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Christmas dinner in a tin. That’s apparently what GAME could shortly be selling in its stores. It’s called the Christmas Tinner and consists of nine layers of processed festive food, as demonstrated in the picture below. Apparently the chain has actually trialled this product in its Basingstoke store and is …
Read More »Eutechnyx joins the Warhammer development party
A new partnership has been signed between Eutechnyx and Games Workshop that will see the former developer a new Warhammer title for PC and mobile platforms. The game, entitled Storm of Vengeance, is described as a "lane strategy" title, and is set in the popular futuristic universe of Warhammer 40,000. …
Read More »PICTURES: PS4 arrives at PlayStation’s pop-up lounge
PS4 has arrived in the UK. Following Xbox One’s arrival last Friday, that means that the next-gen is now officially the current-gen. PS3 and Xbox 360 are SO last-gen. Blaine Smith from Bedford was the first person to pre-order the PS4 from GAME and was the first in line to …
Read More »UK games retailers gear up for Black Friday
GAME and Green Man Gaming are joining Amazon in a bid to make Black Friday a UK event. Black Friday is a US sales holiday to coincide with Thanksgiving. Amazon has run Black Friday sales over the last few years, and this year’s event – which lasts all week and …
Read More »PS4 stock everywhere as GAME has bundles available at 300 stores
First it was Asda, then Tesco and now GAME has more PS4 stock… at 300 stores and their online website. It’s a particular type of PS4 – the Killzone Mega Pack – which can be ordered from the GAME site and at over 300 stores. The packs are available from …
Read More »GAME adds 12 new shops for Christmas
UK retailer GAME has opened 12 new stores in the run-up to the Christmas trading period. Game Retail’s stores director Dave Howard confirmed to MCV that the chain has opened four new permanent stores and eight temporary stores, while four stores have been relocated. The firm hopes the new outlets …
Read More »Free game for faulty Xbox One owners
Microsoft is compensating those with a defective Xbox One console with a free game. Reports emerged over the weekend of disc drive problems in some units. Polygon reports that upon contacting Microsoft affected customers are being offered a free download of either Dead Rising 3, Forza 5, Ryse or Zoo …
Read More »GAME pondering possible stock market return – report
In what would complete one of retail’s most impressive turnarounds, GAME is said to be lining up a possible return to the stock markets. The Telegraph reports that OpCapita owner Henry Jackson and Game Retail boss Martyn Gibbs are currently pondering the 200m move that would see Jackson and his …
Read More »GAME: Xbox One launch sales will ‘easily surpass’ Xbox 360
UK retail giant GAME has hailed last night’s Xbox One launch an incredible success, and says that the console’s sales will easily beat the launch of Xbox 360. The firm created a pop-up GAME store at Trocadero for the launch of the console, with 26 year-old Charlie Pulbrook from Kent …
Read More »GAME has extra Xbox One bundles available tonight
GAME has more stock of Xbox One available to order tonight, if you’re quick. Go into one of the 300 GAME shops open at midnight and fans can pick up the ‘Epic bundle’, which is the more expensive set filled with accessories and games. That’s not all, as we revealed …
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