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MAT (240988) on 10/20/2020 12:23 AM · edited · Permalink · Report
This list is to help people go to specific store by platform or country without having to search for it, and also because I've no idea how many Sony stores out there and having this list can make it much easier to just go to specific country's store and check if some game has different cover or the same as another country, so I'll start with that, but please, feel free to reply to this thread with all other nintendo, xbox, pc and other stores so there can be a complete list here in a single post.
When no country is mentioned but instead says "Worldwide", it refers that there are no country or language specific covers for that game and same cover is used to represent the game (i.e. GOG) while some change cover and language on it based on language preference (i.e. Steam) even though it's worldwide single release. Some sites like SEN are country specific and have separate releases though they often, but not always, share covers.
<table class="techInfo companyGameTable"> <thead><tr><td colspan="8">Online stores (listed alphabetically)</td></tr></thead> <tbody> <tr><th>Store</th><th>By Country (linkable)</th><th>Platforms</th><th>Distributed by</th></tr> <tr> <td>Big Fish Games</td> <td>GOG Limited
Since November 2017:
GOG Poland Sp. z o.o.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Humble Store</td> <td>
PS3 / PS4 / PSP / PSV
Since 2020-11-12:
PS4 / PS5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Steam</td> <td>
Patrick Bregger (303297) on 10/20/2020 3:58 PM · Permalink · Report
You should mention in the list which company should be used as distributor when submitting a game. For example, GOG Limited until November 2017 and since GOG Poland Sp. z o.o.
PC - Humble Store, Distribution company: Humble Bundle, Inc.
Mostly a key reseller, but also sells games available to download from their own servers. Those are marked as "DRM-free download", e.g. here. These releases are valid to be added as release info.
MAT (240988) on 10/20/2020 11:47 PM · Permalink · Report
Okay, added your info. Thanks.
Come to think of it, I don't think we ever added Sony as a distributor for PSN releases. And we often bundle same covers from multiple countries or even release infos if publisher and developer is the same. But distributor would always be different. Like Sony Inc. or Sony Japan or Sony GmbH, etc.. I wonder if we'll have to split all those tens of thousands of release infos and covers.
It seems like grouping anything in general is bad on this site because you never know when it will come back to haunt you.
Cantillon (78843) on 10/25/2020 12:23 PM · Permalink · Report
[Q --start MAT wrote--]Okay, added your info. Thanks.
Come to think of it, I don't think we ever added Sony as a distributor for PSN releases. And we often bundle same covers from multiple countries or even release infos if publisher and developer is the same. But distributor would always be different. Like Sony Inc. or Sony Japan or Sony GmbH, etc.. I wonder if we'll have to split all those tens of thousands of release infos and covers. [/Q --end MAT wrote--] We never add a distributor if they are the only source for a platform. E.g. we do not add Apple Inc. for iPad or iPhone, but we do add them for Macintosh. I guess the same goes for Sony, they are always the distributor. Which exact subsidiary would be implicitly covered by the country selected.
Cavalary (11448) on 10/21/2020 1:33 AM · Permalink · Report
Also about GOG, they changed the official name from Good Old Games to GOG.com in 2012, so that entry should be the other way around, if even mentioning the old name at all.
Other perhaps lesser known worldwide PC stores:
Itch.io: https://itch.io/
Zoom Platform: https://www.zoom-platform.com/
Fireflower Games: https://fireflowergames.com/
Indiegala: https://www.indiegala.com/ (Typically Steam reseller, with the exception of the freebies which are portable, just a zip file, not even an installer.)
Alaka (106652) on 10/21/2020 2:25 AM · edited · Permalink · Report
Big Fish Games https://www.bigfishgames.com/us/en.html Big Fish Games, Inc
Epic Games Store https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/ Epic Games, Inc.
