Mac Gaming

Update: I think it is possible to resume a download using GamersGate’s software. Unfortunately their button wording is incredibly misleading. As you can see on the image above, you have a Stop and a Pause button. Pressing the Stop button not only stops your download, it erases all files that have already been downloaded. Pause, on the other hand, lets you resume a paused download. What I’m not sure about is whether or not you can pause a download, quit the downloader, and then resume the download from where you left off.

GamersGate, the video game digital distribution service, no longer requires gamers to use the GamersGate client to download and register their games. From now on, you’ll be able to log into your account and “download the games direct [sic] following the instructions.”

However, what they don’t say is that you still need to download a Windows executable file for each game that, once installed, then downloads the game for you. Now, you can’t even resume downloads, so if your download gets interrupted at 99%, tough luck! You have to grab the entire game from the beginning. Doesn’t seem like an improvement.

Personally, I prefer Direct2Drive, which allows me to download the game from any computer I want (Windows PC or Mac) and doesn’t install any additional programs. I’ve purchased 12 games from D2D and have never had any trouble with the service or, more importantly, the games themselves.