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A new report entitled the 2009 Corporate Equity Index, compiled by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, has praised three of gaming’s most high-profile companies for their treatment of gay, bisexual and transgender employees, consumers and investors. GamePolitics reports that EA, Microsoft and retailer GameStop were amongst the many companies scoring …
Read More »Ghostbusters future remains in the balance
There are big question marks hanging over Terminal Reality’s video game adaptation of classic ‘80s movie outing Ghostbusters at the moment – but another spectre has appeared on the horizon with the news that a major retailer has removed all mention of the title from its website. Kotaku reports that …
Read More »DeMatteo named GameStop CEO
GameStop has promoted COO Daniel A DeMatteo to CEO – as Richard Fontaine moves upstairs to the position of executive chairman. The firm said that the moves come ‘in light of tremendous growth, impressive continued worldwide brand expansion and powerful operating metrics’. Fontaine, 66, had been GameStop’s chairman and CEO …
Read More »GameStop: Digital downloads an insignificant threat
GameStop vice chairman and COO Daniel DeMatteo has dismissed the number of full games being made available for digital downloads as ‘insignificant’. Speaking in an earnings call following the company’s stellar Q2 results yesterday, DeMatteo also expressed doubts over whether the new 160GB PS3 will be used for much more …
Read More »GameStop reports record Q2
Video game retail giant, GameStop, has reported record financials for the second quarter of 2008. Net earnings reached $57.2 million for its Q2, an increase of 162.1 per cent over the same period last year. Sales also leapt 34.8 per cent to $1,804.4 million. The firm highlighted GTA IV, Metal …
Read More »GameStop snaps up indie games chain
The eight Gamesman stores will expand GameStop’s presence in New Zealand to a total of 38 stores, bringing the total store count to 308 in Australia and New Zealand. We are very excited about the union of EB Games and Gamesman,” said managing director of EB Games New Zealand and …
Read More »GameStop launches TV network
US retail giant GameStop has launched a new TV ‘channel’ in association with CBS Outener and media software and services company Reflect Systems. The new in-store digital video network, GameStop TV, will be installed in over 4,000 GameStop locations. GameStop TV will feature product promotions, game previews, developer interviews and …
Read More »GameStop profits up 151% in Q1
GameStop has revealed plans to grow its global operation by 25 per cent, following a rise of 151.4 per cent in net profit in its first quarter. Net profits stood at $62.1 million for the three months ended May 3rd, as compared to net earnings of $24.7 million for the …
Read More »GameStop: 64 per cent of GTA units sold on 360
North American retailer GameStop has revealed to Newsweek’s Level Up blog that 64 per cent of its first-week GTA IV allocation was sold on Xbox 360. However, in a phone conversation with Newsweek, PlayStation’s senior vice president of Marketing Peter Dille has claimed that the PS3 consumer is ‘overindexing’ on …
Read More »NORWAY: GameStop snaps up 49 stores
Nordic gamers will have 49 new GameStop stores to peruse after today’s acquisition deal for Norwegian chain Free Record. All Free Record outlest will be re-branded as GameStop, bringing the US retailer’s store count in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland up to 160. The transaction is ecpected to close in …
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