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Two biggest specialist games retailers in the UK become one in £74 million deal.

Game has acquired 217 Gamestation stores across the UK and Ireland, bringing its total number of stores (including franchises) to 1,047 worldwide.

The company confirmed today that the deal had taken place for £74 million (approx $147 million) and that the company had unconditionally acquired Gamestation from video rental company Blockbuster UK Ltd.

The two separate brands will be retained, meaning Gamestation stores will keep their name. Gamestation will also continue to focus on its existing customer base, which consists primarily of preowned purchasers and male games enthusiasts.

The concessions run inside Blockbuster stores are not part of the deal and will "cease to operate under the Gamestation brand" by the deadline date of June 30.


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OMG F**K GAME...i mean gamestation was their only competion and
now prices will go through the roof. I mean go into a game store its all
only the top realises are they are always over priced.
where as gamestation sell any and every gaming console you could need
or what...****
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You dont have any other thing to post ......
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BlackFox wrote:You dont have any other thing to post ......


oh boy, sorry to tell you this is BIG NEWS :roll:
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satman83 wrote:
BlackFox wrote:You dont have any other thing to post ......


oh boy, sorry to tell you this is BIG NEWS :roll:

Oh really :roll: why is so BIG news about Gamestation make a £74 million deal and blabla so they can make more money when all is on they right way. Or?
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BlackFox wrote:
satman83 wrote:
BlackFox wrote:You dont have any other thing to post ......


oh boy, sorry to tell you this is BIG NEWS :roll:

Oh really :roll: why is so BIG news about Gamestation make a £74 million deal and blabla so they can make more money when all is on they right way. Or?


what?? did you even read the entire article? do you even know what
GAME and Gamestation are??
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Never heard of em, Gamestation reminded me of that scene in Malibu's Most Wanted when the guy is like "Nah we can't afford that crap all I have is a Gamecast."
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satman83 wrote:
BlackFox wrote:
satman83 wrote:
BlackFox wrote:You dont have any other thing to post ......


oh boy, sorry to tell you this is BIG NEWS :roll:

Oh really :roll: why is so BIG news about Gamestation make a £74 million deal and blabla so they can make more money when all is on they right way. Or?


what?? did you even read the entire article? do you even know what
GAME and Gamestation are??

o.O so they dont make money to sell Gamestation? so explaine
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then why the hell post here saying that...read the article and maybe
you would figure it out...Gamestation is the only honest and good value
for money game retailer in the UK.

Where as GAME (EB in the US) are a faceless money grabing group
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You made a thread so explaine now really not only some BLABLA and one link :wink: You must make work little harder when you make a thread ...
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Lol, I liked Gamestation. GAME continues to take over, with its ever so lovely prices. :roll:
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BlackFox wrote:You dont have any other thing to post ......

Lol it always makes me laugh to see you critisize other people.
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Blackchocob0 wrote:
BlackFox wrote:You dont have any other thing to post ......

Lol it always makes me laugh to see you critisize other people.

hmm I say the true First Pokemon and this ,he must work harder to make a good thread ..now when he is a (LMAO) M** on other forum , But anyway he always critisize other threads to.
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if anything this will bring prices down to compete with smaller companys whos focus is low prices

i shop in game and CEX lool and i know the prices of there shit il complain if it goes up not if it goes down
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Master_wong wrote:if anything this will bring prices down to compete with smaller companys whos focus is low prices

i shop in game and CEX lool and i know the prices of there shit il complain if it goes up not if it goes down


well everything in CEX is stolen and GAME dont give a shit about customers.
i mean in gamestation i talk to the guy about the game am buying
because he knows about it. Where as in GAME they dont give a shit
or care.

Also with their only real competitor gone know they can and most probley
will increase prices :(
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satman83 wrote:
Master_wong wrote:if anything this will bring prices down to compete with smaller companys whos focus is low prices

i shop in game and CEX lool and i know the prices of there shit il complain if it goes up not if it goes down


well everything in CEX is stolen and GAME dont give a shit about customers.
i mean in gamestation i talk to the guy about the game am buying
because he knows about it. Where as in GAME they dont give a shit
or care.

Also with their only real competitor gone know they can and most probley
will increase prices :(



my game and the one up in tamworth town center rule i can chat with them CEX rocks aswell

gamestation is just too far for me but one in central brum is the biggest in the uk and they have **** loads
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Sounds like a situation we had over here a couple years ago when gamestop bought out eb games. Eb was always the consumer-centric store and gamestop was the ****** corporation fat cats. I miss eb. :(
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satman83 wrote:
BlackFox wrote:You dont have any other thing to post ......


oh boy, sorry to tell you this is BIG NEWS :roll:


since when is a 70 million dollar deal big news?
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Sigh.

I suppose this is to be expected on a gaming-oriented forum.
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woutR wrote:
satman83 wrote:
BlackFox wrote:You dont have any other thing to post ......


oh boy, sorry to tell you this is BIG NEWS :roll:


since when is a 70 million dollar deal big news?
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more like 150million dollar depending on exchange rates and such
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gamestation was too expensive for me in the first place, in my town there are 2 other small games stores that are cheaper (and they bought your second hand games for more too). All 3 stores had people who actually knew alot about games though which was good.

Buying online is cheaper than all of them although you cant really talk to the websites checkout about the game. :banghead:
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Innovacious wrote:gamestation was too expensive for me in the first place, in my town there are 2 other small games stores that are cheaper (and they bought your second hand games for more too). All 3 stores had people who actually knew alot about games though which was good.

Buying online is cheaper than all of them although you cant really talk to the websites checkout about the game. :banghead:


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Nuklear wrote:Sounds like a situation we had over here a couple years ago when gamestop bought out eb games. Eb was always the consumer-centric store and gamestop was the ****** corporation fat cats. I miss eb. :(


lol....and who do you think owns gamestop??? GAME.

god am going to miss gamestation, looks like am buying online from now
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Reise wrote:Never heard of em, Gamestation reminded me of that scene in Malibu's Most Wanted when the guy is like "Nah we can't afford that crap all I have is a Gamecast."


lol that was funny....."gamecast? whats gamecast?
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Blackchocob0 wrote:Sigh.

I suppose this is to be expected on a gaming-oriented forum.



well no shit. i mean were all on and posting in a forum for a online
game, so we cant say crap really
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