Retailer GAME has lifted the lid on a brand new mobile content portal as it strives to increase its penetration into the digital content market. Users are now able to buy games, apps, wallpapers, videos and various other pieces of mobile content directly through their handsets. Gaming on the go …
Read More »GAME ups GAMECare price
MCV understands that from next week GAME will increase the price of its GAMECare hardware insurance cover from next Monday (July 12th). It is believed that the retailer will be adding 5 to each price band, meaning that two year’s cover (that includes the standard manufacturer’s one year warranty) for …
Read More »GAME denies Activision rift
Retailer GAME has denied claims of an ongoing rift with publisher Activision that gossip says has lead to the chain refusing to stock recent releases Singularity and Transformers: War for Cybertron in large numbers. Talk of a dispute between GAME and Activision first emerged earlier this month amidst claims that …
Read More »GAME reduces Move price
GAME has already reduced its price point for Sony’s PlayStation Move, despite the device not being due until September. Originally giving a price tag of 39.99, the UK retailer has now reduced the Move to 34.99, according to VG247. The new Move price now undercuts that of Amazon (37.91) and …
Read More »GAME discounts Xbox 360
Though Microsoft is yet to offer any official word on a UK discount to current Xbox 360 stock to mirror the move it has already made in North America, High Street retailer GAME has cut the price on some of its Xbox offerings ahead of the official launch of the …
Read More »2010 proving tough for GAME
GAME has released its trading update for the year-to-date in 2010 and it shows that the retailer continues to struggle in the face of what it describes as a continental High Street that continues to be challenging”, though it does claim to have outperformed the wider market. In the UK …
Read More »GAME names new CEO
The search is over. GAME has found its replacement for former CEO Lisa Morgan. Former Vodafone UK commercial director Ian Shepherd has stepped in as permanent replacement for Morgan. He takes over properly from June 28th – four months after he departed Vodafone for new opportunties. At Vodafone he’s credited …
Read More »Xbox Slim trade-in offers announced
As promised, UK retailer GAME has revealed details of a special trade-in offer that it hopes will entice existing console owners to upgrade to a new Xbox 360 S. The pick of the bunch is its PS3 Slim deal – hand over that machine and the redesigned 199.99 Xbox 360 …
Read More »GAME offers Xbox Slim trade-in deals
UK retailer GAME doesn’t just see the Xbox 360 Slim as a chance to sell the console to a wider audience – it wants to sell the console to existing Xbox owners, too. Speaking via Twitter, the retailer stated: Looking for our trade-in deals for the new Xbox? We will …
Read More »GAME reports high Kinect interest
Though we’re still waiting for an official RRP for Microsoft’s Kinect motion camera, UK retailer GAME has told MCV that interest in the device amongst consumers is proving strong. Although we have no confirmed pricing for the UK, Kinect is increasingly looking like a must-have item for both the casual …
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