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Digital Distribution: A Matter of Time

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

If you’re a gamer, then you know the thrill of buying a new game. Tearing off the plastic, taking in that new manual smell, flipping through the pages on your way home to play it…it’s easy to make an event out of it. That post-purchase rush home is actually one of my favorite parts of gaming. Trailers and reviews be damned, nothing can damper my excitement for my first face time with a game. But how long will this patience-testing gauntlet be around?

With the rise of digital distribution, it might not be for much longer.

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DLC: A Gift or a Marketing Ploy?

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

DLC (short for downloadable content) serves as an extension to the contentof the game found on the original purchased copy. The most common examples of DLC are multiplayer maps and additional chapters for a game’s campaign, though less significant options can still be offered through this method, such as character skins. This additional content can be purchased for a small fee or even given away by the developers in an effort to lengthen a game’s legs. If done correctly, DLC will keep gamers coming back for more, ensuring positive word of mouth and a stronger interest in a developer’s future projects. (more…)