The company entered administration back in May, with a spokesperson saying that they’ll “continue to trade all stores, operating these on as close to a ‘business as usual’ mode as possible” but it now looks like any avenues open have all dried up with no options left.
For all the events leading up to and after the recent GAME troubles, our archive page provides some bumpy reading.
In terms of the UK division, it was a fairly horrible time for the retailer and the industry at large, with many publishers pulling support as GAME continued to struggle, leaving stores half full of pre-owned titles and little else. After administrators closed a large number of branches and finance companies stepped in to rebuild the retailer, we can only hope that the leading high street outlet will see a better long term outlook.
We wish everyone affected the best of luck.
Taylor Made
The thing about GAME they still ain’t learned their lesson, they still ripping people off. I recently bought Rayman origins for the vita from there ore owned & it was £30 & a brand new one is £35 then I went HMV rayman preowned was £20 brand new £30. GAME will go down hill again especially with their rule about the sticker on the game if you remove it no refund!!
Sorry to the stuff effected sad times
Alex C
What?
Taylor Made
In other words I don’t like GAME lol
freezebug2
Stuff the Staff ?
fs
No he is right though, game have always sold at very high prices. Online prices are better but only slightly. Sadly I don’t know of any stores that do sell games at decent prices unless its a shop like CeX where everythings pre-owned. I think Game is the last major store retailer of vide games.
iAvernus
It’s always sad hearing stuff like this. I really feel it for the staff that work there. I wish them luck…
To TSA, sorry if my gravatar offends anyone. I changed my gravatar for another site and I didn’t realize I used the same email here. I’ll change it as soon as I wake up, as I’m too tired at the moment to figure out how to change my gravatar email here.
BalramRules
Are Gravitar profile pictures like yours not allowed on TSA?
I thought yours would’ve been sort of acceptable (LOL), but yeah, I’m clearly mistaken.
Anyways, as you already know, changing your Gravatar Picture’s easy as pie, can’t wait to see the next one, I love all the Gravatar Pics on these blogs/forums, it’s an eye-ful to see. :P
Forrest_01
To be fair, unless it’s been changed already (which is of course a possibility), i am not sure what would be so offensive about it.
Unless i am clearly missing something?
frostface
I feel sorry for the staff. When they closed GAME down here in Ireland they let the staff go but wouldn’t pay them what they were due. The staff had to resort to a ‘sit in’ for a couple of weeks in the stores and wouldn’t leave until they got sorted. Not actually able to recall if it worked or not but still, bad form. Hope the Aussie staff doesn’t get messed over the same way.
BalramRules
Man this just sucks, I feel sorry for the staff, but good luck on whatever you guys are going for next (Hopefully a job in another GAME Store that’s hiring, lol!) but yeah, wish you fellas luck!
LTG Davey
Given I’m picking up a cheap pre-owned 360 from them tomorrow I really hope they stay afloat – at least until my 12 month warantee expires heh.
Forrest_01
You are getting a pre-owned 360 from Australia??
LTG Davey
LOL, no sorry. Me not being clear as usual.
I got one from Cambridge ;)
zillah
none of this is a surprise. what is a surprise is that there are still any game stores left in australia when all their prices are ridiculous. $100 for a new game? pfft… i’m talking about all stores, not just game here.
MayContainEvil
The stores I know have been closed for weeks, and their website too.
Izorpo
near where I live both Game and Gamestation survived however one is as bad as the other. They both charge a lot for pre-owned games (Blockbuster pre-owned is a bit better). Instead of realizing that the reason people are shopping elsewhere is the price they charge, at the time they had their “troubles” they were selling Kingdom of Amalur for £44 whereas most online retailers were selling at £38
Yes I realize places like Game have cost and overhead to run a business (rent, utilities etc) but maybe taking less profit on a sale (ex Kingdom of Amalur) then maybe they would sell more.
Buying Gamestation was a big mistake as it only turned Gamestation in Game 2 (prices on things exactly the same)