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Scumware!
C:\Program Files\WildTangent\DDC\DDCManager\DDCMan.exe
InternalName : WildTangent Broadcast Games Manager
OriginalFilename : DDCMan.EXE
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Digital Distribution Channel Manager. This task is installed with Wild Tangent's GameChannel
software.
Recommendation :
This task is often responsible for startup and shutdown errors, and also slow boot-ups - we
recommend its de-installation via "Add/Remove Programs". However, read first about GAMECHANNEL
elsewhere in these pages before making up your mind.
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GameChannel.exe (Wild Tangent)
Wild Tangent Web Driver - Background task installed with games from Wild Tangent. This background
task notifies you of new or updated Wild Tangent games whilst also supposedly making it faster for
you to access your Wild Tangent games - it will also automatically download in the background
updated version of your current games (if configured to do so). GAMECHANNEL will also show in the
Task List of new PCs (2002), such as Hewlett-Packard's Pavilion range, as they come pre-installed
with demo versions of Wild Tangent games. Some Wild Tangent games : Atomic Pop, Betty Bad,
Blackhawk Striker, Blasterball 2, BlasterBall Wild, Cannonballs, Dark Orbit, Dice Jam, Excavation,
Gem Master, Hit the Pros, Honeycombs, Kublox, Men in Black II CROSSFIRE (& Extreme version),
SabreWing, Slyder, Snowboard Extreme, Space Rocks, Virtual Warfare.
Recommendation :
This task consumes Internet bandwidth unnecessarily and unless you use your PC primarily for games,
you should disable it with Starter (our preferred method) - it is not needed to run your games.
Another way to disable it is by right-clicking the Wild Tangent icon in the System Tray, taking OFF
all ticks, and clicking OK. Other issues with this task include problems with Internet access as a
result of the task crashing in the background, and Internet Explorer crashes. If you do not play
any Wild Tangent games, you should consider de-installing anything "Wild Tangent" in the "Add/Remove
Programs" in the Control Panel.
