GAME is “gone,” says MCV

I’d just like to remind everyone of this:

http://www.vg247.com/2012/02/02/death-watch-game-unlikely-to-survive-current-problems/

#justsaying

…So should i still expect them to honour my Max Payne 3 preorder?

Unless something incredible happens, I wouldn’t expect them to be in business next week.

@Pat, Y’know the guy who says “told you so”?

Nobody likes that guy

Yeah, but unless you say it everyone forgets! Anyway: I told you so

Lol

maybe we’ll be able to snap up a cheap console when they die a death hmmm…

tébérnaque

Astonishingly insulting if you’re an on-the-ground Game staffer. Poor show, MCV. (also, lol)

It must be horrible being a staff member knowing that you’re company is going down the drain. I had a similar thing happen to me last year when i worked for Staples but instead of them going down (like they should do) they were basically cutting staff numbers so i was going from Full Time Team Leader to 16hr a week mug, horrible feeling, makes me happy to think i never got a response from a GAME after a job application now.

poor guys.

Oh **** off MCV.

They really are no better than the daily mail.

It is a shame, I know some decent people that work at the stores and pretty much up to this point all they have had to go on are internet rumours and a happy face from their management.

Redundancy and job loss really is shit, and I really do feel bad for people that lose theirs at a time like this. I’m not sure what other people think but it certainly seems to be an awful time looking for work at the moment.

@9 Not necessarily. With the Game management more than likely not telling the non-management staff anything about what’s actually going on, the media coverage at least gives them a heads up. That way, they can take matters into their own hands and decide whether they get a head-start on looking for a new job, or ride it out to get the redundancy package (assuming they’re entitled to one). It’s not a plesant situation whatever way you look at it, but you can’t really blame the media.

GAME OVER MAN!

GAME OVER!!

^^ Finally. Studiously avoided no more, eh Pat?

Told you so.

JM

I couldn’t resist it!

They deserve it,biggest crooks in the highstreet with blockbuster coming very close second.
They both are charging 37.99 Gbp for a preowned ps3 controller and 43.00 Gbp for a new one.They pay 5.20 Gbp if you want to sell one.
The mark up is 700% and they go bust.LMFAO…At least some proper gamers with independent shops may get a shot now,Game wiped 99% of them out back when they first opened.Karma is a bitch.
I sincerely hope that they go bust and nobody reopens but i bet gamestop get in there,Im calling it now,with a big helping hand from Microsoft i may add.

@17 – Why Microsoft? Didn’t they just pull support for Game? (http://www.vg247.com/2012/03/15/game-confirms-kinect-rush-wont-be-stocked/)

EXactly…They pulled support.i.e giving a helping hand in games demise..An american company helping an american company? make sence now?

Apologies Ninja, I mis-read your post.

I took the reference you made to Gamestop as being about them buying Game and keeping them alive (after all, Gamestop wouldn’t necessarily rebrand Game’s stores)…after which the Microsoft comment just didn’t make sense.

All cleared up!