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GameStop has been accused of deceptively misleading” a customer into believing that a pre-owned copy of Dragon Age: Origins came with all the DLC extras advertised on the box. The BioWare RPG employs a similar model to Mass Effect 2’s Cerberus Network where new copies come with a code that …

In news that hits home the importance of the second hand video games market, Maryland based pre-owned specialist Game Trading Technologies has secured a substantial $3.9m worth of investment. Spong spotted a TradingMarkets report that claims the firm will use the cash injection to buy 320k used games and accessories …

Earlier this month MCV ran a story highlighting a ‘report’ claiming that 87 per cent of PS3 owning males had bedded their girlfriends on the night of the infamous PS3 calendar bug. The story was tongue-in-cheek to say the least. We thought we’d made it obvious that, while choosing to …

In an interview with MCV about the Cerberus Network – which offers free DLC incentives to those who buy new copies of EA’s Mass Effect 2 – acclaimed RPG studio BioWare has stated that the scheme offers a great incentive” to opt for new instead of pre-owned versions of the …

Indies and analysts have already written off plans by supermarket chains to sell pre-owned games – just a week after trials began. Last week MCV reported that Asda and Tesco had started to test the viability of a trade-in offer in a small number of stores – two Tesco branches …

In what is quickly becoming a very common trend, Take-Two has admitted that it is investigating the possibility of embracing the recent trend for including DLC codes in the boxes of their releases. The scheme offers free digital content to those buy their games brand new, but requires those who …

EA, the current front-runner in the new drive to reward those who buy their games brand new with in-the-box codes for free DLC, is looking to expand its plans by bringing its Sports division into the mix. Much like the model used for Mass Effect 2, those who buy new …

The Entertainment Retailers Association has defended Tesco and Asda’s decision to take their first tentative steps into the pre-owned market. Given the size and success of the pre-owned market, it is only logical that existing games retailers are expanding into the pre-owned sector alongside their new games offering,” ERA director …

MCV can reveal that both Asda and Tesco have begun selling pre-owned video games in some of their UK stores. Asda is currently trialling the scheme in its Leeds Living store at Crown Point. It is believed that the offer began on Monday. It has also emerged that late last …

Echoing the controversial measures announced by Ubisoft last month, Sony has revealed that users of SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 will need to register their game online before they are able to access the multiplayer component of the title. UMD copies will use a redeemable code while the …