If I order the digital download from Gamestop...

[Thrallia]

Will it pretty much be a Steam code, do you think?

They are offering me a download protection program for $4, so I can redownload it for 18 months if needed. Do I really need something like that considering the inclusion of Steam in Civ V?

 

[Brota]

Steam is the only place to get Civ5 digitally, so don't waste your $4, go buy a Wendy's value meal plus a frosty.

 

[Thrallia]

That's what I was thinking. I gave up on that route anyway, when they told me I could only use a credit card, not a Gamestop Gift Card.