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UK Retailer GAME is dead | Brera's Lament
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Sleazy and desperate, right until the end.
CadetMahoney
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Didn't someone post earlier that they were told you can't buy those cards with a gift card.
Starwolf_UK
Member
I think Blueshore and Goldman Snacks holding firm on a load of shares will prop up the price somewhat (by holding them you lower supply of them which will keep price from getting too low). All we need now are so rumors and bam.
Why would they? Stock is stock. Send it back to head office and/or put in other stores to sell it at the price you were going to sell it for.
That was in WHSmith though; not GAME.
Why would Gamestop buy the company outright? Its better for them to wait till they go bust and pick off the stores they want. For example: I wouldn't be surprised if they buy the Game store in my home town of Leicester, as they don't have a store in the city.
I went into a GAME in Cork, Ireland at the weekend. Even with a Spring cleanout sale it was still expensive. I'm not surprised they're dying really.
It would be a shame for a high street business to go under but the reality is they were never good value. Even other stores around my local GAME are consistently better value. I always felt walking in that I'd be lucky if I spotted anything which constituted good value.
It would be a shame for a high street business to go under but the reality is they were never good value. Even other stores around my local GAME are consistently better value. I always felt walking in that I'd be lucky if I spotted anything which constituted good value.
MasterLeePhD
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Why? Well the norm for stores closing means good sales to most people.
Personally don't care about the bigwigs at the top do.
HuntTheMusic
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HMRC lost their preferential creditor status a few years back so they will take the hit alongside the trade creditors. Employee claims rank ahead of the bank debt in preference so arrears of pay/holiday pay will be at the front of the queue.
The bank need to force the administration and make their own appointment. Its basically a game of chicken at the moment.
AHA-Lambda
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actually why are game still advertising diablo 3 and the star wars 360 on their website? I thought activision and MS pulled support
Shotgun Kiss
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Get Microsoft points or a PSN voucher.
I think it's wrong of them to still attempt to get deposits on upcoming games. They barely get new releases in anymore, and then there's the fact that the company will likely go into administration in a few days, and anybody who has put down a deposit will lose their money.
Don't think I've heard of Activision pulling support. They may have done - there's been so many - but I've a nagging feeling that Activision are actually still in. For now.
Ravensmash
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I hope I get my points tomorrow, I brought them online because I had £5 in points and it was meant to be instant.
Knowing my luck they'll go in to administration before it gets sorted out
But nah, will follow the story more tomorrow; I hope they survive in some form because it'd be healthy for the UK high street to have a specialist retailer, but they need some drastic changes in order to actually stand out from the competition. As I said before; places like HMV are happily providing more than them at the moment (in fact I was surprised by how much HMV did offer in general) so we'll see.
My local store had a big Call of Duty section with MW3, MW2, and various point cards branded to CoD last time I went in.
Knowing my luck they'll go in to administration before it gets sorted out
But nah, will follow the story more tomorrow; I hope they survive in some form because it'd be healthy for the UK high street to have a specialist retailer, but they need some drastic changes in order to actually stand out from the competition. As I said before; places like HMV are happily providing more than them at the moment (in fact I was surprised by how much HMV did offer in general) so we'll see.
My local store had a big Call of Duty section with MW3, MW2, and various point cards branded to CoD last time I went in.
frankie_baby
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I think we are probably passed the point of it actually being news when someone stops supplying them
Psychotext
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Hmmm. "Inazuma 12"? Is it not "Inazuma Eleven 2"?
That makes me a little on the skeptical side.
Psychotext
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Don't know why, it's probably just a typo.
MCV wouldn't have gone with it unless they'd were pretty confident. We certainly know for sure that Microsoft has dropped them and VG247 makes out that Game confirmed the situation to them: http://www.vg247.com/2012/03/15/game-confirms-kinect-rush-wont-be-stocked/
MCV wouldn't have gone with it unless they'd were pretty confident. We certainly know for sure that Microsoft has dropped them and VG247 makes out that Game confirmed the situation to them: http://www.vg247.com/2012/03/15/game-confirms-kinect-rush-wont-be-stocked/
toythatkills
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Yeah, the tories are guaranteeing us jobs as well, it's just that they're not going to pay us for them.
