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Steam is a digital distribution platform created by Valve Corporation. It offers digital rights management (DRM), multiplayer gaming, social networking services, and even video stream function. Steam provides its users with installation and automatic updates of games on multiple computers, as well as various community features. Said features include: friends lists, groups, cloud saving, and in-game voice and chat. Though initially developed for use on Microsoft Windows, versions for OS X and Linux were later released. Mobile apps (with the main software) were released for iOS, Android, and even Windows Phone. Steam is currently the largest digital distribution platform for PC gamers with almost 75% of the market space. It has over 130 million registered accounts (with over 13 million concurrent users). The success of the Steam platform has led to the development of Steam Machine micro-console, as well as SteamOS. Steam’s user-friendly design and frequent sales, only increase its popularity among PC gamersGOG.com (formerly known as Good Old Games) is a digital distribution platform service for video games and films, owned by CD Projekt. GOG delivers video games through its DRM-free digital platform. Originally known as a “mine” of classic games (hence the name Good Old Games) it eventually began selling more recent titles in 2012. The initial goal was to release classic games to a modern audience without DRM restrictions. Since then, GOG.com announced deals with many major publishers (Ubisoft, Disney Interactive) and radically expanded their stock. The digital goods (video games and movies) offered on GOG.com are distributed without digital rights management and can be purchased (and downloaded) online. Along with said games and films, customers are also able to download various extras, relating to video games they purchased. These extra materials often include soundtracks, wallpapers, manuals, avatars, and special in-game content. GOG.com also offers full customer support (for all purchases) and a 30-day refund guarantee.4X games is a sub-genre of strategy video games. In 4X games, players are given control over an empire and they have to do 4 things to achieve victory: eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate. The term was created by Alan Emrich during Master of Orion release in 1993, and since then, other developers and gamers have used it to describe games of similar design. 4X video games are renowned for their deep, complex gameplay. Emphasis is placed upon economic and technological development, as well as a range of non-military routes to supremacy. 4X games can take a long time to complete since the amount of micromanagement needed to sustain an empire increases as the empire grows. 4X games can be either turn-based or real-time titles. The most renowned 4X franchises of all time are Civilization, Master of Orion, and Rome: Total War. Games Republic. The best 4X games for gaming fanatics all around the world. Top titles for the lowest prices.Hide
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