The Gamestop Sucks thread of Opened New games and Stickers

[bdoughty]

I think this needs to be a full thread because Gamestop has basically turned into a pawn shop and not worthy of your business.

What prompted me to start this was finding out this

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/deus-ex-3-unofficial-title/1190175p1.html


Now for the hundred other reasons to not shop at Gamestop

100. Stickers on new games
99. Stickers on old games
98. Majority of stores in strip mall next to a Walmart
97. You have to be around a lot of Walmart customers
96. Would you like to buy Game Informer Magazine
95. Would you like to buy Game Informer Magazine
94. Would you like to buy Game Informer Magazine
93. Would you like to buy the used copy instead
92. Would you like to buy the used copy instead
91. Would you like to buy the used copy instead
90. Opened games sold as new - gutted copies that in many cases were taken home by employees ans played
89. Selection of new games is very limited and after a year good luck finding a popular title that is new

okay not esactly 100 but I could probably come up with that many. I used to work part time at Ebgames (for employee discount) right after they were bought out by GS and have seen plenty of the shady practices first hand.

STOP giving this company money. You can wait another 12 hours to play Madden for cripes sake. Save yourself some money and buy your EA games at Amazon where you can get $20 off your game and get it on release day for .99 shipping and in most states, no tax.


This has been a public service message brought to you by me.

[morsdraconis]

I completely agree. Fuck Gamestop. They are terrible.

[JBHuskers]

Only thing I used them for was preorders .... and lately I haven't even used them for that. Going to use them for NBA 2K11 maybe so I can get the Bird cover.

[psuexv]

Only thing I used them for was preorders ....

And with Amazon's deals lately with the credits on preorders you don't even need to use them

[I OU a Beatn]

GS is often times a necessary evil, just like the upcoming Madden tournament. If you want access to it, you need to preorder from GS. I don't like GS at all because of the crap they pull, but if they have an exclusive I want, I have no problem shopping there. You just have to make yourself clear "THIS IS ALL I WANT" when you're checking out.

[Nothingface]

Gamefly has been my best friend

[steelerfan]

GS has their place, and I buy from them on occasion. If there's a game that's out and I want to play immediately, I'd rather walk in and out of there than to hassle with Wal Mart or some other big store. It's sort of a convenience store factor.

[OptionMasta]

I don't know why, but I can't understand from the article what they did. The article says: "Yesterday cloud gaming company OnLive and publisher Square Enix announced a Deus Ex: Human Revolution launch promotion that included a free OnLive version of the game with all PC retail copies."

If people are buying Deus Ex already, what does a free online copy do for them? I know I am probably misunderstanding this. Also, Gamestop sucks huge balls (and I still buy stuff there from time to time).

[JeffHCross]

If people are buying Deus Ex already, what does a free online copy do for them? I know I am probably misunderstanding this. Also, Gamestop sucks huge balls (and I still buy stuff there from time to time).In theory, the coupon could be given to a friend.

EDIT: Here's what OnLive's president said:

"Gamers get the best of both worlds--a physical copy for their home PC and an OnLive cloud gaming copy for instant-play anywhere on an HDTV, PC, Mac, and soon iPad and Android tablets," Perlman said. "Having the option of local or cloud gaming provides unprecedented value and convenience that has never before been available for high-performance AAA titles."

So, basically, it's a way for OnLive to advertise their service and gain interest from the general gamer public.

What Gamestop did is remove the promotional coupon from every copy in their store. So, if you were interested in the OnLive coupon, you would have to go elsewhere -- except you didn't know that until after you purchased the game.

Here's a new article from 1up, and it goes into detail a little more: http://www.1up.com/news/deus-ex-pc-pulled-gamestop-onlive-code

Here's the key:

The reason for this is identified as the included OnLive codes, with the memo reading in part, "As GameStop is developing a streaming service in our Spawn Labs Cloud Gaming Division, the coupon that was included is for a competitive service. We are returning all copies of the PC regular edition to the vendor in agreement with Square Enix."

[I OU a Beatn]

Douche. Bags. If you want to recall the games, fine. To open a brand new game, remove something from it, and sell it to someone as new without telling them the code is missing is just :smh:.

[OptionMasta]

I see. That's an awfully shady business practice.

[ram29jackson]

its a kids store like toys r us, not much you can do about it. Its not anything most adults will care about

[I OU a Beatn]

Why do you keep insinuating games are for kids? I don't know the site, but I do know the vast majority of people who play games are over the age of 21. A very large percentage of games require you to be 18 to even buy them. It's not a kid's store by any stretch of the imagination.

