LIVEdigitally

I distinctly recall when WoW (World of Warcraft) was released we had to call three different stores to see if they had copies of the game in stock. Of course Fry’s Electronics said that they had it, and of course it was the furthest retailer of the three we called. Flash forward thirty minutes and picture me staring at a dusty blank shelf with the tag “World of Warcraft 49.99” labeled underneath. “We had a few copies when you guys called… I guess some people came and bought them?”

At that time I should have decided to do what IGN did in September of 2004, launch Direct2Drive and sell games online. I talked with Sutton Trout Director of Digital Content and Consumer Products for Direct2drive yesterday, and he put it simple enough for grandma to comprehend.

Me: “So how would you describe www.direct2drive.com?”
S.T.: “Basically, it’s iTunes for video games”

Direct2Drive is a website that allows you to purchase full versions of games (more…)

Happy birthday to an old favorite.

-Gamespot

Pac-Man turned 50 years old on Wednesday. And in doing so, Namco, Pac-man’s creating company was awarded a spot in the Guinness Book of Records as being listed the “most successful coin operated game” in history. Namco sold 293,822 units of the arcade machine during the seven-year period from 1980 to 1987. And since there, there have been numerous ports to home systems, 3-D versions, Ms. pac-man, and the list goes on and on… *wicka wicka wicka*..ok, its harder to type out the sound than I have first imagined…