Just sharing my experience with it. Just bought Steel Fury and gives you Volvo Free if you create a profile now What's not to like.. a free game! lol.

I like:
-no client
-fast
-alternative selection of games not in steam.

Dislike (kinda)
-Installation cannot be made manually. It is done automatically and it requires internet connection to be performed properly.
-no support for download manager
-I have to copy a folder and GG's downloader if i want it on a diff machine.

That's it so far.. i'll update when i see something amiss.

Service review by Kianweic:
My take on Gamers Gate:

Pros:
1. Easy to download and install
2. DRM less intrusive compared to Steam and Stardock Impulse
3. Website is better laid out compared to Stardock Impulse
4. Region restriction not as rigid as Steam.
5. Some games are available in Gamer's Gate and are not available in Steam (my case was Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods).

Cons:
1. Backup of games takes some getting used to
2. Speed of download fluctuates a lot (probably due to Streamyx)
3. No Steamwork games (not fair to Gamers Gate though)
4. No automatic update / patch for games

Very few cons compared to pros (and most generally not Gamers Gate's fault)

In my opinion, some games are better to get from Gamers Gate (especially those without DLCs). Such as, Dead Rising 2, Gothic series and etc.


NOTE:
Your same account works for both US/UK site.

As most people will just click to latest post,no updates unless its a big thing. All promotions will usually be at latest post *mostly by Talexeh.*

This post has been edited by ashx: Jan 5 2011, 03:26 PM

Eh, I thought Gamer's Gate only available in US?

How did you managed to buy the games from them?

Just curious.

The discounts looked really tempting though.

No Gamersgate games generally have no restrictions such as that. It's Paradox's(The guys that did Hearts of Iron/ Europa Universalis) digital distribution service. They are Swedish and they also publish other games.

Hmmm, I might be interested in getting UFO series.

Others not so.

Perhaps some other time.

Well, so far i've not seen region lock on it. It accepts my paypal account fine, and its tied to a local bank too. I don't like to only depend on Steam. Who gives cheapest gets my moolah . I might give impulse/D2D a try if i find the games i'm looking for.

Good stuff, keep this thread posted.

Wanna see the next offer too.

Gamer's Gate do have weekend sale too right?

I also managed to buy some games from them, Karkhov 1943, a paradox game.

I am in China though so maybe lock different than Msia.

Overall I liked the service, was pretty fast and all

Ashx did you have to download each game by itself since there is no download manager.

How do you resume when your line breaks?

After u've purchased a game, u can download sth like an exe file from a link under ur 'my games' tab.
The exe is actually the download manager for that specific game that u purchased. If u get disconnected halfway u can still resume ur download.

yeah, like chia said. You will have a folder called "GamersGate Temporary files" and an .exe file that's actually a downloader of a sort with the game's name. You will need to sign on to download/install. That's the biggest drawback i guess, tho you can just copy off the installed game folder later.If someone were to install in an offline comp would be a hassle i suppose...

I try to get Volvo the Game. Then it said, the game cannot be bought from your location. I thought its free.

Anyway, I able to checkout the Steel Fury - Kharkov 1942....

So I think somehow it got region also.

Weird... I tried downloading it. Got the downloader.. and downloaded till 10%. No prob for me. Tho its just 600 mb or so. When you said get the game... did you get it from your game? or you click normally from the shop?


P.S. Urrgghhh Region locked!!! damn. Bioshock 1+2! Not too shabby lol. USD10 cheaper lol

This post has been edited by ashx: Jun 20 2010, 12:24 AM

I mean, I click buy it from the gamersgate website. It don't let me buy.

ANother site similiar is G2play.net

i bought my COD MW2 there. =) which cheaper than retail RM 30 that time

You have to create an account.. it will be there in your My Game pane on your left in the browser. Need to download from there or any of your games..

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Added on June 20, 2010, 3:07 amDang! I totally forgot about this site as well. Lookie here! G2play Mass Effect Gold Hmm.. around RM13 cheaper lol.


Plus! BC2 is only RM78.39!

This post has been edited by ashx: Jun 20 2010, 03:10 AM

G2play net is cheap but a lot of dodgy serial number...lol

Quite dodgy, yeah. I still dont understand how they managed to get the prices to be so low. Or are they selling second hand (hence the dodgy serial number)?

it was sourced everywhere including second hand and other unknown source.
It's explained in their website. They said, although dodgy, they'll refund or exchange
if serial cannot be used. They'll scan the serial too. Weird but true.

wow Prey only $5.

Yeah so far I have only bought some old Blizzard games from G2Play.net.

Probably from 2nd hand games or retail copies in those developing countries eg. Thailand, Eastern Europe and etc.

Generally, they just send you the serial number.