Gamekey

As GameKey is called a registry key for computer games. This key in password form in the majority of cases with computer games. There is also since 2005 hardware Gamekeys in the form of ROM modules of the company Jakks Pacific.

Use

This is the game maker sure the computer games also are original and an installation is verified. Especially in the online multiplayer area and these keys have become indispensable. Among other things, this ensures that every computer game in multiplayer mode can be used via the Internet only once. Since 2011, the GameKey is becoming increasingly important, because it is possible to receive by mail from online stores these keys and then download from the manufacturer the game, which eliminates the need to purchase a game to go to a business superfluous. The download is always active and can be triggered in case of loss again. Many stores offer these games now on only as a download.

GameKey Shops

Various shops offer only Gamekeys for download and this usually deliver within a few minutes the desired key by e -mail, and activation of the download link from the manufacturer of each game. From this developed also price comparisons that are tailored to this download versions. Usually GameKey shops carry European, partly Games Keys of the CIS countries. These are in the shopping -effective and could thus be resold with more profit. Gaming platforms like Steam or EA Origin go against this unauthorized sale before in other countries. In the case of games like Modern Warfare 3 or Battlefield 3 Russian Keys European players were locked. Steam has currently set up for some players countries locks broken down according to IP address, if the respective owner of keys is allowed to play with it. However, this can be circumvented with VPN servers. In this case, however, players violate partly to Terms and Conditions of each game platforms.