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We’re approaching the end of another year of video game buying, and what better time to praise those corporate entities in the video game industry who do a good job, and make nasty scathing comments about those that do not. We’re going to take stock of who’s done the best job of keeping your money in your wallet, and a smile on your face, and who has left you feeling ripped off and disappointed. (more…)

Today, the UK arm of the US based mega-retailer Best Buy launched their online store.

I was excited to see what fantastic launch offers they might have, after their brick and mortar shops have had some great opening offers, and hoped that increased competition in the sector might end up being good for customers.

I loaded it up, and didn’t see any launch offers thrust in my face as I had expected. No matter, I though, I’ll probe futher into the video games section as see what they have.

Upon clicking on “Gaming”, I was prompted with this message:

Best Buy Entertainment is managed in conjunction with The Hut Group. It has a separate shopping basket, checkout and Customer Services to the rest of bestbuy.co.uk. As such you will need to set up a separate account for this site with your payment and delivery details.

Hmmmm. (more…)