Game Jolt https://gamejolt.com/ Lucent Web Creative LLC
Cavalary (11448) on 10/24/2020 1:10 AM · Permalink · Report
And now you put Epic as distributor for Fireflower too. The only company name I can find on the Fireflower site is simply Fireflower Games, no entity suffix.
Distributor for itch.io seems to be Itch Corp.
Uncertain about Zoom Platform, see that it says "ZOOM Platform (ZOOM, LLC), Jordan Freeman Group, LLC"
Foxhack (32099) on 10/21/2020 2:39 AM · Permalink · Report
PS Store China: https://store.playstation.com/zh-hans-cn/home/games
Full list of PS regions (each site has a link to their regional country store) https://www.playstation.com/country-selector/index.html
MAT (240988) on 10/21/2020 11:22 AM · Permalink · Report
Thanks for the link, I'll test all those country-langauge pair abbreviations on SEN links.
This list is to PlayStation Network store (PSN) which we don't use since they basically just link to Sony Entertainment Network store (SEN) which we use for covers since that's where you actually buy the game. PSN and SEN often have different covers which we no longer accept (just SEN one, not PSN), similar how XBM has three different covers, but we only accept one on product page where the game can be bought.
Thanks for the PS regions link, this'll come very handy indeed. I was looking for something like that :)
MAT (240988) on 10/23/2020 2:52 AM · Permalink · Report
Okay, added bunch of them to the list. Many of the country selectors didn't yield results on SEN, but most did. Cool, this'll help us all quickly go to specific country's SEN site and check for cover difference. Saudi Arabia seems to have unique covers.
Lampbane (22356) on 10/24/2020 6:26 PM · Permalink · Report
Should it include Uplay? https://uplay.ubisoft.com/
MAT (240988) on 10/27/2020 4:12 AM · edited · Permalink · Report
Yes guys, just please give me full info on each distributor, namely:
- Store name
- Store URL & Country (if specific to country, mention the country with appropriate URL, otherwise I'll assume it's worldwide)
- Platforms it covers
- Distributor
Kennyannydenny (128156) on 10/27/2020 9:48 AM · Permalink · Report
Here ya go for the Microsoft Store:
All these are for Xbox One and Windows Apps:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us > US
https://www.microsoft.com/en-au > Australia
https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/ > New Zealand
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca > Canada (English)
https://www.microsoft.com/fr-ca/ > Canada (French)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb > United Kingdom
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ie > Ireland
https://www.microsoft.com/nl-nl > The Netherlands
https://www.microsoft.com/nl-be > Belgium (Dutch)
https://www.microsoft.com/fr-be > Belgium (French)
https://www.microsoft.com/fr-fr > France
https://www.microsoft.com/es-es > Spain
https://www.microsoft.com/pl-pl > Poland
https://www.microsoft.com/pt-br > Brazil
https://www.microsoft.com/pt-pt > Portugal
https://www.microsoft.com/ru-ru > Russia
https://www.microsoft.com/de-de > Germany
https://www.microsoft.com/ja-jp > Japan
https://www.microsoft.com/de-ch/ > Switzerland (German)
https://www.microsoft.com/fr-ch/ > Switzerland (French)
https://www.microsoft.com/it-ch/> Switzerland (Italian)
https://www.microsoft.com/zh-cn/ > China
https://www.microsoft.com/ko-kr/ > South Korea
https://www.microsoft.com/cs-cz/ > Czech Republic
https://www.microsoft.com/da-dk/ > Denmark
https://www.microsoft.com/sv-se/ > Sweden
https://www.microsoft.com/fi-fi/ > Finland
https://www.microsoft.com/es-mx/ > Mexico
https://www.microsoft.com/nb-no/ > Norway
https://www.microsoft.com/tr-tr/ > Turkey
https://www.microsoft.com/it-it/ > Italy
https://www.microsoft.com/zh-tw/ > Taiwan
https://www.microsoft.com/hu-hu/ > Hungary
https://www.microsoft.com/hr-hr/ > Croatia
https://www.microsoft.com/de-at/ > Austria
https://www.microsoft.com/ro-ro/ > Romania
https://www.microsoft.com/sk-sk/ > Slovakia
https://www.microsoft.com/sl-si/ > Slovenia
https://www.microsoft.com/vi-vn/ > Vietnam
https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/ > Bulgaria
https://www.microsoft.com/th-th/ > Thailand
Will be doing the Xbox 360 store later.
