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Hungry consumers have caused Dead Island to sell out – with GAME raising its price to 47.99 – but more stock is on the way. The first-person zombie action game supplied by Koch Media and published by its Deep Silver label is in strong demand. So much so that GAME …
Read More »GAME details Gears of War 3 midnight openings
UK retailer GAME has revealed exactly what it has planned for its special Gears of War 3 midnight opening event at its London Oxford Street store next Monday night. Carlos Ferro, war veteran and the voice of Dom Santiago, will be in attendance to meet fans of the game. Limited …
Read More »20,000 midnight openings for Gears of War 3
Gears of War 3 is released worldwide next Tuesday and Microsoft has announced that over 20,000 stores across the globe will open their doors at midnight. In the UK 479 GAME and Gamestation stores will open at 00:01 on Tuesday September 20th, with GAME’s flagship London Oxford Street store hosting …
Read More »GAME begins selling Blu-ray and music
UK retailers GAME and Gamestation have from today started selling Blu-ray movies and music in-store, on the same day that the Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray boxset is released. Around 300 stores in total will offer a catalogue of over 60 Blu-ray films. Blu-rays will also be included in …
Read More »Batman exclusive for GAME and Gamestation
Warner has announced some exclusive content that will only be available to customers who pre-order Batman: Arkham City from GAME or Gamestation. The Tim Drake Robin pack offers Robin as a playable character in a new and improved challenge mode” for the title. Robin himself offers a number of unique …
Read More »GAME.co.uk back up and running after down time
The GAME Group has apologised for the technical issues that have marred the re-launch of the GAME and Gamestation websites. Both portals are now up and running. The pair were re-launched last Friday, gathering much attention. Gamestation’s 99 Xbox 360 console promotion, in particular, saw a record number of visitors …
Read More »New Gamestation site launches with £99 Xbox 360
The new-look Gamestation.co.ukand GAME.co.uk websites are now live. And furthermore, the retailer is celebrating the arrival of the new Gamestation look with a string of offers, the leading one of which is the chance to grab a 250GB Xbox 360 for just 100. At the time of writing the machine …
Read More »GAME appoints new PR agency
GAME and Gamestation have today appointed Red Consultancy as their new consumer PR agency. The UK game retailers previously used PHA Media for the past two years but as of today Red will be responsible for PR duties going forwards. London-based Red has worked with a wide range of well-known …
Read More »GAME grabs exclusive Gears of War 3 console
Retailers GAME and Gamestation have been revealed as the exclusive stockists of a Gears of War 3 themed Xbox 360 console due out on September 20th. The Limited Edition 320GB bundle includes a Gears-styled console as well as two decorated controllers. The 269.99 SKU can already be pre-ordered from the …
Read More »HMV won’t accept Mercenaries trade-ins
UK entertainment retailer HMV will not be accepting trade-in copies of 3DS title Resident Evil: Mercenaries, which is released in the UK this Friday. PR boss Gennaro Castaldo told VG247 that the decision was made avoid any potential customer disappointment for those purchasing a pre-owned version”. However, a spokesperson for …
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