GameStop 'taking everybody for a ride'  GameStop 'taking
everybody for a ride' Seth Tipps  By Seth Tipps  July 23rd 2013
at 7:36AM  Ready at Dawn boss attacks retailer over its preowned
strategy  GameStop's used games policy is hurting both
developers and consumers alike, claims Ready at Dawn boss Ru
Weerasuriya.  The US retailer GameStop earns about half of its
gross profit from used games, but the practice has aroused the
ire of numerous developers that don't get a dime of the sales.
"I think the problem is right now there are retail outlets that
are really taking everybody for a ride,” Weerasuriya told
GamesIndustry International.  “You can't make a living at the
expense of everybody else. Unfortunately, they're not just
making a living at the expense of developers but also the
consumers because the consumers will see less and less games
come out if developers can't get revenue to make more new titles
and keep going as a business."  The Ready at Dawn boss is
gearing up for the launch of his first major co