ottakar 's was a chain of bookshops in the united kingdom founded in 1987 by james heneage .

following a takeover by the hmv group in 2006 , the chain was merged into the waterstone 's brand .

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a combined ottakar ' s and waterstone ' s would own 325 shops in the uk .
the ottakar ' s business has 141 stores in the uk , while there are 195 waterstone ' s outlets .
hmv said the combination of ottakar ' s and waterstone ' s would create an
exciting , quality bookseller
.
so the effect of competition between waterstone ' s and ottakar ' s at the local level seems limited .
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ottakar ' s was founded in 1987 and today has 137 stores across the uk .
an investigation by the oft found that customers could suffer if waterstone ' s and ottakar ' s were no longer rivals .
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ottakar ' s independent directors initially recommended the management ' s takeover offer but have now withdrawn that recommendation in favour of hmv .
ottakar ' s chairman philip dunne said competition from the internet and supermarkets was hitting booksellers .
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ottakar ' s turns a profit ; new capital backing is received from foreign & colonial .
trading conditions at ottakar ' s have deteriorated steadily since the second half of last year .
bury , liz , and richard lewis ,
ottakar ' s claims hammicks : transforming deal sets out ottakar ' s challenge to titans waterstone ' s and wh smith ,
bookseller , may 2 , 2003 , p . 5 .
hmv has not yet said whether it plans to use the waterstone ' s brand for the 141 stores in the ottakar ' s portfolio .
the waterstone’s children’s book prize previously known as the ottakar ' s children ; s book prize , this award was set up in 2005 to celebrate exciting new or not yet established authors of children ' s books . it is unique in that booksellers and children select the shortlist and ultimate winner from books not yet published . the award was the idea of wayne winstone , ottakar ' s children ' s book director . for more information , please click here : waterstones’s children’s book prize
ottakar ' s gets real ,
bookseller , april 9 , 2004 , p . 7 .
hmv ' s approach for ottakar ' s was criticised by authors and publishers who argued that a takeover would reduce choice on the high street .
bookstore chain ottakar ' s has recommended that its shareholders accept a takeover bid from hmv , rather than one from the company ' s management .
hmv , which owns the waterstone ' s book chain , is to pay 285 pence per share for ottakar ' s , less than tuesday ' s closing price of 287p a share .
hmv - which owns waterstone ' s books - is paying less for ottakar ' s because the bookseller ' s problems have deepened after the original deal was referred to the competition commission .
this will enable ottakar ' s to offer an even wider and more relevant range of books .
ottakar ' s flexes its format ,
bookseller , april 2 , 2004 , p . 7 .
hmv chief executive alan giles said ottakar ' s store portfolio was highly complementary to that of waterstone ' s and would benefit from his company ' s stock management systems and a wider range of books .
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a consumer backlash over hmv ' s proposed takeover of the ottakar ' s book chain has forced the deal to be referred for a full - scale competition inquiry .
the offer trumped an existing bid by the chain ' s management of £4 - a - share , which had initially been backed by ottakar ' s independent directors .
he added :
the strategic rationale for the acquisition of ottakar ' s is now greater than ever . a combined waterstone ' s and ottakar ' s business will create an exciting , quality bookseller , able to respond better to the increasingly competitive pressures of the retail market .
the company announces the potential for as many as 300 ottakar ' s shops ; the first store in ireland opens .
the deal for ottakar ' s is worth almost £63 million , but is significantly lower than the £96 . 4 million offered by waterstone ' s owner hmv last year .
oft chief executive john fingleton said :
our economic analysis shows that ottakar ' s competes harder on non - price factors when a waterstone ' s is nearby .
the ottakar ' s store portfolio is highly complementary to that of waterstone ' s , and will benefit from the introduction of waterstone ' s proven , sophisticated stock management systems ,
said hmv chief executive alan giles .
