Despite fears that the on-going trend of digital distribution may be bad for retailers, analyst Arvind Bhatia of Sterne Agee believes that retailers and walk-in stores have nothing to worry about. At least not yet. Meeting with four key GameStop execs, the analyst shares his thoughts and predictions regarding digital downloads.

When you hear that GameStop got swarmed, you'd think they broke the date on Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Xbox 360), but then again, that game barely has a date. Anyway, unfortunately for the GameStop outlet in the Union Square Park area, it wasn't a swarm of customers looking to see if they've got inFamous, it was literally a swarm of bees that surely gave the Memorial Day Weekend quite a buzz.

I like Overlord and I love freebies, so this Overlord pre-order promo from GameStop is definitely relevant to my interests. See, anyone who pre-orders a copy of Overlord II, Overlord Dark Legend and Overlord Minions from GameStop will receive one of four different minion figurines.

When Slash000 paid US$ 10 to pre-order Duke Nukem Forever through his local GameStop, little did he know that he would have to wait 12 years to wait for an answer. Unfortunately for him, the answer might be a disappointing "no" now that 3D Realms has run out of money and can no longer continue the game's development.

We've got here today QuickJump QuickPeek 60 carrying the second installments of our QJ QuickGuide and How-To Series, the continuing impact of the recession on the industry, awards and recognitions to deserving names in the industry, console make-overs, and of course, the run-up week to the biggest title to hit the PS3 as of yet. Let's get this quick rundown of the past week in QJ, via our brave Weekend Warriors, shall we?

After taking five for quite some time now, The Weekend Warrior just took his Conan the Barbarian-like sword and took it to the nearest smithy. This time, the DS and Wii Weekend Warriors have joined forces into the new Nintendo Weekend Warrior, bringing you all the big news from an Italian plumber's pipeline.


Originally posted 21 Feb 09 at 11:00PM

Most of what we get to post about on GTA Chinatown Wars has pretty much been interviews and bits and pieces of information. But considering that the game is already coming out next month, where in heck are the videos? Fine, we've seen a couple of screenshots before, but now, care of this GameStop promo trailer, we finally see actual gameplay in action. Vroooom! Check out the full article to view the video and more details of GameStop's pre-order bonus.

Our source from EBGames/GameStop, Kaizer_911 is back to inform everyone that the Nintendo DSi is now pre-order at all GameStop stores across the US, and only a limited number will be available per store. He also confirmed the Red Xbox 360 console, but only for New Zealand. More details after the link.

And a great big heap of thanks to Kaizer_911 ;)

About an hour before the 9PM closing time, two guys went into the GameStop on Kruse Drive in Solon, Ohio. Oh they weren't there to pre-order Killzone 2, those guys were out to mug the place dry. Fortunately though, no one got killed, shot, or injured in any way. Details in the full article.

Some video game publishers and developers have been quite vocal about their distaste for the used games business. They're missing out on the profits, and when you find out just how much profit it is, you'll want to get in on it too.