GameStop's stock price closed lower by $1.30—a five percent loss overall—after word this morning that Sony had applied for a patent on technology that could restrict how used games are played on its next console. » 1/03/13 5:00pm 1/03/13 5:00pm

A patent application published today resurrects the rumor that Sony's next gaming console will suppress the playing of used games, and outlines how such a scheme would be accomplished without the use of an always-on Internet connection for verification. In short, an RFID ID stamped onto the new discs would track their… » 1/03/13 10:00am 1/03/13 10:00am

Used games: you love them, need them and want to marry them. Publishers and developers blame the second-hand market for lack of innovation , saying the money they don't see from used games would let them be more creative. » 5/14/12 9:00am 5/14/12 9:00am