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Microsoft and retailer Game4u have partnered for a new offer that gives users Rs 3,000 off on a new Xbox 360 console when the trade in their old PS2 or PSP. You can walk into any Game4u outlet and trade-in your used PS2 or PSP console to get a flat …
Read More »GAME reveals next-gen game trade-in program for UK
UK gamers have finally got their own next-gen game trade-in program. Retailer GAME is offering a guaranteed 40 trade-in value for a range of PS3 and Xbox 360 titles when gamers hand them over in order to upgrade to either the PS4 or Xbox One version. The titles confirmed so …
Read More »Apple trade-in plan is real, but not coming to the UK
iPhone owners are now able to trade-in their handsets in exchange for store credit at Apple stores. Talk of the plans first appeared online last week. The amounts offered will range between $125-$250 depending on the model and condition. The scheme has been rolled out nationwide across the US – …
Read More »GameStop announces FIFA 14 £5.97 trade-in deal
With a little less than a month to go before its release, the battle to win FIFA 14 mindshare appears to have begun. GameStop.co.uk has revealed a similar trade-in scheme to that it is running for Grand Theft Auto V. Punters who lay down 39.97 on a copy of FIFA …
Read More »Apple prepping iPhone trade-in scheme – report
iPhone owners wanting to upgrade to a new handset could be about to receive a new money-saving deal from Apple. 9to5 Mac reports that Apple will shortly reveal an iPhone trade-in program that will allow owners to hand over their old handset at the point of purchase and receive a …
Read More »Pre-owned price comparison site Trade In Detectives goes live
A site that offers an online comparison of the video game trade-in prices offered by a number of UK retailers has gone live. Trade In Detectives was founded by Ben Grant and Matt Precious. It compares deals offered by the likes of GAME, Amazon, Green Man Gaming, Asda, CEX, Grainger …
Read More »GameStop.co.uk reveals its own Grand Theft Auto V trade-in offer
In what is likely to become a recurring theme, GameStop has revealed a Grand Theft Auto V specific trade-in offer. The UK website has released a list of 200 games, any two of which can be handed over allowing GTA V to be had for just 4.97. However, this offer …
Read More »Get Grand Theft Auto V for free with Amazon trade-in offer
Amazon is using the prospect of a free copy of Grand Theft Auto V to market a new trade-in offer online. The site is until Friday July 26th offering increased trade-in prices on a number of titles meaning that gamers could in theory grab a free copy of Rockstar’s release …
Read More »SONY: Microsoft digs abound as Sony confirms pre-owned plans for PS4
In a none-too-subtle dig at Microsoft, Sony confirmed that PlayStation 4 will not be limited by the same restrictions as Xbox One. During the platform holder’s E3 press conference, Sony Computer Entertainment America boss Jack Tretton confirmed that PS4 will allow users to play pre-owned games. That PS4 owners are …
Read More »E3: Ubisoft boss says ‘good chance’ pre-owned games won’t change
The major third-party publishers have yet to decide their strategy on pre-owned games – but Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has a hunch little will change. Last week Microsoft put an end to weeks of speculation about Xbox One being ‘against’ second-hand games, by confirming a new structure for game ownership …
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