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GameStop Will Sell Digital Downloads. Writing on Wall Spotted?

Thursday, November 12, 2009

GameStop’s tentacles are wrapped pretty tightly around most of the games industry, the exception being downloadable content that’s sold after a game is released. That’ll change early next year, when the retailer will begin selling digital game downloads through its stores. A report from Reuters doesn’t explain in detail how this will work, but my understanding [...]

You Didn’t Need That Modern Warfare 2 Pre-Order

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

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So I’ve been thinking about fulfilling my duties as a game journalist and buying Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, even though my plate is pretty full at the moment (I’m deep into Demon’s Souls, if you’re wondering). One potential snag: Modern Warfare 2 is, at least according to GameStop, “the biggest entertainment launch of all [...]

PSP Go Retailer Backlash Begins

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

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When the PSP Go launches next month, the Netherlands’ largest video game retailer won’t be selling it, according to Eurogamer. Nedgame says the biggest reason it won’t carry the PSP Go is the price of 249 euros ($250 in the United States), which isn’t justifiable when the existing PSP-3000 costs 169 euros ($130 here). The retailer [...]

Wal-Mart Wants Your Used Games

Monday, May 18, 2009

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If you need to unload some old video games and don’t care to interact with GameStop employees, consider machines as an alternative. Wal-Mart is testing standalone buy back kiosks at 77 stores in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, Video Business reports. The kiosks will scan the bar codes of used games and separately swallow [...]

GameStop Looks Into the Future, Sees Trouble

Thursday, April 30, 2009

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It’s easy to imagine video games without discs or cartridges, but this downloadable future could spell disaster for GameStop. In a recent SEC filing, the world’s largest game retailer acknowledged that it sees the writing on the wall: While it is currently only possible to download a limited amount of video game content to the next [...]

GameStop Accused of Selling Played Games As New

Friday, April 10, 2009

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The world’s largest video game retailer could be in hot water thanks to some investigative work by Kotaku’s Brian Crecente and Michael McWhertor. Speaking to unnamed GameStop employees and retailers around the US, the popular game blog has exposed a practice in which employee-played games are getting mixed up with unplayed copies kept behind the counter [...]

5Words for March 6th, 2009

Friday, March 6, 2009

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Not a huge news day: Snow Leopard: June eighth? Maybe! Buggy Firefox gets fixed fast. Robert Scoble leaves Fast Company. GameStop mocks Amazon resale program. Craigslist sued over prostitution ads. Unauthorized iPhone software stores emerge. Palm investor has high hopes. TV converter box coupons return. Washington types bash BlackBerry Storm. MacBook Pro graphics card woes? Chinese officials are chatting online. 32-gig SD cards arrive. Apple is going increasingly [...]