499:) at the end of May 2012. Nordic Games purchased 55 stores (44 in Sweden and 11 in Norway) and Game's Scandinavian website from the retailer. Nordic and Game agreed a licensing deal that allowed the continued use of the Game brand within Sweden and Norway. In May 2015 the Swedish subsidiary went into administration. During this time Nordic decided to reshuffle the company with no effect as the Swedish subsidiary of the company went into liquidation by June 2015, as a result of this Nordic had to sell all of their stock as soon as possible at half the retail price they were originally listed as. All Swedish and Norwegian locations shut down in the summer of 2015.
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personalities, as well as evening entertainment such as the "World Famous
Insomnia Pub Quiz". Sometimes referred to as "The Glastonbury of Gaming", Insomnia continues to be the biggest festival of its kind in the UK. The first Insomnia: Insomnia99 was a 300-player event. At that point, it was, and remains, the largest LAN party held in the United Kingdom. It was announced during i55 that the festival would relocate to the NEC in Birmingham in time for i56 in December 2015.
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On 14 March 2012, OpCapita made an unsuccessful bid for the company. The business had been in talks with Game's lenders with the aim of buying its debt and settling its bills with suppliers in full. The offer was rejected by Game's lenders. Microsoft and
Activision ceased the supply of their products
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As of 14 May 2023, Game has 240 stores in the United
Kingdom. Game has also re-entered the Irish market as of December 2023, inside of a Sports Direct in Roscommon. Stores traded under the Game and Gamestation brands until the latter was replaced by Game from November 2012. Stores sell games for all
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On 14 May 2012, TGW Pty Ltd, trading as Game
Australia announced it would also enter administration. On 25 May 2012, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the administrators of Game Australia made 264 staff redundant and closed 60 stores. An expected further round of redundancies and closures was confirmed on 19
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The company's origins lie in the founding of the Rhino Group by Terry Norris and Bev Ripley in 1992. A number of mergers and acquisitions followed during the 1990s, and in 1999, the company was purchased by
Electronics Boutique Limited, which rebranded itself as The Game Group. The company continued
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is a large-scale gaming event ran by Game sub-brand Player1 Events, with a professional Main Stage, an Expo Hall and a large-scale LAN (Local Area
Network) event which is the largest LAN in the UK. Originally this was a PC gaming only event, but in recent years has incorporated console gamers. The
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Boutique stores in the United Kingdom and Ireland were rebranded as Game, and the company name was changed to The Game Group. Despite the name change, a 1% sales royalty to Electronics Boutique in the United States continued to be paid until January 2006. Attempts to have this
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appointed and Ian
Shepherd stepping down as CEO. No administrator was appointed for the stores in Ireland and redundancies were only offered to staff in the United Kingdom, resulting in a continuing protest from Irish staff. 277 of Game's 609 stores in the United Kingdom were closed immediately,
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The company that went on to become Game was founded by Bev Ripley and Terry Norris as Rhino Group in 1992, with stores branded as Future Zone. A year earlier in 1990, a separate company, called Game, was founded by Peter
Wickins and Neil Taylor. Rhino Group acquired Virgin Games Stores from
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in
Coventry. i56 - present day is being held at the NEC in Birmingham due to its growth and popularity. These events have evolved with professional competitive tournaments and large exhibition halls. Popular segments of the festival include main stage shows by special guests, often YouTube
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In November 1999, Electronics Boutique Limited purchased a chain of retail outlets known as Game, from which the current name of the company was derived, for £99 million. at the time of the takeover Game had 86 stores. In October 2001, Electronics Boutique Limited went on to purchase the
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the following week. Baker Acquisitions was subsequently renamed Game Retail. The company reported a £10.4 million loss for the 12-month period from July 2016 to July 2017 in its full year results. In the corresponding 2015–2016 period, the company had a net profit of £7.1 million.
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In July 2004, the Game group acquired Gameplay (GB) Limited, an online and mail order retailer of video games, computer software and associated products. Gameplay (GB) Ltd started trading as Game.co.uk, the group's main online arm in the United Kingdom.
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On 29 February 2012 it was announced that both Game and Gamestation would no longer stock new titles from Electronic Arts. This was due to the major games distributor limiting Game's credit terms. This affected the pre-orders of
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series of events, referred to as the ‘iSeries’ are sequentially numbered and run three times a year, typically with one around Easter, with the others usually hosted in August and November. The original events were hosted at
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for £74 million. The company stated that they intended to retain the brand. On 21 April 2010, Lisa Morgan stepped down as CEO, to be replaced by
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2101:"The Insomnia Gaming Festival moves to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry"
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acquired 25% of the Rhino Group, the name of which was changed to
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in November 1993, increasing the total number of stores to 77.
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overturned in court in February 2003 were unsuccessful.
805:. PricewaterhouseCoopers. 26 March 2012. Archived from
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In March 2012, several suppliers, including publishers
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stores, as well as expanding Game's online business.
