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Courteous To The Bitter End

4:20AM Mike Fahey | As seen at one of many recently closed Game Crazy locations.
News

Game Crazy Exec: Used Games Drive 20% Of New Sales

9:30AM Owen Good | Speaking to IGN, Game Crazy’s director of used games, Mark Mondhaschen, said the company did a study for “a very large vendor” and found that credit from trade-ins covered 20 percent of their sales over four weeks. More »
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Sony Divides Up MAG Factions For Pre-Order Bonuses

11:00AM Owen Good | MAG’s rolling out some exclusive in-game character models should you be of a mind to pre-order the game. GameStop and Game Crazy get two of them, the third is TBD. Amazon’s confirmed for … meh … access to a PlayStation Home space. More »
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Modern Warfare 2 Gameplay Leaked From Game Crazy Con

1:40AM Brian Crecente | Earlier this week GameCrazy held their annual retailer convention in Las Vegas, getting a chance to check out a slew of upcoming titles…and shoot video of at least one. More »
Rumours

Best Buy Now Matching GameStop’s Used Prices On New Games

5:20AM Michael McWhertor | Electronics retailer Best Buy is firing a shot at competitors GameStop and Game Crazy, offering a price match guarantee on video games that would match prices on new titles against other retailers’ used prices. Yeah, that is awesome. More »
Media

Samuel L. Jackson Wants You To Buy Afro Samurai At Game Crazy

6:20AM Mike Fahey | And here I thought novelty celebrity phone messages were a thing of the past. Not so for Game Crazy, who have Samuel L. Jackson reminding customers to pre-order Afro Samurai. More »

Game Crazy Launching GTA IV In US At Midnight

1:20AM Mike Fahey | The country’s second largest videogame chain is getting isn’t content with merely having all of their stores opening up at midnight for the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV. Game Crazy is also hosting the Extreme GTA IV Experience at 10 locations scattered across the U.S., featuring prizes, limited-edition merchandise, and an exclusive GTA IV faceplate for the Xbox 360. Gamers attending the ‘Experience’ will also get a special text to win number that enters them in a drawing for two plane tickets to anywhere in the U.S. and $US 1,000 in mad money. “New Grand Theft Auto games are always a huge event in the gaming community and this one is sure to be no exception,” said Wes Sand, senior vice president at Game Crazy. “Rockstar has outdone itself again by making GTA IV completely immersive and interactive. Our customers have been eagerly anticipating this game’s arrival. This is a launch they won’t forget.” Hit the jump for a full list of the stores hosting the 8PM events on the 28th, as well as a picture of the faceplate! More »