Some Frequently Asked Questions about AWOMO

What is AWOMO?

Speed

AWOMO is designed to deliver the largest PC games up to 20 times faster than other download services. Our unique technology lets you start playing before the game has finished downloading, meaning you can be up and running, jumping and fragging in minutes rather than hours.

Games, Games, Games

AWOMO will be your digital library for games. Choose from a seemingly endless catalogue of games, from the latest releases to those hard to find classics. (Coming soon)

Community

Friend and group lists, mail, competitions, leagues and tournaments, live chat, guild and clan management software provide more than just a game download service. You'll be free to play with your friends and meet others with the same taste in games as you. (Coming soon)

What are the Minimum Specifications for AWOMO?

Windows XP or Vista 32 or 64-bit System, NTFS Disc Partition, Firefox 3 (but not Firefox 3.5 or above) or Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8 (in Compatibility View only), 1Mb Broadband Connection. Games require appropriate hard disk space for installation.

Why does my Rome: Total War Download take longer than 5 minutes?

The speed and size of your personal download depends on the speed of your broadband connection. At lower speeds, AWOMO has to download more data to your hard drive before the game can launch. This ensures a glitch free gaming experience. Remember, your broadband speed may vary. If you think it's running a lot slower than it should why don't you try checking the speed at www.speedtest.net and contact your ISP if there's a problem.

How does it work?

Conventional digital delivery services download an entire game, run an installer, search for patches and then possibly require a reboot ... a process that can take hours.
AWOMO instead delivers a smaller download compiled specifically around the gamer’s PC and broadband connection with all the data needed to start playing the game. The rest of the data is delivered in the background without interruption as the gamer plays.

I have a high speed broadband connection and a top end PC already. Why would I use AWOMO?

Cut your "time to play"

Many “casual” games are just a few Mbs in size, and take no time to download on any system. But top games now range anywhere from 1 to 10 Gigabytes in size. Even on a 16 Megabit broadband connection, these can still take several hours to download. With AWOMO, you can start playing with only a fraction of the game on your system, cutting your “time to play” dramatically, whatever your broadband speed.

Free up your hard drive

If you love playing games, it doesn’t take long for any hard drive to fill up. With AWOMO, the game stays on our servers until you need it, meaning you can manage your hard drive space much more effectively.

Avoid broadband limits

If you have a “cap” on the amount of data you can download from your ISP, you can afford to download, try or demo so many more games inside your limit than any other system using AWOMO.

Digital games library

AWOMO also manages your games as a “Digital Library”. Instead of letting your old disks gather dust in a box, they will always be available on your account at the touch of a button.

Play on any PC

Playing games on AWOMO requires an account. It is registered to YOU and your credit card, not to the PC, so you can play the games you have bought on AWOMO on any PC.

What about Patches?

AWOMO will always deliver you games fully patched, with the most up to date version which will save you time and give you the best possible gaming experience.

Is it simple to use?

The user selects and manages downloads either directly from their browser. AWOMO will also feature rich social networking tools, including messaging, live chat, friend lists, interest groups and so on. (Coming soon)

Do I have to download the game every time I want to play it?

No. Once the initial stub is downloaded it will allow the game to load and then download the rest of the data in the background without you even being aware it's happening. The stub is the only section of game code that will be stored on your PC.

How much does it cost to buy a game?

AWOMO is like any other store so expect similar prices... just digitally delivered to your computer. Like other systems you will be able to “Buy and Download” a game (like buying a box from a shop), or "Subscribe" to a range of games available to you monthly (Coming soon). But unlike other systems, the download speed enables new ways to pay for and play games such as "Rent to Own". (Coming soon)

Tell me more about “Rent To Own”

This is a unique way to pay for any game made possible by AWOMO’s unique method of delivery. “Rent to Own” allows users to play a game at an hourly rate, which is simply the “Buy and Download” price divided by five hours. The user can drop out at any time and pay only for the time they have played. Once the game has been played for five hours, the user owns it for life at no extra charge. (Coming soon)

Sounds good, but what about renting games like at my local rental store?

Some games will also be available on a “short rental” basis allowing you to try it for an evening or weekend, before you can’t use it any more. (Coming soon)

I like my games FREE! Will you be doing free games?

Typically our games will be similar or the same price as the boxes in the shops. But there will also be a huge amount of demos available and look out for special offers of games available free of charge from time to time.

If I haven’t got the whole game on my hard drive, won’t the game crash or freeze?

That’s the clever bit about AWOMO. You never need the whole game on your PC for you to play it. AWOMO analyses your internet connection and provides you with enough of a buffer to prevent stoppages in game play. The delivery system accurately predicts the data you require next and ensures it’s already there waiting before you need it.

What is AWOMO 3D?

Ah! Our plan for the future… We are building a massive online virtual world for gamers complete with top of the range social networking and group management tools. You will be able to live and play inside this world, launching your games straight from it. We hope to build the ultimate hub for gamers complete with personal housing, leagues, tournaments, shops… everything that you might need, whoever you are, whatever type of games you like and however you play. More on this soon…

Why would I want to download games?

You can download music, but it's still convenient to buy it on CD but because game files are so BIG, the option to download them sucks! AWOMO eliminates this problem, so now you can choose to download or buy the box from the shop if you prefer. But remember boxes take up space, discs get scratched, saved games get lost. AWOMO can start you playing quicker than you would if you tried to install it from the disc.

Is it legal?

AWOMO only sells games that are licensed directly from the publishers or developers of the games, so it is perfectly legal, and is completely secure.

Will you only sell games that are available in the shops?

No. We plan to resurrect many classic games that have long been discontinued. It's unprofitable for shops to stock them but it makes perfect sense for us as we don't have to worry about shelf space. So long as the gold master discs exist and someone owns the rights to sell it legally, we can bring it to AWOMO.