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GameStop to buy France's Micromania for $700 million
CNET News.com —
Video game retail chain GameStop announced Wednesday that it has agreed to purchase France-based Micromania for $700 million in cash from a private equity fund. The acquisition is part of GameStop's efforts to expand in Europe, increasing its store count in that region to 1,077, according to a ...
Dawdle launches an easier way to sell used games online
VentureBeat —
... In May, Agarwal added the ability to just go out and buy listed items immediately. Sellers can list 15 items in the course of a minute. One of the stated ambitions is to undercut GameStop, the giant video game retail chain with stores across the globe. Agarwal says gamers can’t make as much money selling games to GameStop. Dawdle lets those gamers get a good price for a used game, less Dawdle’s 12 percent commission. ...
Proximo Games targets GameStop’s soft underbelly: Latin America
VentureBeat —
... GameStop, the world’s largest video game retailer, with more than 5,500 GameStop and Electronic Boutique stores in 16 countries, is about to get some new competition. ...
GameStop to Kick Off the Launch of Guitar Hero(R) World Tour with Events Nationwide
Business Wire Technology News —
... time ever. The game features a slick newly redesigned guitar controller, drum kit controller and a microphone, as well as an innovative Music Studio music creator that lets players compose, record, edit and share their own rock ‘n’ roll anthems. Music creators will also be able to share their recordings with their friends online through GHTunes SM where other gamers can download and play an endless supply of unique creations. For more information on an event near you, log on to www.gamestop.com , and search using the 'Store Locator.' About GameStop Corp. Headquartered in ...
GameStop Collector's Edition preorders labeled as backordered
WoW.com —
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Expansions, Wrath of the Lich KingWoW players that preordered their copies of Wrath of the Lich King through GameStop have been having a bit of a scare since late last night sometime. Preorders have started to display as Backordered on order histories and order trackers. Our advice? Don't panic. Until your item specifically ships, it's not unusual for the Item Status field to reflect the status of the item in general and not your copy in particular. The Backordered ...
GameStop having credit card issues
WoW.com —
... Just a quick note here for our readers who are lined up (or are planning to line up) at a GameStop: we're getting reports that ...
Black Friday Deals!
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
... : 55% off the first month of a new membership (it's Netflix for videogames). If you find yourself at GameStop.com , use coupon code SAVE10 at checkout for $10 off a purchase of $50 or more. ...
GameStop Offers Top Gift Picks
I4U News —
... , and Warhammer Online. Be sure to check the rating of the game to be sure it is appropriate for the age of the gamer on your list. Via GameStop Posted on Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:50:26 CST | by Shane McGlaun
World of Warcraft hits 11.5 million subscribers
WoW.com —
... has a quote from Senior VP of merchandising at GameStop Bob McKenzie, indicating that it's not just Wrath of the Lich King doing well. These numbers haven't spiked because of all of the returning customers, WoW is gaining plenty of new ones, too. The base WoW package and the World of Warcraft Battle Chest are still doing quite well. Better than last year, he specifies. So while those base package purchases are certainly fueled by the Wrath hype, it's bringing in new customers, not just the returning customers. ...
Dice Summit: GameStop executive argues used games drive new game sales
VentureBeat —
... Game developers have been sore about the sales of used games and how they eat into new sales without giving the developers or publishers any compensation. But GameStop’s No. 2 executive said today that the whole industry benefits from the used market because it brings new gamers into the market. ...
Reader poll: Are used games bad for the video game industry?
VentureBeat —
J. Paul Raines, chief operating officer of game retailer GameStop, didn’t take any questions after his speech on the benefits of selling used games at the Dice Summit on Friday morning. But David Perry, chief creative officer at Acclaim Games, was one of those itching to grill Raines. Perry offered this response to Raines’ speech:
The DICE speech was GameStop’s chance to step up, and respond to the Used Game Sale issue. Instead they presented the same corporate rubbish. Just like the Digital Distribution is 12-17 years ...
