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These 211 GAME stores are still open for business

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

GAME has published a list of all GAME stores across the UK that are "still open and trading".

They number 211.

They're reproduced in full below.

  1. Aberdeen - Bon Accord Centre, George Street, Aberdeen, Grampian, AB25 1HZ
  2. Aberdeen - 125 Union Street, , Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB11 6BH
  3. Aberystwyth - 25 Great Darkgate Street, , Aberystwyth, , SY23 1DE
  4. Accrington - Unit 5, Marketgate, Accrington, , BB5 1EW
  5. Aldershot - 43/45 Union Street, , Aldershot, Hants, GU11 1EP
  6. Andover - Unit 71 Chantry Centre, , Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1RW
  7. Ayr - 120 High Street, , Ayr, Ayrshire, KA7 1PR
  8. Banbury - Unit 11a, Castle Centre, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 5UH
  9. Barnsley - Unit 8, Cheapside, Metropolitan Centre, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 1RQ
  10. Barnstaple - 40 High Street, , Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1BZ
  11. Basildon - Unit 3, Eastgate Centre, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1AE
  12. Basingstoke - Unit 15, Festival Place, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 7BE
  13. Bedford - 27-29 Midland Road, , Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 1PL
  14. Belfast - 5 Donegall Arcade, , Belfast, County Antrim, BT1 1PT
  15. Belfast (Abbey) - 33 Abbey Centre, , Belfast, County Antrim, BT37 9UH
  16. Belle Vale - Unit B, Belle Vale Shopping Centre, Liverpool, L25 2RQ
  17. Bexleyheath - Unit D, Broadway Shopping Centre, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7AY
  18. Bishops Stortford - Unit 5, Jacksons Square, Bishops Stortford, , CM23 3QX
  19. Bluewater - Unit U023, Upper Rose Gallery, Bluewater, Kent, DA9 9SP
  20. Bolton - 33 The Linkway, Middlebrook Retail Park, Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6JA
  21. Bolton - 2-4 Newport Street, , Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 1NB
  22. Boscombe - Unit 28, The Sovereign Centre, Boscombe, Dorset, BH1 4SX
  23. Bournemouth Castle Point - Unit 21, Castle Point Shopping Centre, Bournemouth, BH8 9UZ
  24. Braintree - Unit 3, George Yard, Braintree, Essex, CM7 1RB
  25. Brentwood - 33 High Street, , Brentwood, , CM14 4RG
  26. Bridgend - 19-20 The Rhiw Shopping Centre, , Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, CF31 3BL
  27. Brighton - 43-44 Western Road, , Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 2EB
  28. Brighton - Unit 94, Churchill Square, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 2TF
  29. Bristol (Cribbs Causeway) - Unit LR53, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, Avon, BS34 5GG
  30. Bristol (Galleries) - Unit 1, The Galleries, Broadmead, Bristol, Avon, BS1 3HS
  31. Bromley - Unit 6, The Glades Centre, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1DD
  32. Bullring - Unit SU312, Bullring, Birmingham, , B5 4BU
  33. Burnley - 101-103 St James Street, , Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 1PY
  34. Bury St Edmunds - 42a The Butter Market, Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1DX
  35. Bury the Rock - Unit F02,The Rock, Bury, BL9 0JY
  36. Camberley - Unit 1C, Grace Reynolds Walk, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 3SN
  37. Cambridge - Unit 47/48, Lion Yard Shopping Centre, Cambridge, , CB2 3NA
  38. Cannock - Unit 8b, Cannock Shopping Centre, Market Hall Street, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1EB
  39. Cardiff The Pod - Unit D, Capital Retail Park, Leckwith Road, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF11 8AZ
  40. Cardiff - 5 Grand Arcade, St Davids 2 Centre, Cardiff, CF10 2ER
