Tag Archives: pre-owned

Publishers can get a bigger slice of pre-owned game sales at retail – if they’re willing to reach a compromise with stores. Several games retailers have told MCV they’d be happy to share revenues from used game sales if publishers scrapped Online Pass codes or gave them a better deal …

Argos may have thrown in the towel, but other mass-market retailers insist their own used games ventures are fighting fit. MCVuk.com broke the story that Argos had completely withdrawn from the pre-owned video games market last week. And critics told MCV last month that mass-market retailers – including the supermarkets …

Mass market retailer Argos has told MCV why it has withdrawn from the second-hand games market. In a statement sent to us this morning, the company said: "Since Argos’ video games trade-in service launched on a trial basis last year, it has not met business expectations and consequently, Argos has …

An internet rental specialist has promised to share its used game profits with publishers. OnePlayS offers a video game rental subscription service similar to LoveFilm. The difference is it lets users buy the game they’ve rented – second-hand – if they like it. Then it shares the money with the …

Generalist retailer Argos has ceased offering second-hand video games. MCV understands this extends to Argos’ bricks-and-mortar outlets, with all stores instructed to stop accepting or selling pre-owned video games. The company’s website previously allowed customers to check how much credit they would receive for selected titles, but now states: "We …

Canadian retailer EB Games has reportedly done away with the distinction between new and pre-owned games. Kotaku claims to have word that store workers have been told that used games sections will be eliminated”, that used game relay materials can be discarded” and that used games will be shelved with …

Forget Online Passes – renting is the new weapon for the war on pre-owned. Publishers have backed Blockbuster’s marketing push for its rental business as it ‘takes away from trade-ins’, the entertainment giant has told MCV. Consumers renting a game for 5 for five nights is a better option than …

Feargus Urquhart, the CEO of developer Obsidian, has criticised the use of the Online Pass in the industry’s battle against pre-owned video games. One of the recent issues is not putting the full game in the package and requiring downloadable content to move on. Also, including DLC in the package …

Last year, Argos, Asda and Tesco made headlines by accepting trade-ins. For years, second-hand was the domain of the specialists – GAME’s way of coping with the aggressive pricing of online retailers and those pesky grocers.Suddenly this was under attack. Tesco would accept used games in its Extra stores, Asda …

A consumer rights activist has a filed a lawsuit against Apple at a Chinese court accusing the firm of selling refurbished iPhones, according toShanghai Daily. He claims the company is trying to pass them off as new at a Beijing store. The report says Wang Hai is representing two consumers …