MAT (240988) on 10/28/2020 12:28 AM · Permalink · Report
Added.
I wonder why we always mix Steam regional covers under single game entry. It almost seems like Steam is worldwide even though covers are sometimes localized.
But I remember back around 2010 I couldn't buy (or even find it on their site) C&C Red Alert 3 add-on on Steam with my region being set to Japan, or something like that. Not sure how they separate stuff per country or region. I don't think they're pretty straight-forward like GOG.com where region or country matters not and all users have access to every game and have same cover.
MAT (240988) on 10/28/2020 12:33 AM · Permalink · Report
What do you mean? For which Nintendo platforms? Is it possible to buy digital game for say Switch or 3DS or Wii U from place other than Nintendo eShop? I'm not really familiar with Nintendo digital distribution much, only recently started using eShop for my Switch Lite handheld. I know I can access that store from the device itself or from the computer, but when I buy that game via computer, I still have to go to eShop on my device and access the game for download. Doesn't look like it has other digital shops supported, but like I said, I am really not a Nintendo gamer and have very little knowledge about it.
Cavalary (11448) on 10/28/2020 1:43 AM · Permalink · Report
Seems like it: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-01-08-humble-bundle-starts-selling-nintendo-switch-and-3ds-games
neha mishra on 11/2/2020 12:26 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
Spam
firefang9212 (81837) on 11/5/2020 5:26 AM · Permalink · Report
Took a bit to notice this, let me unload all the info I am aware of. I've included both existing and defunct stores, though have split them up just in case you don't need them.
Active
360 Mobile Assistant | China | Android | Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd.
AppChina | China | Android | Beijing Zhanghui Tianxia Technology Co., Ltd.
Amazon.com | US | Win/Mac/Android | Amazon.com Services LLC (Since 2020) / Amazon Digital Services LLC (Between 2016 & 2020) / Amazon Digital Services, Inc. (Until 2016)
Amazon.* (EU stores & India) | UK/FR/DE/IT/ES/IN | Win/Mac/Android | Amazon Media EU Sarl
Amazon.com.au | AU | Android | Amazon Australia Services, Inc.
Amazon.com.br | Brazil | Android | Amazon Serviços de Varejo do Brasil, Ltda.
Amazon.ca | Canada | Android | Amazon.com.ca, Inc.
Amazon.co.jp | Japan | Android | Amazon Services International, Inc.
Baidu Mobile Assitant | China | Android | Baidu, Inc.
Café Bazaar | Iran | Android | Ava Hamrah Hooshmand Hezardastan, Inc.
Cube Game | China | Windows | WanXin Culture Technology Co., Ltd.
F-Droid | Worldwide | Android | F-Droid Ltd.
Galaxy Store | Worldwide | Android | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
GamersGate | Worldwide | Win/Mac/Lin | GamersGate AB (Since September 2006) / Paradox Interactive AB (Until September 2006)
Gamesload | Worldwide | Win/Mac | Nexway SASU (Since 2017) / Deutsche Telekom AG (Until March 2014)
Google Play | Worldwide | Android | Google LLC (Since September 2017) / Google Inc. (Until September 2017)
Huawei AppGallery (China) | China | Android | Huawei Software Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei AppGallery (International) | Worldwide | Android | Aspiegel Ltd. (SInce April 2019) / Huawei Software Technologies Co., Ltd. (Until April 2019)
IndieGala | Worldwide | Win/Mac/Lin | IndieGala S.r.l. (Mostly sells Steam keys, but their free games and some of their adult games a direct downloads)
iWin | Worldwide | Windows | iWin, Inc.
