GameFly sets up Steam rival on PC and Mac

While Steam and EA's Origin battle it out, GameFly is throwing their hat in the ring with a download client on PC and Mac this holiday season. GameFly recently purchased Direct2Drive and now they are creating a client around that but they are not forgetting their console game roots. In the app you'll be able to manage your game 'Q' for all you PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii games as well as purchase the PC or Mac version.

GameFly also purchased Shacknews, a long time gaming news site, which they will also be integrating into the app. Their mobile apps also have a social feature allowing you to follow friends, and post status updates. They will be expanding upon those features and integrating them into the app as well.

There is a beta coming September 8th but the public release won't come until later this year. With Valve's Steam and EA's Origin squabbling over titles and content could GameFly pick up the scraps or be left with nothing? We'll know this holiday if there is room in this digital town for another download store. Check out a quick video highlighting some of the features after the break.