GAME no longer stocking EA Games..

[Frederick Jameson]

Well my local Gamestation closed down about a hour ago and there is a notice on Game's window saying they are going to close down

[DFF]

From: https://www.facebook.com/notes/game/important-news-about-game/10150774075271000

Dear GAME customers,

Here’s some important news about us. GAME Group plc (the parent company of GAME in the UK) is now in administration. We want you to know that the Administrators aim at this time is to continue trading while they seek to find a new owner for the business.

In the meantime, we’ve had to make some changes. We’ve summarised them below. Some of them are temporary, some are permanent.

1.Online Sales: We expect some disruption to our online services over the next few days while we make some changes. We apologise for the inconvenience this causes.

2.Refunds and Exchanges: Until further notice, we will not be able to offer refunds or exchanges for products purchased either before the administration or for products purchased from the date of the administration.

3.Pre-Orders: No new pre-orders can be taken until further notice. No refunds can be given for any pre-order deposits which have been paid. We are reviewing this over the next week.

4.GAME Reward card: We have had to suspended use of GAME Reward Cards. This means that points can be earned but NOT redeemed until further notice.

5.Gift cards: We have also had to suspend GAME gift cards. The value on these cards cannot be redeemed. If this changes, we will let you know. We apologise for the inconvenience this causes.

6.GAMEWallet: the value stored in GAMEwallet accounts will be suspended until further notice following the appointment of administrators.

7.Pre-owned Software: You can still buy pre owned products at great prices in your local store or online. If you trade in a pre-owned software item then you will still be able to accrue reward points and use your trade in to exchange for another item. You will not be able to trade in pre-owned software for cash. If this changes, we will let you know. We apologise for the inconvenience this causes.

8.Pre-owned Hardware: We have had to suspend trade in for pre-owned hardware at this time. If this changes, we will let you know. We apologise for the inconvenience this causes.

9.Click and Collect titles: We have had to suspend this service. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.

MJA Jervis and SD Maddison have been appointed as Joint Administrators of The GAME Group plc, Game Stores Group Limited, Gameplay (GB) Limited, Game (Stores) Limited, Games Station Limited, Game (Retail) Limited and Gamestation Limited on 26 March 2012 to manage their affairs, business and property as their agents and without personal liability. MJA Jervis and SD Maddison are licensed in the United Kingdom to act as insolvency practitioners by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

If you have any questions please feel free to email us at: customerservices@game.co.uk

[METALMAN]

ouch. that's going to be nasty telling customers they can't use their gift cards. our gift card system went down on boxing day.

I had to supervise the Christmas temps then so I was basically leaping to their defence every couple of minutes or so. hellish. although i got a perverse enjoyment out of it,

[King Ellis]

Read that there's talk of up to 300 of the 600 stores being closed. Wonder what the fate of my local GAME and Gamestation is, will have to find out tommorow.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

300 of 600? So that's the Gamestation stores then.....

[Frederick Jameson]

On another site I go to this list was posted of closed shops today (I don't this this includes ones which will close soon)

Updated list

GAME

Croydon

Bristol Cabot Circus

Bath Southgate

Milton Keynes Midsummer Place

Coventry West Orchards

Norwich

Bromley

Exeter

Plymouth New George Street

Bournemouth Commercial Road

Birmingham Palisades

York City Centre

Liverpool

Telford - both stores

Manchester Arndale - both stores

Burton-on-Trent

Birmingham Fort

Canterbury

Falkirk

Stevenage

Blackburn

Glasgow Buchanan Galeries

Reading Oracle

Barrow

Bridlington

Weston Super Mare

Stockton on Tees Wellington Square

Newcastle

Edinburgh Ocean Terminal

Edinburgh Princes Street

Stirling

Portsmouth Cascades

Cardiff Queen Street

Dorchester

Gloucester

Preston Fishergate

Slough

Glasgow Sauchiehall Street

Isle of Wight

Northampton

Galway

London Victoria

Dublin Dundrum

Sheffield City Centre

Lincoln Valentine Retail Park

Essex Lakeside - both stores

Barking

Nottingham Listergate

Edingburgh Cameron Toll

Edinburgh Fort Kinaird

Leeds Albion Street

Monoghan

Gretna

Crawley - both stores

Hemel Hemstead - both stores

Belfast

Newcastle - Fenwicks and Eldon Square

Grantham

Meadowhall

Manchester Trafford Centre (upper level)

Crewe

Macclesfield

Hanley Stoke-on-Trent (both stores)

Liffey Valley

Blanchardstown

Birkenhead

Rochdale

Blackpool

Barnstaple

Aylesbury

Dudley Merry Hill

Newport

Bangor

Sunderland

Yeovil

Winchester

Barnet

North Finchley

Brent Cross

Burnley

GAMESTATION

Birmingham New Street

Sutton

Enfield

Bromley

Llaneli

Sunderland

Norwich

Great Yarmouth

Taunton

Ilford

Cumbernauld

Coventry

Hyde

Bournemouth

Brighton

Liverpool

Shrewsbury

Stafford

Leicester

Skelmersdale

Perth

Halesowen

Walsall

Gainsborough

Harlow

Dumbarton

Cannock

Kettering

Stockton on Tees High Street

Salisbury

Hartlepool

Stevenage

Nuneaton

Cheltenham

High Wycombe

Glasgow Sauchiehall Street

Hastings

Long Eaton

Leamington Spa

Norwich

London East Ham

Rhyl

Mansfield

Hereford

Banbury

Middlesbrough

Leeds

Basildon

Congleton

Fife Glenrothes

Preston

Newcastle

Dundee

Meadowhall

Bolton

Wolverhampton

Maidstone

Andover

Swansea

Woolwich

Crawley

Grimsby

Woking

Cheltenham

Luton

Newbury

Edited March 26, 2012 by Frederick Jameson

[Katsuya]

Apparently every single Game in the Republic of Ireland has shut down, and reports are that both in the Arndale Centre in Manchester have gone. No word on the two in the Trafford Centre, but my mum was there earlier so I can check with her >_>

ETA: It'd be bizzare to close both stores in the Arndale but keep both in the Trafford. Surely you'd put one in each?

ETA2: Oh, according to Twitter the shutters are down >_>

[METALMAN]

Game and Gamestation in Sauchiehall Street have both closed? Shame. Nice people there.

[Frederick Jameson]

but my mum was there earlier so I can check with her >_>

That won't make any difference really anyway my Brother was in our local one it was open went back half a hour later it was closed

[Dan]

Game and Gamestation here aren't on the list so I presume they're still open, might head up tomorrow to see.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Wow Birmingham New Street. Biggie. No surprise though cos that store's rent would have been horrible.

My old store Northfield remains though but that's unsurprising cos it's been ridiculously successful.

[deli]

NOOOO! The Burton-On-Trent one is closing down!

[Frederick Jameson]

I've updated the list

[hugobomb]

Shocked that both Worcester's GAME and GameStation are surviving must be busier then I remember

[Frederick Jameson]

I've updated the list

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Hope Canterbury Gamestation stays alive. That was my back-up job option when I go back to the UK.

[Crybaby Bunting]

So Carlisle keeps both GAME and Gamestation? We have no fucking economy here! I'd have expected at least one

[Summers]

New St, The Fort AND the Palisades.. wow. That leaves us with very little in Birmingham. Erdington survived for now. Sutton has a Game and a GS.. surprised they aren't listed.

[Dan]

Sutton GS is on it.

[Summers]

Sutton GS is on it.

Oh, makes sense. They suck.

My mate is.. was assistant there, so that sucks.