GameStop isn't too concerned with the recent swing of publisher initiatives to get consumers to buy games new. The company stated on its financial call this morning it will back these new business models, such as Electronic Arts' "Online Pass."
Games Asylum: "Well, this is neat. As the name suggests, Wrath of the Mutants is the rarest of things – a genuine arcade conversion. With most modern arcade games being ticket redemption machines, this is something seldom seen. In fact, the last arcade conversion we can recall was Raw Thrill’s own Cruis’n’ Blast on Switch back in 2021. This is also based on an older iteration of TMNT, harking back to the series from 2012-2017. It’s essentially breaking franchise continuity (we’ve had two different iterations of the Turtles since) and could even be considered nostalgic for a select few – those who grew up with 2012’s Turtles are probably in their late teens."
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Starship Troopers: Extermination is continuing its early access period with a class system overhaul that will give players more options when it comes to pushing back the bugs.
It must be frustrating for these devs to see Helldivers 2 absolutely devour their lunch lol
-Oh my God, this game looks like a complete rip-off of Helldivers II!
-At least it gives Xbox players the chance to experience something similar to the PlayStation game!
Jokes aside it does make you wonder why Sony, who owns the IP for both, is continuing with two products when there is such overlap. Should it one day make a new Starship Troopers film or a Helldivers film instead?
Bull, gamestop knows this really wont affect them.
What are they suppose to say? That they hate it? They can't do that so they are stuck saying they support it. All this means is less money for trade-ins and lower prices for used games. Gamestop will still find a way to make money.
i totally disagree. this will affect gamestop and every other major videogame retailer as well. heres how. first i hate the fact tht EA is going t hav 1 TIME CODES implemented to play the games online. ok gamestop sells a brand new copy of a game(any game), the person tht bought the game beats it, realizes tht they shoulda rented it, then they return it. still with me, good. ok so gamestop sells the same game again to another innocent gamer. ka-ching!!. see. so gamestop just made almost twice as much money on a single copy of the game. if the 2nd guy returns it he gets even less back then the first guy, but gamestop then continues selling the now physically abused game for (u guessed it) almost the same price as the first time. whts the point??, thts wht we see today. but with the 1 TIME CODES tht r coming, gamestop wont b able to make as much money on a single copy anymore, since no 1 will return their games even if they dont like them because it'll b of no use to 2nd guy buying it. thus gamestop wont even bother taking back. and lets face it in todays economy, not every 1 will pay $60 for new games or $80-$90 for special editions. and since we're on the subject wht does this mean for places like blockbuster video. think about it!!. theres going to b no point for them buying games from EA or any 1 else if they cant rent them to more than 1 person, for like ever!! lol. face it! this affects every major gaming retailer in the world. it even affects the idiot companies making the games. since places like blockbuster will only buy copies they can sell not extra copies for rent. remember/ the codes are called (1 time codes) for a reason. pfft!! dumb ass idea.