LG SmartWorld | Worldwide | Android | LG Electronics Inc.
Mac App Store | Worldwide | Mac | Apple Inc.
MacGameStore | Worldwide | Mac | Game Store, LLC (Since May 2016) / MacGameStore, LLP (Until May 2016)
OPPO App Market | Worldwide | Android | Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
PP Assistant | China | Android | Guangzhou UCWEB Computer Technology Co., Ltd.
Project EGG | Japan | Windows | D4 Enterprise, Inc.
Nevosoft | Russia | Windows | NevoSoft LLC
SlideME | Worldwide | Android | SlideME LLC
Tencent MyApp | China | Android | Shenzhen Tencent Computer System Co., Ltd.
Tencent WeGame | China | Windows | Tencent Holdings Limited
Wandoujia | China | Android | Beijing Zhuoyi Xunchang Technology Co. Ltd.
WildTangentGames | Worldwide | Windows | Gamigo Inc. (Since October 2019) / WildTangent, Inc. (Until October 2019)
WinGameStore | Worldwide | Windows | Game Store, LLC (Since May 2016) / WinGameStore LLP (Until May 2016)
Defunct
Desura | Worldwide | Win/Mac/Lin | Bad Juju Games, Inc. (Since November 2014) / Linden Research, Inc. (Between July 2013 & November 2014) / DesuraNET Pty Ltd. (Until July 2013)
Green Man Gaming | Worldwide | Windows | Green Man Gaming Limited (Not actually defunct, but only sell keys now.)
Impulse | Worldwide | Windows | GameStop, Inc. (Since March 2012) / Impulse, Inc. (Between May 2011 & March 2012) / Stardock Entertainment, Inc. (Until May 2011)
IndieGameStand | Worldwide | Win/Mac/Lin | Indie Game Bundle, LLC
Indievania | Worldwide | Win/Mac/Lin | Alientrap Games Inc.
Little Indie | Worldwide | Windows | Mediaguild UG (haftungsbeschrÀnkt)
MAT (240988) on 11/5/2020 11:48 PM · Permalink · Report
Should I list defunct ones? I mean, can you still go to their page and get the game covers they used from time when they were selling digital releases?
I don't think there's a point in listing sites that are no longer active. The main purpose of this list is to help people get digital covers or promo images without having to remember all the store names and URLs.
firefang9212 (81837) on 11/6/2020 1:31 AM · Permalink · Report
No, outside of using the Wayback Machine of course. I agree there's probably no point listing the defunct ones, I just included them just in case.
Kennyannydenny (128156) on 11/5/2020 9:45 PM · Permalink · Report
Alrighty now for the Xbox 360 store:
https://www.xbox.com/nl-nl/ - The Netherlands
https://www.xbox.com/en-us/ United States
https://www.xbox.com/en-ca/ - Canada (English)
https://www.xbox.com/fr-ca/ - Canada (French)
https://www.xbox.com/pt-pt/ - Portugal
https://www.xbox.com/ru-ru/ - Russia
https://www.xbox.com/pl-pl/ - Poland
https://www.xbox.com/nl-be/ - Belgium (Dutch)
https://www.xbox.com/fr-be/ - Belgium (French)
https://www.xbox.com/es-es/ - Spain
https://www.xbox.com/pt-br/ - Brazil
https://www.xbox.com/fi-fi/ - Finland
https://www.xbox.com/es-mx/ - Mexico
https://www.xbox.com/cs-cz - Czech Republic
https://www.xbox.com/da-dk/ - Denmark
https://www.xbox.com/de-de - Germany
https://www.xbox.com/fr-fr - France
https://www.xbox.com/en-ie - Ireland
https://www.xbox.com/it-it - Italy
https://www.xbox.com/hu-hu - Hungary
https://www.xbox.com/nb-no/ - Norway
https://www.xbox.com/de-at - Austria
https://www.xbox.com/de-ch - Switserland (German)
https://www.xbox.com/fr-ch/ - Switserland (French)
https://www.xbox.com/sv-se/ - Sweden
https://www.xbox.com/sk-sk/ - Slovakia
https://www.xbox.com/en-gb/ - United Kingdom
https://www.xbox.com/en-au/ - Australia
https://www.xbox.com/en-hk/ - Hong Kong (English)
https://www.xbox.com/zh-hk/ - Hong Kong (Chinese)
https://www.xbox.com/en-nz/ - New Zealand
https://www.xbox.com/ko-kr/ - South Korea
https://www.xbox.com/zh-cn/ - China
https://www.xbox.com/zh-tw - Taiwan
https://www.xbox.com/ja-jp/ - Japan
https://www.xbox.com/tr-tr/ - Turkey
https://www.xbox.com/ar-ae - United Arab Emirates
https://www.xbox.com/ar-sa/ - Saudi Arabia
https://www.xbox.com/el-gr/ - Greece
This list is not complete but contains most of the marketplaces.
