Gamertell

In a move drawing a lot of industry attention, GameStop director Leonard Riggio has sold 2.3 million shares of the company’s stock. He earned $60.2 million from the sale and reduced his ownership in the game retail company from 6.9 percent to 5.5 percent. The timing seems odd as the… Continue Reading »

Gamers that have been trading in games to GameStop, Blockbuster and similar stores will be pleasantly surprised at some of the deals Toys ‘R’ Us is offering in its rookie year of game trading. A $60 game purchase commonly garners between $20 and 25 in trade credit if one were… Continue Reading »

Retail giant Walmart is staking its claim on the billions of dollars to be made through used game sales, as it now lists preowned games on its site. Used game sales and the game trade-ins that fuel those sales are a huge component of GameStop’s profits and other major retailers… Continue Reading »

The Ft. Worth Star Telegram reports that Grapevine, Texas-based retailer Gamestop’s quarterly net profit dropped 32 percent for the company’s second quarter. GameStop CEO Daniel DeMatteo blamed the recession and a so-so gaming lineup in the first half of 2009. “Due to the effects of the recession and strong prior… Continue Reading »

The game retail market could be getting a little more competitive, if the photo of a recent Best Buy ad is any indication. An eagle-eyed Cheap Ass Gamer reader in Utah spotted a Best Buy advertisement proclaiming the retailer would match GameStop and Game Crazy’s used prices on new games.… Continue Reading »

September 9, 2009, can’t come soon enough for fans dying to get their hands on The Beatles: Rock Band. The appearance of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at Microsoft’s E3 2009 press conference went a long way in getting the game’s name out in the mainstream along the the news… Continue Reading »

While the obvious stars of the Gamestop Street Fighter IV national tournament were the 16 finalists, there was yet another group of individuals who deserved a nod - Supreme Soul. Supreme Soul is a dance crew which gained fame by competing against others in the MTV show called America’s Best… Continue Reading »

As promised in my previous post, here are some of the videos from the Gamestop Street Fighter IV National Championship Finals held on April 19, 2009, in San Francisco, California (USA). Click through for four exclusive videos from the event! Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Gamestop, Capcom, and EVO Street Fighter IV National Championship Finals

On April 18, 2009, Gamestop partnered with Capcom and the EVO Champisonship Series to hold the Street Figther IV National Championship Finals. The event was held amidst a backdrop that very much paralleled Ken’s background stage in SFIV at the Fort Mason event center in San Francisco, California. And we’ve… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Gamestop, Capcom, and EVO Street Fighter IV National Championship Finals

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars has been given a good amount of praise since its release but its sales figures were not as high as we may have thought. Chinatown Wars only sold 89,000 copies in the United States during the first 18 days of release and Nintendo believes the… Continue Reading »