I’m having trouble remembering anything good that came out of Acclaim lately

Why are the publishers and developers with the worst games the ones complaining the loudest about used games? The mind simply boggles.

GameStop is scared

Why else would its CEO fire off a near-instantaneous response to Amazon’s experimental used game buy back program? GameStop stock tanked yesterday on the news too, by the way.

Amazon starts used game service—they hate developers too!

First the evil Toys R Us starts a used game program. Then, Best Buy restarts theirs in select markets. Now, eCommerce mega giant Amazon is going that route too with a new mail in service for used games. Golly gee, I hope the developers and publishers can survive this terrible affront to their way of life!

More seriously and with less sarcasm, here’s some free advice: Make games that are worth the ridiculous development budgets your games have today, and then, on top of that, stop charging $60 for schlock.

Meanwhile, Nintendo remains mum on all this because they make games that are supported by appropriate budgets and price tags.

And they’ll still find a way to blame GameStop

When digital downloads overtake physical game distribution in the very near future, and developers are still seeing their terrible games not selling as well as they think they should, will they still find a way to blame GameStop?

Lazy developers continue to blame used games for their problems

Enough with the utter bullshit. Seriously. Game developers are like addicts these days. “Used games are the problem, that’s why we’re having all these layoffs! Online games are the answer!”

Somehow, they still continue to think eliminating used game sales, as well as shifting to downloads, will miraculously save their distorted, top-heavy, audience size unsupported hardcore business models.

Meanwhile, the used car market continues to do diddly shit to the new car market. Related: Why don’t I see Nintendo developers complaining about used games?

Start hating Best Buy too, game developers!

Bets Buy joins the anti-developer hate train by reexamine its used game program. When will this crusade end?! Oh, it will when we abolish $60 games and $100 million development budgets for one-player, 6-hour shooting games? OK then!

Geoffrey the Giraffe hates games developers

Toys R Us is testing a used games program. Is it time to start blaming Toys R Us for video game developers’ money problems now too?