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An analysis of employee reviews at online jobs portal Glassdoor has labelled GameStop as the tenth worst company to work for in the US. Those included in the report must have had at least 300 reviews, with a total of 202 companies being analysed. GameStop’s business model has come under …
Read More »Pre-owned injects $1.8bn into US games market every year
Consumers’ ability to trade-in games at GameStop contributes $1.8bn to the US games industry every year, the retailer has claimed. Revealing that 70 per cent of all income derived from used games is immediately spent on new titles, GameStop president Paul Raines told Gamasutra that it’s proud of how it …
Read More »GameStop considering secondhand digital sales
Retail giant Gamestop is taking a good, long look into reselling digital content, according to CEO Paul Raines. Speaking in Grapevine, Texas this week, Raines shared his thoughts on his company exploring their options with secondhand digital game sales as the industry continues to trend away from boxed retail. It’s …
Read More »GameStop reveals its own 3DS XL trade-in deal
A second retailer is offering to sell gamers a brand new 3DS XL for just 80 if they hand over their old 3DS hardware. GAME revealed its trade-in offer earlier this week, which offered the new super-sized handheld for just 79.99 when the original 3DS – complete with box and …
Read More »Vita cut to £189.97, Xbox 360 to £134.97
Online retailer GameStop has kicked off an aggressive hardware sale. The headline offer is a discounted PlayStation Vita. The Wi-Fi model is available for just 189.97 – that’s 30 cheaper than it is currently priced on some competitor’s websites. The 3G version is also on sale at 229.97. Also on …
Read More »$99 two-year contract Xbox 360 offered by GameStop, Best Buy
The $99 Xbox 360 Kinect bundle carrying a 24-month contract is now available through GameStop and Best Buy. Major Nelson announced the availability of it through the pair of retailers after the ‘program’ debuted at the Microsoft Store last month. The package runs $99 at time of original purchase, and …
Read More »Kathy Vrabeck joins GameStop’s board of directors
GameStop has appointed industry veteran Kathy Vrabeck to its board of directors. Vrabeck carries with her over two decades of experience, including more than 10 years in the video game and digital entertainment industry. Her resume includes top positions at EA and Activision, as well as several other notable stops. …
Read More »E3 2012: $99 Xbox subscription deal rolled out to retail
Microsoft has rolled out its experimental $99 Xbox 360 offer to GameStop and Best Buy in the US. The deal, which offers a cut-price console to consumers who sign up to a $14.99 Xbox Live contract for two years – arrived in May but has until now only been available …
Read More »GameStop lets gamers trade in games against PSN DLC
PlayStation fans will soon be able to buy DLC from GameStop’s stores in Europe and Australia. The new deal between the world’s leading games retailer and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe will see digital products made available in more than 1,600 stores across Australia, New Zealand, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria …
Read More »GameStop announces inaugural GameStop EXPO 2012
The US is getting a brand new consumer games expo. Retailer GameStop has announced that it will hold the GameStop EXPO 2012 in San Antonio, Texas on August 29th. It’s the first event of its kind that the company has hosted. In fact, it’s copying the model laid down bay …
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