Direct2Drive is one of those websites where you can pay to download games online.

This is my review.

Website: http://www.direct2drive.com/Read more... )

Here's my review of Valve's Steam.

Steam valves.

Heh.

Website: www.steampowered.com
Pricing: Per-download
Free Things: Demos, trailers, videos
Speed: Very Good (Usually over 300 KB/s)
Client: Proprietary Steam Client running on Windows

Steam is Valve's flagship software dispersal system, known for being tied into Half Life 2 ( Read more... )

I decided I'm going to review the six major game download services available to me on the internet. I'm already pretty familiar with some of them.

The list:

• BitTorrent - The old standby. It's free, and fast. (And naughty!)
• Steam - Valve's pipe to send you games on. Well known due to its association with Half Life 2.
• GameTap - This is a monthly ( Read more... )