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Read More »GameStop bags exclusive special edition of DmC: Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry fans will have to head to GameStop if they want to get their hands on the Son of Sparda Edition of the upcoming reboot. Under a new deal between GameStop and Capcom, the SKU will only be available through GameStop, EB Games or Micromania in Europe and …
Read More »UPDATED: GameStop selling Far Cry 3, Far Cry 2 and Far Cry on PC for £5
Sometimes a deal can seem too good to be true. But at the time of writing this offer is very much real. GameStop is currently selling digital PC versions of not only Far Cry and Far Cry 2: Fortune’s Edition but also the brand spanking new Far Cry 3: Deluxe …
Read More »Gamestop DLC attach rates on the rise
Retail chain Gamestop is getting a sales boost these days from what would appear to be an unlikely source. The company’s director of retail digital distribution Brad Schliesser told VentureBeat that customers have been purchasing DLC codes alongside games more than any other item in stores. "DLC for us attaches …
Read More »Kongregate now offers free-to-play downloadable titles
Online games portal Kongregate has introduced downloadable free-to-play games to its catalogue. The GameStop property says it will help developers with monetization and promotion, as well as providing visibility for titles. "This is a huge evolution forward for Kongregate, our gamers, and game developers,” said Kongregate CEO Jim Greer. We …
Read More »Gamestop readies 3,000 US stores for Black Friday midnight kickoff
Gamestop is coordinating a midnight opening for over 3,000 US locations this Friday. The video game retail giant announced a 12:01 a.m. kickoff for the selected stores, with other locations set to open doors at 5:00 a.m. Stores will be offering deals throughout the extended weekend, including on Xbox 360 …
Read More »GameStop pre-orders point to great Wii U software tie ratio
You can sell all the consoles you want, but unless you can convince the people that own them to buy software you’re still screwed. So Nintendo will take great heart from the fact that it isn’t just the Wii U hardware that’s showing huge signs of popularity – the software’s …
Read More »GameStop reports physical decline and digital boom
International games retail giant GameStop has reported a decline in physical sales but a boost in digital for the quarter ending October 27th. Net losses for the period reached $624.3m compared to net earnings of $53.9m the year before, but this includes goodwill and other impairment charges of $678.8m stemming …
Read More »Black Ops II moves over 1m units at Gamestop to set launch day record
GameStop has announced it sold over 1m copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops II yesterday. President Tony Bartel told Business Week that the figure is on pace to set the retail chain’s largest launch of all time. ‘Black Ops II’ is shaping up to be our biggest game launch …
Read More »Former GameStop vice president pleads guilty to fraud charges
Former GameStop vice president of corporate communications Chris Olivera has pleaded guilty to fraud for the theft of nearly $2m from the Texas-based company. As part of his job as the public face of the games retailer, Olivera oversaw the handling of invoices from vendors. Court documentsprovided by Eric Nicholson …
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