Entries in 'pre-owned' (180)
THQ defends anti-pre-owned tactics
THQ chief Brian Farrell says the publisher must monetise used games and has called on retail to help.
End of pre-owned would have ‘severe consequences’ for gaming
The eradication of the pre-owned games market would bring about grave consequences for the sector, one analyst has warned.
Consumers ‘positive’ about Online Pass
EA has claimed that it hasn’t experienced any sort of backlash from consumers as a result of introducing its Online Pass in titles such as Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 ...
Can multiplayer stem pre-owned?
A strong multiplayer offering is all publishers need to discourage consumers from trading in their games.
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Green Man Gaming to add seven staff
Green Man Gaming is hiring seven new recruits after securing additional funding.
US: Best Buy rolls out pre-owned
Big-box American retailer Best Buy is to roll out its pre-owned games offer to 600 stores across the US this Sunday (August 29th), it has confirmed.
US: Target enters pre-owned sector
American retailer Target is to join the likes of Best Buy, Walmart, 7-Eleven and Toys R Us in offering shoppers the chance to trade in their old games and consoles ...
Sony ‘supportive’ of Online Pass
Having required buyers of SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 on UMD to validate their game online by using a code before they could play online multiplayer earlier this year, it looks ...
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THQ ‘doesn't want to punish used gamers’
The boss of core games at THQ Danny Bilson has come out with a far software message for the pre-owned message following scathing comments from the creative director of WWE ...
THQ: Pre-owned games ‘cheat’ publishers
Publisher THQ is fast becoming the leading voice in the industry’s apparent tirade against pre-owned software, and its latest outburst is the most aggressive yet.
DLC codes not denting pre-owned sales
US analyst Michael Pachter claims that US retailer GameStop has yet to experience any dent to its pre-owned sales in spite of a considerable increase in the number of publishers ...
Tesco trade-ins go national
Supermarket giant Tesco has rolled out its pre-owned games offering to stores across the UK.
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THQ talks premium online multiplayer, tackling pre-owned ‘impact’
Speaking to investors following its recent financial report, THQ CEO Brian Farrell has admitted that a combination of “robust downloadable content and premium online play” will be its main weapons ...
Activision admits to pre-owned ‘problem’
Publisher Activision has made one of the most blatant statements yet concerning its intention to tackle what many executives see as the pre-owned ‘problem’ in the video games market.
Online Pass boosts ‘net play
Publisher EA has said that its first two titles to include an Online Pass – an in-box DLC code that is required to access some of the online features of ...
Cousens issues pre-owned warning
Publishers must find a way to monetize sales of pre-owned software if developers are to maintain their ability to expand the potential of games – that’s the warning of Codemasters ...
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Argos brings used games to all stores
All Argos stores will offer a video game trade-in service from Saturday July 24th.
GameStop dismisses pre-owned competition
Having been caught up in a minor controversy surrounding its pre-owned intentions last week, GameStop CEO Paul Raines has asserted the chain’s commitment to the pre-owned model – and issued ...
New trade-in-site emerges
A new UK games trade site has launched, which offers consumers three ways to buy and sell titles.
Pre-owned app heading to iPhone
Fast-growing pre-owned games specialist Game Trading Technologies has lifted the lid on a brand new iPhone app that will allow users to monitor the price of their games collection and ...
GameStop: We don’t like pre-owned
UPDATE: An official spokesperson from the US GameStop office has contacted MCV with the following statement: “These comments from an unnamed and unknown person claiming to be a GameStop employee ...
Pre-owned drives HMV games growth
HMV has stated that despite what it describes as “a very challenging year” for the video games market that saw it decline 25 per cent year-on-year, the retailer has gained ...
EA Sports: It’s our job to make you not want to trade in
“One thing I have to do, and it's my job, and my development team's job, and my marketing team's job, is make you not want to trade the game in.”
Pre-owned blamed for market decline
The growing trade in pre-owned games is the driving force behind the High Street’s struggle to combat year-on-year declines in video games sales, according to a report by analyst group ...
Game Trading Technologies ramps up
The second hand games reseller believed to be behind Best Buy’s fresh tirade on the US pre-owned games market has filed an S-1 for common stock offering as it looks ...
