As we have talked about on this site many times before, digital distribution of PC games is gaining more of a foothold with consumers than buying them from brick-and-mortar stores in a box and DVD disk. Two new chats on separate web sites emphasize that point.

Gamesindustry.biz chats with GamersGate CEO Theodore Bergquist, who states that their PC game digital download business "grew more than 100 percent last year, both in terms of revenue and in the amount of new customers and titles on the site." Even with the current economic crisis he is predicting that 2009 will see "at least 100-200 percent growth." Asked about if he thought brick-and-mortar game stores will still stick around he said, 'If you ask me, I think not. I think they'll get better on the hardware side, selling hardware together with games. But if it's games only, then no way - I can't see it."

Meanwhile Rock Paper Shotgun has a chat with Capcom VP Christian Svensson who also believes that digital distribution of their PC games is more important than getting games into retail stores, saying, "In the current market, I would. We will probably do as much digital selling as retail in the current climate."