List of Online Digital Game Stores

Mikass · 04-22-2009, 08:41

I`d like to compile a list of all online game shops that allow the purchase of games via digital payed downloads.
Don`t be shy to post here should you know of any that don`t show up in the list.
Here are a few I`m aware of:

EA Game Store
Direct2Drive
GameAgent
Adventure Shop - Focused on Adventure/Quest games
Steam
GameTap
EBGames
GamersGate
Impulse
Battlefront

sob · 04-22-2009, 10:47

I was trying to buy CoD4 online yesterday but I couldnt because of courtry restrictions

The only place I could buy it was Steam but they charge 2x the price.

So watch out for country restrictions as many games can only be sold to US and UK.

Oh, EBGames also have downloadable games.
http://www.ebgames.com/

Mikass · 04-22-2009, 11:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by sob

I was trying to buy CoD4 online yesterday but I couldnt because of courtry restrictions

The only place I could buy it was Steam but they charge 2x the price.

So watch out for country restrictions as many games can only be sold to US and UK.

Oh, EBGames also have downloadable games.
http://www.ebgames.com/

Thanks for the link. Some games have country restrictions indeed but info on some says they can be sold worldwide. Problem with Steam is that indeed. Same game that can be bought from US for let`s say 35$, but they sell it to europeans for 40Euros. The difference is pretty big.
Other websites listed above accept payments in $ for all countries. Not entirely sure but I think some companies come up with different pricing on their games and won`t matter where you buy them from, would still be big price differences between some areas eg US vs Europe. Same applies to cars. If you want to buy Toyota model X from US, you pay 20k USD and for same model you pay 25k Euros in Europe. Different pricing tactics for different markets set be the producers.