GameStop’s Bob McKenzie sees little recession impact on gamers
VentureBeat —
... Bob McKenzie, senior vice president of merchandising at specialty videogame retailer GameStop, was on hand for the official launch last week of Capcom’s ...
Wii Shoots for the Stars, PS2 Aims for the Basement
E-Commerce Times —
Even as the recession grinds on, the gaming industry continues to draw in consumers' entertainment dollars. Nintendo More about Nintendo hit a console shipping milestone last week with the Wii More about Wii , while retailer GameStop announced a monster of a sales quarter. Sony (NYSE: SNE) More about Sony made a price cut that may have some players scratching their heads, while the "Rock Band" series has gamers bobbing their heads -- and game company executives rocking out all the way to the bank. The Wii Has Been Very, Very Good to Nintendo Nintendo ...
Target Rolls Out Pre-Order Program, Gives You Cash Back
GeekSugar —
... I've reserved plenty of games through Gamestop, my go-to place when I really want to make sure I get a copy of a game, but now that Target has announced ...
Wal-Mart Wants In On The Used Games Biz, Too
paidContent —
... GameStop has been the only major player in the used video game business for at least five years—but that all changed in 2009. In Q1 alone, Best Buy, Amazon and Toys R Us have ...
Buy two videogames, get one free
Crave: The gadget blog —
... It's the weekend, so why not stock up on some new games (well, new to you, anyway) for your Xbox, PS3, Wii, or other system? GameStop is offering a buy-two-get-one-free deal on used games for ... ...
LGJ: The new meaning of 'player vs player'
Joystiq —
... Of course, this theorizing requires a basic understanding of third party-beneficiaries, and that goes all the way back to the basics of contracts. In a simple contract, there are generally two parties. A basic sales transaction is probably the simplest contract. Say you go to GameStop to purchase ...
Dave Perry talks Gaikai: 'Gamestop already hate me'
Joystiq —
... that the folks at video game retailer GameStop "already hate" him. "I've made so much money from their store [GameStop], so I can't be mean to them about that," he apologetically added, though he said he believes the industry is being pushed to digital distribution by GameStop's used game business model. ...
Industry Moves: Gamestop Appoints Petrovic as Digital Head; Big M&A Budget and Mandate
paidContent —
... the launch of an online casual games store, and now, it has appointed Chris Petrovic, former head of mobile at Playboy ( ...
The Definitive Guide to Backing Up and Ditching Your Discs [Discs]
Lifehacker —
[image] Whether you're moving, short on cash, or running out of storage space, you've got plenty of reasons to ditch your physical media. Hard drives are cheap; here are our recommended methods of saving, selling, and trading your CDs, DVDs, and video games. Photo by mutednarayan . Audio CDs [image] Backing up: If you've only got a few CDs to digitize, either because you're already on top of your backups or just want a few sacred albums, go ahead and use whatever music manager you've got. We've found some decent explanatory guides for iTunes , WinAmp , and Windows Media Player ...
Rumor: GameStop & Gamefly to Link Up?
Zatz Not Funny! —
While we rarely speculate on future products or report on rumors here at ZNF, it’s been a pretty quiet week and I haven’t seen this item particular item pop up elsewhere. My source is rock solid, but his informants are possibly suspect. So file this under the ...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 smashes industry records.
VentureBeat —
... Activision isn’t the only company growing fat on Modern Warfare’s success. GameStop, an online gaming retailer, sold 2.5 million copies of MW2 within three days of its release. Not coincidentally, GameStop’s Q3 sales rose to $1.82 billion, up from $1.7 billion in Q2. Activision ended the day’s trading up 0.09 percent, closing at $11.57. ...
GameStop Swoons As Walmart Chops Video Game Prices
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily —
... GameStop’s prices as listed on the company’s Web site are generally about $10 higher than the newly reduced Walmart prices, although it actually has lower prices in two cases, offering Halo: ODST and Left 4 Dead 2 at $40, which is $10 below Walmart. ...
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