GAME and GameStation go into administration

[chrismada9 1,948]

A sad day for gamers

Video game retailer, Game Group, has gone into administration, with the immediate closure of 277 stores in the UK and Ireland.

Administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said 2,104 employees would be made redundant this week.

The remaining 333 stores will stay open as the administrators search for a buyer for the business.

PwC said that the retailer had suffered from high fixed costs and an ambitious international expansion.

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Source:- BBC |

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[Laylabelle 9,534]

Gotta be hard with sites like Amazon,Play etc to compete with and espically as their prices seem to be lower

[We Hate Scouse 10,326]

Unsurprising....They both price their games stupidly high, when online retailers and supermarkets offer much better deals.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Shame, my mate worksed for them. WHS is right though, online retailers have blown them out the water, places like Play, Amazon even Zavvi's cheaper sometimes.

[ZanSnake 1,211]

I personally enjoyed the pre-owned versions, but i go for Cash Generators for that now-a-days. Guess, like what has already been, sites like Amazon completely own them on prices - like by a £5 for each new game, or something along those lines!

[ChelseaChick 430]

I think I'm going to cry.

[cfc-meleady 192]

Rip off of a place anyway, what do they expect when you can go to a shop down the road and get the same game for 10-15 quid cheaper?

[nullabletype 987]

Thank god. Rip off merchants.

[chrismada9 1,948]

Shame, my mate worksed for them. WHS is right though, online retailers have blown them out the water, places like Play, Amazon even Zavvi's cheaper sometimes.

Don't forget the supermarkets as well, I normally get my current gen games from my local ASDA.. the games they sell I can get for a real cheap price!

[capriccioso 2,545]

Is this likely to go worldwide? We have GAME outlets in Australia and I normally buy pre-owned PS3 games from them, they offer better deals for those than most other game outlets.

[Spike 12,049]

In Australia we have EB Games. Complete rip off. If a game is $110 at EB Games it is $80-90 at JB Hi Fi.

[capriccioso 2,545]

In Australia we have EB Games. Complete rip off. If a game is $110 at EB Games it is $80-90 at JB Hi Fi.

EB is rubbish, GAME and JB are much better. Too bad they have a large share of the market.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

In Australia we have EB Games. Complete rip off. If a game is $110 at EB Games it is $80-90 at JB Hi Fi.

That's GAME for us.

[Swedish House Mafia 508]

EB is rubbish, GAME and JB are much better. Too bad they have a large share of the market.

They're all shit. Online shopping is the way to go.

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Game station in my towns gone...and was next door to a closed down coffee Rebublic who also went bust..probably stay empty for yonks

Shame but huge competion out there these days