Direct2Drive
{{Short description|Video game digital distribution service}}
{{Update|inaccurate=yes|date=September 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox website
|name = Direct2Drive
|logo = Direct2DriveLogo.gif
|url = {{URL|direct2drive.com}}
|owner = AtGames
|commercial = Yes
|type = Online retailer
|registration = Yes
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|current_status = Active
|screenshot = 250px
}}
Direct2Drive (commonly D2D) is an online game store offering PC games via direct download.
History
Launched in 2004, IGN reported "exponential growth in sales" since that time. It offered over 3,000 titles through relationships with more than 300 game publishers.[http://corp.ign.com/articles/117/1170984p1.html GAMEFLY, INC. ACQUIRES DIRECT2DRIVE FROM IGN ENTERTAINMENT] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611174630/http://corp.ign.com/articles/117/1170984p1.html |date=June 11, 2011 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/25610/Interview_Direct2Drives_Berger_On_The_Evolving_Digital_Distro_Space.php |title=Interview: Direct2Drive's Berger On The Evolving Digital Distro Space – Gamasutra |access-date=March 29, 2010 |archive-date=May 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510082645/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/25610/Interview_Direct2Drives_Berger_On_The_Evolving_Digital_Distro_Space.php |url-status=dead }} Direct2Drive sponsored a $10,000 award at the Independent Games Festival called the D2D Vision Award, which "celebrates independent developers exemplifying innovation in design coupled with excellence in game-play".{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/22827/GDC_IGF_Direct2Drive_Announce_10000_D2D_Vision_Award_Finalists.php |title=GDC: IGF, Direct2Drive Announce $10,000 D2D Vision Award Finalists – Gamasutra |access-date=March 29, 2010 |archive-date=May 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510002528/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/22827/GDC_IGF_Direct2Drive_Announce_10000_D2D_Vision_Award_Finalists.php |url-status=dead }} In 2009, the site made headlines by refusing to sell Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 due to that game's integration with Valve's Steamworks service. Users buying Modern Warfare 2 from a reseller such as Direct2Drive would be forced to also download and install the Steam client.[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25944 Direct2Drive Tussles With Valve By Declining To Sell Steamworks-Powered MW2 – Gamasutra] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108190659/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25944 |date=November 8, 2009 }} Was acquired by GameFly in.2011
In May 2011, GameFly acquired Direct2Drive from IGN Entertainment, Inc. and renamed the service to GameFly Digital.[http://gamefly.gameflycdn.com/press/11.05.25_GameFly_Acquires_Direct2Drive.pdf GAMEFLY, INC. ACQUIRES DIRECT2DRIVE FROM IGN ENTERTAINMENT] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626065935/http://gamefly.gameflycdn.com/press/11.05.25_GameFly_Acquires_Direct2Drive.pdf |date=June 26, 2011 }} In October 2014, GameFly released a statement in their website indicating that it had sold the digital download service to AtGames Holding Ltd., and that the transition would be completed by the end of the year. AtGames relaunched the service under the original name of Direct2Drive.
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Category:Internet properties established in 2004