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UK Retailer GAME is dead | Brera's Lament
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Speedymanic
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yeah, I expect most of those 360 discs are scratched to hell. not a bad haul though, would love to pick up Vanquish for under £3 and AP for less than £2.
crazy prices.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
fuckers still havent processed my XBL points buy when using up the last of my reward points. Can just see this all going tits up, they cancel all reward points and I'll never have the chance to use them.
SO LONG GAME. YOU WONT BE MISSED.
SO LONG GAME. YOU WONT BE MISSED.
heliconsoul
Member
Little Old Man
Member
I think given the multiple issues Game has (especially upcoming debts) a firesale in this case would always spook shareholders.
killer_clank
Member
and brera's share price tumbles further...
Cosmonaut X
Member
Too fig to bail?
Had complete polar experiences in GAME's today. In Birmingham the lass who served me was still the ultra annoying GAME employee pushing literally anything she could at the till. Plug and Play kit, batteries, preorders (lol) and hell even a PS3 chatpad. Left with a bad taste in my mouth. Then went to my hometown on my way home and got a £50 PSP Go. Really friendly guy on the till, didnt push anything on me, even told me to get a case for it from ebay cos of how cheap they are.
I guess the morale is fuck the Bullring store.
I guess the morale is fuck the Bullring store.
I think it was in the Eurogamer article about the firesale but I'm not sure. Strange to see MCV posting negative GAME-related news.
yes. Got a 250GB 360 slim for £130. Not bad, although HMV are doing a new one for £199 with mass effect 3 free, so if you want that game anyway it might be better to get it new.
My brother wanted a PS3 but I don't know if the £50 saving is enough to justify no warranty if Game go out of business within a year.
Edit: Just got this email re: Castlevania...
Expected really, but lol at the reason.
Awww email from GAME sayin my castlevania order has been cancelled.
It was put on the site in 'error' apparently
Me too:
I don't believe them.
Just got an e-mail about my copy being cancelled. Arses. :<
told ya instead of gold and jewels its basically spray paint and boiled sweets.
bitoriginal
Member
Cancelled mine too. Ah well.
From posts on here and other places, it looks like GAME has revitalised their sales! The more games people buy, the less they'll buy from HMV etc!
My share price is less than 4p again. Let it hit 2p and I'm gonna buy another £1000 worth. I'll have to borrow the cash from zonga till payday.
My share price is less than 4p again. Let it hit 2p and I'm gonna buy another £1000 worth. I'll have to borrow the cash from zonga till payday.
Lol, you must be trolling now. That or you must have balls of steel.
Wait 2 weeks and you can have all their shares for a grand.
It's getting a bit boring now.
Doesn't that fit the earlier post that said they had 2 weeks to raise £6 million or it's game over?
Sorry about the terrible pun... couldn't help myself.
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Anyway if Gamestop buys Game do they keep Game label for UK or do they instead rebrand to Gamestop
Cosmonaut X
Member
The quest to rebrand the chain as BRERA/BreraStation continues...
Picked up
Bayonetta - £4.95
God Of War collection - £17.95
Tingle's Rosy Rupee Land - £7.95
PSP console - £29.99
The Mrs bought:
Timeshift - £2.99
Red Faction - £1.99
Rock Band Beatles - 99p
Fitness with Mel B (she's a Spice Girl fan...) - £3.98
Soul Calibur Legends - £2.98
Haven't had my cancellation email about Castlevania yet, but I'm not holding out much hope.
The mood was pretty somber in the shop, but the one guy I know in there seemed as cheerful as ever.
Bayonetta - £4.95
God Of War collection - £17.95
Tingle's Rosy Rupee Land - £7.95
PSP console - £29.99
The Mrs bought:
Timeshift - £2.99
Red Faction - £1.99
Rock Band Beatles - 99p
Fitness with Mel B (she's a Spice Girl fan...) - £3.98
Soul Calibur Legends - £2.98
Haven't had my cancellation email about Castlevania yet, but I'm not holding out much hope.
The mood was pretty somber in the shop, but the one guy I know in there seemed as cheerful as ever.
That *so* reads like the plot of a 1980s madcap comedy movie.
APZonerunner
Member
Just been browsing my finance forums. Quite a few nervous people around. But there have been quite a few big buys today, plenty of people buying in.
Looks to me that the price is being brought down by the market makers and next week a few more big buys will bring it to around 5p.
The next 2 weeks are gonna be bumpy
Looks to me that the price is being brought down by the market makers and next week a few more big buys will bring it to around 5p.
The next 2 weeks are gonna be bumpy
frankie_baby
Member
First i bloody hope someone else buy them but if they do it be stupid to pour millions into an already struggling business to rebrand plus gamestop did until recently have a small presence in the uk and the one shop i went in (birmingham) was horrible so i dont think the gamestop name would do them any good at all
Mr. Luchador
Member
Please stop with the updates on your shares. The joke is over now.
Sleepy Buddha
Member
Yeah, I think there'll be nasty repercussions for the entire sector in the UK. They're also causing future problems for themselves should they survive this. This flood of cheap games will saturate a large part of the market for a significant timeframe, especially among the majority of the market that just buys a few games each year. I'm starting to think this is just a final cash grab and bail by the upper management.
Suppersalmon
Neo Member
I went into my local game today picked up a PSP for £30 also got Final Fantasy IV collection for £5
also got Brutal legend, Bulletstorm and Medal of Honor for £8.
some of the staff were still thinking this is a temporary thing to shift as much stock as possible and they were still asking me if i wanted to sign up for a reward card
also got Brutal legend, Bulletstorm and Medal of Honor for £8.
some of the staff were still thinking this is a temporary thing to shift as much stock as possible and they were still asking me if i wanted to sign up for a reward card
And no doubt filled with updates from your good self.
awanderingsoul
Member
The shop in birmingham is in an awful location, it may have had decent footfall but it was surrounded by cheap shops and empty units. if gamestop was to buy a portion of game they would have prime high st locationsm plenty of marketing opportunities and no established games retail store.
Aslong as it was managed well it would be successful.
Wickerbasket
Member
Just please, if you're being serious, don't put any more money into it.
The share price is falling because people are bailing out, it's only down from here on out.
J Tourettes
Banned
Buy moar.
Had a browse around my local Gamestation, nothing I fancied, but I guess that's my fault for buying too much at release.
One of the guys behind the counter was wearing an N7 shirt, which kind of seemed like a bit of a dick move considering how many people were likely to show up to no Mass Effect 3 today.
One of the guys behind the counter was wearing an N7 shirt, which kind of seemed like a bit of a dick move considering how many people were likely to show up to no Mass Effect 3 today.
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