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German Consumer Advocacy Group Files Complaint Against Valve for Steam's Used...
The German consumer advocacy group The Federation of German Consumer Association has filed an official complaint against Valve Software for its Steam's end-user license agreement because it does not...
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Next Xbox Rumored to Use Blu-Ray, Feature 'Always Connected' Requirement
Microsoft's next Xbox system will use Blu-Ray and will require users to be always connected to Xbox Live, according to an Edge report citing sources with "first-hand experience."The new raft of rumors...
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GameStop Executive: Blocking Used Game Sales Will Hurt Next-Gen Console...
Speaking to Bloomberg GameStop VP of public and investor relations Matt Hodges said that the consumer's desire to purchase a next-generation console will be "significantly diminished" if manufacturers...
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EA Would Like to See Used Games 'Gone' but Admits the Markets' Importance in...
In a recent Gamasutra interview (as reported by Destructoid), Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen said that the publisher would shed no tears over the loss of used games or the used games market, but...
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Sony: PS4 Will Not Block Used Games
Eurogamer delivers bit of good news this evening from Sony Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida: the PlayStation 4 will not block used games. Catching up with Yoshida a few hours after last night's...
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Ian Livingstone: Xbox 720 'Might' Block Used Games
Speaking to MCV India, Eidos life president Ian Livingstone threw some gasoline on an old rumor: that the Xbox 720 might block used games. Livingstone also said the next-gen consoles weren't prepared...
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NPD: Used Games Sales Outpace Full Digital Sales, New Retail Sales Beat Both
New data gathered by NPD Group offers some insight on how core gamers feel about digital distribution and the purchase of used games. The data comes from a new survey the retail research firm...
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'Collaborative Consumption Service' Lynx2Games Launches
Lynx2Games launches today, promising a new online video game "collaborative consumption service" that lets users rent and own popular titles at "highly discounted prices." Powered by a social...
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Baird Equity Research Report Calls Speculation on Used Games Restrictions...
A research report on GameStop from equity research firm Baird Equity Research predicts that the games retailer will miss estimates for Q4 earnings. The company is set to release Q4 earnings next...
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Bethesda: Used Game Sales 'Absolutely' a Concern
In a recent interview with Destructoid, Bethesda Softworks marketing vice president Pete Hines told the publication that used game sales are "absolutely" a concern for his company but that they have...
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GameStop to Stop Accepting PS2-Related Items as Trade-Ins June 1
According to the image to your left, GameStop will no longer be accepting trade-ins on various PS2 related items and systems as of June 1, 2013. That means if you want to trade those PS2-related items...
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EA Discontinues Online Pass System
Electronic Arts has decided to do away with its controversial online pass system for used games, the company confirmed with GamesBeat last night."Yes, we’re discontinuing Online Pass," EA senior...
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Microsoft's Muddled Messaging on Xbox One and Used Games
Microsoft's messaging on how used games will be handled on the Xbox One seems to be muddled, contradictory and confused as different individuals within the company offer out-of-step messaging on the...
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Get-Well Gamers Foundation Upset over Xbox One's 'Fee' on Pre-Owned Games
Ryan Sharpe from Get-Well Gamers Foundation posted a statement on Facebook condemning the way Microsoft plans to handle pre-owned titles. We have extensively detailed the confusion on that topic here....
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GameStop Assures Consumers that PS4 and Xbox One Games Can Be Resold
While Microsoft is being a little bit cagey about how it will handle used games on Xbox One, GameStop is trying to reassure consumers that next-generation games will be able to be bought and sold....
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Report: Microsoft Will Take Control of the Xbox One Used Games Market
We're not sure how much stock you should put into this news, but we're putting it out there anyway because Microsoft has been so dodgy on the topic since it announced the Xbox One.read more
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Fans Call on Sony to Avoid DRM for Used PS4 Games
While Xbox 360 fans fret over possible used game licensing fees and a console that may or may not require you to always be connected with Xbox One, Sony fans have taken to twitter to bombard Sony...
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Take-Two Describes Taxing Used Xbox One Games as 'Punishing Consumers'
Speaking to an audience at the Cowen Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference this week, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick describes Microsoft's plan for a licensing fee on used games as "punishing...
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No DRM For Used Games Movement Targets PS4, Xbox One
The #PS4NoDRM campaign that bombarded Sony executives with messages on Twitter not to include DRM schemes for used games in the PS4 earlier in the month let us know this morning that they are ramping...
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Analyst: Pre-Owned Market Could Generate $2.5 Billion in Credits for...
According to analyst Colin Sebastian from equity research firm Baird Equity, the trade-ins on current generation console software and hardware has the potential to generate an estimated $2.5 billion in...
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