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As Of June Gamestop Will No Longer Take PS2 Trades. EB Games Hasn’t Taken Them Since December!

This is a strange story. Strange because no-one really noticed or made a fuss. In the US Gamestop has just confirmed to multiple outlets that it will no longer be accepting PS2 trades after June 1 this year. This has made headlines. People in the US chased this up; they cared for some reason. Kotaku US ran a story that we chose not to publish on this site about it.


EB Games Confirms Battlefield 4 Poster Is A Work Of Fiction

A few days ago, a poster for Battlefield 4, purportedly from EB Games, made its way onto the internet. It announced new (and not so new) features, forward knowledge of DLC and even a release date. The only problem is, it’s as fake as they get.


What EB Games Can Learn From The Demise Of GAME In Australia

When we spoke to GAME Australia’s ex-Managing Director Paul Yardley for our look at what went wrong with GAME’s Australian retail operation we asked him a question: how optimistic did he feel about the future of video game retail in Australia? And what chance do remaining specialist retailers like EB have in a market that’s clearly in decline?


EB Games Is Selling The PS Vita For $199

It’s a deal that isn’t necessarily plastered all over the store or even on its website, but EB Games is currently selling the Wi-Fi version of the PS Vita for $199. If you’ve been waiting for a price drop to check out a genuinely underrated system with a fair whack of decent games to play, now is the time!


EB Games Already Offering Preorders Of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag

Assassin’s Creed III didn’t come out all that long ago and yet, we already have an October 29 release date for the next instalment, subtitled Black Flag. This, it seems, is all the information EB Games needs to throw up preorder pages.


You Can Already Pre-Order A PS4 At EB Games, They’re Guessing $899 Australian

We don’t know how much it costs. We don’t know when it’s going to be released. We don’t even know what the bloody console looks like. All we know is that it exists and a handful of games are in development for it. But still, you can pre-order a PlayStation 4 at EB Games.


You Can Buy Aliens: Colonial Marines From EB Games Right Now

Aliens: Colonial Marines is officially due out in two days, but what good is a street date if you can’t break it? While it wasn’t the first to bust the date, EB Games has announced via social media that the game can now be purchased from the retailer, ahead of its scheduled release.


How Dead Space 3 Became Free At JB Hi-Fi For Some Pre-Order Customers

JB H-Fi have stopped taking pre-orders for the Dead Space 3 Limited Edition, and will not be able to fulfil existing pre-orders for the game — they are, however, offering a free standard edition of the game to anyone affected.


What Will 2013 Do To Aussie Games Retail?

Australia’s not exactly blessed with lots of competing video game retail chains. What’s the story likely to be in 2013, and does physical retail matter any more in any case?


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