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Two of digital distribution’s heavy hitters have weighed-in on NPD’s recent research into download services, and apparently do not agree with the firm’s conclusions.

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The weekend is here, and per usual there are loads of digital download sales across the net.

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Steam, Impulse, GOG and others have a quite a sale going on this weekend, that includes the original Modern Warfare, Left 4 Dead 2, a bundle for Thief, and much more.

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PC gamers are getting Easter deals all over the net this weekend.

We already told you about Steam’s Borderlands sale, but if that’s not your cup of tea, the list below the break should have something to help you drown your precious gastrointestinal system’s sorrow over Auntie Mabel’s horrible ham salad -which Mom forced you to eat out of politeness.

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Weekly sales charts for Direct2Drive, Impulse and Steam were released today, and each prove that pre-orders are a very popular thing indeed.

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A Collector’s Edition has been announced for Machinarium and it’s not pricey at all.

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Stardock’s Impulse service has quite a few games on sale this weekend, including Braid for 50 percent off the regular price.

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Valve’s Jason Holtman has told GI.biz that rival digital download sites like Direct2Drive, Impulse and Gamersgate that refuse to sell Modern Warfare 2 over the inclusion of Steamworks are missing out on business.

“To our minds, we think that if you’re making a good game and it’s got the services a customer wants it should get out in as many channels as possible. If you have a good portal and you’re good at collecting money from folks, and attracting them, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t be,” said the business development director.

“We try to make those services that developers and our customers want. Whether another distributor wants to carry them or not, we don’t have any say in the matter, that’s between Activision and other online distributors.”

Direct2Drive accused Steamworks of “forcing the user to install a Trojan Horse” earlier in the month, and while Holtman didn’t “comment on the comment” he did say that a lot more games featuring the tool are set for release.

“The interesting thing is, those games that have Steamworks features in them are really made to be the things customers want. Developers are choosing the features that make the game better. There’s no service where there are features you have to have, developers are choosing between those, he said.

“There’s a lot of games that came out in 2009 with Steamworks, and they’ll be a lot more games in 2010 that have Steamworks.”

Grab the link for the rest.

The first three levels of Machinarium were released in demo form by Amanita Design today.

You can get it via FilePlanet, Demonews.de, and the full game’s out October 16 on Steam, Direct2Drive, Impulse and probably quite a few others.

Below the break is a video for the game, courtesy of Rock, Paper, Shotgun.

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Stardock announced today that Entrenchment, the first micro-expansion to Sins of a Solar Empire, will now available February 25 from Impluse, Stardock’s digital distribution site.

Entrenchment was originally slated for a November release, but is currently undergoing further testing after beta feedback.

Ironclad’s Blair Fraser aid, “It’s of paramount importance to everyone that what we’re releasing is the best and most robust content we can.”

There’s going to be extra testing after tweaks are made. Let’s hope the “robust” stuff doesn’t go out the window with this round of changes.