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How Gamestop Lost My Business Over Twenty Bucks
The game Brett wanted for his computer is compatible with both Windows and MacOS, in theory. He went to GameStop to buy a physical copy, and learned that he had to buy it as a download instead. They sold him a download code and he went home to get his new game. That's when he learned that GameStop's Impulse download platform might sell Mac-compatible games, but the program itself is Windows-only. Brett wants to warn other gamers...and to vent.
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California GameStops To Warn Used-Game Buyers That "Free DLC" Isn't Necessarily Free
While some experienced buyers of used video games may know that the "free additional content" burst on game's packaging probably only applied to the original purchase of the game. But as part of a class-action settlement announced earlier today, GameStop stores in California will now alert buyers that any additional downloadable content (aka DLC) will likely have to be purchased separately.
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GameStop: You've Got One Week Left To Trade In GameCube Stuff
If you've got a stack of old GameCube games you've been waiting to unload at GameStop for a tiny bit of cash or in-store credit, you'd better take care of the transaction by the close of business Sunday. Starting a week from today, the monolithic game retailer will no longer accept games, accessories or systems from Nintendo's obsolete console.
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Worst Company In America Round 2: Walmart Vs. GameStop
With all other remaining contenders having had their time trying to shoot each other with crossbows or burn each other alive with wildfire in the vast, Worst Company In America Hunger Games arena, Round Two comes to a close with this match-up between two reviled retailers.
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The floor of the Worst Company In America BattleDome is stained with the blood of the vanquished. But only one company can earn the privilege of placing the WCIA Golden Poo in its trophy case, so the violence must continue.
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Worst Company In America Round One: Netflix Vs. GameStop
Everyone else might be thanking God it's Friday, but not the companies that had to start off their weekend by beating the ever-loving crud out of each other in the Worst Company America Thunderdome.
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Welcome to Consumerist's 7th Annual Worst Company In America tournament, where the businesses you nominated face off for a title that none of them will publicly admit to wanting — but which all of them try their hardest to earn. So it's time to fill in the brackets and start another office pool. That is, unless you work at one of the 32 companies competing in the tournament.
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Why Do You Need My Eye Color & Height To Let Me Trade In My Old Copy Of Mass Effect?
There's nothing illegal about re-selling your used video games, but some state and local governments have now begun including your old games on the list of items that require buyers to take down detailed information about you in order to track the purchase.
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Why You Should Think Twice Before Pre-Ordering Stuff At GameStop
New and used game retailer GameStop is well-known for its culture of encouraging pre-sales. Employees convince customers to reserve copies of future products by paying all or part of the balance in advance, pleasing their corporate overlords. Sometimes things don't go as planned, and in rare cases customers can get stiffed.
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Best Buy Picks The Perfect Place To Tell Customers It Doesn't Suck As Much As GameStop
If you're going to pick a location to try to turn people away from a GameStop store, it would be right outside that store's front door. Or maybe the big empty wall directly next to it.
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