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Blitz Games Studiosâ?? co-founder Andrew Oliver says second-hand games can effectively quarter owed royalty pay
Read More »EA resorts to $10 pay-wall in war on pre-owned
Second-hand EA Sports games will not come with free online access
Read More »Missing features for pre-owned Sims 3
The Sims 3 will be the latest title to penalise those who buy the pre-owned version of the game when it arrives on Xbox 360 and PS3 later this year. Those hoping to use the new Facebook functionality that allows players to share achievements and other in-game features with friends …
Read More »Pre-owned specialist gets cash injection
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 …
Read More »Now Argos enters pre-owned market
Argos has followed Tesco and Asda by buying and selling used games, MCV can reveal. The catalogue retailer is inviting customers to trade-in Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS games in 27 of its 735 stores. However, the firm is only accepting select games. A full list of stores and …
Read More »â??Pre-owned may turn devs digitalâ?? – Livingstone
Developers need to benefit from first-hand sales more, says Eidos life president
Read More »US: Toys R Us offers hardware trade-ins
Toys R Us in North America had added video game consoles to its pre-owned offer. Consumers can now trade-in hardware at the service desk, and will receive a Toys R Us gift card that can be used at Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores, as well as on …
Read More »GAME pre-owned sales rocket to £177m
GAME Group has reported that its pre-owned sales have jumped to 177 million for the six months ending July 31st. It is a 12.3 per cent increase over 2008’s figure of 157.8 million, and means that pre-owned sales accounted for 25.7 per cent of the company’s first half sales. Last …
Read More »No trade-in kiosks for Best Buy UK
Carphone Warehouse has told MCV that there are no plans to bring the trade-in ‘vending machines’ seen in Best Buy US stores to the UK. The kiosks are currently being trialled in Best Buy outlets in Dallas and Austin, and are similar to machines that appeared in Wal-Mart in May. …
Read More »US: Pre-owned market worth $2bn
Games market analyst Michael Pachter has stated that the pre-owned games market in North Ameica is worth around $2bn annually, with 100m units sold in stores across the region each year. A quick calculation will tell you that the average sale price of a pre-owned title is $20 (12). The …
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