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Blizzard launches online digital store
May 6 2008, 11:15 pm
By: mikelat  

May 6 2008, 11:15 pm mikelat Post #1



http://www.blizzard.com/store/browse.xml?f=c:1,c:7

Basically it uses online content delivery, so if your starcraft CDs are beyond use it'd be a good idea to give this a try.

It's also worth noting that you can register your CD key on there so you can verify you own a game, lets say like starcraft, and download it from there whenever you wish. So sign up and register your cd keys.

Its definitely a step in the right direction for blizzard.

EDIT: It appears it has been taken down.

EDIT2: It's back up.

Post has been edited 2 time(s), last time on May 7 2008, 12:09 am by Yoshi.



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May 6 2008, 11:50 pm lil-Inferno Post #2

Just here for the pie

Down after the 5 seconds it was up? Lame :( .




May 6 2008, 11:52 pm MadZombie Post #3



somone problem found some hack and their patching the store :P



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May 7 2008, 12:05 am Brontobyte Post #4



So this means if your CD is a piece of shi-, you can send in your CD Key online and they give you another, via internet? I don't really see the purpose of this, with the new patch, if done correctly, you don't need the CD to play the game. :D



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May 7 2008, 12:09 am mikelat Post #5



Quote from Brontobyte
So this means if your CD is a piece of shi-, you can send in your CD Key online and they give you another, via internet? I don't really see the purpose of this, with the new patch, if done correctly, you don't need the CD to play the game. :D
That only works if you never intend to reinstall the game ever again.



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May 7 2008, 12:12 am Brontobyte Post #6



Be careful. I just tried the site and it crashed my browser. :-(



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May 7 2008, 12:34 am Vi3t-X Post #7



Quote from name:Yoshi
Quote from Brontobyte
So this means if your CD is a piece of shi-, you can send in your CD Key online and they give you another, via internet? I don't really see the purpose of this, with the new patch, if done correctly, you don't need the CD to play the game. :D
That only works if you never intend to reinstall the game ever again.
I will stick with the word No.



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May 7 2008, 12:40 am Nintendo_Confed Post #8



I signed up, but I dont seem to recieve the validation email....



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May 7 2008, 1:09 am Brontobyte Post #9



Is there something that I am doing wrong? I just clicked on the url address Yoshi submitted and I crash. :-(



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May 7 2008, 1:12 am Praetor Post #10

layin' in the cut

Quote from Nintendo_Confed
I signed up, but I dont seem to recieve the validation email....
same here, i signed up after reading the sc2 beta thread but no validation after 4 tries.



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May 7 2008, 2:02 am moosenukes Post #11



Click account once you are logged in, then click games. After you do that the validation email is sent out.



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May 7 2008, 6:34 am ejac1337 Post #12



I don't remember the last time I used a real cd to install a game anyway.



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May 7 2008, 6:41 am Kenoli Post #13



Blizzard store is made of win.



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May 7 2008, 12:51 pm Clokr_ Post #14



Quote from Praetor
Quote from Nintendo_Confed
I signed up, but I dont seem to recieve the validation email....
same here, i signed up after reading the sc2 beta thread but no validation after 4 tries.

No luck here either... *coughbuggycough*



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May 7 2008, 5:35 pm Vrael Post #15



Yea I clicked all the different send validation email links and I still haven't recieved one. Only been what, 12 hours though? Hopefully Blizz will fix this quick.



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May 7 2008, 5:39 pm Clokr_ Post #16



I actually made the account two or three days ago and still nothing :/



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May 7 2008, 9:02 pm O)FaRTy1billion[MM] Post #17

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lol, it doesn't crash IE6.

Does this mean that Voy will get a new BW cd?! :D

Wtf. I don't want to put my name and address. It's just a plot for Blizzard to steal your soul!



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May 7 2008, 9:28 pm Xx.Doom.xX Post #18



Cool.

I keep my CD cases though, kthnx.



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May 8 2008, 1:50 am FatalException Post #19



... Are the first two Warcrafts from before the dawn of CD keys? I want to register mine, but I can't find the keys... :dontgetit:



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May 8 2008, 1:51 am Moose Post #20

meme

WC2 (edit: BNE) had CD keys. I doubt WC1 did.

Post has been edited 2 time(s), last time on May 8 2008, 3:26 am by Mini Moose 2707.



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