March 11, 2009
Amazon launches videogame trade-in store (afp)
AFP – Amazon launched an online videogame trade-in store on Thursday, granting credit at the online retail giant to customers who send in used games.
March 9, 2009
The liquidation business: too liquid? (businessweek online)
BusinessWeek Online – Since the economic distress took hold this autumn, liquidators have sold off some $15 billion worth of stuff — the stuff of executives’ miscalculations and failed aspirations, but for all that, just everyday stuff. Suits and sheets and college sweatshirts. Video games, GPS devices, and plasma televisions. These goods had been accumulating at troubled stores around the country, including Mervyns, Linens ‘n Things, Steve & Barry’s, KB Toys, and Circuit City. …
March 7, 2009
Africa takes center stage in ‘resident evil 5′ (ap)
AP – “Resident Evil 5″ producer Jun Takeuchi wants to clear up some misconceptions about his upcoming entry into the popular zombie-killing franchise: It’s definitely as scary as its predecessors, players can’t run while gunning down foes, and there’s nothing racist about the video game, which takes place in a fictional West African country.