  41. Carlisle - 55 Scotch Street, , Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8PD
  42. Carmarthen - Unit 23, Merlins Walk, Carmarthen, Dyfed, SA31 3BN
  43. Castleford - Unit F113, Freeport Village Outlet, Carwood Road, Glasshoughton, , WF10 4SB
  44. Chatham - 48 Pentagon Centre, , Chatham, Kent, ME4 4HY
  45. Chelmsford - 16 Exchange Way, High Chelmer, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1XR
  46. Cheltenham - 195 High Street, , Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1DE
  47. Cheshire Oaks - Unit 12, Coliseum Way, Cheshire Oaks Outlet Village, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 9HD
  48. Chester - Unit 12b, Broughton Park, Chester, , CH4 0DP
  49. Chester - 46 Forgate Street, , Chester, Cheshire, CH1 1HA
  50. Chichester - 30 South Street, Chichester, PO16 1EL
  51. Clacton on Sea - 40 Pier Avenue, , Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO15 1QN
  52. Clydebank - 6 Britannia Way, , Clydebank, , G81 2RZ
  53. Colchester - 87 Culver Street, , Colchester, Essex, CO1 1LF
  54. Coventry - 60 Broadgate, , Coventry, Warwickshire, CV1 1NF
  55. Coventry - Unit 7, Arena Park, Classic Drive, , CV6 6AS
  56. Craigavon - Unit 16, Rushmere Shopping Centre, Craigavon, , BT64 1AA
  57. Crayford - Unit 2a, Tower Retail Park, Crayford, Kent, DA1 4LD
  58. Cwmbran - 8 The Mall, , Cwmbran, Newport, NP44 1PX
  59. Darlington - Unit 30, The Cornmill Shopping Centre, Darlington, Durham, DL1 1LS
  60. Derby - Unit SU128, Westfield Centre, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 2PQ
  61. Didcot - Unit 22b, The Orchard Centre, Didcot, , OX11 7LG
  62. Doncaster - Unit 47, The Frenchgate Intetchange, Doncaster, , DN1 1LF
  63. Douglas - 56 Strand Street, , Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2EL
  64. Dudley (Merry Hill) - Unit L98, Phase 4 Merry Hill, Brierley Hill, Dudley, West Midlands, DY5 1SJ
  65. Dumfries - 175 High Street, , Dumfries, Dumfries and Galoway, DG1 2QT
  66. Dundee - 51 Murraygate, , Dundee, Angus, DD1 2EA
  67. Dunfermline - 10 Kingsgate Centre, , Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 7QA
  68. Ealing - Unit 10, 56 Broadway Centre, Ealing, London, W5 5JY
  69. Eastbourne - 49 Terminus Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3QL
  70. Eastleigh - Unit 18, Swan Shopping Centre, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 5SG
  71. Edgware - Unit 22, The Broadwalk Centre, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 7BD
  72. Edinburgh - 32 St James Centre, , Edinburgh, Lothian, EH1 3SL
  73. Edinburgh (Cameron) - Unit 22, Cameron Toll Centre, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH16 5PB
  74. Edinburgh (Gyle) - Unit 33, The Gyle Shopping Centre, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH12 9JY
  75. Edinburgh - Fort Kinnaird Unit 11b, Kinnaird Shopping Park, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH15 3RD
  76. Enfield - 37 Palace Gardens, , Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 6SN
  77. Fareham - Unit 50, 22 Westbury Square, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 4HL
  78. Farnborough - Unit 7, Princes Mead Centre, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 6YB
  79. Gateshead - 3 Russell Way, Metrocentre, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE11 9YZ
  80. Glasgow - Unit 28, The Forge Centre, Parkhead, Glasgow, G31 4EB
  81. Glasgow (Braehead) - unit 57 Braehead Shopping Centre, Kings Inch Rd, Glasgow, Strathclyde, G51 4BP
  82. Glasgow (St Enoch) - Unit 40, 55 St Enoch Square, Glasgow, , G1 4BW
  83. Glasgow The Fort - 285 Provan Walk, Glasgow Fort Shopping Centre, Junction 10 - M8, Glasgow, G34 9DY
  84. Glasgow Silverburn - Unit B2, Suilverburn Shopping Centre, Silverburn, G53 6QR