[SmoothPancakes]

Why do you keep insinuating games are for kids? I don't know the site, but I do know the vast majority of people who play games are over the age of 21. A very large percentage of games require you to be 18 to even buy them. It's not a kid's store by any stretch of the imagination.

Couldn't have said it better myself I OU. If games are nothing but toys and for kids, like ram loves to constantly post what seems like every day, then why the hell are you playing them? Why are on here, on a gaming forum, if games are nothing but toys and are for kids. Enough with the dumbass toys and games are for kids bullshit, it's getting annoying. :fp:

[ram29jackson]

Why do you keep insinuating games are for kids? I don't know the site, but I do know the vast majority of people who play games are over the age of 21. A very large percentage of games require you to be 18 to even buy them. It's not a kid's store by any stretch of the imagination.


Couldn't have said it better myself I OU. If games are nothing but toys and for kids, like ram loves to constantly post what seems like every day, then why the hell are you playing them? Why are on here, on a gaming forum, if games are nothing but toys and are for kids. Enough with the dumbass toys and games are for kids bullshit, it's getting annoying. :fp:


i'm making a generalization so dont have a hissy fit. Games are fun but its a majority kid market. Iou , from what i understand you arent even 21 yet so you have a limited perspective on what I'm saying and quite frankly alot of people under 27 are very immature and intellectually inept compared to past forefathers.

No one really cares about games being opened to extract coupons or what ever in a video game store. I'm not bashing the thread. I'm just pointing out it doesnt really matter in the business world

Smooth whats to get upset about lol ? I can play with and say what ever I want about it and have the perspective I choose about it. Its nothing you need to take or make personal LOL. These stores majority market is kids and people under 25 can be considered kids LOL. And only when you get older will you understand what I am saying. LOL you think i'm being insulting or bullshiting when all i'm doing is giving an adult mature true perspective.

I do like sports games,... but I am self aware.

[OptionMasta]

If nobody cares about games being opened by a company's employees in order to extract coupons why is there a thread here about it? Apparently some people do care and they're posting in this thread right now. You may not care about it, however, the mere existence of this thread proves your point that "nobody cares" to be false. Secondly, you point out that removing coupons like Gamestop did doesn't really matter in the "business world." This statement just baffles me. It's business 101 that in order to be successful there needs to be a demand for your product or services. Customers have a lot of options as to where they can purchase their games. If they do things like this that pisses off their customers, at least some of them are going to choose to go elsewhere to buy their video games. In turn, removing the coupons has an impact on the business world that Gamestop operates in and when they do things like this that make their customers unhappy the consequences could very well be negative for them.

Finally, a lot of people over 27 are immature. Age isn't everything in terms of maturity.

[I OU a Beatn]

I'm 22. I just don't see how being "intellectually inept" has anything to do with which demographic games are aimed for. I especially don't see how YOU are calling ME intellectually inept. It wasn't even a full day ago that I had to decode one of your messages so that someone else could understand. :D

But anyway, the main point I'm trying to make is that I simply don't understand why you continually call games "toys" and make remarks about how they're developed for kids. I remember reading not too long ago that the average age of a gamer is 37 years old and something like 50%+ of gamers are over the age of 18. Whenever you have HALF the sales coming from people who are adults, I think it becomes rather obvious they're not marketed towards kids.

It's just like how you say NCAA isn't supposed to function like a real football game but rather is a "toy." That is so blatantly wrong that it's not funny. At it's core, it's definitely aimed at being a true to the experience football game.

[SmoothPancakes]

i'm making a generalization so dont have a hissy fit. Games are fun but its a majority kid market. Iou , from what i understand you arent even 21 yet so you have a limited perspective on what I'm saying and quite frankly alot of people under 27 are very immature and intellectually inept compared to past forefathers.

No one really cares about games being opened to extract coupons or what ever in a video game store. I'm not bashing the thread. I'm just pointing out it doesnt really matter in the business world

Smooth whats to get upset about lol ? I can play with and say what ever I want about it and have the perspective I choose about it. Its nothing you need to take or make personal LOL. These stores majority market is kids and people under 25 can be considered kids LOL. And only when you get older will you understand what I am saying. LOL you think i'm being insulting or bullshiting when all i'm doing is giving an adult mature true perspective.

I do like sports games,... but I am self aware.

