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[Ineptic]

I wonder what this means for the Australian arm of the company.

It's not really a big deal if they go under. Here is my local GAME stores competition all within walking distance of one another:

Ebgames + (There are 2 ebgames in the same complex for some reason).
Gamesmen +
Kmart
Target
BigW
Myers
JB HIFI +
Dick Smith Electronics
Harvey Norman
Domayne

+ = Sell used games


I only shopped at them as a last resort anyway. The games only retailers like ebgames, GAME, gamesmen have poor customer service and higher prices compaired to their competition.

What shits me about games only retailers:
They will price match if the item is in stock at another retailer cheaper, but why wouldn't I just goto the place thats offering it to me cheaper? Especially when the competition is ALWAYS cheaper. Gaming stores seem to never update the sticker price. Whatever the launch price is, thats the sticker that will stay on it until its sold. The price might change but the sticker won't, an I'm not going to ask staff every 5 seconds whats the real price on xyz? At least offer a customer price check scanner instore if you're gonna be lazy mother fuckers.

If they all went under I don't think I'd give a shit. I buy games mostly on PC these days and the PC selection at all stores tends to consist of WoW and sim city.

[Crymzen]

this is what happens when you overcharge on your games and own hundreds of stores...3 of wich are no more than 10 feet from eachother where i live..this plus piracy,digital games and buying games online.

im suprised it didn't happen sooner

[Chip]

this is what happens when you overcharge on your games and own hundreds of stores...3 of wich are no more than 10 feet from eachother where i live..this plus piracy,digital games and buying games online. im suprised it didn't happen sooner

Except that GAME offered buying games online and well as buying games digitally. I don't think it's gaming evolving that is killing it so much as just the company's over-extension. Sadly for the me this means I can't trade in games anymore, and my only brick and mortar store to get games from is Tesco which..... if you think GAME overcharged on their games, don't get me started on Tesco.

[vowel]

Not sure about all Asda's. But my local Asda you can buy used games from. Infact, I can't even find the new PS3 games there any more, just the used ones. The used games are also over priced for being used though, but theres still somewhere to trade in, and maybe cause they charge more to buy the used games, maybe you'll get more for it?

[vowel]

Thats the local Gamestation closed down. And websites seems to be down now too. Seems to be the end of them, I never even spent my £1.64 I had left on my card! grrr. could have got a PSOne game with that.

[GreyAcumen]

Good riddence from what I hear Game is bad