Judge Allows Lawsuit Against GameStop Over Used Games Policy

A New Jersey judge has allowed a lawsuit to proceed against the video game retailer GameStop Corp. The lawsuit alleges that the company concealed the download costs required of used games, often resulting in paying $10-15 to access the full price content, thus making the used games more expensive purchases than that of a new game.

There are three separate cases against GameStop. One of them cites a receipt stating that the customer saved $12 buying their game used when they purchased “Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit X.” It was allegedly not made clear to him that he would have to purchase an online pass when he bought the game from the store. The plaintiffs state that “he was the victim of deceptive statements and knowing admissions.”

This isn’t the first time that GameStop has been sued over its used games practices. In a California case, two people filed a lawsuit against the company over online passes and won. Their argument was that the packaging stated that the downloads were free, yet GameStop employees did not adequately warn them that purchasing the used games would not entitle them to those services. The company agreed to cover the $15 required to pay for the online passes for those customers.