  85. Glenrothes - 25 Lyon Way, , Glenrothes, Fife, KY7 5NN
  86. Great Yarmouth - Unit 13, Market Gates Shopping Centre, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 2AX
  87. Grimsby - Unit B, 63 Friargate, Freshney Place, Grimsby, Humberside, DN31 1QQ
  88. Guildford - 22-23 North Street, , Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4TA
  89. Halifax - 18-22 Southgate, , Halifax, Yorkshire, HX1 1DL
  90. Hamleys - 188-196 Regent Street, , London, , W1B 5BT
  91. Harlow - Unit 13, The Harvey Centre, Harlow, Essex, CM20 1XN
  92. Harrogate - Unit 4, The Victoria Centre, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 1AE
  93. Hastings - 18 Priory Meadows, , Hastings, West Sussex, TN34 1PH
  94. Haverfordwest - 24/25 Riverside Quay, , Haverfordwest, , SA61 2LJ
  95. Hayes - Unit 7b, Lombardy Retail Park, Hayes, , UB3 3EX
  96. Hempstead - Valley Unit 18, Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 3PD
  97. Hereford - 13 High Town, , Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 2AA
  98. High Wycombe - Unit F1, The Octagon Centre, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2HU
  99. Horsham - 43 West Street, , Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1PD
  100. Huddersfield - Unit 2, Kingsgate Centre, King Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 2QB
  101. Hull St Stephens - Unit 14a, Stephens Green Shopping Centre, Hull, , HU2 8LN
  102. Huntingdon - 127 High Street, , Huntingdon, Cambs, PE29 3NE
  103. Ilford - Unit 13, Exchange Shopping Centre, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1RP
  104. Ilkeston - 6 Albion Centre, , Ilkeston, , DE7 8AG
  105. Inverness - Unit 18, Eastgate Centre, Inverness, Highlands, IV2 3PP
  106. Ipswich - 19 Tavern Street, , Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3AA
  107. Irvine - Unit 26A, Rivergate, Irvine, North Ayrshire, KA12 8EH
  108. Keighley - 19 Cooke Lane, , Keighley, Yorkshire, BD21 3PF
  109. Kendal - Unit 23-24, Westmoorlands Shopping Centre, Market Place, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4TR
  110. Kettering - 18 Newlands Centre, Gold Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 8JA
  111. Kidderminster - 1 Coventry St., , Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 2DG
  112. Kings Lynn - 45 High Street, , Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1BJ
  113. Kingston - Unit F10A, Bentalls Centre, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 1TP
  114. Lakeside OOT - Unit A2A Lakeside Retail Park, Grays, Essex, RM20 1WN
  115. Leamington Spa - 15 Lower Mall, Royal Priors Centre, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4XU
  116. Leeds (White Rose) - Unit 50, White Rose Centre, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 8LL
  117. Leeds Headrow Centre - Unit 13 Headrow Centre, , Leeds, Yorkshire, LS1 6JB
  118. Leicester - 8 Gallow Tree Gate, , Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 1DA
  119. Leicester The Shires - 9 HighCross, Leicester, LE1 4FQ
  120. Leigh - Unit 4, The Spinning gate, Leigh, WN7 4NB
  121. Lichfield - Unit 6, 3 Spires Shopping Centre, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6NG
  122. Lincoln - 9-12 Cornhill, , Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 7HE
  123. Livingston - Unit 115, Almondvale Centre, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6HT
  124. Llanelli Trostre - Unit 6B, Parc Trostre, Llanelli, Dyfed, SA14 9UY
  125. London (Hammersmith) - Unit 7(9), Kings Mall, Hammersmith, London, , W6 OTZ
  126. London (Oxford Street) - 100 Oxford Street, , London, , W1A 9LA
  127. Londonderry - Unit 5, Richmond Centre, Derry, County Londonderry, BT48 6PE
  128. Loughborough - 31-32 Carillon Court, , Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3XA
