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retailers EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Select Blockbusters to host Modern Warfare 2 launches 13 If you're a retailer that sells video games, chances are pretty good that you'll be holding a midnight launch for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Well, as it turns out, Blockbuster is no exceptio... Inside Microsoft's first retail store 56 Coinciding with the release of Windows 7, Microsoft has opened their very first Microsoft Store in the Scottsdale Fashion Square mall in Scottsdale, Arizona. People camped out overnight in sixty ... MS does on-demand software printing at retail 42 Microsoft is really making a serious push into retail, as evidenced by what I've seen today at the opening of their first retail store. One of the biggest issues with software sales at retail is ... Microsoft offering on-site Xbox 360 repair at new stores 48 The very first Microsoft store opened today in Scottsdale, Arizona. I ran over to check it out and we'll have more on that a little later today, but there's one story that I'm sure will interest ... Nintendo says that downloadable services help retail 29 For years now people have been discussing the downfall of retail thanks to the ever increasing use of digital distribution. Of course retail is still here as that inevitable downfall is a long wa... Toys R' Us giving you a free game after you buy two 35 Are you really backlogged on the games you need to play, but also strapped for cash? Yea, who isn't? What's the solution though? Theft? Selling drugs? Prostitution? I mean I'm a good looking guy,... UK retailers reduce the price of the PSP Go 30 UK gamers can tell you that if you wanted to pick up a PSP Go on launch day, it was a real hit to the bankbook, as the little handheld launched at £224.99 (roughly $359 US). And you thought... Game Crazy to offer a Dark Void pre-order bonus, too 5 So, will it be a Golden Jetpack of a Trexi? No bones about it: Airtight Games is making the Dark Void pre-order decision a hard one with its latest reveal. Earlier this afternoon, the team behind... Several hundred Game Crazy stores to close in October 40 Several hundred Hollywood Video stores will be without their retailer mate in the future. According to a breaking Joystiq report, Movie Gallery, Inc. has plans to close around 200 Game Crazy stor... Blockbuster closing 960 stores before end of next year 50 I remember when I was a teenager I used to go to Blockbuster so many times a week to rent games and anime all the people that worked there knew me by my first name. At one time, it was a truly aw... PS3 Slim/Uncharted 2 bundle is NOT a real thing (Update) 35 Based on the an FCC listing spotted awhile back, we should have saw this one coming -- there's a PlayStation 3 Slim with a built in 250GB hard drive coming to retail sooner, rather than later.&nb... Redbox machines offering game rentals in some areas 16 If you've been to a convenience store or supermarket in a city recently, you've probably seen the Redbox video rental machines. For the uninitiated, they're little kiosks where you can slide a cr... Rumor: White and Pink DSi coming stateside 10 Saying that the DSi is going to be released in more colors is on the same level of speculation as predicting that the sun is going to come up tomorrow. Sure, it's possible that you're wrong but V... Meijer's pretty sure 360 Elite will be $100 cheaper soon 29 According to a image from a Meijer's catalog obtained by Kotaku, it looks like the Xbox 360 Elite models will be receiving a price cut on or around August 30. The catalog claims that the 120... Take a theoretical look at the Microsoft store 25 I know, I know. You just can't wait to finally get to step foot inside a Microsoft retail store and buy 360 games straight from the source. It's possibly going to be the most exciting moment of y... Microsoft wants you to manage their store 26 Frankly we're surprised it has taken Microsoft this long to enter the world of retail seeing as they have stuff to sell, they have the money to sell it and they're usually only about one step beh... Circuit City is back from the dead 21 One of the biggest and most relevant victims of this "global economic downturn" (at least to us) was Circuit City. The electronics chain closed its doors late last year, but its Web sit... ThinkGeek issues apology, responds to old Dreamcast debacle 31 Yesterday, we reported that ThinkGeek had sent an unwitting consumer a very clearly "used" Dreamcast console, while advertising them as “new in box.”Contacting us via email,... ThinkGeek's 'new in box' Dreamcasts not so new (Update) 41 Remember those "new in box" Dreamcasts that ThinkGeek was selling awhile back? It was exciting stuff, so they sold out pretty quickly. If you didn't get one, too bad... or maybe you got... Fallout 3 DLC is coming to retail 26 Some people just hate the internet. There's plenty not to like: viruses, trolls, immature homophobes, etc. The problem is if you hate the internet then you can't hook up your 360 to it and thus y... Target begins game reservation program on April 