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Nearly 300 GAME stores opened their doors last night for what is likely to be the biggest game launch of 2012 to date.
The release of FIFA 13 this week is likely to propel the market to its highest level of the year so far, so retail was naturally keen to make as big a splash as it possibly could.
We knew FIFA 13 was going to be a smash hit with fans,” GAME’s marketing director Anna-Marie Mason stated. The features are completely revolutionary and make this installment bigger, better and more intuitive than ever before! We opened 294 GAME stores at midnight for the launch and our best GAME squads kicked off the FIFA 13 season in style.”
Here are the pictures:
Newcastle United fullback Ryan Taylor signed copies of FIFA 13 at GAME’s Gateshead Metro Centre store in Newcastle Upon Tyne to celebrate the launch of the hottest football game of the year. Fans were treated to a display of football freestyling from Jamie Knight and given the chance to play one-on-one matches against the premiership footballer.”
Martin Keenan from Newcastle [erm, Man Utd shirt! – ed] was the first to buy a copy of FIFA 13 at GAME’s Gateshead Metro Centre store in Newcastle Upon Tyne which opened at midnight so fans could get a copy the moment the game was released. Fans were treated to a display of football freestyling from Jamie Knight and given the chance to play one-on-one matches against premiership footballer Ryan Taylor.”
GAME’s Newcastle Metro Centre store saw over 250 customers and registered over 1,100 pre-orders for FIFA 13.”
