Game Crazy Celebrates Microsoft XBOX 360’s New Price Tag With 299 Giveaways
Video Game Retailer Creates Google Lively Room to Announce Giveaway Locations –
WILSONVILLE, Ore., July 14 /PRNewswire/ — In celebration of Microsoft’s recent announcement, a price drop on the XBOX 360 game system to $299.00, national video game retailer Game Crazy is giving away 299 XBOX consoles, accessories, games and controllers on Saturday, July 19th, 2008. To find out what retail locations will be participating in the giveaway, consumers and their avatars will have to visit the “Game Crazy Gaming Lounge” in “Lively,” a popular, new virtual world developed by Google (TM).
Game Crazy is one of the first company’s to leverage the virtual life in Lively. The video game retailer created the “Game Crazy Gaming Lounge,” a room where gamers can find out about the 299 XBOX give away, redeem rental coupons and chat with other gamers.
We see a natural correlation between gamers and virtual world aficionados leading us to believe the popularity of Lively will provide a new way to communicate and increase engagement with savvy video game consumers,” said Wes Sand, senior vice president at Game Crazy, the second-largest specialty game retailer in the country. “In just a short time, Google Lively has become one of the most sophisticated online destinations and we anticipate that our lounge will become a virtual gathering place for video game enthusiasts.”
Whether consumers receive a free XBOX through this promotion, or purchase the system at its new low price tag, they will still need games to play. Through Game Crazy’s trade-in program, customers can trade in their old systems and games for store credit toward the purchase of a game, accessory or console. Game Crazy guarantees the best trade-in prices of any video game retailer, allowing consumers to spend less on the new XBOX titles they purchase.
To find a Game Crazy store location in your area, please visit: www.gamecrazy.com/storelocator/mappoint.aspx#startaddress
About Game Crazy
Game Crazy(R) (www.gamecrazy.com) is the nation’s second largest specialty game retailer with more than 580 locations across the country. Hollywood Entertainment of Wilsonville, Oregon, was acquired in 2005 by Movie Gallery, Inc. and operates Game Crazy. Movie Gallery, Inc. is the second largest North American home entertainment specialty retailer with more than 4,000 stores located in all 50 U.S. states and Canada.
