Whois & Analysis for instant-gaming.com

Uplay is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications service developed by Ubisoft Entertainment Sweden AB to provide an experience similar to the achievements/trophies offered by various other game companies.

The service is provided across various platforms (PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Facebook, iOS, Android, Windows Phone, OnLive).

The Uplay app for the Wii U was released after the launch of the console on 1 December 2012 on the Nintendo eShop.

Uplay is used exclusively by first-party Ubisoft games, and although some third-party titles are sold through the Uplay store, they do not use the Uplay platform.

Battle.net is an internet-based online gaming, digital distribution, and digital rights management platform developed by Blizzard Entertainment.

Battle.net was launched on November 30, 1996, with the release of Blizzard's action-role-playing video game Diablo.

Steam is a digital distribution platform developed by Valve Corporation, which offers digital rights management (DRM), multiplayer gaming, and social networking services.

Steam provides the user with installation and automatic updating of games on multiple computers, and community features such as friends lists and groups, cloud saving, and in-game voice and chat functionality.

The software provides a freely available application programming interface (API) called Steamworks, which developers can use to integrate many of Steam's functions into their products, including networking, matchmaking, in-game achievements, micro-transactions, and support for user-created content through Steam Workshop.

Though initially developed for use on Microsoft Windows operating systems, versions for OS X and Linux were later released.

Mobile apps with connected functionality with the main software were later released for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone devices in the 2010s.

Origin is an online gaming, digital distribution and digital rights management (DRM) platform developed by Electronic Arts that allows users to purchase games on the internet for PC and mobile platforms, and download them with the Origin client (formerly EA Download Manager, EA Downloader and EA Link).

Origin for Mac has been available since February 8, 2013.

Digital distribution (also called content delivery, online distribution, or electronic software distribution (ESD), among others) is the delivery or distribution of media content such as audio, video, software and video games.

The term is generally used to describe distribution over an online delivery medium, such as the Internet, thus bypassing physical distribution methods, such as paper, compact discs, and VHS videocassettes.

The term online distribution is typically applied to freestanding products; downloadable add-ons for other products are more commonly known as downloadable content.

With the advancement of network bandwidth capabilities, online distribution became prominent in the 21st century.