Frankly I think it is a great marketing move. They make tons from used games particularly brand new ones, and those are the one they have the fewest of so viola. I wouldn't be surprised if they started offereing this for more games. Those of you with stores that so this already enjoy. This costs them no more than giving out a coupon with your reserve offering $5 off your next purchase of $60. So they are selling $120 worth of product for $115.

This is not ruining the gaming industry, if gamestop didn't do it that would be just more stuff on ebay or craigslist. Gamestop just makes it easy and takes a piece.

The used game scene is very big in Japan. Sometimes for short games it will really hurt sales. Dragon Quest Swords sold out its first week but was so short that as second and third shipment rolled in demand has slackened because of the glut of used copies.

If companies wanted to combat this they make their games so gamers want to hold onto them. Great multiplayer online like Call of Duty, additional content warranting more replay like Mario Galaxy, continuing worlds like Animal Crossing, user created content like Little Big Planet, or just overall hugeness like Lost Odyssey or Oblivion. I have no idea why anyone would be upset if developers made games worth holding on to.

Mayeb they know that the game is so awesome , that nobody will want to give it back :P

This is a smart business move for EBGames but it's definately going to cost Ubisoft some sales.

After the first week EBGames wall will be lined with cheaper used copies of Haze and people will buy it used instead of new. Which is preferrable to EBGames but not Ubisoft.

I find this promotion is really taking the whole questionable used game policy a little too far. I hope Ubisoft slams them hard for this.

@mesoteto - Haze Cat is pure genius.  You've outdone yourself!

Until developers stop spending and charging so much money on/for games, stuff like this will be pretty commonplace. Get game prices down on par with DVD prices and no one will bother with these kind of things.

this might be a good way to get poeple pumped up again

This plus the heavy TV ad with the new HAZE song by Korn should get some blood pumping

makes plenty of sense.
-people preorder
-ebgames gets money early
-most people will forgot to bring it back in a week

its just another idea to get money for a game before it even comes out.

It hasn't been too many years ago that EB did tthis with every game including PC games. Thankfully they had this return policy when I bought MMO3 for the PC. That game was horrible which was a close call since they stopped this return policy the next week after.

Ah, Haze! This is going to be THE sleeper-hit of the year! I hope it does well! I like Free Radical!

Ah-Ah-Ah... Not too fast Legend11.

GameStop PWNED

Basically, Ubisoft pulled the plug on the supposed trade in for full credit if you pre-order deal.

f*ck that B.S.!!

How about buy it, play it for a week...then keep playing it for another week!