Video game retailers

[deKay]

From the receipt:

Professor Layton & The Curious Village - £17.40

Brain Training - £11.40

Football Director DS - £5.40

Agatha Christie ABC Murders - £4.40

42 All Time Classics - £8.40

Mirror's Edge - £6.40

£53.40 is pretty mad for that lot. CeX would've given me about thirteen quid. I took Skyrim and will probably grab ME3 once that's back in stock.

All of those are cheaper to buy instore than how much they gave you. Madness.

[Dandy_Sephy]

I just complete a trip with a friend, we both took 20 games each, and we both got £120+. Some of the prices are ridiculously high, I took in the £11 of games I bought in their sale and got £24 for them.

Assassins Creed Brotherhood - £11.40

Gears of War 2 - £6.40

Just Cause - £4.40

Infinite Undiscovery - £6.40

Brink - £5.90

Samurai Showdown Zen - £4.40

Child of Eden - £5.90

Modnation - £8.40

Shadows of the Dammed - £5.90

Crysis 2 - £8.40

Yakuza 4 - £7.90

MGS4 - £8.40

FFXIII - £11.40

Ghost Squad £4.40

Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus - £13.40

Metroid other M - £8.40

Sin and Punishment - £7.90

=£129 on a gift card

I made sure to get a print out before I ok'ed the trade in. A few titles were underpriced but others were punching above their weight so it evened out nicely. They didn't take 3 games I had. No idea what I'll spend the credit on but there is no rush to use it.

[Yewone]

Disaster day of Crisis on Wii has got to be one of the best bargains. Picked it up for £1.98 the other week traded it in to the very same shop today and got £13.40 for it... How in anyone's world does that make good business sense!

Oh and Advance Wars Dark Conflict that I paid for 98p got me £8.40ish.

Ended up with £45 from 6 titles (including a Fifa)

So thats Trials Evolution, Fez & Journey paid for... Thanks Gamestation.

[Garibaldi]

Any idea how long this will run for? After seeing £18.40 for ME2 I'd be right down there if I didn't currently have shingles. I expect the last thing the beleagured Game staff need is to be infected with chickenpox.

[MW_Jimmy]

Got rid of another 6 games of tat today (mostly really old DS games I've held onto far longer than necessary) and bought Rayman Origins and 2100 points from the profit.

I think I am almost completely out of rubbish, played-through games now.

[Girth Certificate]

runs till the 25th apparently

[Lovelyman]

Cool lists everyone.

[T Pot]

Just traded a bunch of games in:

Heavenly Sword - 4.40

Assassins Creed 2 - 8.40

COD 5 - 8.40

GTA 4 (gaytony/lost&damned) - 21.40

Modnation Racers PS3 - 8.40

Unreal Tournament 3 - 4.40

Splinter Cell Double Agent - 4.40

Splinter Cell Conviction - 8.40

COD MW2 - 11.40

Prince Of Persia - 4.40

Rockstar Tabletennis - 4.40

Saints Row 2 - 8.40

£96 for a load of guff I don't play anymore.

[DjSatansfur3h]

just had a quick count, and I've "completed" 60 of my 150+ 360 titles... should I?

Buy the company? Sure, go for it.

[Ferine]

Much to the chagrin of horribleman, here are the prices I got for those keeping tabs. If you knock £3.40 off each you presumably get their standalone, non-offer value:

• Killzone 3 - £13.40
  
• Dragon Age 2 Signature Edition (PS3) - £8.40
  
• Mirror's Edge (PS3) - £4.40
  
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PS3) - £7.90
  
• Batman: Arkham City (PS3) - £22.90
  
• Xenoblade Chronicles - £15.40
  

Some of the trade-in prices aren't that great, but they beat what Amazon were offering which is where the games were headed otherwise.

I happened to be served by the manager and he seemed pretty upbeat. My local GAME is in a pretty good position — the only remaining competition on the highstreet is Blockbuster, which I think a lot of people overlook in the first place — so as long as the company as a whole holds out I imagine it'll do pretty well. As for my custom specifically, I think they need to get their website back on track and have real crossover with their physical stores.

[Tofu]

Again can anyone confirm is this Game only and not Gamestation?. As my local Game has shutdown.

[super_quincy]

It's gamestation too

[Tofu]

It's gamestation too

Ace now I need the courage to go in there and sell High School Musical Wii, and Pirates to them alongside some other tat.

[lenticular]

I was going to ebay some of my old stuff but this was much more convenient, dragged a stack of 30 games down, 10mins later £270... got a wifi Vita and Uncharted.

[BoggyB]

I just took 47 games in and got a rather pleasant £540 credit note. Bought a 3G vita, 2 games, memory card and a couple of other bits and have got £204 left. All that shite just sitting in various cupboards. Gone!

[Girth Certificate]

Ridge Racer 3DS - £8.40

My Health Coach: Stop Smoking With Allen Carr DS - £4.40

Bagiaoh DS - £4.40

Alone in the Dark PS3 - £6.40

Fifa 09 360 - £4.40

Littlebigplanet Ps3 - £8.40

FIFA2010 360 - £4.40

Fight Night 3 360 - 4.40

Pure 360 - £6.40

Assasins Creed 2 360 - £8.40

Motorstorm Ps3 - £4.40

Tadger Woods 09 PS3 - £4.40

Resi 5 360 - £7.90

Fallout Vegas 360 - £8.40

Oblivion GoTY 360 - £14.70

Fallout 3 360 - £6.40

FIFA 10 ps3 - £4.40

PGR3 360 - £4.40

EDF Shit Sequal - £10.40

Assasins Creed Violations - £22.90

Mirror's Edge ps3 - £4.40

Fuel PS3 - £6.40

Link's Crossbow Training wii - £4.40

Ridge 6 360 - £4.40

£167.90 hurrah

Only game they wouldn't take was Heavenly Sword cos it didn't have a manual, as if you need instructtions for 'play for 10 minutes, get bored, trade it in'

if thewy go out of business now I'll look like such a tosser

[Boozy The Clown]