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1971:"New GAME will feature 'the best of Gamestation'"
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1740:"GAME Australia lay-offs begin, 60 stores closed"
1026:"Software retailer raises its Game with takeover"
1340:"Game Group chief executive Lisa Morgan departs"
1716:. Thegamerspad.net. 14 May 2012. Archived from
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1233:"GAME to close Gameplay.co.uk and 35 stores"
832:"Investment capital firm set to rescue Game"
656:"Game agrees to £52m Sports Direct takeover"
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2049:"i38 Venue Announced as Newbury Racecourse"
1899:"Game Retail prices IPO at bottom of range"
351:online gaming service, the French retailer
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1926:"OpCapita pays £50m for 333 Game stores"
1969:Christopher Dring (14 September 2012).
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284:on 26 March 2012, and was purchased by
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1284:Ramsay, Randolph (20 September 2006).
1125:"Electronic Boutique buys BarrysWorld"
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1767:"All GAME Australia outlets to close"
1371:"Game warns on profit, names new CEO"
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335:In October 1995, the gaming retailer
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2003:from the original on 12 October 2013
1522:from the original on 13 January 2015
1456:Dring, Christopher (16 March 2012).
712:"GAME leaps on £74m Gamestation buy"
662:from the original on 3 February 2021
630:from the original on 11 January 2020
2107:from the original on 19 August 2016
1793:"GAME Australia enters liquidation"
1239:from the original on 30 August 2012
2156:Summers, Nick (20 November 2015).
2029:from the original on 21 April 2013
1667:from the original on 30 March 2012
1607:from the original on 23 March 2012
1491:from the original on 25 March 2012
1286:"Games Wizards sold to UK company"
1213:from the original on 5 August 2017
1179:. UK Business Park. Archived from
1127:. News.zdnet.co.uk. Archived from
958:from the original on 17 April 2021
946:Yin-Poole, Wesley (6 March 2021).
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1637:from the original on 9 April 2018
1599:French, Michael (16 March 2012).
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1350:from the original on 28 July 2017
1338:Wearden, Graeme (21 April 2010).
920:. 8 November 2018. Archived from
873:from the original on 27 June 2012
861:Katherine Rushton (12 May 2012).
577:Christmas Shopper 2: Black Friday
575:, which received a sequel titled
1905:from the original on 6 June 2014
1879:from the original on 22 May 2014
1826:from the original on 4 July 2012
1765:Hillier, Brenna (19 June 2012).
1746:from the original on 31 May 2012
1319:from the original on 14 May 2018
1313:"Game buys GameStation for £74m"
1123:Loney, Matt (27 February 2001).
1058:. Game Group plc. Archived from
1011:The Independent, 18 October 1992
741:James Thompson (13 March 2012).
606:- former retail employee of GAME
1924:Helia Ebrahimi (2 April 2012).
1150:Cullen, Drew (8 October 2001).
1024:Barrie, Chris (13 April 1990).
481:resulting in 2,104 job losses.
2588:Companies based in Basingstoke
1901:. The Telegraph. 6 June 2014.
1541:Parfitt, Ben (16 March 2012).
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2623:2019 mergers and acquisitions
2598:Golden Joystick Award winners
2583:2014 initial public offerings
2338:Sportland International Group
1568:Chalk, Andy (15 March 2012).
1288:. Cnet.com.au. Archived from
1152:"EB buys its way into France"
1083:The Independent, 13 June 2009
654:Nazir, Sahar (24 June 2019).
385:, London (2016), since closed
2075:"i43 Venue Information Page"
1686:Ben Parfitt (1 April 2012).
1483:Yin, Wesley (7 March 2012).
1369:James Davey (17 June 2010).
1203:"Game loses EB royalty case"
341:Electronics Boutique Limited
27:UK-based video game retailer
1545:. Mcvuk.com. Archived from
1510:Wood, Zoe (15 March 2012).
1460:. Mcvuk.com. Archived from
1100:. London. 2 December 1999.
911:"2017/18 Full Year Results"
573:Christmas Shopper Simulator
560:Christmas Shopper Simulator
355:, and the Spanish retailer
110:; 32 years ago
18:Christmas Shopper Simulator
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1871:Rose, Mike (19 May 2014).
497:Nordic Games Publishing AB
1999:. Game. 2 February 2012.
1311:Rob Burman (2 May 2007).
1235:. MCV. 22 February 2012.
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1407:. London. Archived from
1401:"Game falls out with EA"
536:Insomnia Gaming Festival
531:Insomnia Gaming Festival
2278:Eastern Mountain Sports
513:initial public offering
430:Street Fighter X Tekken
2608:Video game trade shows
1997:"Terms and conditions"
1742:. VG247. 25 May 2012.
1433:. GAME. Archived from
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2023:"i34 change of venue"
1822:. Gamesindustry.biz.
1818:Tweet (31 May 2012).
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1002:City File: Bev Ripley
509:London Stock Exchange
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682:"The GAME Group plc"
444:at its own request.
337:Electronics Boutique
44:Logo used since 2003
2055:on 26 November 2009
1852:on 29 December 2019
1405:The Daily Telegraph
1183:on 15 February 2012
626:. 13 January 2020.
249:retailer, owned by
236:Game Retail Limited
201:Number of employees
172:(Managing Director)
135:Number of locations
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33:GAME Retail Limited
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1487:. Eurogamer.net.
1292:on 19 August 2007
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