19 8 Target has announced today that on April 19, it will begin a new videogame reservation program in their stores nationwide. You can now purchase a "collectible reservation card" for $1; ... PopCap CEO: Digi-distribution is foreign to most consumers 12 Popcap Games is best known for its downloadable puzzle game Peggle, but while publishers rush to exploit digital distribution, the small studio is instead trying to expand its retail presence. Qu... David Jaffe: Used games are none of the consumer's business 45 God of War creator and Youtube video poster David Jaffe has posted his latest diatribe, this time tackling the thorny issue of used games. You already know our stance by now -- that publishers ... Toys R Us to sell used games now? 17 Cheap Ass Gamer's phear3d spotted a in-store sign at his local Toys R Us that points to the retailer making the move to used game sales. Look out, GameStop!A big red sign says "Sell back you... SFIV controllers will be hard to get, even if you pre-ordered 28 It’s no secret that Mad Catz had a limited manufacturing run of their Street Fighter IV Fight Sticks and Gamepads. The small numbers are indicative of a company that isn’t used to its... Microsoft opening up its own retail chain 37 Microsoft might not be able to build a fully functioning console, but that hasn't stopped the company from planning to open a string of official retail outlets across America. Will the buildings ... PlayStation 2 made of wood? Yeah, that might be fake 17 Joystiq has posted a gallery of fake PS2s which apparently made their way to retailers and eventually got returned to Sony for credit. The pick of the bunch has to be this above image ... a PS2 c... Phone cam pics of a new prototype GameStop store 25 Going into those little hole in the mall GameStop stores leaves much to be desired. Some are so small that you're likely to knock sh*t off the shelves just walking through it. It's also sometimes... You might want to check Circuit City again 25 We told you early last month that electronics retailer Circuit City was closing over 150 stores. That's big news, as they held up about 10% of the US games market. Damn this economy!We saw their ... Sam's Club drops price of Guitar Hero World Tour just in time for Christmas 7 I don't know if Guitar Hero World Tour is on any of the Christmas lists of your friends or family (or yourselves), but if it is, you may want to take note of Sam's Club's special price on the gam... Move over, GameStop: Gamestation opens its 250th store in the UK 30 People complain about GameStop a lot, but I also notice most of us go there to buy games. While getting some of our favorite games on release day requires going to a games-specific retailer such ... Anti-violence group grades retailer's game displays 16 Project Peacemakers is the name of the group that apparently goes around and inspects retailers to grade them on their displays of violent videogames. They call it Toy Inspections 2008. Brilliant... Circuit City unplugged: retailer files for bankruptcy 22 Last week we told you of rumors that electronics retailer Circuit City might be closing 155 stores in the coming weeks. The poor state of the store chain was confirmed when I drove past our local... Shocker: Gears of War 2 street date smashed, 7-11 to blame 39 Another high-profile videogame, another broken street date. Once again, a marquee title has suffered from premature ejaculaunching, as it seems several 7-11s are accidentally selling Gears of War... Circuit City short circuits, prepares to close 155 stores 22 Circuit City is doing sh*tty these days. You know it's bad when Sony holds back shipment of PS3s for fears that the retailer couldn't properly pay for them. While not confirmed to be true, that ... Sam's Club creates a mega-bundle: Xbox 360 Pro, Guitar Hero III and more: $349 20 Sam's Club is becoming increasingly more aware of gaming and the prices that gamers want. They just sent word of a new Xbox 360 bundle that has everthing but the kitchen sink in it. Unfortunately... Devastingly great deals on PS3 games you could give two sh*ts about 17 I'm not one of those people more tempted to pick up a game if it's twenty dollars cheaper than it was on its release date, as I tend to just buy the games I want outright, but sometimes you just ... Retailers: StarCraft II releasing December 3 32 Since the announcement of StarCraft II last year, Blizzard has been carefully stringing us along with trailers, concept art, and small snippets of information on their upcoming real-time strategy... Create your own NCAA Football 09 cover at Sam's Club 18 Remember all those posts I did on EA’s staggered reveals of the coverboys for the different console versions of NCAA Football 09? Well, if you’re planning on picking up the game at Sa... Retailer to offer steamy Fils-Aime apparel 5 Gamestop/EB Games has a great Black Friday offer on the horizon for Nintendo fans looking for something to wear to all of their Wii parties they no doubt have booked well into the New Year. Sta...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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