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With GameStop’s share price slipping following the announcement of Amazon’s entry into the pre-owned games market , CEO Dan DeMatteo has dismissed the online retailer’s second hand ambitions. I give the probability of this working at zero,” DeMatteo told Edge. While customers wanted to buy a new, say, Killzone 2, …

Just days after it emerged that the North American arm of Toys R Us is dipping its toes in the pre-owned waters , Amazon.com has announced a new scheme that allows gamers to trade in their old titles. The system works by proving a quote for any given title via …

A new report entitled Special 301 Review, filed by the International Intellectual Property Alliance in conjunction with games publisher association the ESA, has highlighted the countries in which piracy remains a huge problem – and several European countries have made the list. Alongside ongoing piracy hotspots such as China and …

Leading global electronics manufacturer Sony has confirmed that the lessening value of the Pound has forced it to raise the trade price of many of its products – though it has insisted that the price of its PS3 is staying put. The Pound has lost 40 per cent of its …

CEO claims that global games retailer will give out $800 million worth of trade-in credit notes this year

The CEO of leading North American and global games retailer GameStop has insisted that the pre-owned sector is a vital element in the market for new games, and that moves from publishers to limit the ‘transferability’ of titles are a ‘bone of contention’ for consumers. Speaking to Gamasutra, CEO Dan …

An anxious UK trade is holding its collective breath over fears that some retailers might sell two of 2008’s biggest games early next week. On Wednesday November 5th Sony’s landmark PlayStation 3 release LittleBigPlanet, distributed by Centresoft, will hit shelves. Two days later on Friday (November 7th), Microsoft’s Xbox 360-exclusive …

The organiser of next year’s Cologne-based trade show Gamescom has boldly predicted the death of rival show Games Convention – days after revealing it had changed dates to coincide exactly with the Leipzig expo. As revealed online earlier this week Gamescom will now run from August 19th to 23rd – …

A survey from North American gaming stats firm NPD has unveiled a number of interesting insights into the habits of gamers – including the fact that 11 per cent of gamers have titles on the shelf that are yet to be played. Gamasutra reports that the survey, which was compiled …

Starting this week on the MCV Forum, MCV is going to be asking the games industry for its views on one big issue affecting the sector today; this week we want to know your thoughts about the current credit crunch. Does the nation’s tightening of belts mean that shops are …