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Tag: used games

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Critical Miss

We’re The Good Guys Now

[folder_nav][folder_nav] As always, you can follow Grey and Cory on Twitter.
By Grey Carter Legacy AuthorJune 21, 2013
The Broke Gamer

Strapped for Cash

No matter where you live, gaming costs, and it costs a lot. Where I live, in Poland, the average salary is approximately 2500 ...
By Bart Wojenka Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2011
Experienced Points

Bargains Are for Cheaters

The conversation began here, when THQ’s Cory Ledesma stated that buying used games “cheated” developers. Then it picked up steam when Penny Arcade ...
By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorAugust 27, 2010
Experienced Points

The Price of Fun

The conventional wisdom is that the entertainment industry is recession-proof, but this thinking hasn’t really been tested against the videogame industry as it ...
By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorMarch 20, 2009
Going Gold

Used and Abused

It’s somewhat appropriate that in a week when the Detroit automakers are flying cap in hand to Washington for bailout money, an increasing ...
By Christian Ward Legacy AuthorNovember 26, 2008
Op-Ed

What?s Mine is Yours and What?s Yours is Yours

The term “ownership” is losing its practical meaning. At the risk of being old-fashioned, I recall with some nostalgia a time when I ...
By Sean Sands Legacy AuthorNovember 30, 2007
The Needles

Psychonauts and the Tragedy of Used Games

Yahtzee Croshaw called me a craven douche last week because I chose not to purchase the 2005 action-adventure game Psychonauts when it was ...
By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 28, 2007
Op-Ed

Team Humidor on Used Games

Seeing as this week marks the launch of not one, but two new consoles, and that many of said consoles are already appearing ...
By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorNovember 14, 2006
Editor's Choice

Epic Yard Sale Tale

Websites like eBay, Craigslist, and even MySpace and other networking sites seem like the obvious places to look for long-lost videogame treasures, old-school ...
By Matthew McKeague Legacy AuthorAugust 29, 2006
Walton's World

A Marginal Business

The used game business works like this: A gamer shows up at GameStop with a few games he’s tired of and wants to ...
By Max Steele Legacy AuthorJanuary 3, 2006
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