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£1.8bn second-hand games in UK
17th November 2009, 5:38pm

News: £1.8bn second-hand games in UK

SwapGame.com survey says there is plenty of trade-in value being unused

GAME: Pre-owned will keep growing
1st October 2009, 11:27am

News: GAME: Pre-owned will keep growing

GAME anticipates yet more growth for trade-ins, as sector generates 25% of H1 sales

US: Toys R Us backs pre-owned
14th September 2009, 5:14pm

News: US: Toys R Us backs pre-owned

Successful trial sees second hand video game plans rolled out across North America

US: Amazon ups pre-owned offer
11th August 2009, 11:06am

News: US: Amazon ups pre-owned offer

‘Free’ $30 up for grabs for punters willing to send in their old games

Pre-owned purchases at “all time high”
7th July 2009, 10:02am

News: Pre-owned purchases at “all time high”

Recession effect surfaces as research shows that gamers are playing more per week than ever before

US: Pre-owned market worth $2bn
30th June 2009, 10:18am

News: US: Pre-owned market worth $2bn

Michael Pachter estimates that 100m second hand titles are sold each year

US: Wal-Mart enters pre-owned market
18th May 2009, 10:42am

News: US: Wal-Mart enters pre-owned market

Trade-in vending machines make surprise appearance in some North American stores

Nintendo: Used games aren’t in the best interests of the consumer
31st March 2009, 4:51pm

News: Nintendo: Used games aren’t in the best interests of the consumer

NoA president Reggie Fils-Aime says consumers want a ‘brand-new’ experience

GAME on why consumers value pre-owned
27th March 2009, 3:13pm

News: GAME on why consumers value pre-owned

COO Terry Scicluna says second hand games are a key attraction for consumers during recession

Disney reveals Split/Second
11th March 2009, 12:08pm

News: Disney reveals Split/Second

Black Rock developed title "will revitalise the racing genre"

GameStop stock falls following Amazon’s pre-owned news
6th March 2009, 10:50am

News: GameStop stock falls following Amazon’s pre-owned news

Online retailer’s entry into the second hand market sees GameStop stock fall 14 per cent

Amazon introduces trade-ins
5th March 2009, 2:50pm

News: Amazon introduces trade-ins

New scheme joins its existing pre-owned offering in US version of online store

Toys R Us trialling pre-owned
3rd March 2009, 2:17pm

News: Toys R Us trialling pre-owned

North American arm of toy retailer is dipping its toe in the second hand games market

UK games market to overtake Japan in ‘09
28th January 2009, 4:03pm

News: UK games market to overtake Japan in ‘09

MCV predicts that the UK will become the world’s second biggest video games market by the end of the year

Peter Mandelson arrives in Second Life
13th January 2009, 4:55pm

News: Peter Mandelson arrives in Second Life

Labour Business Secretary reveals digital self to promote new independent Labour website

Star Ocean PSP arriving next month
13th January 2009, 2:26pm

News: Star Ocean PSP arriving next month

February 13th PAL release for PSP-exclusive Square Enix RPG

Second Life sex leads to divorce
13th November 2008, 5:17pm

News: Second Life sex leads to divorce

Husband who had been virtually getting about sees real-world wife fight for separation

New DS predicted for Christmas
31st July 2008, 11:02am

News: New DS predicted for Christmas

Analyst says that weak Japanese sales of Nintendo’s handheld will see second hardware revision before the end of the year

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