MAT (240988) on 11/5/2020 11:50 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
I had no idea they keep Xbox 360 and Xbox One digital releases in separate stores.
So we should no longer just write "download release" if Microsoft has multiple distributors, no?
So Xbox 360 uses Xbox Marketplace, while Xbox One uses Microsoft online store?
I am guessing Xbox Series X will use same store as Xbox One, right?
Edit: Ah, "download release" is fine because each platform only has digital release in a single available store even if they're not the same ones for all Xbox platforms.
Jaime Conley on 11/6/2020 12:43 AM · Permalink · Report
[Q --start MAT wrote--]I had no idea they keep Xbox 360 and Xbox One digital releases in separate stores.
So we should no longer just write "download release" if Microsoft has multiple distributors, no?
So Xbox 360 uses Xbox Marketplace, while Xbox One uses Microsoft online store?
I am guessing Xbox Series X will use same store as Xbox One, right?
Edit: Ah, "download release" is fine because each platform only has digital release in a single available store even if they're not the same ones for all Xbox platforms. [/Q --end MAT wrote--]
chirinea (47507) on 11/14/2020 8:11 PM · Permalink · Report
- Nuuvem
- https://www.nuuvem.com | Worldwide
- PC, PlayStation and Xbox
- Nuuvem Jogos Digitais S.A.
RecycledDoom (19) on 12/10/2020 12:12 PM · Permalink · Report
I would add
WildTangent Games https://www.wildtangent.com
gamehouse (was formerly RealOne Arcade) https://www.gamehouse.com
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Game-Downloads
to this list.
lights out party (85764) on 12/28/2020 11:39 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
Kartridge (https://www.kartridge.com/) by Kongregate Inc. supports Windows and Mac OSX.
Note regarding itch.io: they also support Android games and Browser games (although it's possible they only have free browser games -- I'm not sure).
It's worth noting that there's also games for other (typically older) platforms sold/hosted there, including DOS, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, SNES and Ouya -- although these other platforms are not "supported" by the system and don't have their own categories, icons, etc.
Itch Corp. went by the name moon coop until some time late September 2015.
Game Jolt also has both Android and Browser games, and all 3 major OS:es (Windows/Linux/Mac OSX).
Humble Store also has Android games.
Steam also supports Linux on PC (marked with a SteamOS icon).
Cameron n (1) on 4/10/2021 3:44 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
Cameronâs here never fear guys! lol nah I just came across your post and thought this may interest you. Itâs a list I compiled a while back of Digital Distributors, Subscription Services/Free Give Aways, and Desktop clients/launchers (Mainly ones with integrated stores as I know thereâs many game launchers you can download) plus Streaming services for games.
I listed it all on this spreadsheet youâll find here
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Xp1TJuO0--TquG-2BZbhhDWTCTFhm5KfxRCOeNt4stY/edit