MCVUK- GAME has hired Rothschild to find a buyer for the beleaguered retailer, The Sunday Times reports.
The paper writes that GAME has to pay landlords in two weeks. Failure to pay rents could push the firm into administration jeopardising thousands of jobs.
Sports Direct’s takeover of Game Digital has edged closer as the company revealed on Monday it now owns 84% of the high street retailer, which has applied to be delisted from London Stock Exchange.
Gamer Headlines writes: I’d like to think that we UK gamers are quite savvy when it comes to finding the best deal when buying games. And let’s face it; everything is generally cheaper online from the vast number of websites like Amazon, ShopTo, Zavvi, Game Collection and deal forums like HotUkDeals when comparing prices to high street stores like Game, HMV, Argos or the local supermarket.
Well gamers, it would seem that more than half of all physical games are still sold in traditional bricks and mortar establishments according to last year’s stats.
A lot of stores did. But they saved a few after they found a buyer for the company. Just this week though, they announced they're ditching their pre-owned games department.
I bet most of the consoles sold in high streets and supermarkets are bought by parents (in other words, the uninformed buyers)
Dealspwn writes: If you'd like to play Grid 2 a month early you should get yourself down to one of the Game stores listed below. It's lock in season again and Game have teamed up with Codemasters to let gamers get their hands on the eagerly-anticipated racing title pre-release. There will be a fastest lap competition at each event too, with the winner netting themselves a copy of the game when it's released.
A member of the Codemasters dev team will be on hand to answer questions and offer hot tips to shave seconds of your lap times. Soft drinks and pizza will also be available. Good times. Places are limited, so visit your store, phone them or tweet them to reserve your spot. Venue details and dates follow after the break.
Damn. I used to work at GAME before I moved to the US. I was fortunate enough to work in a successful store with great people and customers. What a shame...
Never trust anyone with the last name of Rothschild.
The jobs part is indeed, saddening. However, I would delve straight into their management, and marketing team. It all boils down to the way they price. It's even worse since they also own GameStation. So they could've had a munch more 'flexible' pricing method.
GameStation was dominant years ago. GAME came a long, and forgot how about competition. Especially with more online retailers selling games too. Gamestation just became another 'branch'. Offering nothing different.
On a side note, it would be a good step to hire people with actual knowledge about what their selling. When you asked a question, if the answer wasn't on the back of the box, then you'd have to find out yourself. (ofc informed consumer also works)
cool story bro.. I buy all my games online on marketplace sites like ShopTo, Play, Amazon, eBay & CeX
There's only a few occasions where I'd go into a high-street games shop.. & that's when I'd need said game/s on the same day for whatever reason.