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Q&A: GAME boss Lisa Morgan

Following the news that Gamestation’s York HQ would not be closing as part of the Gamestation integration and the appointment of two new MDs for each chain , GAME CEO Lisa Morgan spoke exclusively to MCV to give us the full story of what’s happening at the leading specialist. Take …

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Gamestation HQ safe from closure

GAME Group has confirmed that it won’t be closing Gamestation’s York office. The news comes after the retailer revealed two new MDs. Tricia Brennan has taken up the reins at GAME and Martyn Gibbs will now head up the Gamestation team. Both brands have had an incredible year and we …

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Free Xbox Live points for GTA 4 pre-orders

GAME and Gamestation are promoting pre-orders of GTA 4 on the Xbox 360 by offering 500 Xbox live points and four GTA Gamerpics for free. The deal applies to both the normal and special edition versions of the game, and mirror’s HMV’s offer for Lost Odyssey. There is currently no …

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GAME unveils new management team

Tricia Brennan has been appointed managing director of GAME UK and Ireland, and Martyn Gibbs has stepped up to become managing director of Gamestation. Both will report to Group chief executive, Lisa Morgan. Brennan and Gibbs are both promoted from their previous roles as commercial director at GAME and Gamestation …

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GAME bosses sell £5.4m company shares

GAME’s two most senior management members, Lisa Morgan and David Thomas, have sold over 5 million of stock between them. The news has influenced the retailer’s share price to fall by 14 per cent today, down to 192.75p. A GAME spokesperson told MCV: "Lisa and David could not trade shares …

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Pandemic working on LOTR title?

A recent analyst report from EA has let slip that recently-acquired development studio Pandemic is working on a Lord of the Rings title, according to Kotaku . Pandemic rose to fame following its sterling work on war zone sandbox title Mercenaries and multiplayer shooter Star Wars: Battlefront. Nothing is known …

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Tesco rules online roost

Tesco Direct has retained the top spot in a table of 100 retail websites, with a score of 8 out of 10 for January. A list of 100 retail websites has been compiled by the Retail Bulletin and SiteMorse, with the first 125 pages of each retailer’s website being tested …

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UK retail hails GTA IV as ‘event of 2008’

The retail community is buzzing in anticipation of Grand Theft Auto IV’s release, following Rockstar’s confirmation of an April 29th release date – with many key figures from the trade voicing confidence in the title’s record-smashing ability. As with previous GTA releases, GTA IV will be the benchmark for all …

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US games retailer heads for UK

After years of speculation, a major US games retailer has finally promised to take on GAME in the UK – and the shock news is it’s not GameStop. Play N Trade, which boasts that it is the fastest-growing specialist chain over the pond, has unveiled a battleplan that could see …

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INTERVIEW: GAME on 07

There’s plenty going on at GAME Group – on top of integrating its former rival Gamestation into its existing infrastructure, it continues to broaden its business by reaching out to new consumers and expanding in Europe. We get the full story from CEO Lisa Morgan and David Thomas, deputy CEO …

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