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Video Game Sales: Not So Great Actually?

Monday, April 21, 2008

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Video Game Sales: Not So Great Actually?

Sure, games are selling quite nicely right now. Sure, the last couple of months were ahead of expectations by large margins. But nothing lasts forever, says an analyst for investment bank Goldman Sachs.

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GameStop President Resigns

Thursday, April 17, 2008

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GameStop President Resigns

Kotaku reports that GameStop President Steve Morgan has just resigned, and will be leaving the company effective May 2nd, 2008. No successor has yet been named.

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Fully Restored Ecto-1 Promotes Ghostbusters; Game Slated for October 18th?

Thursday, April 17, 2008

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Fully Restored Ecto-1 Promotes Ghostbusters; Game Slated for October 18th?

We don’t usually include Ghostbusters Fans on our list of daily websites to track, but starting today that just might change. BB Gadgets pointed us to a massive cache of restored Ecto-1 pictures, and now the fansite claims to have the game’s release date.

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Metal Gear Solid 4 Pricing and Availability; Limited Edition Only At GameStop

Thursday, April 10, 2008

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Metal Gear Solid 4 Pricing and Availability; Limited Edition Only At GameStop

Want this beautiful, limited edition Metal Gear Solid 4 boxart in your gaming seat of honor? Well then, I sure hope you aren’t boycotting GameStop — today, Konami revealed that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Limited Edition will be an exclusive for North America’s massive retailer; yours June 12th for $85.

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MI6 Conference: Revealing Truths - The Video Game Resale Market

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

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MI6 Conference: Revealing Truths - The Video Game Resale Market

GameCyte attended a presentation at today’s MI6 Conference, where the results of a study were revealed about the business of used game sales. The study, commissioned by MI6, involved an in-depth survey of 2,000 gamers in March 2008 by research firm OTX.

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Offering Free Games: A New Marketing Ploy

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

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Offering Free Games: A New Marketing Ploy

GameStop has announced a program that will allow gamers to pick up a copy of Haze for the PS3 free. That is, it will be free for a week if gamers pre-order the game through GameStop. This strategy, which amounts to a rental program, has a number of advantages for GameStop.

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Recession Proof? Caveats Within

Friday, March 7, 2008

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Recession Proof? Caveats Within

Lately, analysts have loved the video game industry, making claims that it may be recession-proof, but there are still questions that linger. With the market shedding jobs at a remarkable rate, analysts are looking for any signs of optimism, and the video game industry has continued to prosper.

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Gamestop TV Leads to Increase in Sales, Odor

Monday, March 3, 2008

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Gamestop TV Leads to Increase in Sales, Odor

Nielsen Media Research released a report last week, covered in an article at Adweek, that details an increase in game sales as a result of Gamestop TV. The two-hour video reel is produced once a month by Channel M, an independent production company, and runs on loop at Gamestop stores, and its content consists of [...]

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