GAME to shut down 43 shops

[Failed]

Ahh dude you should see this girl in my local GAME, shes a proper hardcore gamer but she's an annoying fat slob... Have considered bangin it just to get staff discount  

Ah, I've just eaten sexy Bex. Dude

did she enjoy it?

[nCogNeato]

did she enjoy it?

Wait for it ...

[Lukehi]

there it is...




think I'm going to make 'Bazinga' my new nickname!

[Failed]

you can't be called bazinga and stud

[Astrex]

Bazinga Stud! sounds like Burger King have something new on there menu !! hmmmm whose getting hungry? 

[Failed]

It's big, it's meaty, it's the Bazinga Stud .... availoable now from Burger King!

The Bazinga Stud gives you meat where you want meat.... in your hearteries. 3lb of pure cow meat, made 100% from cow. 17 rashers of Bacon, a big curly Sausage(sausage may be substituted),  a whole Leg of Dog, onion rings and Luke's super secret sauce (sauce may contain salt).


Want meat in your mouth, want your heart to have minor failage? Get the Bazinga Stud inside you NOWWWWW!!!

[Astrex]

Ahh dude you should see this girl in my local GAME, shes a proper hardcore gamer but she's an annoying fat slob... Have considered bangin it just to get staff discount  

Ah, I've just eaten sexy Bex. Dude

did she enjoy it?

Ahhh I just noticed this message!! dude that chick bex is so fat you would need to throw down some flour to find the wet spot!!

And if Red eat that I'm pretty sure we will never see him again.

R.I.P Red 17th July 1947 - March 5th 2010 

[Astrex]

It's big, it's meaty, it's the Bazinga Stud .... availoable now from Burger King!

The Bazinga Stud gives you meat where you want meat.... in your hearteries. 3lb of pure cow meat, made 100% from cow. 17 rashers of Bacon, a big curly Sausage(sausage may be substituted),  a whole Leg of Dog, onion rings and Luke's super secret sauce (sauce may contain salt).


Want meat in your mouth, want your heart to have minor failage? Get the Bazinga Stud inside you NOWWWWW!!!

LOVE IT! you made it sound lke a new top of the range dildo! 

[Failed]

ohhh that's why they call it a Happy Meal

[TaraJayne]

It's big, it's meaty, it's the Bazinga Stud .... availoable now from Burger King!

The Bazinga Stud gives you meat where you want meat.... in your hearteries. 3lb of pure cow meat, made 100% from cow. 17 rashers of Bacon, a big curly Sausage(sausage may be substituted),  a whole Leg of Dog, onion rings and Luke's super secret sauce (sauce may contain salt).


Want meat in your mouth, want your heart to have minor failage? Get the Bazinga Stud inside you NOWWWWW!!!

Awesome !!!!! Your so random Failed 

[GamerMan316]

GAME shutting 35 stores, Gameplay.co.uk
Affected outlets have been notified of closure plans

GAME has announced plans to close 35 stores and its Gameplay.co.uk website.

The affected stores have been notified of their impending closure, and GAME told MCV it has a 'detailed plan to help customers move to another local store or online' and that it'll do its best to redeploy staff wherever possible.

The closures are part of the retailer's formerly announced plans to cut its UK GAME and GameStation outlets from 610 locations to 550 by Christmas 2013.

GAME will shut Gameplay.co.uk, which it acquired in 2004, next week. "So that all of our customers can enjoy the benefits of the new online platform that we launched last year, Gameplay customers will be served through Gamestation.co.uk from March 1st 2012, including customer support for their purchases," said a spokesperson.

"All new orders will be directed through gamestation.co.uk from that date. We're talking to our customers who access our online community through Gameplay about this today, and look forward to welcoming them to the growing community at gamestation.co.uk."

GAME has encountered a number of stock issues since it emerged that the firm was facing credit insurance problems, including being unable to sell Ubisoft's Vita launch titles this week.

[BackupLight]

I very nearly applied for the manager's position in our local store last year - VERY glad I didn't, I heard on the grape vine they weren't renewing their lease so I guess they're one of the ones to go. The biggest problem is that the stores just aren't performing - on new releases they're often not competitive unless you're relying on trading in a new game soon after release. Then with older titles, they either don't carry much in store unless you're in one of the city branches or you have to shop online - which, if you're shopping online, you have cheaper deals much of the time anyway. Sad really, I really like GAME as a brand - buying my games from a shop that specialises in games is great. Feels a bit misguided of them when you find better offers in Asda or HMV.

[GamerMan316]

What would happen if GAME died?

[Jurassic Parky]

Haven't GAME stated in the past that they're looking to become more of a online retailer anyway? So surely many of those points raised will become redundant anyway. I don't really have much sympathy for them, they sell many 'Pre-Owned' games at the same price as New at the same cost, minus the 'Online Pass'. I order 99.9% of my games from Shopto anyway, and they always have the so called 'low budget' games stocked.

[GamerMan316]

"Real risk" bosses may pull the plug on GAME, insiders claim
In discussions with legal advisors

GAME's bosses may pull the plug on the embattled high street shop, insiders have claimed.

Directors are considering cutting their losses after GAME failed to secure stock of Mario Party 9 and, crucially, Mass Effect 3.

Indeed GAME will not stock any of EA's planned March releases, including Tiger Woods 13, FIFA Street, and The Sims 3 Showtime.

A source "close to the situation" told The Express: "There is a real risk that GAME's directors will pull the plug because they can't be sure that the company can survive through the next trading season, and then insolvency becomes inevitable.

"They are in discussions with their legal advisers about whether to shut up shop rather than rack up more losses."

GAME could miss out on a potential £7 million in revenue and £2.5 million in profit by not stocking Mass Effect 3, an analyst predicted last week.

Last month GAME managed to convince its syndicate of lenders, led by Royal Bank of Scotland, to relax its debt covenant. But sources "close to the State-owned bank" told The Express it was running out of patience.

"The immediate response from RBS will be to push for more store closures, but the tipping point for the directors and the lending banks will come when the stores don't have products to sell," said an "industry source".

"This could happen if more suppliers follow suit."

Another source added: "RBS will be looking for the best way to secure its position or improve it. Suppliers pulling their products is a stepping stone to administration, but the problem for RBS pulling the plug is that it will be an expensive and complex administration because Game has 1274 stores across Europe and Australia.

"Lending banks will only want to consider a pre-pack administration, where there is a pre-arranged buyer, but who would want to buy GAME?"

RBS declined to comment on the report.

GAME Group was last week forced to issue a note to shareholders in an attempt to calm concern over its ability to stock new games.

Its current stock issue with EA is "temporary", and both parties are working to make sure it doesn't happen again, GAME said.

GAME added: "As part of the strategic plan development process which it announced on February 3, the Group has been working closely with its suppliers, as well as other stakeholders. In particular, the Group has been discussing with its suppliers the level of support and engagement it needs from them over the coming months. There have, during that process, been isolated instances where it has not been possible to agree launch plans for individual game titles."

US retail giant GameStop is thought to be poised to make a bid for GAME, particularly its UK and Spanish business.