Roundup: Windows 7 nearing launch, Facebook phished, Dean’s upcoming Seattle speech
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Windows 7 readying for birth — Microsoft’s new operating system is entering its final stages of testing and the company has a “release candidate” ready, possibly for launch on May 5. It will be interesting to see if it lifts computer sales in… Continue Reading
GameStop’s Bob McKenzie sees little recession impact on gamers
Bob McKenzie, senior vice president of merchandising at specialty videogame retailer GameStop, was on hand for the official launch last week of Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 game that turned San Francisco’s Union Square into a biohazard event. McKenzie took some time away from the party… Continue Reading
The mad rush into used games
Amazon.com launched a used game sales service today where gamers can trade in used games for store credit. Toys ‘R Us is also starting to test sales of used games in its stores. And so is Best Buy.
The Amazon news prompted a 14 percent drop… Continue Reading
Reader poll: Are used games bad for the video game industry?
J. Paul Raines, chief operating officer of game retailer GameStop, didn’t take any questions after his speech on the benefits of selling used games at the Dice Summit on Friday morning. But David Perry, chief creative officer at Acclaim Games, was one of those itching… Continue Reading
DICE Summit: GameStop executive says used games drive new sales
Game developers have been sore about the sales of used games and how they eat into new sales without giving the developers or publishers any compensation.
One culprit, they say, is GameStop, the biggest U.S. game retailer, which besides selling new games, also buys back used games.
But… Continue Reading
Roundup: Balderton’s new fund, Google’s “environmental impact” and more
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Balderton Capital raises $430 million fund to take advantage of downturn — The London-based firm tells the Financial Times that “[p]art of the reason for raising this fund now is to take advantage of the opportunities that this stage of the cycle throws… Continue Reading
Proximo Games targets GameStop’s soft underbelly: Latin America
GameStop, the world’s largest video game retailer, with more than 5,500 GameStop and Electronic Boutique stores in 16 countries, is about to get some new competition.
Game Quest, once a contender, had to sell its stores to the big company (Electronic Boutique at the time) in… Continue Reading
Roundup: Buffet invests, M&As and IPOs sink, Mac laptops rise and more
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In Buffet we trust — Billionaire Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathway group is investing $3 billion in General Electric. Why the investment? GE is the “symbol of American business to the world,” Buffet told VCCircle. That’s the spirit in a troubled economy — or… Continue Reading
Roundup: Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 prices in Japan, Sarah Palin gets a positive spin on Wikipedia and more
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Microsoft cut prices for its Xbox 360 videogame consoles in Japan by as much as 30 percent — The software giant is trying to increase momentum in its most challenging market as the holiday season approaches.
VP candidate Sarah Palin’s Wikipedia bio was cleaned… Continue Reading