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Author: | JohnSheridan [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:11 am ] |
Post subject: | Game goes into administration |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17512143 No real surprises - the next quarters rent's are now due and they can't pay. |
Author: | finlay666 [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:10 pm ] |
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Well my reward cards never had more than £5 on, refused to buy from them as the price was more than £5 than else where to start! |
Author: | pcernie [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:40 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Game goes into administration |
The amount of people I know with hundreds of credit between them... ![]() |
Author: | Linux_User [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:18 pm ] | |||||||||
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Social Darwinism. ![]() |
Author: | pcernie [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:22 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Think I'd have to agree! |
Author: | pcernie [ Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:55 pm ] |
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GAME Rewardcards reactivatedby administrator http://www.computerandvideogames.com/34 ... nistrator/ Now jump on a train and get to your nearest store ![]() |
Author: | jonbwfc [ Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:32 pm ] |
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Only for buying second hand stuff mind, you can't buy new stuff using reward points. |
Author: | finlay666 [ Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:38 pm ] |
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This is the same with gamestation Open Game stores: http://img.game.co.uk/stores.html Open Gamestation stores: http://img.gamestation.co.uk/stores.html Nearest gamestation is about 50 miles away! |
Author: | pcernie [ Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:43 pm ] |
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http://m.computerandvideogames.com/3421 ... -collapse/ Make sure you click the 'Buster link ![]() |
Author: | hifidelity2 [ Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:44 am ] | |||||||||
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Looks like some stores will be saved http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17575500
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Author: | pcernie [ Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:07 am ] |
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But will they do the unthinkable and charge reasonable prices? Only in a small sense, but I kinda wanted to see what effect them closing would have on the industry and market, the supermarkets had already put out statements and promotions with Tesco calling itself the home of games! |
Author: | steve74 [ Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:44 pm ] |
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Unless they change their business model, this is purely delaying the inevitable - a stay of execution really. |
Author: | finlay666 [ Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:17 am ] |
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Wonder if this will end up with a government buyout and Richard Branson buying them after... Virgin Game to go with Virgin Broadband Perfect for the WoW player ![]() |
Author: | paulzolo [ Mon Apr 02, 2012 10:55 am ] | |||||||||
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Originally, there were Virgin game stores. I bought my copy of Rise and Decline of the Third Reich (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_and_D ... hird_Reich) from one in London. |
Author: | finlay666 [ Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:35 pm ] | |||||||||
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I never remember it being Virgin game store, there was a Virgin Megastore, but that sold games, dvds, cds and even their PAYG mobile phones (and Virgin Cola) |
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