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GAME: A history in headlines

GAME: A history in headlines

While GAME’s recent tumult has dominated the headlines, it’s easy to forget the many other times GAME has surprised, pleased – and occasionally dismayed – the trade. And MCV reported ...

Michael French
by Michael French
on Apr 2nd 2012 at 12:51PM in News
Brand Map: 65% of SingStar players are female

Brand Map: 65% of SingStar players are female

A 65 per cent majority of the total gaming hours logged in SingStar are made up by females, compared to a share of 28 per cent for the average game.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Apr 2nd 2012 at 10:00AM in News
David Hamid becomes new GAME exec chairman

David Hamid becomes new GAME exec chairman

The former joint COO of Dixons, David Hamid, will become GAME's new executive chairman, MCV understands.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 1st 2012 at 6:28PM in News
OFFICIAL: GAME UK exits administration

OFFICIAL: GAME UK exits administration

Retailer GAME has announced its exit from administration following a successful bid by Comet owners OpCapita.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 1st 2012 at 4:17PM in News

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GAME is saved as deal is agreed

GAME is saved as deal is agreed

A deal has been agreed that has tonight seen GAME exit administration, MCV believes.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 1st 2012 at 12:01AM in News
OpCapita winning eleventh hour deal to buy GAME UK, says Telegraph

OpCapita winning eleventh hour deal to buy GAME UK, says Telegraph

Investment firm OpCapita WILL be the new owner of the UK GAME stores, according to the Telegraph.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Mar 31st 2012 at 9:23PM in News
Former GAME workers furious at late wage admission

Former GAME workers furious at late wage admission

Nearly two thousand former GAME and Gamestation staff in the UK have only discovered today that they will not receive either payment for their notice periods or redundancy.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 31st 2012 at 7:04PM in News

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UPDATED: GAME customers gift card uncertainty

UPDATED: GAME customers gift card uncertainty

Law firm Thrings LLP has warned GAME customers that they may never be able to redeem any outstanding gift cards they have from the retailer.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 30th 2012 at 12:28PM in News
UPDATE: GAME Reward Cards and Gamestation Elite Cards reactivated

UPDATE: GAME Reward Cards and Gamestation Elite Cards reactivated

Administrator PwC has reactivated GAME's Reward Scheme, effective immediately.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 29th 2012 at 4:00PM in News
LISTED: GAME/Gamestation closures and remaining stores in detail

LISTED: GAME/Gamestation closures and remaining stores in detail

The first GAME and Gamestation stores to be shut after the chain’s entry into administration have closed their doors.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 29th 2012 at 10:40AM in News
Report: New GAME bid from OpCapita; GameStop moves for overseas stores

Report: New GAME bid from OpCapita; GameStop moves for overseas stores

Despite news this morning that a deal to take GAME out of administration is now very close, a new report suggests OpCapita has not yet given up hope.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 29th 2012 at 10:12AM in News

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New game sales 'more than double' at HMV

New game sales 'more than double' at HMV

HMV says its market share on new games has more than doubled.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 29th 2012 at 9:30AM in News
UK industry hopeful for reinvented GAME

UK industry hopeful for reinvented GAME

GAME must become a smaller, more dedicated specialist should it survive administration, says top games publishers.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 29th 2012 at 9:24AM in News
GAME to exit administration as RBS consortium wins race

GAME to exit administration as RBS consortium wins race

MCV has been led to believe that the GAME saga will come to a welcome close earlier than expected.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 29th 2012 at 8:17AM in News
EA's FIFA Euro 2012 is a download-only title

EA's FIFA Euro 2012 is a download-only title

The inevitable licensed Euro 2012 title from EA Sports will be a digital-only release, MCV can reveal.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 29th 2012 at 7:58AM in News

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Irish GAME protestors explain their demands

Irish GAME protestors explain their demands

The protestors staging sit-in protests at a number of GAME’s closed Irish stores have released a statement clarifying their demands.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 28th 2012 at 2:44PM in News
GAME stores facing abusive behaviour risk

GAME stores facing abusive behaviour risk

Following reports of sporadic violence at some GAME stores, one outlet has taken the move of posting a warning to its customers at the door.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 28th 2012 at 11:37AM in News
PwC to update Irish GAME protestors today

PwC to update Irish GAME protestors today

Former GAME workers staging sit-in protests at Irish branches are to be updated by administrators PwC today.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 28th 2012 at 9:53AM in News
Sainsbury's eyes up GAME customers in new promotion

Sainsbury's eyes up GAME customers in new promotion

GAME’s recent troubles were always going to spark a move from rival retailers to try and grab all those spare gamers – and supermarket Sainsbury’s appears to have made its ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 28th 2012 at 8:45AM in News
Express: Ian Shepherd "should not shoulder the blame" for GAME woes

Express: Ian Shepherd "should not shoulder the blame" for GAME woes

UK national newspaper The Daily Express has said that former CEO Ian Shepherd should not be blamed for GAME’s current predicament.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 27th 2012 at 2:54PM in News
INDIE PERSPECTIVE: GAME's demise and the struggle on the High Street

INDIE PERSPECTIVE: GAME's demise and the struggle on the High Street

In a piece published on the Playtime.co.uk blog, long-term indie games retailer Gareth Rowbotham shows that he knows how it feels to be downed by the quarterly rent bill. ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 27th 2012 at 1:21PM in News
IN PICTURES: Irish GAME sit-in

IN PICTURES: Irish GAME sit-in

Staff staging a sit-in protest at GAME’s now closed Monaghan store have posted a number of pictures of their exploits on Facebook.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 27th 2012 at 11:42AM in News
PwC "just needs a bit more time to push GAME deal over the line"

PwC "just needs a bit more time to push GAME deal over the line"

Administrator PwC has said that GAME just needs to hold on for a short time longer so it can finalise an acquisition deal.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 27th 2012 at 11:21AM in News
Irish GAME staff considering sit-in due to redundancy dispute

Irish GAME staff considering sit-in due to redundancy dispute

Some staff from GAME's 13 Irish stores are reportedly considering a sit-in protest over unpaid redundancy.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 26th 2012 at 8:44PM in News