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USA Today, Reuters Reserve Spot To Talk Target

Earlier this week, Target announced a new nationwide game reservation program that will allow its guests to reserve notable games by purchasing a $1 reservation card.

Here’s what some outlets are saying …

USA Today
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“Retail chain Target is joining GameStop and Best Buy in starting a reservation program that allows consumers to reserve popular titles, according to a statement from the company. … Of course, Target isn’t the only one who incentivizes for reserving copies of games . GameStop often includes various perks for pre-ordering, such as exclusive, in-game items. Readers, what do you think of Target’s strategy?”

Reuters
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“Target already lets customer place preorders for video games on its website. But Thomas said it the in-store reservation program has an added benefit  — it will hopefully bring shoppers into its stores more frequently. They can come into its stores to make the reservation, to pick up the game when it’s released, and then again to use the gift card.”

Kotaku
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TriplePoint Speaker Series #2: Sid Shuman, Senior Editor of GamePro

Last week we were fortunate enough to meet with Sid Shuman, senior editor of GamePro, who joined us to discuss the used video game market and the future of digital distribution. As the senior editor of GamePro, Sid meets with many industry leaders who are actively building the groundwork for the future of video game entertainment. As such, his opinions are not only extremely well informed, but quite valuable to anyone involved in the gaming industry. I hope you enjoy the video as much as we enjoyed making it.

Matthew Le Merle, Chairman of Mindfuse Featured in TriplePoint Speaker Series

Matthew Le Merle, who brings nearly twenty years of consulting, corporate executive and investing experience to the gaming industry, joined the TriplePoint staff to talk to us about funding early stage gaming start up companies. As the Chairman of Mindfuse and CEO of Gameplay Holdings, Matthew’s experience in advising and funding new digital entertainment companies is unparalleled, and having him impart some wisdom on us was truly a pleasure. If you happen to be attending The Game Developers Conference in San Francisco the week of March 23, you can see Matthew’s presentation for yourself during his session, Early Stage Funding for Video Game Start Ups, taking place on Wednesday, March 25 at 4:00 pm in room #2002 in the West Hall of the Moscone Center.

Robert Scoble Interviews SmallWorlds for Fast Company TV

SmallWorlds, a new generation of 3D virtual world that integrates seamlessly with the rest of the web, recently launched out of beta in December 2008. Robert Scoble takes a closer look inside SmallWorlds with co-founder Mitch Olson and VP of Business Development Ted Tagami. With his trusty video camera and monopod, Robert (aka “Scobleizer”) captures the interview on-camera in the TriplePoint San Francisco office. The video interview can also be seen on FastCompany.TV.