Granted, there's still a reason for people to buy video games in stores, and GameStop's successful holiday season sales attest to that. Both versions would be released right on launch day. More evidence of the impending doom of video game retailers came today as BioWare announced that they would be releasing 'Mass Effect 2' for PS3 both in stores and as a digital download over PSN. At a certain point, publishers would get closer and closer to releasing new games digitally right at launch, cutting out the retailer middleman. When Microsoft announced that they would be selling certain Xbox 360 games digitally through Xbox Live, it hinted at the writing on the wall for game retailers like GameStop.
