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  Inside GAME's tiny Xbox-only shop, with pictures!

  New Xbox 360 £100 today only. 14

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  The Big GAME Shutdown: An Insider's Account

  "In the course of those couple of hours, most of the people I've ever worked with were gone." 72

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  Confirmed: GAME saved

  "No plans" for further store closures, says new owner. 87

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  GAME and Gamestation websites are back online

  Both offering meaty sales. 118

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  GAME administration to end tomorrow with RBS as buyer - report

  UPDATE: OpCapita apparently bids again. 101

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  These 211 GAME stores are still open for business

  Derby, Downton Abbey, Didcot, Doncaster, Douglas... 79

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  Sainsbury's increases new game stock, launches sale

  "Customers can be assured they can get the most popular games from us." 72

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  GAME Ireland staff launch sit-in protest over redundancies

  "Just had an administrator at our door, ain't getting our keys!" 132

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  ShopTo pulls "bad taste" GAME Reward Card promotion

  "We wanted to offer GAME customers some value for their card." 167

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  Why GAME collapsed

  PwC cites "unfortunate" proximity of stores and "ambitious" overseas expansion. 91

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  GAME suspends use of Reward Cards and gift cards, cancels refunds and exchanges

  "No refunds can be given for any pre-order deposits paid." 153

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  GAME unsure over future as it reportedly puts itself up for sale

  Share price plummets to below 1p. 120

March 2012

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  ShopTo pulls "bad taste" GAME Reward Card promotion

  "We wanted to offer GAME customers some value for their card." 167

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  GAME suspends use of Reward Cards and gift cards, cancels refunds and exchanges

  "No refunds can be given for any pre-order deposits paid." 153

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  GAME administrators close 277 stores, make over 2000 redundant

  PwC says job losses "regrettable" but will help conclude a sale. 64

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  GAME.co.uk offline as administrators shut stores

  Reviewing and processing orders placed on the website. 55

• Why GAME collapsed

  PwC cites "unfortunate" proximity of stores and "ambitious" overseas expansion. 91

• RBS "leading a plan" to buy a stake in GAME

  Administration set for today. 56

• GAME administrator "hopeful" a sale is "achievable"

  Insists "there is room for a specialist game retailer" in the UK. 32

• GAME suspends trading of its shares on the stock exchange

  Board feels "there is no equity value left in the Group". 38

• GAME buy-out rumour round-up

  UPDATE: OpCapita reportedly makes a firm offer. 42

• Nintendo confirms you won't be able to buy Kid Icarus: Uprising from GAME/Gamestation

  Points to other UK shops as alternatives. 41

• Sega transfers GAME-exclusive Yakuza: Dead Souls DLC to other shops

  Confirms no-show at GAME and Gamestation this Friday. 17

• GAME won't stock Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

  Animals. 38

• GAME won't stock Ninja Gaiden 3 or Warriors Orochi 3

  Tecmo Koei confirms. 57

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  GAME unsure over future as it reportedly puts itself up for sale

  Share price plummets to below 1p. 120

• EA: GAME collapse a "temporary dislocation", won't harm Mass Effect 3 sales

  Other shops will fill the hole, reckons Riccitiello. 28

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  GAME firesale extends to hardware, "Spring Clean" promotion launched

  What are ya' buyin'? 104

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  GAME "has two weeks to turn its fortunes around"

  Administration possible. 129

• GameStop wants to buy GAME's shops in Spain and Portugal - report

  That's 288 stores. 17

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  Publisher Paradox: GAME was a bully, this is "karma"

  "Now it comes back to bite them on the ass." 97

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  GAME won't stock Street Fighter x Tekken, Asura's Wrath

  No decision made on Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. 93

• GAME could face £2.5m of lost profit by not stocking Mass Effect 3

  "The focus very much remains on pure survival." 76

• Capcom: GAME's woes won't impact Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

  "Consumers are buying brands they can trust." 20

February 2012

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  Revealed: GAME's memo to staff on Mass Effect 3 cancellation

  Cancels pre-orders for FIFA Street, Tiger Woods 13, Sims 3 Showtime. 249

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  GAME not stocking Mass Effect 3 or EA games past SSX

  In March. And beyond? 232

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  GameStop wants to buy GAME - report

  GAME shares fall nearly 16%. 67

• GAME Group not stocking Mario Party 9

  Entire upcoming Nintendo catalogue to go? 35

• GAME Mass Effect 3 cash refund confusion cleared up

  Cash refunds confirmed. £5 in-store credit from tomorrow. 23

• GAME "may" stock Mass Effect 3 in the future

  Limited editions and other exclusives "a question for our suppliers". 49

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  What would happen if GAME died?

  An investigation into how it would affect you. 326

• GAME stocking Ubisoft's Vita launch titles from tomorrow

  No word on The Last Story or Tekken 3DS though. 21

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  GAME cancels The Last Story pre-orders, refunds deposits

  UPDATE: GAME issues statement. 107

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  GAME: "we can't stock absolutely everything"

  Shop talks cancelled pre-orders, Tekken 3DS, Ubisoft's Vita titles and game prices. 112

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  GAME to close 35 stores

  Plus, Gameplay.co.uk to be taken offline. 99

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  GAME won't stock Ubisoft Vita launch games

  Lumines, Michael Jackson, Rayman: Origins, Asphalt Injection and Dungeon Hunter Alliance get the chop. 93

• GAME scraps The Last Story Special Edition days before launch

  Cancels pre-orders. 72

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  GAME confirms it's not stocking Tekken 3DS

  Apologises to customers. 59

• GAME PlayStation Vita midnight launch plans announced

  WipEout dev signing goodies at Oxford Street store. 23

• GAME confirms layoffs at head office

  46 let go as part of restructure. 76

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  GAME confirms talks with lenders have begun, hints at overseas sell-off

  Review of strategic plan of the company. 116

• GAME agrees new deal with lenders

  Retailer thrown lifeline but admits tough times ahead. 58

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  GAME in trouble as doubt cast on ability to stock new games

  UPDATE: GAME responds, guarantees Vita launch. 246

January 2012

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  GAME-has-been-hacked rumour "entirely false"

  "There has been no breach of our database." 25

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  GAME outs new Medal of Honor, Need for Speed 13

  Shown by EA during confidential presentation. 44

November 2011

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  Game Group's share price nose dives

  Worth 90% less today than a year ago. 108

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  Game Group interview: is it really that bad?

  Plummeting profits, 2012 and the road ahead. 56

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  Game Group suffers from "extraordinary" economic times

  Big games tailing off quicker than they used to. 135

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  Game: Modern Warfare 3 our most pre-ordered game ever

  Updated with Amazon response. 29