Fury from EA Link

Going to buy Jade Empire from Steam when it hits $25 - $30.
 

Kromis

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Mar 2, 2006
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Originally posted by: Imp
Zero.

Like them boxes and physical copies.

Ahh yes, I love to keep a collection of games to show off and caress!
 

Molondo

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Sep 6, 2005
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None, I enjoy the Boxes. I actually feel like i own the games when there is something to hold :heart:
 

DaveSimmons

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Aug 12, 2001
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Just tools for work like Acronis True Image & their partition tool, V-com System Commander, WinZip, etc.

I haven't gotten around to playing Half-Life 2 yet :Q , and haven't bought any other games through Steam, D2D, etc.
 

Pwnbroker

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Feb 9, 2007
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None, since I can't be guaranteed that I'll always have an internet connection, I don't want my investment tied to my ability to get online. After all, some economists are predicting our economy turning sour after 2008, or even crashing, so I don't know if I'm going to even have a job next year.
 

Modular

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Jul 1, 2005
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The great thing about Steam is that you can backup the copies. So make an image of the game and burn to a DVD ftw. Then you can hold and caress all your heart desires.

I've only downloaded CS:S
 

VIAN

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Aug 22, 2003
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I have downloaded both PC-cillin Internet Security 2006 & 2007.

The following games are listed in my steam account:

Half-life
Half-life: Opposing Forces
Half-life: Blueshift
Half-life: Deathmatch: Source (Never installed)

Half-life 2
Half-life 2: Deathmatch
Half-life 2: Lost Coast
Half-life 2: Episode One

Counter-strike (currently playing)
Counter-strike: Source (currently playing)
Counter-strike: Condition Zero (never installed)
Counter-strike: Condition Zero Deleted Scenes (never installed)

Day of Defeat: Source

Sin 1
Sin 1: Multiplayer
Sin Episodes: Emergence

Darwinia
Shadowgrounds
Team Fortress Classic (Never never installed)

All the "never installed" games are crap that I didn't want that came bundled with games that I did want.
 

etalns

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Dec 20, 2001
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If a game I want to purchase has an online version available I always get it through online distribution. I prefer that method as I'm a bit reckless with my CDs! :p
 

pontifex

Lifer
Dec 5, 2000
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I've bought several from both Direct2Drive and Steam, and 1 through EA Link.

I wouldn't buy Jade Empire, its a pretty crappy port, imo.