Tag: GAME
GAME enter administration: What went wrong?
Struggling high-street videogame retailer GAME have now officially filed for administration. The company have released the following statement: "Further to this morning's announcement of the suspension of trading in shares of GAME Group plc, the board has concluded that its…
GAME remove themselves from stock exchange, prepare for administration
Troubled high-street videogame retailer game appear to be taking the last sad steps towards administration, with its board now requesting that the company be taken off of the London Stock Exchange. With a statement revealing that there is "no equity…
GAME up for sale as extra lives run dry for videogame retailer
High-street videogame retailer GAME are facing further financial woes, it has been revealed today. GAME have hired Rothschild, one of the world's largest independent financial advisory groups, to help the company find a buyer, according to The Sunday Times. The…
GAME over? No Mass Effect 3 for struggling retail chain
Mass Effect 3, arguably the biggest gaming release of 2012, will not be available through high-street retailer GAME when it is released on March 9th. An internal document has revealed that the struggling shop will offer those who had…
Future of retailer GAME rocked; videogames industry holds its breath
Videogame retailer GAME are facing stiff financial challenges after poor profits last year rocked its credit insurance line. The retailer is now in talks with individual games publishers regarding the financial difficulties to ensure its stores are continued to be…
Big patches already planned for Star Wars: The Old Republic
It may only be enjoying its first fledgling days as the world's premier space-faring MMORPG, but BioWare and EA already have massive updates planned for Star War: The Old Republic. Just like every other MMO, designed to consume hundreds of…
Elder Scrolls Skyrim midnight launch: Vikings invade Oxford Street
Last night saw the release of one of the most eagerly anticipated game releases of this year. Elder Scrolls Skyrim. Many stores around the country where hosting midnight openings for the hordes of gamers itching to get their hands…
ITV use game footage instead of real IRA clip in Gaddafi documentary mix-up
An ITV documentary called "Exposure: Gaddafi and the IRA" aired this week showing how the Libyan dictator helped fund and supply IRA terrorist attacks. In the show, ITV included a clip of a 1988 Provisional IRA attack on a…
Topshop SCVNGR: The smartphone game for hipsters
Topshop are hoping their student customers are as tech-savvy as they are fashion-concious with their new campaign, a social gaming app that offers real-world prizes to those who play. Teaming up with the location-based SCVNGR app, Topshop are offering a…
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Collector's Edition includes dragons too
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of the most hotly anticipated titles for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC gamers this year, not least of all because it has the most baddass dragons ever to feature in gaming. Appropriate then…