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Skarjo wrote:

Fruits Punch Samurai wrote:There is a Game store in Liverpool I could see going. It feels quite hidden, I never knew about it till the other week and it was pretty dead inside.

That the one upstairs in the back corner of the indoor shopping centre that literally strawberry floating no one has ever gone in? Now they've got the store in Liverpool One, I reckon both the Game and the St John's Gamestation could easily both go.

There's two in Leeds within spitting distance of each other too.

HM wrote:Well I doubt the game in Redditch will close down considering it's just moved to a bigger space, but I hope the gamestation doesn't close down because their staff aren't morons like the one in game last time I went, however they always seem to be blasting heavy metal in gamestation, which I don't mind it just it's bad enough going into a game store in Redditch let alone one thats dark and is blasting heavy metal at full volume

Merry Hill on the other hand could do with losing some, 2 games, 1 gamestation and a game in debenhams

Cardinal Chunder wrote:

Lotus wrote:

Frank wrote:

Lotus wrote:I'll never forgive GAME for what they did to the Birmingham branch of Gamestation though.

I miss the retro floor

Aye, exactly. It used to be pretty much what my ideal game shop would be. Then GAME got their filthy hands on it.

When did they get rid of it?

Cardinal Chunder wrote:

HM wrote:Well I doubt the game in Redditch will close down considering it's just moved to a bigger space, but I hope the gamestation doesn't close down because their staff aren't morons like the one in game last time I went, however they always seem to be blasting heavy metal in gamestation, which I don't mind it just it's bad enough going into a game store in Redditch let alone one thats dark and is blasting heavy metal at full volume

Merry Hill on the other hand could do with losing some, 2 games, 1 gamestation and a game in debenhams

I don't want either of them to close, although Gamestation is better because it doesn't have GAME Radio. I odn't know anyone in GAME anymore either, it looks like the entire staff have changed.

HM wrote:

Cardinal Chunder wrote:

HM wrote:Well I doubt the game in Redditch will close down considering it's just moved to a bigger space, but I hope the gamestation doesn't close down because their staff aren't morons like the one in game last time I went, however they always seem to be blasting heavy metal in gamestation, which I don't mind it just it's bad enough going into a game store in Redditch let alone one thats dark and is blasting heavy metal at full volume

Merry Hill on the other hand could do with losing some, 2 games, 1 gamestation and a game in debenhams

I don't want either of them to close, although Gamestation is better because it doesn't have GAME Radio. I odn't know anyone in GAME anymore either, it looks like the entire staff have changed.

Is the new game store any good? Playable consoles etc or just a larger store? The entire staff were 30-something utter morons with no clue about games and totally unhelpful last time I went in to see how much I could get for trade ins just after christmas, swore I wouldn't buy anything from them from them now. Always overpriced and offer gooseberry fool trade-in value.

Cardinal Chunder wrote:

HM wrote:

Cardinal Chunder wrote:

HM wrote:Well I doubt the game in Redditch will close down considering it's just moved to a bigger space, but I hope the gamestation doesn't close down because their staff aren't morons like the one in game last time I went, however they always seem to be blasting heavy metal in gamestation, which I don't mind it just it's bad enough going into a game store in Redditch let alone one thats dark and is blasting heavy metal at full volume

Merry Hill on the other hand could do with losing some, 2 games, 1 gamestation and a game in debenhams

I don't want either of them to close, although Gamestation is better because it doesn't have GAME Radio. I odn't know anyone in GAME anymore either, it looks like the entire staff have changed.

Is the new game store any good? Playable consoles etc or just a larger store? The entire staff were 30-something utter morons with no clue about games and totally unhelpful last time I went in to see how much I could get for trade ins just after christmas, swore I wouldn't buy anything from them from them now. Always overpriced and offer gooseberry fool trade-in value.

It's just bigger really I preferred the old store tbh. I went in today and there was what looked like a 40+ year old guy working behind the counter. Tried to sell us a preowned L4D2 at £27.99 instead of the new one at £29.99. strawberry float off do I care about that £2.

Lotus wrote:

Cardinal Chunder wrote:

Lotus wrote:

Frank wrote:

Lotus wrote:I'll never forgive GAME for what they did to the Birmingham branch of Gamestation though.

