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GAME grabs Max Payne 3 exclusive

GAME grabs Max Payne 3 exclusive

A free multiplayer map will be offered to all those who pre-order Max Payne 3 from GAME or Gamestation.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 26th 2012 at 10:06AM in News
Witcher 2 coming to GAME as new releases return

Witcher 2 coming to GAME as new releases return

Namco Bandai has announced that upcoming RPG The Witcher 2 will be available at GAME and Gamestation.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 6th 2012 at 10:21AM in News

Full Reward and Gift card services resume at GAME this weekend

Full Reward and Gift card services resume at GAME this weekend

Retailers GAME and Gamestation have reacted all services for GAME Reward and Gamestation Elite card users.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 5th 2012 at 1:04PM in News
277 lost GAME shops could cost market £158m

277 lost GAME shops could cost market £158m

The UK games market could be as much as £158m worse off due to the closure of 277 GAME stores.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Apr 5th 2012 at 9:28AM in News

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Martyn Gibbs is new GAME CEO

Martyn Gibbs is new GAME CEO

Martyn Gibbs has returned to GAME as the firm's new CEO.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Apr 2nd 2012 at 10:12AM in News
GAME and Gamestation websites return as administration exit approaches

GAME and Gamestation websites return as administration exit approaches

Both the GAME.co.uk and Gamestation.co.uk websites have been restored.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 30th 2012 at 1:09PM 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
277 GAME and Gamestation stores close, 40% of workforce axed

277 GAME and Gamestation stores close, 40% of workforce axed

Administrator PwC has today closed the doors on 277 of The GAME Group’s 609 UK and Ireland stores, MCV understands.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 26th 2012 at 4:02PM in News

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GAME suspends Reward and Gift Cards

GAME suspends Reward and Gift Cards

Customers are no longer able to use their Reward Cards in GAME or Gamestation stores.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 26th 2012 at 2:45PM in News
Royal Bank of Scotland tables GAME bid, papers claim

Royal Bank of Scotland tables GAME bid, papers claim

It appears to be a day of conflicting newspaper reports, with The Sunday Times reporting that RBS has offered to buy GAME out of administration.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 25th 2012 at 10:40AM in News
'One clear front runner' for GAME

'One clear front runner' for GAME

There is one clear front runner to buy GAME as part of a post-pack administration, sources close to the administrators have told MCV.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 24th 2012 at 9:38AM in News
OPINION: Applause for GAME and Gamestation store staff

OPINION: Applause for GAME and Gamestation store staff

It might surprise you that the one point I was called out for most last week wasn’t our contentious cover – but my implication that GAME had given up fighting.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Mar 22nd 2012 at 10:39AM in News

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GAME: Staff will be paid

GAME: Staff will be paid

GAME has told its staff they will be 'paid what they've earned,' the retailer tells MCV.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 21st 2012 at 3:04PM in News
UPDATED: Gamestation may be sacrificed for new look GAME chain

UPDATED: Gamestation may be sacrificed for new look GAME chain

One way or another, GAME as we know it has GONE, and may be replaced by something entirely different on Monday.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 20th 2012 at 7:10PM in News
Report - GAME has one week to raise £180m

Report - GAME has one week to raise £180m

GAME Group is in a race to secure £180m to pay creditors or face administration, The Sunday Times reports.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 18th 2012 at 9:21AM in News
OPINION: About that MCV cover...

OPINION: About that MCV cover...

GAME's communications boss called me earlier. I am not a popular person at the retailer's Basingstoke HQ right now. And for good reason.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Mar 15th 2012 at 5:28PM in News

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TIMELINE: GAME's year from hell

TIMELINE: GAME's year from hell

It was in February last year that GAME announced its bold plans to transform its business.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 15th 2012 at 11:27AM in News
Xbox and Activision pull GAME support, says leaked memo

Xbox and Activision pull GAME support, says leaked memo

A leaked memo from GAME, seen by MCV, says that Activision and Microsoft are the latest publishing giants to not supply the troubled specialist giant.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 14th 2012 at 11:15PM in News
GAME confirms rescue bid

GAME confirms rescue bid

GAME Group has confirmed that a 'third party' has shown an interest in providing financial support to the stricken retailer.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 14th 2012 at 5:43PM in News
GAME's shares rally on acquisition reports

GAME's shares rally on acquisition reports

GAME’s share price has shot above two pence following reports the retailer is about to be bought.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 14th 2012 at 4:44PM in News
Ninja Gaiden 3 and Warriors Orochi 3 also skip GAME

Ninja Gaiden 3 and Warriors Orochi 3 also skip GAME

Just minutes after it was revealed that Capcom’s Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City will not be stocked at GAME, two more upcoming releases have joined the pile.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 13th 2012 at 10:52AM in News
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GAME not stocking Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

GAME not stocking Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Capcom’s upcoming release Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City will not be sold at GAME or Gamestation, MCV can confirm.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 13th 2012 at 10:03AM in News
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GAME buyer 'would prefer to wait for a formal administration'

GAME buyer 'would prefer to wait for a formal administration'

Pundits say that GAME will have to go into administration or become insolvent before acquirers step in.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Mar 12th 2012 at 1:00PM in News
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UPDATE: GAME.co.uk "down for maintenance"

UPDATE: GAME.co.uk "down for maintenance"

The websites for both GAME and Gamestation have this morning been taken down.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 12th 2012 at 11:14AM in News
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Latest GAME statement shows firm's uncertain future

Latest GAME statement shows firm's uncertain future

Mounting weekend speculation about GAME has forced the Group to issue a statement about its future.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Mar 12th 2012 at 7:12AM in News