Game Crazy

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Fight Brews Over Game Crazy’s Remaining Inventory

10:30AM June 25, 2010 | Owen Good

Game Crazy went belly-up earlier this year, removing one more retail alternative to GameStop from American shopping centres. The sell-off of its remaining stock is on hold while two liquidators battle over who’s bidding the most for it. More »


In Real Life

Well, No Wonder Game Crazy Went Out Of Business

8:30AM May 3, 2010 | Owen Good

They weren’t charging nearly enough for their used games. Weird pricing decision by GameStop for Modern Warfare 2, (Xbox 360 version), spied by reader DSForte. More »


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Dodge Viper Or Ford Bronco? That Is The Blur Preorder Question

5:20AM April 22, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Bizarre Creations’ combat-racer Blur is coming May 25, and your choice of preorder locations determines which ride you’ll get early access to in online multiplayer, because everyone loves retailer-exclusive preorder bonuses, right? More »


The Day Gamers Took Over Reselling: Epilogue

1:30PM February 20, 2010 | Owen Good

Last week, I wrote about Glyde, the reseller flooded by gamers at its November launch. Because of Glyde’s shipping model, the time required for delivery and payment seemed to be a drawback. So how’d Glyde do with a real sale? More »


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The Day The Gamers Took Over Reselling

12:30PM February 12, 2010 | Owen Good

When it quietly went online for pre-launch testing early last year, Glyde was a reseller marketplace built with a mid-western, middle-aged book or music lover in mind. Then the gamers found it and practically took over. More »


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Only 250 Game Crazy Stores Left After Restructuring

3:20AM February 5, 2010 | Mike Fahey

As part of parent company Movie Gallery, Inc’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganisation, video game retailer Game Crazy stores are dropping like flies, with only 250 stores remaining open in the US once the smoke clears. More »


In Real Life

Would You Play Video Games With President Obama?

3:40AM December 11, 2009 | Mike Fahey

If you could play a video game with any celebrity, who would it be? A recent survey conducted by Weekly Reader Research reveals that boys aged 8-17 want to get their game on with President Obama. Who did girls pick? More »


In Real Life

Courteous To The Bitter End

4:20AM October 15, 2009 | Mike Fahey

As seen at one of many recently closed Game Crazy locations.


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

9:30AM September 14, 2009 | 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 September 9, 2009 | 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 »