< p > first - time children ' s author julia golding has won the ottakar ' s children ' s book prize for the diamond of drury lane ( egmont press ) . < / p > < p > the award was announced by children ' s . . .
ottakar ' s , the bookshop chain , recommended yesterday that its shareholders accept a £96 . 4m takeover bid from hmv , the owner of rival books chain waterstone ' s .
in edinburgh , waterstone ' s operates four outlets , including three within the city centre , while ottakar ' s has two branches , including a flagship store on george street .
having previously rebuffed several approaches by hmv , which owns the waterstone’s high street outlets , ottakar’s today agreed to an all - cash deal worth 285p a share to its investors .
james heanage develops a business model for a chain of bookstores in england , and forms ottakar ' s together with philip dunne .
ottakar ' s acquires 24 hammicks bookstores in southern england , boosting the company into the top three u . k . booksellers .
lewis , richard ,
thins helps ottakar ' s grow ,
bookseller , april 4 , 2003 , p . 7 .
that deal was scuppered by a competition investigation , while ottakar ' s has also seen a further decline in trading since then .
a combined waterstone ' s and ottakar ' s business will create an exciting , quality bookseller , able to respond better to the increasingly competitive pressures of the retail market .
however , while the commission ' s inquiry was taking place , sales at ottakar ' s bookstores continued to drop . last week , ottakar ' s said that like - for - like sales - which strip out the effect of new store openings - were down 8 % in the 16 weeks to 20 may .
the company said ottakar ' s would benefit from the introduction of waterstone ' s stock management systems and operating practices , enabling it to stock a
more relevant range
of books .
bury , liz ,
ottakar ' s pushes back the boundaries ,
bookseller , september 27 , 2002 , p . 8 .
adam frost is one of the uk ' s most exciting new children ' s writers . his stories can be found in print , online and in exhibitions and installations . he has won the blue peter book award 2016 - best book with facts , and been nominated for the ottakar ' s ( now waterstone ' s ) children ' s book prize .
however , the investigation found that this was not the case and waterstone ' s operated a similar book - buying system to ottakar ' s , mixing central and local input on stock selection .
aldrick , philip ,
ottakar ' s a success tale ,
daily telegraph ( london , england ) , march 26 , 2004 .
book shop chain ottakar ' s agreed to a takeover by hmv today after conceding it faced a losing battle against supermarkets and online retailers .
music and book retailer hmv has agreed to buy bookseller ottakar ' s in a deal worth £62 . 8m ( $ 118 . 3m ) .
blackwell , david ,
ottakar ' s looks to new chapter of growth ,
financial times , september 25 , 2002 , p . 28 .
the music and books retailer hmv today agreed to buy ottakar ' s for £62 . 8m - far below its original offer of £96 . 4m .
the strategic rationale for the acquisition of ottakar ' s is now stronger than ever ,
alan giles , the hmv chief executive , said .
the competition watchdog today defied the literary fraternity by ruling that a takeover of book seller ottakar ' s by hmv would not harm choice or quality .
no other groups have so far expressed an interest in buying ottakar ' s , although wh smith is seen in the city as a potential bidder .
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ottakar ' s noted the provisional ruling and said it was awaiting the publication of the final report of the commission , which is due by 22 may .
ottakar ' s said it was continuing to hold talks with other parties interested in buying the firm , but that no other offers had yet been made .
hmv chief executive alan giles said :
a combined waterstone ' s and ottakar ' s business will create an exciting , quality bookseller , able to respond better to the increasingly competitive pressures of the retail market .
heanage settled on the name ottakar ' s for his company , after the title of one his favorite books , king ottakar ' s revenge , part of the tintin comic book series . heanage next found a business partner in donaldson lufkin jenrette investment banker philip dunne , who went on to become the company ' s chairman . heanage and dunne both took out second mortgages on their homes in order to launch ottakar ' s , then went in search of additional venture capital , eventually convincing baronsmead to put up £1 . 5 million .
hmv launched a 440p - per - share bid for ottakar ' s bookstores last week , which valued the firm at £96 . 4m ( $ 177m ) .
ottakar ' s has agreed an improved takeover offer from waterstone ' s owner hmv that will see the book chain swallowed up by its larger rival and provoke outrage from authors and publishers who wanted the book chain to remain independent .
