Off-Topic: Purchasing games in the US?

Digital distribution has become so popular and successful that the option of wasting money to create physical discs, instruction manuals, boxes etc. has become almost obsolete.

Hmm. We've got a Hastings Entertainment here, they have a decent selection of PC games. Gamestop here is the same as yours, low selection. I was lucky to find a copy of the Witcher 2 there the other day.

May I ask why you can't buy from an online retailer? No credit card or something? I'm not sure about this, but you may be able to use one of those prepaid credit cards you can buy at grocery stores.

Steam... Oh wait at a brick and mortar store? ummm bought L4D2 at gamestop on release day. Saw it was $20 less on steam like a week later and never bought games from brick and mortar stores since.

It may have been a problem in the city you visited. The US is a massive place, what you see in one city or even state does not reflect the rest of the country. Locally, my best buy has 2 aisles of PC games, and my Gamestops all have at least 2 display cases dedicated to PC games. The cost is still ridiculous though when compared to Steam and GOG.

Ah yes, Best Buy I forgot. They're pretty good selection wise. And I hear they have FO New Vegas for 9.99 right now.

I did finally find some stores with games. After a long and disappointing journey through Best Buys, Targets and Walmarts (all of these had games, but not what I was actually looking for) I asked my way through several Gamestops until I finally found one that carried more than 250 games. Of course I found some games for my collection. =)

One thing I have learned though is that Online sale is much stronger in the US then in other countries.

Where I live unless you are getting console games, you pretty much have to go online. (live almost in direct center of USA)

There's not really a point in buying anything in a hard copy, like most people said. And I have to say, I have found some games in Walmarts, Targets, etc. Wasn't really that hard to find for me.