Here comes another list :

All 360

Fight Night Champion - £15.40

Mafia 2 - £11.40

Flatout UC - £8.40

Viva Pinata Trouble In Paradise - £8.40

Dead Space 2 - £8.40

Colin McRae Dirt 1 - £8.40

Sega Rally - £8.40

Crysis 2 - £7.90

Child of Eden - £5.90

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - £11.40

Skate 3 - £16.90

Halo Reach - £15.40

Alan Wake - £7.90

Fallout 3 - £6.40

Alpha Protocol - £4.40

Mirror's Edge - £6.40

Vanquish - £8.40

Dead Space - £4.40

Total £164.20.

- 4200 points I even pre-ordered Max Payne 3 & Sniper Elite. I got the impression they probably won't be getting SE2 in though as it was nowhere to be seen in their "pre-order now list" but apparently it's out on May the 4th. I also earned a fiver in reward points. Chuffed, assuming they don't go bust again between now and the end of May.

[Corporal Flashback]

Are the trade value offers just for games? I may up my 360 to a slim.

[Bedwin]

How long is this going for? I'm in the mood for a bit of profiteering, and there is a That's Entertainment nearby selling games on the cheap. Is it gonna be worth it?

[jon_cybernet]

Just traded in a load of stuff that was mainly wank, got £300 and £15 worth of store points. Walked out with a Vita, Uncharted and a memory card. Pretty chuffed with that overall! I'll post up my reciept when I get in.

[Yewone]

Well there is another positive to this offer.. Vita sales are on the up

I'll be going back tomorrow just to make up enough to get ME3 (they confirmed they are definitely getting stock in).

[mr_woo]

I wonder how long before the other publishers get back on board. Looks like EA and Nintendo are jumping back on board, surely can't be long before everyone else is back.

[T Pot]

I'm gutted you can't get the official 360 wheel anymore. I would have picked one up today if I could.

[jonnatar]

Are the trade value offers just for games? I may up my 360 to a slim.

I don't think they're taking in consoles at the moment, unless that's changed in the last week?

[Pochacco]

I just complete a trip with a friend, we both took 20 games each, and we both got £120+. Some of the prices are ridiculously high, I took in the £11 of games I bought in their sale and got £24 for them.

Assassins Creed Brotherhood - £11.40

Gears of War 2 - £6.40

Just Cause - £4.40

Infinite Undiscovery - £6.40

Brink - £5.90

Samurai Showdown Zen - £4.40

Child of Eden - £5.90

Modnation - £8.40

Shadows of the Dammed - £5.90

Crysis 2 - £8.40

Yakuza 4 - £7.90

MGS4 - £8.40

FFXIII - £11.40

Ghost Squad £4.40

Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus - £13.40

Metroid other M - £8.40

Sin and Punishment - £7.90

=£129 on a gift card

I made sure to get a print out before I ok'ed the trade in. A few titles were underpriced but others were punching above their weight so it evened out nicely. They didn't take 3 games I had. No idea what I'll spend the credit on but there is no rush to use it.

Here comes another list :

All 360

Fight Night Champion - £15.40

Mafia 2 - £11.40

Flatout UC - £8.40

Viva Pinata Trouble In Paradise - £8.40

Dead Space 2 - £8.40

Colin McRae Dirt 1 - £8.40

Sega Rally - £8.40

Crysis 2 - £7.90

Child of Eden - £5.90

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - £11.40

Skate 3 - £16.90

Halo Reach - £15.40

Alan Wake - £7.90

Fallout 3 - £6.40

Alpha Protocol - £4.40

Mirror's Edge - £6.40

Vanquish - £8.40

Dead Space - £4.40

Total £164.20.

- 4200 points I even pre-ordered Max Payne 3 & Sniper Elite. I got the impression they probably won't be getting SE2 in though as it was nowhere to be seen in their "pre-order now list" but apparently it's out on May the 4th. I also earned a fiver in reward points. Chuffed, assuming they don't go bust again between now and the end of May.

I know it's 50p but I take it both were for the 360? Why the difference?

I'm tempted to trade in Tiger Woods 10, Star Wars Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edtion and Enslaved for the 360 but no idea what I'll get for them...

[Boozy The Clown]

I wuz robbed.

....again.

[Dandy_Sephy]

I know it's 50p but I take it both were for the 360? Why the difference?

ps3 here, plus mine was the "limited" edition (read: minor packaging difference as the dlc wasn't included)

[dayte]

So from GAME's point of view, how is this sustainable?

[Boozy The Clown]

It can't be. They have seriously misjudged just how much their customers hate them I think.

[mr_woo]

So from GAME's point of view, how is this sustainable?

This is purely guesswork and I'm sure any economics expert will put this down but I'm guessing that they open this offer for a short time and get in a lot of stock and people get lots of credit. Game then gets the publishers back on board and people start using the credit for purchasing new games, consoles etc. With these sales Game can show that they are still relevant and still bringing the customers in. It's not a sustainable long term thing but in the very short term it brings the customers in and hey, you never know, they may even see some second hand games that they want to buy.

Of course that makes me wonder why they're accepting older sports game titles, you'd think they'd want rid of them!