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    zimmi88: *Thumbs up to EA* I'll take a Beach Ball Blitz, please. =) more »
    trogam: Interesting concept for getting money for charity...I'll give them that... Now can we add microtransactions to other things? more »
    Kyolux is 4 months away from freedom: Next thing you know, they'll add micro-transactions to sitting on a bench in a park more »
    thinkfreemind: One question that I'd have for Raines had I been in the room would have been, isn't GameStop's business model involving customers trading in games wit... more »
    UltimatePancakeSensation: Used Game Sales Don't Hurt New Ones No. That's like going to a place that only has oranges, and offering people the choice of an apple instead of an ... more »
    curonjohnson: New does not mean something taken out the case and put into a little paper slip and put back in the case when you purchase it. New is when the game is... more »
    shadow763: Truth or not....I just want them to go out of business. more »
    Weaselfingers: Of course used game sales don't hurt new game sales. Just like how movie theaters letting customers sell their used tickets to the people who came to ... more »
    Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: People bitch and bitch and bitch, but the causal gamers have made GameStop what it is today. They don't believe in huge libraries of games, for them a... more »
    Korgoths: My local GS is 99.9% used games and if you do want to buy a NEW game you are forced to sign up and pre-order it. two years ago the new PC games sectio... more »
    Curse lily: 'used games sales don't hurt new ones"i prefer to pay the price for a new one then a use game which the difference is about like $5 so in my case is t... more »
    Bialia: Everything hinges on the definition of current. Considering you can't find a new copy of most non AAA titles at a Gamestop within like 6 months- it is... more »
    Bowler: I'd love to see him back that up with numbers in print. Anecdotal evidence of standing and listening to employees and their company policy pretty much... more »
    LordBling: "J. Paul Raines bravely faced a roomful of video game developers at this year's DICE Summit, letting them know that the used game sales that butter th... more »
    exkon: Sure used games sales don't hurt new ones. Now can that COO give us a reasonable explanation why a new game trade-in is $24.99 and then SOLD for $54.9... more »
    SeemantiniTurdus: Onimon: Perhaps not an original idea, but it was an artistic, immersive game- Razor-sharp textures, otherwordly level design, superb voice acting/writ... more »
    Omnimon: American McGee's head has been a bit big for his shoulders since Alice... which wasn't even an original idea in itself. I'm a hater. more »
    Maudite: Really? Am I the only one that got zero enjoyment out of McGee's alice? And that was back when i was impressionable and thought putting upside down c... more »
    NeVeRMoRe666: Through the looking glass? more »
    Omnimon: This guy's always seemed like a giant sell-out to me, just taking someone's idea, flipping the main character's morals on their head, and creating a g... more »
  • #dice

    Electronic Arts Adds Microtransaction to Real Golf

    Last week's DICE summit kicked off with a game of golf in the Nevada desert. To keep things interesting, and raise a bit of cash for charity, Electronic Arts added microtransactions to the game. More »
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    GameStop COO: Used Game Sales Don't Hurt New Ones

    J. Paul Raines bravely faced a roomful of video game developers at this year's DICE Summit, letting them know that the used game sales that butter the retailers bread do not hurt new game sales. More »
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    EA Announces New American McGee's Alice Title

    Talking at DICE 2009, Electronic Arts John Riccitiello announced that there would be another Alice game coming from American McGee to the PC and consoles. More »
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    Capcom's Jun Takeuchi on the Rise of Western Gaming

    Speaking at this week's DICE conference in Las Vegas, Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi talked about Japan's shrinking importance in the global gaming market. More »