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There is a new trend going on in the game industry. This trend is to curve or somehow destroy the used game market. GameStop Inc is enjoying huge success and most of it is due to the sales of used video games. On one side of the coin are publishers and developers looking to find any way to slow down the sale of used games and on the other are consumers hurting from an economy that just won’t pick up and are trying to get the best value for their dollar.

Tags: DLC, Downloadable Content, Half-Life, Pre-Owned, Publisher, Used, Valve, Video Games, Videogames
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