Investment firm OpCapita WILL be the new owner of the UK GAME stores, according to the Telegraph. A report this evening from the national newspaper says that discussions this weekend has put the firm back in the lead to be the owner of the chain. OpCapital tabled a bid for …
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[Guest post] What Japan’s gamers can teach the rest of the games industry
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Former GAME workers furious at late wage admission
Nearly two thousand former GAME and Gamestation staff in the UK have only discovered today that they will not receive either payment for their notice periods or redundancy. Staff at GAME’s Northern Irish stores were given the same bad news earlier this week. What has irked most for those who …
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[Guest post] What Japan’s gamers can teach the rest of the games industry
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[Guest post] What Gamescom 2026 Means for Games Investment
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Finalists announced for the Women In Games Awards 2026
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[Event news] Electric Square announced as sponsor of Outstanding Achievement Award category at Women in Games Awards 2026
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[Event news] Screen Burn to sponsor the Development Impact Award at the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards
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[Event news] Fenris Creations announced as sponsor of Rising Star category at Women in Games Awards 2026
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