Last week has been a proverbial rollercoaster concerning the stock market thanks to two unlikely sources: GameStop and Reddit. It all started when the subreddit r/wallstreetbets discovered that hedge funds were short squeezing GameStop (GME) stocks. So they decided to buy the stocks up instead, which made prices skyrocket and eventually cost investors billions. Prices
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Although it may seem that Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red can’t catch a break nowadays, their stock appears to have gotten a boost from an unlikely source. Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk went on Twitter to promote the company’s new Model S Plaid vehicle and accompanied his tweet with a photo of the interior of the
A few months have passed since the rollout of the next-gen consoles and they are still fairly hard to come by. If you haven’t had luck so far, it may change when GameStop rolls out their bundles tomorrow. According to a tweet on their official Twitter account, their online store will have a limited supply
It’s no secret that Cyberpunk 2077 had an extremely rocky launch on consoles. The game had tonnes of framerate issues, graphical problems, gameplay glitches and hard crashes. This lead to developer CD Projekt Red (preemptively) offering refunds to all unhappy players. Initially, the refunds were refused by both Sony and Microsoft, however, both companies later
It’s no secret that Cyberpunk 2077 has had a rocky launch. However, the people who are lucky enough to have the game in a playable state, seem to agree that overall it’s pretty good and as a result have been making some excellent fan content. Adding to the ever-growing pile of cosplay, fan art, and other
Over the PS4 generation Sony have become more and more known for their fantastic range of exclusive titles. From 2018 smash hit God of War to the more recent, but absolutely fantastic The Last of Us Part II, Sony have rarely missed. The games have achieved a multitude of perfect scores and hundreds of Game
As the unofficial kickoff of the summer season, Memorial Day weekend not only brings with it warmer weather, but a ton of great deals and sales from retailers. Granted, that might look a little different this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but if you’re looking to spend some quality-time gaming during the holiday
On Thursday, March 19, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that all businesses except for those considered to be “life-sustaining” are to be closed to help combat the spread of coronavirus throughout the state. This comes within days of both Governor Gavin Newsom of California and Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York, who announced similar state-wide
The coronavirus pandemic is ongoing but DOOM Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons are still releasing on March 20 as planned. In a period of social distancing and self isolation, all in an attempt to prevent the spread of a virus now plaguing North America as well as the rest of the world, GameStop has
It’s no secret that Gamestop has been struggling lately. Between digital marketplaces taking up more sales and repeated changes in infrastructure to modernize the brand, Gamestop has been floundering. It may not be surprising then, that the company has taken on some new members to help guide it back to success. Along with appointing former
Capcom excited Resident Evil fans today by revealing that a remake of Resident Evil 3 will release next April alongside the previously revealed Resident Evil Resistance. Following that announcement, GameStop and Capcom confirmed that they are collaborating to create Resident Evil 3: Collector’s Edition. The special version of the game is a GameStop exclusive, limited
The Chief Financial Officer for GameStop Rob Lloyd is stepping down from his position and is leaving the company. This news was announced by the corporate office of GameStop. According to The Wall Street Journal, Lloyd will be stepping down from the position on June 3 and then will remain as an adviser for the
GameStop doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to purchasing games from a retailer. We’ve all been there before. You purchase a game and excitedly go home eager to play it, only to find out you don’t like it. So, you decide to return the game the next day for a full refund, but that’s
The announcement of Wolfenstein: Youngblood’s release date in March was also accompanied by the confirmation of a physical and digital release of the game for Nintendo Switch. Both DOOM and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus made their way to the hybrid console, so it made sense for Bethesda’s latest title to follow suit. Unfortunately, it
It seems like GameStop is about to have to deal with a lot of angry Kingdom Hearts fans in the coming days. The popular video game retailer GameStop announced today via Twitter that it accidentally oversold pre-orders for the upcoming limited edition Kingdom Hearts III PS4 Pro that many hardcore fans have surely been after. This comes
Few indie games are able to command the internet’s attention on the level that Bendy and the Ink Machine has. Doki Doki Literature Club, Five Nights at Freddy’s, and Undertale certainly make the list, but something about Bendy, the game’s Golden Age art style, and the elaborate horror story underneath has flooded store shelves and YouTube channels. However, unlike the previously-listed
It’s been a whirlwind week for the newly announced Mortal Kombat 11. In a new leak, GameStop Italy has overshared in the game’s listing offering a brand new render and unreleased details on the upcoming game. Seen on GameStop Italy’s listing of Mortal Kombat 11 Premium Edition (which is archived here) a more detailed description adds some details
As most of us already now, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are two of the best days in terms of game deals each year, and 2018 looks to be no different. Personally, I snagged Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Dragon Quest XI, SoulCalibur VI, and Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition at heavily discounted prices this past weekend.
