In the past week, the website UnhappyFranchisee.com was hacked and dozens of posts and hundreds of comments critical of some specific franchise companies were deleted.  Most posts related to Play N Trade and hundreds of comments related to that company were deleted.
Here is a nearly complete copy of the UnhappyFranchisee.com post PLAY N TRADE: CA Suspends PnT Franchise Registration that was originally published April 23, 2009.  Also included below are the 379 comments the post generated through 7/25/2009.  We hope to restore the 100 or so comments left in August, 2009 shortly.
PLAY N TRADE: CA Suspends PnT Franchise Registration
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Play N Trade video game franchise continues to draw fire on the Unhappy Franchisee website, with the number of contentious comments on one lively blog post (PLAY N TRADE: CA Suspends PnT Franchise Registration) approaching  500.
One commenter claims that there are an enormous number of what’s called SNO (Sold, not Open) Play N Trade franchises due to the sale of multi-unit packages.  However, the commenter contends these stores may never open due franchisees being disillusioned with their initial store and declining to open the additional stores they purchased the rights to develop.
On September 4th, 2009, Insider Knowledge wrote:
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Video Game retail franchise Play N Trade continues to be a contentious topic of discussion.
The number of contentious comments on one lively blog post (PLAY N TRADE: CA Suspends PnT Franchise Registration) will soon pass 500.
One commenter, Former PNT Owner, recently wrote:
I left PNT in June. I suggest everyone read a suit from the state of Oregon: Willamette v. Play N Trade.
The PDF is out there on the net* and is shows how many shell corporations PNT had, the items that were not disclosed and more details on the unethical business practices used by PNT Corporate to sell franchises.
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According to today’s post on Unhappy Franchisee, “Troubled video game retail franchise Play N Trade is attempting to win over skeptical and struggling franchisees at its conference this week in Las Vegas.  The company has been beseiged with legal problems in California, store closings and scathing blog comments from current and former franchisees…”
The theme of the franchise conference is “Stronger Together 2009.”  CEO Larry Plotnick is trying to quiet some of the discord among the franchisees, especially in the wake of charges of franchise law violations by the State of California.
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Robert Meyers has had it with the Play N Trade detractors and franchisee “whiners” commenting on Franchise Pick and elsewhere.
He’s decided to set the record straight… and share the secrets of his success at building a profitable Play N Trade retail units used video game
Meyers is CEO of Gamers Guild Holdings Inc., the “largest franchise holder in the PNT family.”  In a comment left on a lively Franchise Pick post (IS PLAY N TRADE A GREAT FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY?),  Meyers defends the Play N Trade franchisor, acknowledging that they have made mistakes, but also that they are working hard to …read more

Source: Top New Franchises
Full story: Games2U franchise
Excerpt: Proving that business can be all fun and games, Games2U, a mobile video game theater and laser tag franchise, is bursting onto the entertainment scene with an aggressive entrance into the U.S. market. Today, the new franchise concept announced a partnership with the Findley Group, the Waco, Texas-based, leading franchise development company led by Gary Findley, the former President of Curves International who was responsible for taking the chain from just a handful to several thousand units worldwide.

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(FranchisePick.com) According to a recent Play N Trade company press release:
Play N Trade is the largest and fastest-growing video game franchise worldwide. It is also one of the fastest-growing franchises worldwide across all industries. To date, the company has sold more than 400 franchises, opened more than 100 stores, and is now opening a new store every other day. The company provides exceptional training, support and marketing systems to its store owners, who in turn provide an outstanding customer experience for their shoppers. Play N Trade customers can try any video game before they buy, participate in local and national …read more