GAME dies
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 12 1:09 pmPage 1 of 1
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 12 1:10 pmGood riddance, been following coverage. May upload letters (kinda outdated) sent to staff later, was reluctant to leak them myself prior to these actions.
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 12 1:15 pmNeed to use my £20 gamecard, although it'd probably still be cheaper to buy something on Steam than in-store even with the gamecard.
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 12 1:59 pmNever realised the HQ was in my home town.
But seriously, good riddance. Horrific pricing and just flat-out not competitive in the slightest.
Sad to lose staff jobs, however.
But seriously, good riddance. Horrific pricing and just flat-out not competitive in the slightest.
Sad to lose staff jobs, however.
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 12 2:17 pmKaiden wrote:Need to use my £20 gamecard, although it'd probably still be cheaper to buy something on Steam than in-store even with the gamecard.
RIP Card, all reward points and gift vouchers are now redundant pal
, i've lost a few reward points over it
The company themselves? Fuck them, they deserve all they get, feel sorry for the employees though.
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 12 2:36 pmIt's like I never knew them... because I didn't!
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 12 4:22 pmWhy does noone like them?
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 12 4:59 pmDae wrote:Why does noone like them?
Tantalus wrote:Horrific pricing and just flat-out not competitive in the slightest.
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 12 5:38 pmPlus, even though i said i felt sorry for their employee's, it was amazing the amount of times that the employees hadn't any sort of gaming knowledge, and are/or rude
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 12 6:41 pmDae wrote:Why does noone like them?
Retail store, pre-owned stuff.
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 12 9:51 amIt's alright theres still CeX <3
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 12 9:57 amAt least CeX charges pre-owned games for their worth.
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 12 10:17 amJames wrote:At least CeX charges pre-owned games for their worth.
qft
Wouldn't trust their hardware though
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 12 10:23 amI was looking at my letters/documents that I have and the only one I've found unique (not published in the videogame or business media) is very un-interesting, the cutting of staff hours. :'(
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 12 4:01 pmSo with GAME and Gamestation dead
This leaves, CeX, HMV... err.
This leaves, CeX, HMV... err.
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 12 4:03 pmFor exclusive Game retail stores, CeX and HMV don't even count. Ha.
There's more revenue in online stores, Game Group suffered from over-expanding and unrealistic prices.
There's more revenue in online stores, Game Group suffered from over-expanding and unrealistic prices.
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 12 4:14 pmSteam for all my real needs, Play.com for all my casual needs
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 12 4:16 pmFirst game i ever bought out of GAME with my own money was a platinum copy of Metal Gear Solid.
Back when they didn't seem mega expensive
Back when they didn't seem mega expensive
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 4:00 amynnaD wrote:James wrote:At least CeX charges pre-owned games for their worth.
qft
Wouldn't trust their hardware though
Sticky controllers.
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 10:24 amGuys, I hear you metnion "CeX", there's one of these in Cardiff... basically doing a mobile phone recycling comparison online they've offered the highest price... are they trustworthy? Don't wanna jump on the train and travel 25 miles to get ripped off. I know this is a bit of a generalisation, but are they any good? Got a bit of spare cash so might buy some old games while I'm there, but don't really know what they sell etc...
/offtopic.
Right... don't give a fuck for GAME, but I quite liked my local Gamestation. The staff were great, they felt like they really cared about my gaming experience, never tried to upsell the most expensive kit when I went in for something cheap/shit they'd simply tell me they thought it was a bit "sub-awesome" [sic]. And who can hate a shop that still buys and sells Mega Drive games??
Also, their "store is closed" poster said "your nearest respawn point is"... that automatically makes them awesome. Lol.
In all seriousness though, I really will miss my local Gamestation. Can't say I've bought anything there in the last few years but they never cared if I went in just to ask their opinion on games/hardware. I know this probably isn't representative of the company but my local shop rocked.
My old man's gonna be pissed off, he's got about £40 on his GAME card.
/offtopic.
Right... don't give a fuck for GAME, but I quite liked my local Gamestation. The staff were great, they felt like they really cared about my gaming experience, never tried to upsell the most expensive kit when I went in for something cheap/shit they'd simply tell me they thought it was a bit "sub-awesome" [sic]. And who can hate a shop that still buys and sells Mega Drive games??
Also, their "store is closed" poster said "your nearest respawn point is"... that automatically makes them awesome. Lol.
In all seriousness though, I really will miss my local Gamestation. Can't say I've bought anything there in the last few years but they never cared if I went in just to ask their opinion on games/hardware. I know this probably isn't representative of the company but my local shop rocked.
My old man's gonna be pissed off, he's got about £40 on his GAME card.
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 5:35 pmWalked past my local GAME today
Everything is already gone and the shop is shut
That was fast
Everything is already gone and the shop is shut
That was fast
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 12 6:04 pmBloody hell that IS fast.
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 12 5:04 pmGAME 'saved', trying to re-structure. I only know minor details.
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 12 6:24 pmSomeone told me that the owners of Comet bought Game for a quid.
Not sure if serious.
Not sure if serious.
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 12 7:16 pmIts serious
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 12 7:38 pmJames wrote:GAME 'saved', trying to re-structure. I only know minor details.
Nice play on words.