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Techland Unveils Gemly, A New Digital Distribution Platform

Techland, best known for their game Dying Light, has announced the launch of a digital distribution platform named Gemly with Dying Light Content Drop #0

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Gh05t2887d ago

I get not wanting to share revenue with Valve by using steam but the convenience is so high. I really dont want a launcher from every publisher crowding my desktop. Not to mention people have huge libraries and this is going to start fracturing that and splitting off to do your own is great but what are you truly offering that is better? "Closer to the community and partners" doesn't tangibly benefit most players.

TechRaptor2887d ago

If you look - they aren't doing any App there - it's a storefront with some exclusive offerings for Techland games right now. The sales for it give keys for steam or GOG

Gh05t2887d ago (Edited 2887d ago )

Okay, I miss read that the first time. So this now literally offers zero benefit that couldn't be accomplished through steam, making it even more useless. They are choosing to offer content you cant get anywhere else because they want you to use their platform... rather than release the content on steam since its going to give you steam access anyways... "On Gemly we offer you exclusive content for games we develop and publish, gems you will not find anywhere else." That literally is all they offer and want people to use it rather than the well used and known Steam platform. Why? That is the part that isnt answered by anything. Why do they need their own platform?

Takwin2887d ago

Steam and Blizzard are more than enough. I hate EA but have suffered through it for ME3 and ME4, but no other games. Ubisoft is decent again, but for me it's just the SP stuff like Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Watch Dogs. No other launchers please!

TheOttomatic912886d ago

Hmm odd name but interested to see where it goes.

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PSN Store Mid-Year Deals Has a Chunky List of Good Games Under $4.99

The PlayStation Mid-Year Deals promotion has a bunch of games worth checking out that are priced at $4.99 or below.

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Japan: Nintendo Switch 2 already outsold lifetime sales of Xbox Series X|S and PS5 Digital Edition

The Nintendo Switch 2 has proved to be a success the world over, however, one nation which is particularly keen on the Nintendo’s latest platform is naturally Japan. Recent sales data has shown that…

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Avfe6318h ago

Nintendo are #1 while PS and Xbox fight for 2nd

1Victor4h ago

@avfe/obscured
I see you spamming as usual

Operation12233h ago

N4G feels more like a Sony PR newsletter with a comment section. Sony fanboys have taken over this website.

CrashMania2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

@operation

Yet the biggest idiots on the site are the Xbox zealots, like the alt spamming articles daily with his endless accounts lol.

thorstein1h ago

@operation

We've always been here. Your complaint days back over a decade. There was no "taking over."

babadivad35m ago

@Operation1223

It's been Ike this for a decade. Where have you been. If you say anything remotely anti-Sony, you will be flooded with dislikes. Regardless of how true your comment is. Sony's honor must be protected at all cost. Asking for trouble with this one but, the mods are fanboys too.

That's part of the reason the site is the way it is.

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NotoriousWhiz3h ago

Nintendo dominates the handheld/hybrid market and Playstation dominates the high end market. There is no fight for 2nd. Xbox is just stumbling around until they leave the console market entirely to merge with Windows.

Avfe633h ago

There’s only one market - console gaming. And Nintendo are dominating Xbox and PlayStation

derek3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

@Avfe63, how many ps5 are out there compared to switch 2s? Lol. Just go play your kiddy Nintendo games, you're not part of the conversation. You Nintendo fans are the worst, you want so bad to get into this console war stuff but all you have is vague grandiose claims of sales. Just stay out of it, enjoy your 1 millionth edition of Mario kart/galaxy/world, Pokémon and donkey kong on you last last gen "new" hardware. Lol

Avfe633h ago(Edited 3h ago)

How many PS4 or 5 are out there compared to Switch 1?

Switch 2 just released, but it already shattered all records PS set (which was PS4. Not 5)

“enjoy your 1 millionth edition of Mario kart/galaxy/world”

Ironic for a fanbase who buys TLOU and Horizon remasters constantly 😂

CrashMania2h ago

Ignore the alt, he's just holding up a Nintendo shield to deflect from 2 disastrous gens in a row for Xbox.

CrimsonWing692h ago

The real question is will Swotch 2 outdo the lifetime sales. I’m not so sure about that and the third-party game sales appear to be abysmal. That’s not a fantastic sign of things to come. Time will tell though.

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shadowT13h ago

biggest console launch ever!

CrashMania8h ago

yeah nothing is gonna dethrone nintendo in japan, especially if there's a handheld involved.

Avfe636h ago

nothing is gonna dethrone Nintendo in any country

gold_drake5h ago

not surprised, the switch is relatively cheap in japan.

Avfe635h ago

It also broke the previous records set by PS4 in the west

So it’s not just Japan. Its global.

GamingSinceForever4h ago

A lot of that has to do with availability of consoles. You couldn’t find a launch PS4 after the first 3 days for a while. PS5 even more so.

I’m not saying this to take anything away from Nintendo, I’m only saying they came with more consoles to start. If there were 1.5M PS4s in North America at launch they likely would have all been sold immediately. So the launch record is a bit skewed there.

gold_drake4h ago

the article talks about Japan not global.

u may be right but still ha.

DivineHand1254h ago

I guess the resistance against always online and digital only consoles is BS. The people have voted with their wallets.

NotoriousWhiz3h ago

What are you talking about? Switch 2 is neither always online nor digital only.

DivineHand1252h ago

Nintendo can literally block your Switch 2 console from accessing their online services at any time. When that happens, it becomes a brick. You won't even be able to play those games that use game key cards that are not installed on the console. Some users who have been blocked tried factory resetting their system, and when they tried to boot it up with a new account, they are stuck.

Speaking of game key cards, the majority of third party publishers have opted to use those instead of loading their full game on those cartridges. Imagine having a library of game key card games and going on a long trip but not being able to play a particular game because you need to connect to Nintendo servers to download the game first. It is not like the old days where you just plug in and play.

Game key cards make sense for large games like GTA, Red Dead, or COD, but I don't see why publishers who have games with sizes less than 32 GB need to use that option.

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Playdead co-founder slammed with lawsuit as bitter row with co-founder escalates

Playdead co-founder Dino Patti is allegedly being sued by his former studio and business partner.
Patti was threatened with a lawsuit earlier this year after he posted a now-deleted LinkedIn post that shared an "unauthorized" picture of co-founder Arnt Jensen and discussed some of Limbo's development. Patti said Jensen demanded a little over $73,000 in "suitable compensation and reimbursement," adding that he had "repeatedly" had such letters over the last nine years.

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