Now this is interesting. The PC version of The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay is available from the website for a mere $19.99 and you can download it as soon as you pay for it so you can play immediately. From the ad-copy:
- No Internet connection needed to play
- Unlimited play; you own the game
- Instant activation
- No shipping, waiting or CD-ROM necessary
- 48-hour money back guarantee
4 Easy Steps to Buy, Download, and Install Your Games!
- Click on the Buy & Download button and enter your billing information.
- Download your new game directly to your hard drive by following the onscreen instructions.
- An additional file is required for installation. Check the email you entered in the billing information for further download instructions.
- Play your new game!
Start by clicking on the Buy & Download button…
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This is one of those games that’s been on my perpetual I’ll-get-it-someday list and I have to admit the temptation to purchase it and play it now is very high. If it weren’t for the fact that I’m down to under a $100 in the credit union at the moment I might even give in, but this is a trend I hope does well and leads to others trying it out. I wouldn’t be at all upset to purchase more games in the future when my income is a bit more stable if I could do it for $20 and the time it takes to download and burn my own CD/DVD of it. I’d be all over that like a crack whore on a dealer.
i can see a definite phishing possibility here. oh, and “i’d be all over that like a crack whore on a dealer,” very colourful.