I miss the retro floor

Aye, exactly. It used to be pretty much what my ideal game shop would be. Then GAME got their filthy hands on it.

When did they get rid of it?

No idea exactly, maybe 18 months ago? (At least). I don't go there anymore, so it could have been before that. Last I heard it was loads of 360 demo consoles down there.

Baron Zemo wrote:

Lotus wrote:

Cardinal Chunder wrote:

Lotus wrote:

Frank wrote:

Lotus wrote:I'll never forgive GAME for what they did to the Birmingham branch of Gamestation though.

I miss the retro floor

Aye, exactly. It used to be pretty much what my ideal game shop would be. Then GAME got their filthy hands on it.

When did they get rid of it?

No idea exactly, maybe 18 months ago? (At least). I don't go there anymore, so it could have been before that. Last I heard it was loads of 360 demo consoles down there.

I remember that place Before going to the cinema next door i always went downstairs are just messed about with my mates on the consoles. Why exactly did they remove the downstairs

Dowbocop wrote:

Skarjo wrote:

Fruits Punch Samurai wrote:There is a Game store in Liverpool I could see going. It feels quite hidden, I never knew about it till the other week and it was pretty dead inside.

That the one upstairs in the back corner of the indoor shopping centre that literally strawberry floating no one has ever gone in? Now they've got the store in Liverpool One, I reckon both the Game and the St John's Gamestation could easily both go.

There's two in Leeds within spitting distance of each other too.

They moved the Game to a bigger unit in a better location as well, right at the top of the escalators, and it's actually got quieter

Skarjo wrote:

Fruits Punch Samurai wrote:There is a Game store in Liverpool I could see going. It feels quite hidden, I never knew about it till the other week and it was pretty dead inside.

That the one upstairs in the back corner of the indoor shopping centre that literally strawberry floating no one has ever gone in? Now they've got the store in Liverpool One, I reckon both the Game and the St John's Gamestation could easily both go.

There's two in Leeds within spitting distance of each other too.

KjGarly wrote:I thought the clayton sq GAME had already closed when they opened the Liverpool 1 store.

TigaSefi wrote:Bromley had 1 Gamestation and 2 GAME. Now they moved Gamestation from the train station to one of the game next to Maplin but there one still in the shopping cente. I wonder if one will close.

Gario wrote:Second-hand games and peripherals aside, why would anyone buy a brand new title in GAME when there's Asda, Amazon and Play?

Skippy wrote:I hope that includes the banana splits that lied to me.

"Oh we're not allowed to keep the christmas temps on, can't employ anyone at the moment according to head office"

Three weeks later I see two xmas temps working there At least have the decency to tell me I'm gooseberry fool you strawberry floats!

ScouseStevmed wrote:

KjGarly wrote:I thought the clayton sq GAME had already closed when they opened the Liverpool 1 store.

Yeah, that did.

Frank wrote:He still went for the blonde one with breasts over me in the end

Lotus wrote:

Cardinal Chunder wrote:

Lotus wrote:

Frank wrote:

Lotus wrote:I'll never forgive GAME for what they did to the Birmingham branch of Gamestation though.

I miss the retro floor

Aye, exactly. It used to be pretty much what my ideal game shop would be. Then GAME got their filthy hands on it.

When did they get rid of it?

No idea exactly, maybe 18 months ago? (At least). I don't go there anymore, so it could have been before that. Last I heard it was loads of 360 demo consoles down there.

JiggerJay wrote:

Lotus wrote:

Cardinal Chunder wrote:

Lotus wrote:

Frank wrote:

Lotus wrote:I'll never forgive GAME for what they did to the Birmingham branch of Gamestation though.

I miss the retro floor

Aye, exactly. It used to be pretty much what my ideal game shop would be. Then GAME got their filthy hands on it.

When did they get rid of it?

No idea exactly, maybe 18 months ago? (At least). I don't go there anymore, so it could have been before that. Last I heard it was loads of 360 demo consoles down there.

Last time I went there and the basement was open, there were loads of pods, and great big gaming statues down there. I was there begining of Feb this year, and although the bottom is closed, there is still a pretty meaty retro selection.

Yeah? Nice.

Do they still have the checkouts labelled 'Player 1', 'Player 2', etc?