99Gamers is officially dead. People are no longer able to list games and as of yesterday (May 24th) the site is offline. Join one member of The Gamers Lounge as he reflects back on the site and asks what went wrong? Was this another Goozex? Why was 99Gamers so popular in the beginning?
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The last few weeks have been buzzing with more tragic news concerning gamers’ buying options. The apparent news is that the brick and mortar store Hastings is in serious financial trouble. Hasting is known for selling comics, video games, collectibles, dvds, music, and books. They often have good sales on used games. If this truly is the last gasp of breath for this store, will gamers get to see fantastic clearance deals? What was the final nail in the coffin?
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Game Trading sites are not going away. There will always be a new trading site trying to give gamers more bang for their buck than Gamestop. Gameflip is the latest to attempt this and has a unique hold on part of the market so many others game trading sites have ignored, the mobile market.
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Join Erik as he looks at some other trading options. He revisits 99Gamers and Leaptrade and offers his opinions on both sites and where games should trade their games too.
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2015 is here. It is going to be a great year for games and as gamers start looking for new games in the next few months, some will carefully weigh trading in their old games. There are a lot of options these days and some are easier than others. The Gamer’s Lounge takes a look at a handful of options and speculates what may be the best deal for gamers looking to get the most bang for their buck.
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The Gamer’s Lounge Crew has put together a list of what they are hoping to pick up for Black Friday. Along the way, they are mentioning the “must buy” deals for video games on Black Friday, as well as which store has the best deal for consoles or the new AAA games.
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Walmart is taking the plunge and getting into the use games market. This has been all over the internet for the last week or so. To make sure gamers know they have been offering some decent trade in bonuses and have an online TIV checker. This brings the speculative questions up, should gamers be trading to Walmart? What will this mean for Gamestop and other outfits? Are there better options out there?
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May is going to be a great month for games. There are quite a few notable release coming out before summer approaches. The Gamer’s Lounge has taken the time to look at some of the pre-orders for some of the games and points out the best and the worst
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March has shown its hand to gamers. Games are coming and some of the big releases are Titanfall, inFAMOUS Second Son, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z. Which game has the best pre-order bonuses? Are gamers going to see store exclusive DLC?
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February isn't that exciting for games. It seems to be another slow month.. But there are a few noteworthy titles that are coming out with some nice pre-order bonuses. The Gamer’s Lounge has taken a look at some of the bonuses for pre-orders and breaks them down based on what has the best deal by Amazon or Gamestop.
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There is nothing wrong with Best Buy or Gamestop. Or for that matter any of the other brick and mortar stores that handle trade-ins of video games such as Walmart, Target, etc. The biggest issue is the amount of credit gamers get for their $60, 1-2 month old game they just bought. It could be $30 or less easily. There are other options. The recent demise of Goozex and VGFive has left some gamers looking for new places to trade games. The Gamer’s Lounge has a few suggestions money conscious gamers should investigate.
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