First, I'm 24, not "not even 21". :fp: And I'm a lot more mature than some of the dumbass adults I know and/or work with. I was mature well beyond my age clear back in junior high and high school. So don't go fucking insinuating that I'm some "immature kid" because I'm younger than 25. I know more dumbass adults who are immature as a fucking 5 year old than I know people who are under 25 and are immature. And actually, no, under 25 is not a kid or teen. Under 18-20, sure. Over 20, no, whether you believe or think that or not. I don't put any credit to anything you say as you have proven yourself, your thoughts and your opinions, as stupid as hell and pointless in past posts, so I don't really give a shit about your opinion.


If nobody cares about games being opened by a company's employees in order to extract coupons why is there a thread here about it? Apparently some people do care and they're posting in this thread right now. You may not care about it, however, the mere existence of this thread proves your point that "nobody cares" to be false. Secondly, you point out that removing coupons like Gamestop did doesn't really matter in the "business world." This statement just baffles me. It's business 101 that in order to be successful there needs to be a demand for your product or services. Customers have a lot of options as to where they can purchase their games. If they do things like this that pisses off their customers, at least some of them are going to choose to go elsewhere to buy their video games. In turn, removing the coupons has an impact on the business world that Gamestop operates in and when they do things like this that make their customers unhappy the consequences could very well be negative for them.

Finally, a lot of people over 27 are immature. Age isn't everything in terms of maturity.

Agreed, and agreed.

[bdoughty]

For those who prefer to not use the ignore list...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5513mXmQbw4

[SmoothPancakes]

I think I just became a believer in the ignore list. :fp:

[bdoughty]

I know that I am enjoying TGT a lot more now. :nod: It was either that or only post in the Rugby thread where a certain someone never posts. Still have to watch with the quotes of an ignored user as it does not block those. I enjoy what few IQ points I still have and prefer not to lose them by arguing with a fence post (an old western term).

Also Smooth, I always thought you were an old fart like me. You are just a pup but safe to say ones age does not reflect ones maturity.

[I OU a Beatn]

Also Smooth, I always thought you were an old fart like me.

I always thought that, too. I think it's the avatar.

[HWill]

A visual representation of this thread:

http://www.theislandofalameda.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/stock_graph_down_arrow-300x206.jpg

[bdoughty]

I always thought that, too. I think it's the avatar.

The avatar definitely helped.


A visual representation of this thread:

http://www.theislandofalameda.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/stock_graph_down_arrow-300x206.jpg

Or a visualization of the future of the Ohio State Football Program. :easy:

Just teasing, anyway back on topic, a day later and it is still safe to say Gamestop sucks; the amount of suckage would be up there with Linda Lovelace in Deep Throat.

[I OU a Beatn]

Or a visualization of the future of the Ohio State Football Program. :easy:

:D

[HWill]

Or a visualization of the future of the Ohio State Football Program. :easy:

Well played, sir. Well played....

[SmoothPancakes]

I know that I am enjoying TGT a lot more now. :nod: It was either that or only post in the Rugby thread where a certain someone never posts. Still have to watch with the quotes of an ignored user as it does not block those. I enjoy what few IQ points I still have and prefer not to lose them by arguing with a fence post (an old western term).

Also Smooth, I always thought you were an old fart like me. You are just a pup but safe to say ones age does not reflect ones maturity.

Yeah, time to test this baby out. Maybe my sanity will return.


I always thought that, too. I think it's the avatar.

:D Nope, only 24. There's day I feel like an old fart and feel exactly like my avatar, but I'm really only actually in the mid-20s. And yeah, I've always been one of the most mature people I know around my age group, with many "adults" even pointing out how well and professionally I conduct and represent myself. And I've had tons of opportunities to expand upon that.

Was a Bonner Leader and Ambassador in college, represented the college in tons of things both on campus, and around the state and in some different activities that we traveled to around the nation, joined up with DECA at the suggestion of some of my friends (who were juniors at the time) all when I was still a freshman and in my first semester. And being in radio since the end of 2007, and thus constantly being out and interacting with the public as an official representative of the station and of Clear Channel, you have to be professional with everything you do and say.

So yeah, just a little bit offensive being called an "immature kid" because I'm younger than 25, especially by ram of all people. Ram, in my opinion, just likes to hear his own voice, or in this case, see it in text, and completely ignores any common sense.

[ram29jackson]

Iou , I wasnt calling you inept. I said the majority is. I dont disagree that its somewhat of a negative thing but this is how corporate retail chains work. its nothing surprising.Of course they work like a pwn shop..they sell used games to begin with.

