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Read More »Gaming event Insomnia goes global with new deal taking it to venues around the world
Exclusive: GAME to launch free in-store magazine created by Network N
Game-Informer style magazine will be distributed via GAME’s 300 UK stores
Read More »GAME profits fall despite market growth across key trading period
Concentrating on BELONG arenas for long-term growth
Read More »GAME and BELONG arena concessions to appear in Sports Direct stores
Mike Ashley's company purchases 50 per cent of GAME's BELONG brand
Read More »GAME halves the value of its consumer loyalty Reward card – to run more promotions
Long-running points card now provides £1 per £100 spent
Read More »CFO Mark Gifford to leave GAME in March
GAME chief financial officer Mark Gifford resigned earlier today, the High Street retailer announced. Gifford will leave the company at the end of March 2018 to “ensure a smooth transition,” the official announcement said. It added that Gifford was leaving to “focus on his other business and personal interests” and …
Read More »Craig Fletcher to leave GAME Digital at end of 2017
GAME Digital has announced Monday that Craig Fletcher will be leaving the company at the end of 2017. Fletcher joined GAME back in 2015 when they company acquired Multiplay, which Fletcher founded, for £20m. Multiplay itself was founded in May 1997, and Craig was the boss there until 2016, when …
Read More »GAME sells Multiplay Digital to Unity
Unity has acquired GAME’s Multiplay Digital business for £19m, the High Street retailer announced this morning, with an initial transaction of £17.1m and £1.9m in escrow for 19 months. GAME initially acquired Multiplay in March 2015 for £20m. The company runs Insomnia and GAME’s Belong arenas, with Multiplay Digital being …
Read More »GAME posts £10m loss
Retailer GAME has reported a pre-tax loss of £10m for the year ending July 2017. In contrast, in the previous year it posted a £1.1m profit. Revenue was down 3.6 per cent year-on-year at £782.9m, while gross profit fell 5.7 per cent to £205.1m. As always, a “challenging” market was …
Read More »GAME drops Switch price to £259 to celebrate National Video Games Day
By some strange decree, September 12th (today) has been named National Video Games Day, and to celebrate, retailer GAME has dropped the price of the Nintendo Switch to 259 for one day only, making it a great time to pick up the console if you haven’t already done so. That’s …
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