Gamers can download a game, try it for an hour and, if they like it, buy it.
What is the point of DRM when it will get cracked and people will download the game anyways?
Gamers struggled to download the game from the Origin servers and, once they had it, they struggled to find a server with enough room for them.
If you have an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Android device, you can download the game from the relevant app store (and for you Android users, you get the game for free).
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"Angry Birds" is available on the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Android phones, so you can't really give it as a gift in the traditional sense, since players download the game themselves from the app stores.
Even with a decent internet connection it can take hours to download a single game.
Players who registered copies of "SimCity" will receive details on how to download the free game March 18.
Mobile phone users could download a mobile game, after which Puma sent them a coupon for a free phone toy accessory.
Not half bad for a self-published, digital-download-only game.
If users are not sure which app to download, 'S Suggest' will help them recommend a new photo editing app or fun game to download.
Games will be chosen based on the quality of the game, past download performance in other app stores, and the strength of the game developer.
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"Portal 2, " the critically acclaimed shooter-puzzle game, debuted alongside a much-anticipated game-download service called Steam.
Angry Birds has reached the one billion-download milestone that all game-makers ache to reach.
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The troubles led online store Amazon to briefly suspend sales of the download version of the game.
The limited time Brisk Raspberry Iced Tea Darth Maul packaging will drive consumers to UncaptheApp.com where they can download an exclusive mobile game application, Brisksaber.
Phone companies typically charge users several dollars to download and run a game, and make additional money from the extra minutes users consume off their calling plans.
The package includes a standard copy of "Gears of War 3, " a wired headset, plus a download token for bonus game content including the Infected Omen Weapon Pack and the Adam Fenix character for use in multiplayer.
Players will be able to view game videos, download demos for select games and see how other consumers rated the games.
Should you already own a copy for another platform, it'll show up in your Steam library as available for download like any other crossplatform game.
Which makes the fact that you can now download a demo for the game a nice touch in a world too bereft of demos.
Working with mobile agency PhoneValley (which has offices across Asia), the site lets users download a Puma branded racing game and submit their scores by text to earn points.
For example, the company recently developed a campaign for Electronic Arts that was able to target Xbox 360 owners with an interactive ad for NCAA Football '11 that allowed them to download a demo of the game to their console.
Beginning today, gamers can download a new free Star Wars game from Brisk on Google Android and Apple iOS devices.
Most of these require a person to download specialist software or buy a game and there are no links between the different universes.
The game will be available for download on Apple's iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch and on Android tablets and smartphones.
More to come later as I play the game further (as well as in my upcoming series on the MOBA genre) but for now this free iOS game is well worth the download.
Forty computer programmers from Facebook, Google and Amazon and Citizen Science Alliance are spending the next three days brainstorming in London trying to devise a game that we can all download as an app that will mean whilst we "play" we are also analysing the vast quantity of gene data that is out there.
Plus, fast download speeds and no advertisements give customers uninterrupted game play.
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