  129. Lowestoft - Unit 3, 5, The Britten Centre, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1LR
  130. Maidstone - 13 Week Street, , Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1QW
  131. Manchester (Denton) - Unit 12b Crowne Point Shopping Park, Denton, Manchester, 0161 320 9730, M34 3JP
  132. Manchester (The Fort) - Unit 18 Manchester Fort, Shopping Centre, Manchester, Lancashire, M8 8EP
  133. Manchester (Trafford Centre) -35 Peel Avenue, Trafford Centre, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M17 8DF
  134. Mansfield - Unit 26, South Mall, Four Seasons Shopping Centre, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 1SU
  135. Mansfield (Outlet) - McArthur Glen Designer Outlet, Mansfield Road, South Normanton, Derbyshire, DE55 2ER
  136. Merthyr Tydfil - Unit 13 Cyfarthfa Retail Park, , Merthyr Tydfil, , CF48 1HY
  137. Metrocentre - 17 Red Pathway, Metro Centre, Gateshead, , NE11 9HX
  138. Middlesbrough - 71-73 Linthorpe Road, , Middlesbrough, Teeside, TS1 5BU
  139. Milton Keynes - 15 Crown Walk, , Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 3AH
  140. Monks Cross - Unit B, Monks Cross retail Park, Huntington, York, YO32 9GX
  141. Neath - 29 Green Street, Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, SA11 1DF
  142. Newbury - 21 Northbrook Street, , Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1DJ
  143. Newcastle - 3 Chevy Chase, Eldon Square, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, NE1 7XP
  144. Newtownards - Unit 7CA Ards Shopping Centre, Circular Road, Newtownards, Northern Ireland, BT23 4EU
  145. Norwich - 2-10 Back of the Inns, , Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 1PT
  146. Nottingham (Victoria) - Unit 308A, Victoria Centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 3QN
  147. Nuneaton - 7-9 Queens Road, , Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 5JL
  148. Orpington - 8 Nugent Shopping Park, Cray Avenue, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3RP
  149. Oxford - Unit 6, Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1NU
  150. Penzance - 10 Wharfside Centre, Market Dew Street, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 2GB
  151. Perth - Unit 19, St John's Centre, St John's Square, Perth, Tayside, PH1 5UX
  152. Peterborough - Unit 13, Queensgate Centre, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1NH
  153. Peterborough - Unit 15c Serpentine Green Shopping Centre, The Serpentine, Hampton, Peterborough, PE7 8BE
  154. Plymouth (Drake Circus) - Unit SU17 Drake Circus, 1 Charles Street, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 1EA
  155. Poole - 171-173 High Street, , Poole, Dorset, BH15 1AU
  156. Portsmouth - 226 Commercial Road, , Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 1HG
  157. Preston - 78 Fishergate Walk, St Georges Centre, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2NR
  158. Preston - Deepdale Unit H1a Deepdale Retail Park, Blackpool Road, Preston, , PR1 6QY
  159. Redditch - Unit 22-24 Evesham Walk, Kingfisher Centre, B97 4EX
  160. Redhill - Unit 4, The Belfry Centre, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1SA
  161. Rhyl - 38 High Street, Rhyl, , , LL18 1ET
  162. Romford - Unit 15, Liberty 2 Centre, Romford, Essex, RM1 3EE
  163. Rotherham - Unit 7, Parkgate Shopping Park, Rotherham, , S60 1TG
  164. Salisbury - 15 Oatmeal Row, Market Place, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 1TH
  165. Scarborough - 18 West Borough, , Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 1UH
  166. Sheffield Crystal Peaks - Unit 33 Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre, Eckington Way, Sheffield, , S20 7PQ
  167. Shrewsbury - 19 Pride Hill, , Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 1DQ
