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RichardUK wrote:I went into GAME for the first time in a while and they now have these free magazines, it must be quite a new thing because this is issue 1, it seems pretty good and if anyone trades games in then there is a voucher inside for an extra £1 on every game

KjGarly wrote:I preordered a game in there last Sunday and was told to come pick it up on Tuesday, which I asked if it's definitely Tuesday and was told it was again. Game didn't come out till Wednesday. Can't even get their gooseberry fool right on a release date a few days before release.

Mafro wrote:

KjGarly wrote:I preordered a game in there last Sunday and was told to come pick it up on Tuesday, which I asked if it's definitely Tuesday and was told it was again. Game didn't come out till Wednesday. Can't even get their gooseberry fool right on a release date a few days before release.

A game coming out on a Wednesday is weird, wonder if they were bullshitting. I remember when I went in to buy the PC version of Titanfall 1 with some store credit and they claimed it wasn't out that day (it absolutely was)

Knoyleo wrote:

RichardUK wrote:I went into GAME for the first time in a while and they now have these free magazines, it must be quite a new thing because this is issue 1, it seems pretty good and if anyone trades games in then there is a voucher inside for an extra £1 on every game

What's with the jingoistic freebie?

KK wrote:

Got to love those recent announces.

imbusydoctorwho wrote:I went into my local Game yesterday and they've reduced their opening times now, they used to open at 9am in the week and 10am on Sunday but they now open an hour later.

Guess business isn't the great as they haven't got much stock in at all

Further job cuts at GAME as UK boxed game sales fall 8%

There have been further job losses at GAME's Head Office as the firm continues to cut back in the face of a difficult UK retail landscape.

The firm has been reorganising its internal teams to cope with a drop in physical retail sales and a reduction in store count. Meanwhile, it has increased focus on its esports business - particularly related to Belong, its new retail initiative where gamers can pay to play PC games on high powered hardware.

It's been a quiet year for games sales in the UK. Even after the release of Spider-Man last week, physical game unit sales are down 8.2% year-to-date with revenue down 6% (GfK figures). GAME has slightly lowered its full year estimates as a result by £3 million.

The latest round of redundancies have been on a small scale, and follows the departure of chief marketing officer Natalie Amosu and commercial director David Rimmer.

Although always a crucial period of the year, the Q4 sales window will prove even more important in determining the overall market performance in the UK. Alongside the big annual releases, including FIFA, Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed and EA's shooter (this year Battlefield V), this Q4 will also see the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 and Fallout 76. Fallout is extremely popular among UK consumers, regularly selling in excess of one million copies, while Rockstar's last title, GTA V, is the most successful boxed game in UK retail history.

Despite declines in the UK, GAME has reported a increase in sales for its Spanish retail business.

The firm's focus, however, remains with Belong, which now exists in 20 locations and will soon be added to Sports Direct outlets, too. The company expects to have 100 Belong arenas in three years.