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Digital Distribution Debuff – Analyst says Digital Distribution won’t affect GameStop for another 5 years

By Brad Wiswall

Sourcelink: Industrygamers When speaking to GameStop’s Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia, he says that digital distribution will not effect GameStop’s sales for another 5 years. In his talk, he mentions that top brass of GameStop have down thorough research and come to the conclusion that customers still prefer to purchase games at Brick-and-Mortar shops. He... »

Great, so that annoying guy with the glasses is going to be in my games too? – Verizon enters the digital gaming services

By Brad Wiswall

Verizon announces today that in three states (Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New York) it will offer for $9.99 a month a pay plan digital distribution service to play as many as 1,400 games including Splinter Cell and Bejeweled 2 under the $9.99 plan (a la GameTap). Brad’s Take: Now more than ever, with the popularity... »