They don't charge pre-orders until they ship, so it doesn't matter.
when i was in game yesterday, the person serving me tried to get me to place a 20.00 deposit for the witcher 2 special dark edition. he said they wouldn't be honoring any pre-orders unless people had paid a minimum of 20.00 deposit. they were also trying to get cash deposits for prototype 2, which they said they would be stocking. i just bought alice madness returns (2.98p, hard to say no at that price) and walked out.
I wonder how often they get a reply "but aren't you guys closing down soon?" when they try and offer something that's clearly beyond their closing date.
i was going to ask this but i didn't want to get into a conversation, i just wanted to get my game and get out. but he was pushing very hard, so he must be wrongly assuming they will ride this out and still be open for business next month.
Cheesecakebobby
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GAME actually held some dating events where people were supposed to come and trade games and mingle. I would love to hear anybody's description of such an event, I can only imagine it was incredibly awkward
PumpkinPie
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I've never seen a female customer in Game in all my life.
I have. They are called mothers.
grandmastashi
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I can only speak for the stores I visit; but the collective smell of bad leather jacket and stale body odour would knock out every member of the opposite sex for a 10 mile radius.
PumpkinPie
Banned
Yeah, my local Game always smells like sweat. It's not mine either.
grandmastashi
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I should've prefaced my last reply with that too...
They should have followed HMVs example and open all the games before hand so they can flood the store with the fresh instruction manual smell*
*opening a game does not guarantee a manual.
And Sims players!
On a more serious note, I've seen quite a few buying different stuff. Like a 60/40 ratio. Don't know what sausage fest you lot shop at!
Really? I'd have thought that this was the ideal time to look into one of those nice golden parachutes.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
I did once. Back when I was 17 and going through the craziest part of my puberty. She told me she liked Streets of Rage 2 and I game in my pants.
Fuck me, that's effective foreplay.
It's the only way.
Does everyone who turns up put a game into a big bowl?
Aww that sucks. Looks like I'll have to get a couple of cheap games and sell them on and make a profit.
Audioboxer
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My fiancée comes in and buys games with me for her PS3
I managed to buy the Might and Magic 6 CE off game.co.uk when it was in stock. Shipped today.
http://www.game.co.uk/en/heroes-of-might-magic-6-collectors-edition-110858
but... Walmart owns Asda.
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.
Girlfriend said she loved Streets of Rage 2 and Mortal Kombat in early dating phase. I have kept her. Worst experience on the high street was when i needed some quick modelling clay stuff and ducked into GAMES WORKSHOP for some green stuff with her in tow. An outsider... with the female parts...!
I wonder what the likelyhood of GAME staff getting paid this month is really now. Also wonder how many have just left, knowing full well that the shoe is about to drop and drop hard.
That might have been me with my WH Smith outrage this weekend. Of which I am still fuming.
Ravensmash
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http://www.game.co.uk/en/10-playstation-network-wallet-top-up-142952
Well this is annoying, seems like they've removed it from the site.
I want my credit :|
Well this is annoying, seems like they've removed it from the site.
I want my credit :|
Have you emailed them? Gamestation replied to me quickly when they messed up my order a few days ago, so hopefully Game will be similar.
Ravensmash
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Yeah, they replied regarding an issue over the weekend and that those had been emailed, so I replied as asked saying that my order was made yesterday.
Nothing yet though.
Ravensmash
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Where'd you hear this?
frankie_baby
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Can game put themselves into adminustration or do they have to wait for their ceditorsbto do it for them? Because if there is any time to do it today is definately the day for maximum impact
Ravensmash
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What would happen if they went bust/declared administration today and someone still had an issue with their order or was awaiting delivery of a game?
Honestly have no idea but they're still pushing preorders/deposits.
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