NEWS - Tuesday, January 28, 2003
Gigex adds hi-res game trailers to eBay
Gigex and eBay Team Up to Offer Free Video Game Content on eBay Link to New Top Download Section Added to the eBay Videogames Channel SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Gigex today announced a marketing relationship with eBay, The World's Online Marketplace(TM). Gigex has a video game download link on eBay's video games category page, giving users free access to the top 20 broadband video game trailers and demos. Gigex's collection of Xbox, PC, Playstation 2 and other game previews can be accessed from Ebay's video game category at http://pages.ebay.com/catindex/catvideogames.html Gigex's service includes the top full screen console trailers and PC demos. All titles are available for free download to both dial up and broadband users without waiting times. "The addition of Gigex's downloads to eBay's expanding video game marketplace will help the eBay community make smart buying choices," said Gigex CEO Mark Friedler. "Trial drives purchase and the eBay community will be able to get free tastes of top games by viewing a trailer or playing a demo at which point they can decide to purchase or keep looking. We look forward to providing eBay's gamers with all this free fun." "Gigex's game downloads are a perfect fit for our videogame channel by providing previews of many of our top selling games," said Jennifer Janssen, senior manager of the Video Games category for eBay. eBay is a winning proposition for buyers looking for value and selection on gaming items, and for sellers, eBay offers a low-cost-of-entry, convenient way to sell gaming items to a large audience. More than 100,000 gaming related items are available on eBay daily ranging from new, vintage and hard-to-find games in all genres. Adding pre-sale game offers to the eBay marketplace and the opportunity to download games via Gigex, eBay's video games category is among the leading destinations for new and used, and online video gaming.Source: http://www.xboxaddict.com/
