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GameStop Holiday Sales Up 35%

Sometimes it seems like I write this post every year. Mega retail gaming store GameStop has announced that the 2007 holiday season saw a record $2.3 billion dollars, an increase of 35% over last year's holiday sales. To put this in perspective, this is more money than I have in my pocket right now. GameStop boss Dick Fontaine cites the proliferation of next-generation consoles as a driving force of the triumph over the numbers of yesteryear.
"Driven by robust domestic and international sales, GameStop achieved the most successful holiday season results ever," said company chairman and CEO Richard Fontaine. "Video game software sales grew by 45%, while the next generation installed base is now triple last year's base and a very positive leading indicator for future sales growth."
In the wake of sales news, the company raised their fiscal 2007 earnings guidance by $0.13 a share, indicating that I really need to read up on financial information to better understand what that means. I know it's good at least - otherwise it wouldn't have made it into the press release, after the jump. More »

9:40 AM on Thu Jan 10 2008
By Mike Fahey
1,897 views, 36 comments

Latest by pot: @EnigmaNemesis: That is why you see all the "bonus pre-order items" or free items when you buy the game in store, they whined and begged about giving incentive for people to buy in retail and not digital distribution. more »

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Our Annotated Kristmas Kard

On Christmas morning Mark Wilson posted our off-beat, out-of-tune electronic Christmas Card to you our readers. If you missed reading it make sure to check it out here. If you can sing better than we can, and that's more than likely a given, hit the jump for the full lyrics with annotations to the stories that inspired them.

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7:48 AM on Mon Dec 31 2007
By Brian Crecente
10,017 views, 25 comments

Latest by brello: Ah cool, now I don't have to search for all the references I missed :) more »

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Shadow the Hedgehog Steals Christmas

Nothing says Happy Holidays like a beloved mascot character giving in to angst and peeing on a friend's belongings. "How The Hedgehog Stole Christmas" is a Christmas video that explores a slightly darker Shadow the Hedgehog than the gun-toting gangsta Sega has transformed him into. Basically he goes completely apeshit, urinates on Amy's floor, and is seemingly about to forcibly take Cream's mother until a child's voice brings redemption. Thanks Bryan for pointing this out, and allowing me to transfer my disturbing fascination with Cream into a more socially acceptable obsession with her mom. Hooray!

1:00 PM on Thu Dec 27 2007
By Mike Fahey
2,876 views, 23 comments

Latest by KK: @cmoody17: Isn't Cream 6, not 8, as Tails is 8?ds more »

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A Sleigh is so Old Fashioned...

Jeff Rubenstein, Social Media Manager for SCEA has posted a little holiday video greeting from Polyphony Digital, the folks who created the Gran Turismo. It features Santa who has turned in his sleigh for a fancy sports car. Is it an attempt to make his Christmas duties faster or just a sad mid-life crisis? You be the judge! More »

7:00 PM on Sat Dec 22 2007
By fdemarco
4,307 views, 33 comments

Latest by Kamus: What the hell? Where's the totally unrelated Forza Motorsport comment from a rabid Sony hater? errr, MS fanboi, err. Forza fan. more »