Smooth, like I said, you wont understand the perspective because you havent been around long enough yet. You still base things on a 24 year old perspective. Nothing to feel insulted about. its just a fact of life. I never called you immature, i said a majority is.

[SmoothPancakes]

The avatar definitely helped.



Or a visualization of the future of the Ohio State Football Program. :easy:

Just teasing, anyway back on topic, a day later and it is still safe to say Gamestop sucks; the amount of suckage would be up there with Linda Lovelace in Deep Throat.

Very well played sir. :D

And yeah, plenty of "adults" are going to pissed about this. Whether Gamestop is going to be launching their own competitive service, you don't just open up stuff, take things out, and then not even say a word to customers. Either just plain return the games and apologize to those who had pre-ordered the game from Gamestop for the issue, or be upfront and straight forward with the customers about taking out the card and throwing it away, and give the customer the option of accepting the game as is (without the card) or cancelling their pre-order there on the spot and buying the game elsewhere if they wanted the card.

What Gamestop did was just plain deceptive and shady. And as for ram's previous comment about how "adults" wouldn't care, beside the fact that "adults" actually make up a pretty sizeable portion of the gaming population, as Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a Mature title, a lot more "adults" will be affected and get pissed off about this than some kids who manage to talk their parents into buying it for them would. Plus, if people can get pissed off about cleats being the wrong color or something, then plenty of people will get pissed off about having something they were supposed to receive along with the game they paid for, taken out and not being informed or told about it until after the fact when the deception was discovered.

[ram29jackson]

It's just like how you say NCAA isn't supposed to function like a real football game but rather is a "toy." That is so blatantly wrong that it's not funny. At it's core, it's definitely aimed at being a true to the experience football game.

i never said it wasnt supposed to function like real football. They make it look and feel as much like football as possible. But its still a game where you dont have to be that knowledgeable about football to do well in it.

And its a game marketed for people 10 and up so yes it qualifies as a game/ toy that older people can try to make function as sim as possible. And to put it in perspective..it is sold at "Toy r Us".

I'm not bashing or being negative, I'm just giving a perspective you have trouble understanding.

in a way, video games are the new pool tables and board games of the past..home entertainment.

but calling it a hobby or calling yourself a "gamer" is overboard unless you are still in high school.

this nothing you need to take personal or be offended by. Just a viewpoint. I'm not hating on anyone or anything, take it easy.

[morsdraconis]

So yeah, fuck Gamestop. I just bought it from Amazon, like anyone with sense would do.

[bdoughty]

So yeah, fuck Gamestop. I just bought it from Amazon, like anyone with sense would do.

I like the cut of your jib.

[I OU a Beatn]

And its a game marketed for people 10 and up so yes it qualifies as a game/ toy that older people can try to make function as sim as possible. And to put it in perspective..it is sold at "Toy r Us".

Toys R Us sells T-Shirts and other clothing. Is that a toy?

[ram29jackson]

Toys R Us sells T-Shirts and other clothing. Is that a toy?

what sizes do they come in LOL ? are you saying you want a Hannah Montana t shirt ? LOL

for Christ sake Iou and Smooth, I like you both in an internet distant sort of way LOL.

so take it easy.

[I OU a Beatn]

I'm just saying, you said that since video games are sold at Toys R Us, they're by default considered toys. I was merely pointing out that they sell several different items that are not considered toys.

[bdoughty]

Update

Dear GameStop customer,

Earlier this week, GameStop removed a competitor's coupon from standard edition PC versions of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, a recent release by Square Enix. We were not aware that the product box would contain this competitor's offer. We regret the events surrounding this title release and that our customers were put in the middle of this issue between GameStop and Square Enix, the publisher of this game. And for this, we are truly sorry.

For your inconvenience, we would like to offer you a free $50 GameStop gift card and a Buy 2 Get 1 Free pre-owned purchase. We want to earn back your trust and confidence in the GameStop experience. Please bring in this email and your store receipt or order confirmation from GameStop.com and present it to a Game Advisor.

Sincerely,

Paul Raines
CEO, GameStop


Sorry you just got caught and now are making a piece offering for being a vile company that is becoming more and more like a pawn shop. Oh, I see you threw in the buy 2 get 1 used game offer in there. That way the gift card wont be quite so costly if they fo the used game route. Also calling your employees, "Game Advisors." :D

But to their credit, unlike EA, they are attempting to do something to earn their customers trust.

You still suck.

[Violator]

I think this has become the funniest thread for one reason. 3 people are internet arguing over being childish, mature and an adult. yeah, the irony