  168. Sittingbourne - U6, The Forum Shopping Centre, Sittingbourne, ME10 3DL
  169. Skegness - Unit 8, The Hildreds, Skegness, , PE25 3NU
  170. Solihull - 17 Mill Lane, , Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3AR
  171. Southampton - 3-4 East Street, , Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 3HE
  172. Southend - 120 High Street, , Southend, Essex, SS1 1JT
  173. Southport - 64 Chapel Street, , Southport, Merseyside, PR8 1BZ
  174. Spalding - Unit 25, Springfields Factory Outlet, Spalding, , PE12 6EU
  175. St Austell - Unit DA2, White River Place, St Austell, PL25 5LX
  176. St Helens - 7-9 La Grange Arcade, , St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1BN
  177. Stafford - 4-6 Gaolgate Street, , Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2BG
  178. Staines - SUB Norris Road, Two Rivers Centre, Staines, Middlesex, TW18 4WA
  179. Stevenage - Unit 4A, The Forum, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 1EH
  180. Stockport - 67-69 Princes Street, , Stockport, Greater Manchester, SK1 1RW
  181. Stratford - Unit SU0030, Westfield, Stratford City, E15 2EN
  182. Stratford - upon Avon Unit Q, Maybird Retail Park, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 0HZ
  183. Sunderland - Unit 8, Walworth Way, The Bridges, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR1 3LB
  184. Surrey Quays - Unit 23, Surrey Quays, SE16 7LL
  185. Sutton - 84 High Street, , Sutton, Surrey, SM1 1EX
  186. Swansea - Unit 36, 12 St. Mary's Arcade, The Quadrant Centre, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA1 3QW
  187. Swansea The Pod - Unit 2, The Pod, Morfa Retail Park, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA1 7DF
  188. Talbot Green Unit - 3B Talbot Green Retail Park, Talbot Green, Pontyclun, Wales, CF72 8SY
  189. Taunton - 45-46 Fore Street, , Taunton, Devon, TA1 1NE
  190. Teeside - Unit 4b Teeside Park, , Stockton, , TS17 7BW
  191. Torquay - 75 Union Street, , Torquay, Devon, TQ1 3DA
  192. Tunbridge Wells - Unit 10, 113 Royal Victoria Place Shopping Centre, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2SR
  193. Wakefield - Unit G45, Trinity Walk, Wakefield, WF1 1QS
  194. Walsall - Unit 7, Park Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 1LY
  195. Warrington - 78 The Mall, Golden Square Centre, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1QE
  196. Watford - Unit 109, The Harlequin Centre, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 2TH
  197. Wellingborough - 49 Cheese Lane, Swansgate Centre, Wellingborough, , NN8 1EX
  198. West Bromwich - 61 Sandwell Centre, , West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 7NJ
  199. West Thurrock - Unit 106, Lakeside Shopping Centre, Thurrock, Essex, RM16 1WT
  200. Westwood Cross - Unit 18 Westwood Cross, Margate Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2BF
  201. White City - Unit SU159 Westfield London Shopping Centre, Ariel Way, London, , W12 7GG
  202. Wigan - 27 Standish Gate, , Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1UE
  203. Wimbledon - 1 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, , SW19 1PS
  204. Witney - Unit 22, Woolgate Centre, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6AP
  205. Woking - Unit 10, Peacocks Centre, Woking, Surrey, GU21 1GB
  206. Wolverhampton - 55 Dudley Street, , Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 3EY
  207. Wood Green - 34 The Mall, Shopping City, Wood Green, , N22 6YQ
  208. Worcester - Unit C13, Chapel Walk, Crowngate Centre, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 3LD
  209. Workington - 51 Pow Street, Workington, , Cumbria, CA14 3AB
  210. Worthing - Unit 3, Montague Centre, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1YJ
  211. Yate - 9 East Walk, Yate, BS37 4AS