game in serious trouble?

I remember a time when i bought Amiga games, i would pay £30 for a game, 25 years later im paying under half that for pc games. Skyrim was the only game ive paid £30 for in a very long time.
 
We have 2 Game stores in Stevenage as one used to be EBs, back in the 90s they were packed being the only real way to get games but the internet is hitting most high street shops pretty hard. I rarely buy anything that's not urgent from shops, i buy everything online and have it delivered to work as it's easier and cheaper.

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I have never had a problem with Game. I go in store, have a mooch and then maybe buy something. I realise that their prices can be a bit more expensive than online companies. however, I can buy a game I fancy and be playing it within 5 minutes as opposed to waiting 1-3 days for it to be delivered.

The reward card scheme for me is a bit of a bonus, it all adds up eventually. I have never had a problem with "Pushy" salesmen/women. Usually they talk about the game Im buying or enquiring about, no harm in that.
 
Cobra-UK said:
I have never had a problem with Game. I go in store, have a mooch and then maybe buy something. I realise that their prices can be a bit more expensive than online companies. however, I can buy a game I fancy and be playing it within 5 minutes as opposed to waiting 1-3 days for it to be delivered.

The reward card scheme for me is a bit of a bonus, it all adds up eventually. I have never had a problem with "Pushy" salesmen/women. Usually they talk about the game Im buying or enquiring about, no harm in that.
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you can buy as digital game and be playing it before you could go to the shop buy it and come back :D
soon most people on virgin media will be on atleast 60mb internet :D
 
arknor said:
you can buy as digital game and be playing it before you could go to the shop buy it and come back :D
soon most people on virgin media will be on atleast 60mb internet :D
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Hmmm, im not so sure. I live within a 5 minute walk from game............. :p :D

Although saying that, i was going to buy Borderlands through the xbox but it was £14.99, its £7.99 in Game :)
 
DAIR said:
I might be wrong here but I'm pretty sure gamestop (the us based gaming store) own game. They were the ones who purchased gamestation. It's clear they done this to strengthen their grip on the industry. I remember when there were loads of independent gaming stores... Now I can't recall the last time I saw one.
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Im afaird you are wrong, I posted the details earlier in the thread.

US retailer EB Games purchased Game, which in turn bought Gamestation. A UK LTD company GAME Group was created so that the UK operation was separate to the US, the US operation owned a 24% stake in the company and a 1% royalty of all takings. They eventually finished paying the royalties and had a great deal of court action over it.

GameStop purchased EB Games, so I believe they still have that 24% of GAME Group, but that's not a controlling share.

As for why they purchased Gamestation... it's a pretty common business practise to buy out the competition. It just surprises me that they didn't bin the Gamestation brand and shut some stores down, especially where there are a Game and Gamestation nearby.
 
Nexus said:
US retailer EB Games purchased Game, which in turn bought Gamestation. A UK LTD company GAME Group was created so that the UK operation was separate to the US, the US operation owned a 24% stake in the company and a 1% royalty of all takings. They eventually finished paying the royalties and had a great deal of court action over it.
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This isn't quite true either. The US retailer EB Games has never operated stores in the UK. EB Stores Group Limited used the brand under license from EB Games USA.

It is EB Stores Group who purchased GAME in 1998 and subsequently rebranded to Game Stores Group in 2002.
 
Nexus said:
Im afaird you are wrong, I posted the details earlier in the thread.

US retailer EB Games purchased Game, which in turn bought Gamestation. A UK LTD company GAME Group was created so that the UK operation was separate to the US, the US operation owned a 24% stake in the company and a 1% royalty of all takings. They eventually finished paying the royalties and had a great deal of court action over it.

GameStop purchased EB Games, so I believe they still have that 24% of GAME Group, but that's not a controlling share.

As for why they purchased Gamestation... it's a pretty common business practise to buy out the competition. It just surprises me that they didn't bin the Gamestation brand and shut some stores down, especially where there are a Game and Gamestation nearby.
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Lol close enough.

Thanks for clearing that up. As many have pointed out why continue to have all these stores open. It must be costing them a fortune.

Profit margins must have been great back when people were unsure about online retailers. Game were no doubt raking it in. Now times have changed.... They find themselves fighting against online retailers who can and often do undercut their prices by a number of pounds.

Game knew their reign would come to an end. They've had a good run. If anything they'll do like woolworths and go online only.
 
[TW]Fox;21023111 said:
Which other high street stores are noticeably cheaper?

Or are you comparing a completely different type of operation - ie internet only retailers - and using that to declare high street retail 'overpriced'?
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Major supermarkets have better deals than Game, a lot of the time. You'll mostly always find better console bundles that are cheaper in any of the four big super markets, compared to a dedicated game shop, such as Game. For instance, I bought an Xbox 360 with Forza 4 and Fifa 12 from Sainsburys just before Christmas that cost £180. For the same deal, I found that Game was charging £220 for just the console and one game (Forza 4 or Fifa 12), so i'd of been looking to pay £250 there abouts for the same deal. So no, it isn't just limited to online, although it's mostly the case. I blame supermarkets for putting these dedicated music/film/game shops out of business, Game just can't compete, it's bad times but it's their own fault for living in the dark ages and not getting with the times.
 
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[TW]Fox;21023111 said:
Which other high street stores are noticeably cheaper?

Or are you comparing a completely different type of operation - ie internet only retailers - and using that to declare high street retail 'overpriced'?
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Cex? At least the one in Derby is.
 
[TW]Fox;21023204 said:
Well, he didn't really :p



Woolworths didnt 'go online only' they went into adminstration and somebody bought the brand new and setup an online shop.
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The point I'm making is that they're (or atleast went )online.
 
This is why they'll either go down or cut jobs/close stores

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