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Origin in February 2015. The Origin store allows users to browse and purchase games from Electronic Arts' catalogs. Instead of receiving a box, disc, or even CD key, purchased software is immediately attached to the user's Origin account and is to be downloaded with the corresponding Origin client.
Steam is a video game digital distribution service and storefront managed by Valve, launched in 2003. It offers various features, such as game updates, matchmaking, social networking, and game streaming, and has over 34,000 games and 132 million monthly active users.
G2A.COM is a platform that connects buyers and sellers of game key codes, gift cards, and other digital products. It operates worldwide and offers various services, such as G2A Direct, G2A PAY, and G2A Dev Studio.
Regional lockout is a digital rights management that prevents the use of a product or service outside a certain region or territory. It can be enforced by physical, technological, or unintentional means, and has various reasons and effects on multimedia, hardware, and software.
TotalBiscuit (John Bain) was a popular YouTube personality who critiqued video games and supported consumer protection. He married Genna Bain, a fellow gamer and co-host of his podcast, and died of bowel cancer in 2018.
Factorio is a game developed by Wube Software, a Czech studio, that combines resource-gathering, construction, and management simulation with real-time strategy and survival elements. The game features a blueprint system, multiplayer mode, modding support, and a planned expansion pack called Space Age.
A product key is a specific software-based key for a computer program that certifies its originality. Learn how product keys are generated, used and protected, and what are the issues and challenges of product key verification.
A security token is a device used to access electronically restricted resources, such as online banking or software dongles. Learn about different types of tokens, such as disconnected, connected, smart cards, and challenge-response tokens, and how they work.