Verizon jumping on the action

[TierMann]

Verizon Games On Demand :rolleyes:
http://verizon.exent.com/vzunlimited/main/titlesList.jsp

From the e-mail I got...

For the kids? Try Family Place:
Just $7.95 per month
• Over 100 family-friendly and educational games
• Includes kids' games like Clifford, Diner Dash, My Little Pony and Star Wars Droid Works
• Board and card games like Scrabble, Monopoly and Hoyle's card games
• Sports games like Pro Bass Fishing and Grand Prix 4
Try it FREE for 2 weeks


Big gamer? Choose Unlimited:
Just $14.95 per month
Get everything in the Family Place package, plus:
• Over 100 additional blockbusters, for more mature players
• Thrill to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, the Hitman series, Unreal Tournament, 4x4 EVO, Rise Of Nations and more
Try it FREE for 2 weeks

Games are added every week, so there's always something new.
With Verizon Games on Demand, you can't lose.

Join the Verizon Game Network
Are you a hard-core gamer looking to host your own servers?
Get more game with Verizon Game Network, connected by GameSpot.
For just $7.95 per month, you get:
• GameSpot community services at a low price
• Fast servers and quickmatch
• Multi-game rankings, stats and leader boards
• Message boards and real-time chat
• Regular updates, downloads and extras


It seems like everyone is joining in on the direct download bandwagon.

[Edge]

Wait...so how does that work? You pay $14.95 a month to do what? You download and play ANY of the games they have, and then when you stop paying they're disabled? Seems like one of those "too good to be true" things, did I read something wrong? Otherwise, a free 2 week trial to play games isn't something I'd mind ;)

[TierMann]

I don't know exactly. That's why I posted the e-mail even though it's spammy because that's about the most info I could find. I imagine that when you stop paying you stop playing. There's a 2 week trial though and you can cancel in 2 weeks before you get charged (still requires a credit card to sign up) and if you don't cancel then you get charged the 14.95. (not really that much cash if you forget)

It looks like there's an installer program like steam. Knowing verizon though, it's probably an activeX for IE.

[Gentle]

Urgh....

http://verizon.exent.com/vzunlimited/main/titleDetails.jsp?MasterId=143750

They offer this for download?

JUST SAY NO TO THIS SERVICE!

Terrible, terrible, terrible software makes a terrible service.

Gentle