Dear Mindy: GOG Galaxy
With the advent of digital distribution in the gaming industry a number of companies have supplied digital distribution platforms for gaming products. GOG Galaxy is one of the more recent additions to this developing market and, unlike the other platforms which grew out of a gaming company seeking a way to more efficiently provide their […]
Dear Mindy: Origin
Since the success of Valve’s Steam Client in revolutionizing the gaming industry’s distribution and marketing methods many major game providers have developed their own online platforms for supplying clients with products, support, and community. Origin is Electronic Arts’ digital distribution platform and one of the primary digital outlets for EA games and digital products. Origin […]
Dear Mindy: Battle.net
Many of the online retail and digital distribution clients for PC games started life as a tool for publishers to easily provide games to customers around the globe. The success and popularity of this distribution, and subsequently marketing, medium has led to most of these clients becoming general distribution and host services still under their […]
Dear Mindy: Steam and the Steam Client
With the digital age in full swing it should be no surprise to any of us that the digital distribution of computer and console games has not only become a major part of the industry but also a preferred part for the emerging and existing gaming communities alike. There are several digital download platforms providing […]
Dear Mindy: The basics of the gaming community
Greetings all; this is the introductory post for a special series of features highlighting the basics of the gaming community, specifically tools that facilitate online gaming and interaction as well as basic conventions that influence gaming life. Most readers will no doubt be familiar with most if not all of these elements, and that’s not […]