Posts Tagged ‘used games’
Remembering Gamecrazy
As the economy continues to dip as low as Hermes doing the limbo, once thriving businesses are forced to declare bankruptcy and even close up shop for good. And so it went for Gamecrazy and its parent company, Hollywood Video/Movie Gallery.
I am no economist. All the economic theory I know I picked up on the streets listening to the Wu Tang Clan, so I can’t tell you if the the Hollywood Video/Movie Gallery business model was destined to fail as we transition into the age of Netflix and digital downloads. However, I am a gamer and I can tell you the loss of Gamecrazy hurts us all.
Used Games: The Present and (Hopefully the Future)
I work in an independent videogame store that sells used games. I think this gives me a somewhat unique perspective on the differences between new and used games. It is amazing, but few things divide publishers and consumers the way that used games do. For publishers, used games are destroying their business and gutting their profit margins. Recently, games like “Gears of War 2″ have come with bonus maps that are only available if you purchase the game new. It doesn’t take much to realize this is a way of trying to disrupt the used games market. For consumers, used games are a great way of saving a few bucks when they are picking up the games they want. As someone with a bit of firsthand experience when it comes to ordering in new games and taking in used games, I thought I would share with you some of my thoughts.
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Videogame Jam of the Day Latest Podcast- Barrel Roll #150 - "I Can't Stop Playing James Brown" January 31, 2012Welcome to our one-hundred and fiftieth episode! This should probably be some sort of milestone, but instead we carry on and talk about video games as per usual. This week we are joined by Mike Bachmann, host of Fistful of Pixels and generally known as a decent sort of fellow. Topics include Dustforce, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Resident Evil: Revelation […]