We all know what it’s like. You wake up in the morning on the wrong side of the bed, the cat has peed in your cornflakes and you hate your boss. Makes you want to go out and trash a store, doesn’t it? Although most of us usually only imagine ourselves doing these things with
GameStop locations are giving codes for a Shiny Poipole in Pokémon Ultra Sun or Pokémon Ultra Moon for a limited time. From September 17 to October 7 you can visit participating GameStop stores to get a code card that will allow you to redeem your Shiny Poipole in-game. This Poipole will come with the Dragon Pulse
The popular retailer GameStop just launched a brand new offer in the United States (excluding California), and apparently, they really want you to trade in your old console for a brand new Xbox One X. The offer promises up to $300 depending on what unit you trade in. The most valuable is a PS4 Pro,
Just when I thought I curbed my appetite for an impulse buy, Nintendo went ahead and announced the Hylian Shield Edition New Nintendo 2DS XL. Coming exclusively to GameStop on July 2nd, this special edition New Nintendo 2DS XL comes preinstalled with The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and flaunts Link’s iconic shield on
Video game retailer GameStop announced this morning via press release that the company’s current CEO Michael K. Mauler has stepped down. Mauler cited personal reasons as his purpose for leaving from his CEO role. His departure comes as quite a surprise considering that he had only just started as GameStop’s CEO in February of this year. Mauler’s
GameStop had numerous sales leading up to Christmas, including Black Friday deals that were as big as ever. But with the holidays finally behind us, we all can take a moment to sit and reflect on the gifts we received this Christmas. At least, we could — but GameStop isn’t quite done with the season yet. Given that
Today is Black Friday, and as usual video game stores across the United States are full of people seeking to purchase the latest consoles and games at a discount. As one of the biggest retailers in the world, of course GameStop is no exception. They have just reached out with a press release to let
During GameStop’s quarterly financial conference call for investors and analysts, the retailer’s executives gave some interesting insight on the contribution of the Nintendo Switch to the pre-owned market. Interim CEO Daniel DeMatteo mentioned that the Switch is showing a different dynamic compared to what was seen four years ago with PS4 and Xbox One. According to GameStop’s expectations,
Today, during its quarterly conference call for investors and analysts, GameStop Executives talked in depth about the sales of Nintendo’s new Switch console at the retailer’s stores. Interim CEO Daniel DeMatteo mentioned that the retailer’s results are driven by “continued momentum” of the Nintendo Switch. Demand remains strong, and the retailer expects to see continued strong demand
Popular retailer GameStop disclosed today its financial results for third quarter of 2017, which ended on October 28th (GameStop uses a different calendar than most companies). During the financial conference call for investors and analysts, the company’s executives talked about the performance of Microsoft’s new Xbox One X console. First of all, Chief Financial Officer Robet
If you’ve been playing Destiny 2, then you know that the game rewards you with a number of weapons, armor, and other little tidbits for a variety of activities. One of those tidbits is an emblem that adds a little more design your nameplate, and today we learned about a new one that you can buy.