Our goal is to offer an outstanding solution for start-ups, specialized retailers as well as small- and medium sized independent developers who wish to easily and conveniently sell their digital product in a cost effective way.

While we fine-tune the last bits of our API-plugin, visit the showcase,  read on in the FAQ and don’t hesitate to drop us a note.

“We are thrilled to have found a new owner in the Gem Group” said Anders Emblad, CEO of Ztorm. “Joining forces with the Gem Group will enable synergies benefiting our customers and partners in the coming months and years. Our business relationships will continuously grow and we look forward to extending our market and product offerings as we move ahead.”

Together, Gem Group and Ztorm will improve and extend capabilities in Europe through commercial development and focus. The acquisition will strengthen and widen the Gem Group’s offering as a ‘one stop shop’ service provider for all entertainment, software and accessory products.

Alex Croft, Group Strategic Development Director for Gem comments – “I am delighted to welcome Ztorm to the Gem Group. The business is exceptionally well placed to develop and grow within an increasingly significant area of the market. As Gem continues to expand the range of retail and partner services on offer – the solutions that Ztorm provide will further enhance our partner offering and the value that we are able to add.”

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For further information please contact:

Ztorm:
Press inquiries: Maeva Sponbergs, +46 8 5000 83 02, pr@ztorm.com
Business inquiries: Anders Emblad, CEO, +46 8 5000 46 58, emblad@ztorm.com

Gem: Alex Croft, Group Strategic Development Director, +44 (1279) 822800, alexc@gem.co.uk

About Ztorm
Ztorm is a leading service provider of digital distribution for movies, games and audiobooks. The company provides a full service platform, offering Publishers and Retailers a cost effective way to deliver digital goods to customers over the Internet. Ztorm’s services range from fully integrated API solutions to campaign stores developed for customer loyalty programs. The services include hosting & bandwidth, DRM (copyright protection), maintenance, support, sales reporting & statistics, payment and development of customized solutions. For more information, visit http://www.ztorm.com

About Gem
Gem provide our partners with end to end integrated supply chain solutions and added value distribution to the retail channel for gaming, software, peripheral, consumer electronics and connected home technologies. In our third decade, Gem’s history of success includes distribution partnerships with Microsoft as well as Logitech, Nintendo, SanDisk and Symantec. Gem also offers exclusive UK distribution of Codemasters, Livescribe, Take Two and Xbox 360, producing an annual group turnover in excess of £450 million. Gem supply to an extensive customer base including well-known high street and Internet retailers, corporate resellers, mail order companies and independent retailers. We have also recently extended our category reach into new sectors of the market including audio/visual, digital pens and video cameras.

Our multi-facetted business extends outside of sales and distribution providing one integrated solution through our Gem Logistics and Gem Creative divisions. For further information on Gem’s services visit www.gem.co.uk

Gem is a wholly owned subsidiary of DCC plc, for further information please visit www.dcc.ie

The press release is also available in Swedish at Ztorm’s pressroom»

Once you have paid for and collected your copy of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, you will be supplied with a code needed to redeem your free digital download of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on PC. The offer is applicable at select retailers within the following regions: Nordics, Germany, France, UK, Italy and Benelux. Codes will be redeemable from November 8th 2011 thru January 31st 2012. Visit http://www.mw3pcpreorder.com for more information.

In addition to “Buy and Download”, the most common business model in the digital games industry, consumers are now provided with the option to digitally rent games for a dedicated period of time with the ability to make a full purchase of that same product at any point in time. Gamers now for the first time have a choice at the point of purchase; a request that has been raised by the community since years.

“Sony DADC’s Games Services have been established to support developers, content owners, as well as (r)etailers to grow their physical and digital business by offering services that significantly increase consumer transactions and satisfaction” says Stefan Podhajski, Director Product Management at Sony DADC. “Beside the ability to realize new and innovative business models requested by publishers, our gaming portfolio offers solutions from content enrichment, content monetization, content authentication through to market intelligence; with further services to be released and announced later this year. These solutions ultimately provide the end-consumer with more flexibility and more value for money, adding e.g. Downloadable Content (DLC) or Try & Buy options to the gaming experience.”

“We are very excited to present our game rental business model using Sony DADC’s Games Services. Our demo site is already up and running and we are ready to launch the service to our Ztorm connected retailers.” says Anders Emblad, CEO at Ztorm. “While we already are in discussions with several publishers for content, we will be spending our time at E3 showcasing our demo to secure additional titles for the service. “

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From 11.00 am Thursday 18^th May 2011, gamers will have access to an impressive download library of over 600 titles – spanning everything from classic old  favourites to today’s best sellers.

To celebrate the launch of the new service, the retailer is offering exclusively a FREE gaming bundle comprising four Games worth up to £45 for the first ten thousand people who register at any one of these three download sites: pcworlddownloads.co.uk, currysdownloads.co.uk and dixonsdownloads.co.uk.

Customers can choose between two types of gaming bundles: a package containing a selection of games suitable for all the family, and an over 18s bundle comprising a range of challenging action games.

Customers can also take advantage of other great launch offers on site, including half price on selected games, and half price on simulators.

Chris Rogers, Category Manager of Gaming at Dixons Retail comments: “The new digital download site really enhances our existing gaming offering, which already encompasses the latest and greatest in consoles, gaming computers and hardware for all types of interactive players. With hundreds of games, from platform and puzzlers, readily available at the touch of the fingertips, we’re confident that the download site will be hugely popular. ”

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Starting March 2011, Ztorm will provide GAME Group with some of the most anticipated titles of spring 2011, including Dead Space 2, Dragon Age 2 and Crysis 2 from EA Games, Shogun 2: Total War from SEGA and the latest DLC for last autumn’s critically acclaimed success; Call of Duty: Black Ops – First Strike from Activision.

“We’re thrilled to deliver our solution and extensive catalogue to one of the world’s largest game specialists, continuing our expansion outside of the Nordics” says Anders Emblad, CEO of Ztorm. “Our experience tells us that digital distribution will be increasingly important in the future, and we are well-positioned to support leading retailers as they evolve and develop their digital offering.”

By becoming a Ztorm connected retailer, GAME will deliver an extended range of PC downloads and develop a more seamless and rewarding experience for the ever-increasing number of customers downloading games.

Paul Howes, General Manager, GAME Digital, added “Ztorm provide an ideal solution for us as we move towards a more integrated digital download and multi-channel offer. As we re-platform our Group’s websites we will work in partnership with the best digital content and service providers to ensure we give our customers the choices they demand in terms of range and delivery methods.”

Altibox services include Internet connection via fiber (up to 400 Mbps), telephony, TV and alarm services. The new game download store will be available via Multigamer.no. Multigamer.no, the Altibox gaming incentive, has the Nordic regions best choice of free game servers and provides additional server rental services, news updates, file archives and community forums.