ve3d.ign.com - 19 days ago
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Following our story about Direct2Drive refusing to sell Modern Warfare 2 because of forced Steam...
kotaku.com - 19 days ago
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kotaku.com —
Major online retailer Direct2Drive have announced today that
the year's biggest game - Modern Warfare 2 -...
won't be made available on their PC digital delivery service. Why? Because of rival platform Steam, of course! Activision's shooter includes ...
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Online Retailers Refusing To Sell Modern Warfare 2 [Retail]
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gogaminggiant.com - 20 days ago
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gogaminggiant.com —
Well, it is finally here: the launch trailer
for Modern Warfare 2. On his Twitter, Infinity Ward’s...
Robert Bowling has revealed the trailer for the upcoming blockbuster via Infinity Ward’s Youtube channel. One thing’s for sure: trailers don’t come much better than ...
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Online Retailer Refuses To Sell Modern Warfare 2 [Retail]
Kotaku —
... to D2D's own services) not to their liking, told publishers that they'd stop selling games bundled in such a manner until Valve "decoupled its retail marketplace" from Steam's other services. To be clear, D2D's beef is not with Activision, it's with Steam, and to prove there's no bad blood between the retailer and mega-publisher, $5 coupons will soon be offered on select Activision titles to make up for it. UPDATE - Seems Impulse have come out today and also confirmed they won't be stocking the game, for the same reasons. ...
Online Retailers Refusing To Sell Modern Warfare 2 [Retail]
Kotaku —
... to D2D's own services) not to their liking, told publishers that they'd stop selling games bundled in such a manner until Valve "decoupled its retail marketplace" from Steam's other services. To be clear, D2D's beef is not with Activision, it's with Steam, and to prove there's no bad blood between the retailer and mega-publisher, $5 coupons will soon be offered on select Activision titles to make up for it. UPDATE - Seems Impulse have come out today and also confirmed they won't be stocking the game, for the same reasons. UPDATE ...
More download sites reject Steamworks-supported Modern Warfare 2
Big Download Blog —
... It looks like other download sites have decided to drawn a line in the sand over the decision by Infinity Ward and Activision to incorporate Steamworks into the PC port of Modern Warfare 2. Direct2Drive has already stated it ...
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Eurogamer 19 days ago
Not happy with Valve's Steamworks. Digital distributors Direct2Drive, Impulse and Gamersgate have decided not to sell Modern Warfare 2, as the game requires installation of Valve's Steamworks tools. "We don't believe games should force ...