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GameStop's CEO says platform holders can't push them out

J. Paul Raines believes that platform holders could have cut GameStop out of the loop long ago

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FrankDrebin4433d ago

I hate Gamestop! Luckily they are closing down stores all across the US.

SnakePlissken4433d ago

Same here, close them ALL down!!!

Ares84HU4433d ago

Never mind that people are losing their jobs right?? You guys just want to see GameStop burn.

Nice....very nice/s

Fylus4433d ago

People all across the world lose jobs at some point. It's F'd up, sure, but It's practically natural. I hate that these people are going to lose their jobs, but that's not gunna stop me from hating Gamestop.

ConstipatedGorilla4433d ago

Whether you like Gamestop or not (which I do not), it's not good for the economy when stores close down and people lose jobs.

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deep_fried_bum_cake4433d ago (Edited 4433d ago )

The Democratic Republic Of Congo>>>>>>G ame Stop

SilentNegotiator4433d ago (Edited 4433d ago )

*Drives 5 minutes to local Gamestop
*Buys a new copy of game from friendly clerk
*Gets reward points
*Doesn't get coerced by mythical Gamestop robot that forces you to sell your games at Gamestop, that people seem to think exists
*Drives 5 minutes back
*Puts game in drive
*Plays game

MY local Gamestop > Ordering online

Unless Amazon or Ebay have an ASTRONOMICAL deal, I would rather support local jobs and get my copy immediately. Sorry, people with a personal vendetta against Gamestop for their robots and personal experiences with individual rude or uneducated employees; I don't have those issues at my local gamestop.

FrankDrebin4433d ago

Amazon Rules! That's where I get most of my games for $10 less than the other places along with DLC content for free.

KwietStorm_BLM4433d ago

@SilentNegotiator

It isn't JUST about tools behind the desk, it isn't JUST about their bullshit deals, it isn't JUST about shady handling of new/used games and their included bonuses, and it isn't JUST about being forced to make a decision based n pre-order deals. It's their business model as a whole, and I don't support them for any of those reasons. When they moved in and shut down MY local mom and pop game store, that was the icing. I'm not supporting local jobs for the hell of it, when I'm really supporting a filthy corporation.

Ares84HU4433d ago

Amazon and ebay are nice choices but I like to walk into stores sometimes and just pick whatever out....browse a bit maybe.

At that, you can't beat GameStop. Though some clerks can be pretty rude and pushy but understand that being pushy and trying to sell games to you is their job and they are forced and pressured to do that.

ThanatosDMC4433d ago

I would suggest newegg too. No tax and almost next day shipping.

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cheetorb4434d ago

Hey Paul, shouldn't you be selling used lawnmowers and old jewelry? Oops, sorry, that's probably the big announcement for next year. Hope I didn't spoil it.

n4gisatroll4434d ago

I kind of hope gamestop does go away. Maybe a new store will take its place and not be as big of jerks.

MySwordIsHeavenly4434d ago

Your savior's name is Disc Replay.

MySwordIsHeavenly4434d ago

No, but Disc Replay can. ;)

It's a midwestern thing right now, but it's growing.

$54.99 for a used game? Ha!
Try $42.99 for that same game that just came out last week...AND it's guaranteed to work because they buff out every single disc!

GameStops have been closing around here.

n4gisatroll4434d ago

Hmm, too bad I moved out of Cleveland to the west coast. I can only hope disc replay comes out to cali soon.

MySwordIsHeavenly4434d ago

Well, that's up to someone in Cali. It's independently owned and operated. The guy who created Disc Replay hated that corporate BS that GameStop deals with. He'll literally let someone open a store anywhere in the US, if that person can run a business. I wish I had the money to open one, instead of just working there. Lol.

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Fallout 4's 'next gen' update is over 14 gigs, breaks modded saves, & doesn't change much at all

We were expecting problems with mod support, but there are a lot of other issues.

isarai10h ago

Wow what the actual hell 🤣🤣🤣

just_looken10h ago

This is why you get the GOG version on gog you can select the version of the game to download.

On pc fallout 4 fallout new vegas and skyrim are all broken on steam because they all got the same "next gen" update.

Skyrim dec 2023
https://www.pcgamer.com/sky...

Can not find new vegas but anyone that modded it knows the script extender there was also broken

Valkyrye8h ago

Not accidental, they want modders to stop modding their older games to force them to mod Shitfield.

just_looken6h ago

There doing the same on starfield with a mods store and blocking mods

There goal is like blizzard and what they did with fallout 76 you make mods they can sell and you become a slave.

On skyrim they have "trusted" mod devs now basically a badge that lets your mod on the store you get a crumb of the sale when someone buys it.

Inverno5h ago

lol to the disagrees, the last Skyrim update broke mods too. They've been trying to kill mods to monetize them in creation club for years, it's not a stretch that they purposely put out patches just to break free mods.

porkChop3h ago

The disagrees are from people who have common sense. They aren't trying to kill mods. Most mods for any game will break with a new update because they rely on files/code that have been changed. This isn't new. Even with Bethesda this would happen way before the creation club. Mod support is literally one of the things that got Bethesda to where they are, and they're one of the only devs that releases comprehensive mod tools for each of their games.

Chocoburger4h ago

Over 14 GBs and doesn't change much at all? What? Taking up that much drive space for a pathetic 'remastering' is shameful.

Par for Bethesda.

Aussiesummer3h ago

It's not a remaster, it's a next gen update.

badz1493h ago

LOL people are actually expecting massive improvements or something? From Bethesda?? the same people who released Skyrim multiple times and the all look like shit? THAT Bethesda? are people for real?

Profchaos2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

The ps5 version doesn't change a ton but from my small playtime it's enough to make me want to replay it just to have it running at 60.

A side note to this my PS4 version no longer boots after it's "update" so I guess that's what it feels like to own a Bethesda game on PC

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Why Monopolies In Gaming Must Not Be Allowed

As of right now, there are no monopolies in the games industry, and for the sake of the medium as a whole, they never should either.

thorstein8h ago

Shouldn't be allowed in any field.

Inverno5h ago

And yet the biggest tech companies in America are essentially that. They buy up all the small comps only to kill them off and steal what they have, and if they can't buy em they bleed them to death.

jwillj2k44h ago

Eventually they’ll realize the value is with the employee not the company. Buying an IP means nothing if the people who contributed are let go. They’ll get it one day.

MrCrimson3h ago

tech is different because they buy threats and then kill them. Twitter bought Vine and did nothing with it. Despite people seemingly liking it. Could've had tiktok a decade before bytedance. go figure.

Zenzuu4h ago

Monopolies shouldn't be allowed regardless. Not just for gaming.

MrCrimson3h ago

They buy IPs not talent. That's why these buyouts never work and the IPs die. Right now it's too expensive to develop games - but I expect that to shift maybe as AI tools can make it easier. The best games have been indie games for awhile as big developers fuck their ips to death with "games as a service" -

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Gears of War Voice Actor Hints At New Game Announcement Coming In June

A voice actor from The Coalition's third-person shooter series, Gears of War, has hinted at a new game announcement coming in June.

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Ra30303h ago

Hopefully Microsoft will go back to the original story line and get away from that woke nonsense from the last Gears game Gears of Woke! But were talking about Microsoft so all the betting money is on more of the same woke nonsense.

Sciurus_vulgaris2h ago

The Locust trilogy concluded with Gears of War 3. I don’t get how Gears 4 and 5 are “woke” .