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Struggling video games retailer GAME Group will not be stocking the highly-anticipated Mass Effect 3 when it is released next week due to a "supply issue".

Eurogamer found that the retailer, which includes the GAME and Gamestation stores, will not offer any EA games in March beyond snowboarding title SSX.

Staff at the chain alerted the games website to the situation after a company-wide memo was sent this morning, revealing that FIFA Street 3, Tiger Woods 13 and Sims 3 Showtime will also not be stocked at GAME Group stores.

GAME said that anyone who pre-ordered Mass Effect 3 should place a fresh order for the game at another retailer, such as Amazon, Play, Zavvi and ShopTo. Those who placed a deposit for the pre-order at a GAME store should contact their local retailer.

in a statement issued following publication of Eurogamer's original report, GAME said that a "supply issue" was behind the decision not to stock Mass Effect 3.

"We currently have a supply issue with regards to Mass Effect 3, which means that GAME and gamestation will not be able to fulfil orders for Mass Effect 3 at this time," said the firm.

"We want to give customers as much notice about this as possible and provide them with a range of options ahead of launch.

"We appreciate that this is disappointing for our customers, and we apologise sincerely for the inconvenience that this will cause."

Anyone who pre-ordered Mass Effect 3 at a GAME store will be offered a "gesture of goodwill" - £5 worth of Rewards points to their card if they visit before March 16.

Customers who placed a deposit for the pre-order will be refunded in store credit, and also offered the £5 in points. Anyone who pre-ordered online will get an online voucher to the value of £5 that can used on any GAME websites.

HMV has confirmed that it will be stocking Mass Effect 3 as planned.

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:o :( not Game AND Gamestation...

They are the only two places to get games from in our town, oh apart from HMV, so I sincerely hope they don't go under. My son is games mad and goes there regularly.

I think most people order from amazon now, they never have anything in stock at game. My lad likes skylanders, they sold out and never got them back in.

This isn't the first time they've done this, recently they didn't have Ubisoft Vita games on release.

I'm willing to bet American game store Gamestop will buy Game Group out, they've been itching to get into the UK for years, hell they even tried to buy Woolworths when it was going under.

Only other game shop I know of around here is some newish one, think it's called Grainger Games

I got my PS3 and my recent games from there :(

HMV are a rip off.

They've been ****ing over publishers/developers waaay to long by selling preowned games

(In case you don't know, when you buy a pre-owned game, NO money goes to the creators, and all goes into Game's pocket)

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-only buys preowned games :evilgrin:-

No I did buy Assassins Creed and Mortal Kombat new.

To many stores can not make the money they need.

A buyer could buy them , strim it down.

Amazon UK would be good, if they took over to Become Amazon stores
as then you could also collect Stock sent to you.

I used to be preowned a lot, but when I found out that it basically rips off the original creator, I stopped.

Yes Amazon and Play.com
are the best.


HMV stores are not able to match Online prices

Shopto are also decent, they promise to deliver for the release day, if they fail, they give your credit to spend on the site

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It'll be the end of GAME I think but I can see Gamestation being bought by somebody. I just buy most of my stuff online though nowadays, can't think of the last time I bought a game from a shop.

I reckon Gamestop will buy Gamestation

Shares have hit an all time low it seems
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More graphs, because bitches love graphs. Total share history
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Game group in crisis as supplier pulls plug
 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ulls-plug.html


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GAME share prices have fallen by 15% following the withdrawal of future Electronic Arts releases.

Shares for the retail group, which includes GAME and gamestation, opened at 5.57p this morning, climbed to 5.98p, before plunging to as little as 4.89p, reports MCV.

Currently valued at 5p per share, the prices plummeted after it was revealed that future EA titles would not be stocked beyond this week's SSX release.

US retailer GameStop, meanwhile, has expressed interest in purchasing GAME, but does not want to take over its Australian stores.

Following a $3bn Christmas trading period, the retail giant is reportedly interested in moving into UK and Spanish regions, despite recently closing stores in Portugal and Northern Ireland.

It was previously linked with a move to take over the now defunct high street chain Woolworths in 2008.

Earlier this month, GAME announced 35 store closures and said that it is going to shut sister website gameplay.co.uk.

GAME recently received lender support to alleviate financial troubles following apparent concern by publisher EA.

The high street retailer's shares plummeted by 90% in 2011, despite £1 billion in annual turnover.

Game overcharge most of the time anyways. It's terrible the way they jack up their prices.

Quite shocked to hear they're in such a state tho.

This is awful :( I love Gamestation, that's where practically every game I've bought in like the last 3 years has been from.

They have been on the Edge
for some years.

But New games are soon Out
and if they can not Fund the Supply
then they are the Alone Dead Store
its their own fault.