CHiLL Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 The GAME group has 1600 stores across the world, 600 of those in the UK, including Game Station, has entered administration. Publicised since the rejection to sell Mass Effect 3 and other new massive releases, signalled the end of the struggling chain. Administrators have now entered the company, and taken both GAME.co.uk and GameStation.co.uk offline while they sort out the company. Employees have been notified with redundancies and stores have begun closing. The GAME group has lost out heavily against online retailers such as Play.com and Amazon. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-21-game-confirms-intention-to-enter-administration http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-26-game-co-uk-offline-as-administrators-shut-stores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Nathan Posted March 26, 2012 Administrators Share Posted March 26, 2012 Damn that's crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreso93 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 That's crazy, nice share tho. Thanks for it, quite informative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeTheLobster Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Oh, my. I used to work with one of the guys who came up with the concept for GAME. He was setting up his next "baby". That one bombed as well... looks like he was visionary in the wrong way, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHiLL Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 GAME has now been saved. It has been bought by a subsidiary of OpCapita, who own the Comet chain for £1. Saving 3200 staff and 333 stores. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-04-01-confirmed-game-saved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Makes you wonder how companys as big as GAME go into Administration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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