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GameStop Officially Wants Your iPhone, iPads And iPods

US video game retailer GameStop officially gets into the Apple business today with the launch of its long-rumoured iPhone, iPad and iPod trade-in program. How much will they pay for your old Apple crap?


Gamestop Resurrects Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D Trade-In Hopes

It’s hard to describe used copies of Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D as pre-owned when pre-played seems to fit the game so well. Despite the eternal save file, major U.S. retailers are still accepting Mercenaries trade-ins.


Retailers: PS3 Owners Are Ditching The Platform, Migrating To 360

They’re sick of waiting. And now some are crossing over to the other side.


Trade Games For Food In The U.K.

It sounds like a U.N. relief program for starving gamers, but it’s not. The U.K. supermarket chain Tesco has expanded a pilot used-games trade-in to 60 stores. Store credit can be used for anything, food included.


How To Trade-Up To The New Xbox 360 For $US90 In The US

The new, smaller, sexier Xbox 360 is in stores now, and if you know where to go it can be yours for as little as $US90.


Wal-Mart Launching Video Game Trade-In Kiosks

Wal-Mart has teamed up with kiosk company e-Play to test automated video game trade-in kiosks in several store locations throughout the Northeastern United States.


HMV Launches Used Game Initiative

HMV is pretty sure games are going to be bigger than music, and as part of their slowly shifting focus they’re rolling out their very own pre-owned game program, HMV Re/Play. Launching this Friday across approximately 160 HMV Uk retail locations, the company will begin accepting game trade-ins across all major console and handheld platforms, exchanging used titles for store credit good for anything the store carries – DVD’s, games, and even music…but who buys CDs anymore? “Our launch into pre-played games and the acquisition of gamerbase.com underlines HMV’s long term commitment to games as it becomes an ever-increasing part of our overall product mix,” said HMV managing director Simon Fox.


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