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Best Buy tests selling new games at used prices

Utah branch of big box retailer begins offering untouched software for the same price as GameStop's, Game Crazy's previously handled wares.


Competition has begun to heat up in the used-game business this year, as specialty retailer GameStop has seen its empire challenged by the likes of big-box shops, such as Wal-Mart and Best Buy. Both retail giants introduced game trade-in kiosks in test markets that let consumers drop off their used wares. Once the game is determined to be functional, Wal-Mart customers would receive a payout to their credit cards, while Best Buy gamers would be offered in-store credits.

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Gorillaz, Joplin lead Rock Band store update

Harmonix has a full slate of new downloadable content for its Rock Band platform on tap for next week, spanning modern infusion rock from the Gorillaz to classic riffs from Janis Joplin, The Who, and Jefferson Airplane. New playable songs will be available on the Xbox 360 and Wii on August 11, while the PlayStation 3 and PSP tunes arrive on August 13.

Classic rockers who own an Xbox 360 or PS3 can add two legendary tunes to their catalogs next week: Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart" (from her original band Big Brother and the Holding Company) and The Who's "Magic Bus" off the band's acclaimed Live at Leeds album. The Band will also lend a live performance of "Chest Fever" to the Rock Band lineup next week, with Jefferson Airplane ro ... Read more »

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