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A company called Blueshore Global Equity has today acquired 29m GAME Group shares, giving it an 8.35 per cent stake in the retailer and limited voting rights. Blueshore, a global equity fund based in New Jersey, was founded in 2006 by Harsha Gowda. It specialises in equity and pooled investment …
Read More »FEATURE: Rush to cash in store credit could expedite GAME demise
GAME’s Spring Clean sale has certainly proved popular with customers. But has it helped or hindered GAME’s current plight? Go into any GAME or Gamestation outlet today and ask customers what they are doing. Many will tell you they’re using up the last of their store credit in case GAME …
Read More »Kid Icarus not available at GAME
Nintendo’s 3DS title Kid Icarus: Uprising will not be stocked at GAME or Gamestation. The confirmation comes from Nintendo, which lists Argos, Asda, Blockbuster, Tesco, Dixons Stores Group, GameStop, HMV, ShopTo, Sainsbury’s, Smyths Toys, Toys R Usor online at Amazon, The Hut, JohnLewis.com,Littlewoods.com,Play.com andzavvi.co.uk. Nintendo joins the likes of EA, …
Read More »Win an Xbox 360 and Kinect… by dancing
Have you got The Moves? Are you a Dancing Queen (or King)? Prove it and you could take home an Xbox 360 Kinect bundle and Just Dance 3. Ubisoft has teamed up with MCV to host a special games industry dance-off, marking the approaching release of new Wii compilation Just …
Read More »REPORT: HMV denies "receiving extra EA support" amidst GAME crisis
There is a sad truth to the seemingly inevitable demise of GAME Group – it’s potentially good news for other video game retailers, in the short term at least. But more than simply picking up GAME’s lost sales on key titles such as Mass Effect 3 and Street Fighter X …
Read More »Indie dev tops Vita digital chart with Escape Plan
New handheld games enter Sony's February league table
Read More »Resident Evil 6 pre-orders smash series records
Pre-orders for this November’s Resident Evil 6 has surpassed the performance of all previous entries in the popular franchise. The game was announced back in January with a surprise reveal trailer and Capcom reports that fans have flocked to stores to secure a copy. "The pre-orders for Resident Evil 6 …
Read More »Future Sonic 4 episodes canned
Sega has revealed it has no more plans to continue Sonic 4 beyond the upcoming Episode II. The first episode of the download-only platformer was released way back in 2010, and the second is due for release later this year. Beyond that, there will be no more outings for Sonic …
Read More »FIFA Ultimate Team patch bolsters security
EA is cracking down on scammers with an update for FIFA 12 which includes new security and game features. It predominantly affects the game’s Ultimate Team online mode, which allows players to buy, sell and trade virtual player cards for in-game coins, or purchase packs for real money. There have …
Read More »Microsoft: Gamerscore reset problem resolved
An error that caused gamers to lose their Xbox Live achievements and Gamerscores has now been fixed, Microsoft says. Yesterday hundreds of Xbox 360 owners had reported that their Gamerscore had been reset to 0, while their gameplay history and specific achievements had seemingly disappeared. Microsoft says this was due …
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