GameStopは、この夏からProメンバーシップ・プログラムのポイント制度を廃止する。この変更は、同社による店舗閉鎖とコスト削減の一環として行われる。
今週店舗従業員に送られた内部メモによると、7月15日以降に新規加入する会員のProポイント付与が終了する。それ以前に更新した既存会員は2026年8月15日までポイントの獲得を継続できるが、その後は残存するすべてのポイントが失効する。
メンバーシップの年会費は引き続き25ドルとなる。なお、特典から『Game Informer』の定期購読はすでに除外されている。従業員からは、特典が縮小される中でプログラムを推奨し続けることへの懸念が示された。
あるRedditユーザーは、顧客がすでにポイント交換の問題に不満を抱いていると指摘し、さらなる反発を予測した。GameStopはコメントの要請に応じていない。
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Amazon is overhauling its Luna cloud gaming service, ending support for individually purchased third-party games, subscriptions (like Ubisoft+ and Jackbox), and account links (including EA, GOG) by June 10, 2026. Pre-April 10 purchases remain playable until then, with no refunds offered. The platform is refocusing on Prime member content, including a growing library of titles like Alan Wake 2 and Hogwarts Legacy.
Xbox Game Pass lost millions of subscribers following a 50 percent price increase in fall 2025. The admission came from Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Ball during an interview at Summer Game Fest.
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Former Impulse creator Larry Kuperman revealed at this year's GDC that GameStop once viewed digital game distribution as a temporary trend. The retailer, which acquired the platform in 2011, shut it down by 2014 despite its early promise as a Steam rival. Kuperman recounted how the company's leadership bet heavily on physical stores.
The European Commission has declined to propose legislation requiring game companies to keep online titles playable after commercial support ends. The decision follows hearings on the Stop Killing Games citizens' initiative. Organizers say the movement will continue through other channels.
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Xbox has announced that Grand Theft Auto 5 will leave Game Pass on Xbox Series X/S and PC starting April 15. The service will also lose Ashen, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery, and Terra Invicta around the same date. New titles including Clair Obscur Expedition 33 and Final Fantasy IV arrive this month.
Sony announced its PlayStation Plus monthly games for June on May 26. The lineup includes an Xbox-published title as the headliner.
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GameStop is preparing a potential buyout offer for eBay, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The offer could come as soon as later this month. GameStop's market value stands at about $11 billion, compared to eBay's $45 billion.