Internet mega-retailer Amazon.com is the latest company to make a foray into the pre-owned games market, following in the footsteps of Toys R Us with the beta-test launch of its Video Games Trade-In service. To promote the service's launch, Amazon is currently offering a 10% discount on a single video game or accessory purchase to users [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Over at the UK version of the official PlayStation site, several video game industry figures share a short blurb on what they’re looking forward to most on PlayStation in 2009. In the case of SCEE President David Reeves: "The most important thing for us as a company in the very short term is for us to [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 23, 2008
If you’re still hoping the rumors of a big PS3 price cut in early 2009 are true, you may want to reconsider. According to iSuppli's most recent analysis, Sony is still losing money on every PS3 sold—but they're steadily getting closer to the break-even point.
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Though many decry or feel alienated by Nintendo's focus on the casual gamer, the strategy appears to have paid off, quite literally, for the company. According to Forbes, Nintendo's Wii is pulling in some pretty impressive numbers and may be the only console this generation that's actually making money, even if that profit is a [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 21, 2008
So, you're pretty good at Gears of War 2, huh? Like, one of the best? Care to put some money on that? OMG, BRING IT. Your crazy gaming skills are about to be rewarded. Billing itself as "the next generation of competitive video gaming," BringIt.com is a new site "where video gamers can put up money [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 14, 2008
Attention everyone who is new to the Steam bandwagon and who have never really gotten into Valve's older titles: Valve wants your economic crisis monies. This week, Steam users will be able to pick up the entire Valve catalog (22 Valve games in all) for the price of $99.99. For those who don't feel like [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 19, 2008
As we noted earlier today, it seems like every game company under the sun has been issuing release dates for their triple-A, big-budget, must-own titles. A number of these releases are coming earlier than expected, with several games arriving in October or November rather than later in the holiday season. This is great news, from [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 22, 2008
Another publisher is reporting a terrific year of sales, profits, and big honking piles of cash. This time, it's Ubisoft's turn to crow, as based on the 2007-2008 fiscal results they have released, spotted over at Next-Gen. The upshot for the French software giant: 928.3 million euros in sales (at current exchange rates, that's $1.5 [...]
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