julia golding , who beat nine others to win the second £1 , 000 ottakar ' s children ' s book prize for her debut novel , the diamond of drury lane , hopes to reawaken interest in historical novels for children .
independent directors of ottakar ' s said they had recommended a 440p - per - share offer from hmv , increasing its chances of winning a contest for the business .
philip dunne , the ottakar ' s chairman , cited increasing competition from supermarkets and retailers on specialist booksellers , particularly those not big enough to compete on equal terms .
a new turning point for ottakar ' s came in 2003 , when the company announced that it had agreed to acquire 24 of the 25 hammicks bookstores operating in southeastern england . the deal , dubbed
transforming
by the bookseller , gave ottakar ' s a nationally operating chain of more than 120 stores , with revenues nearing £154 million by the end of the company ' s 2004 fiscal year .
stuart hill , a former car upholsterer turned bookseller turned writer , today said he was
thrilled
to be the first ever winner of the ottakar ' s children ' s book prize for his novel , the cry of the icemark .
bookseller ottakar ' s yesterday joined the lengthening list of specialist retailers to report serious damage being inflicted on their business by the combined power of the supermarkets and the internet .
hmv , which owns waterstone ' s book stores , has received irrevocable undertakings to accept the offer from ottakar ' s directors holding 15 . 2pc of the company . morley fund managament , which holds 15 . 9pc , has also provided a letter of intent to accept the offer but has reserved the right to withdraw in the event of a higher bid . hmv already holds 9 . 9pc of ottakar ' s .
waller , phil , and martin faint ,
ottakar ' s turning exciting new page ,
birmingham post ( england ) , may 13 , 2004 , p . 21 .
however , after a year that has seen intense competition among books retailers - amid a heavy decline in consumer sentiment - the takeover values ottakar’s at just £62 . 8 million .
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ottakar ' s opened its third site in salisbury in 1989 , and with the success of that shop , was able to shut down the brighton store and move ahead with building a national chain . nonetheless , for the time being , ottakar ' s remained a loss - making enterprise , lacking the critical mass that would enable it to sell books profitably .
diana guy , chairman of the inquiry group , said :
in the few locations where waterstone ' s and ottakar ' s stores are close together , we found the range of books and quality of service were similar to their stores located in other areas .
< p > ottakar ' s is to start selling books online , four years after it closed its transactional website . the new site is in development and is likely to . . .
the turning point for the company came in 1990 , when baronsmead agreed to put up an addition £1 million , which ottakar ' s used to acquire the small six - store chain of the town booksellers group , which was active mostly in the west country . with eight stores now converted to the ottakar ' s concept , the company turned its first profit by 1992 .
a combination of waterstone ' s , which is owned by hmv , and ottakar ' s would have
every incentive
to offer a full range of titles and service in its stores in order to give itself an edge over its rivals , the commission said .
ottakar ' s added that it had withdrawn its recommendation of a 400p - per - share bid from a management buyout team led by its co - founders , james heneage and philip dunne .
introducing these systems and practices into ottakar ' s would lead to cost efficiencies and margin and working capital benefits ,
an hmv statement said . the combined business will have 336 stores .
directors headed by managing director james heneage initially made a 350p - per - share offer to buy the firm around the same time that ottakar ' s confirmed it had been approached by hmv .
ottakar ' s chairman philip dunne said the book market had undergone significant change in the past year , with new levels of competition from supermarkets and web retailers having an impact on all specialist booksellers .
the two sides failed to reach an agreement , however , and ottakar ' s did indeed go public in 1999 . the initial public offering was a great success ; launched at 153p per share , the stock price shot up to 204p by the end of its first day ' s trading , and soon after soared to 270p per share . the listing also gave ottakar ' s the distinction of being the only pure - play bookseller to be listed on the london stock exchange .
in the time it took to clear the deal , trading at ottakar ' s worsened , which has enabled hmv to gain acceptance at a lower price . hmv ' s rejected , 275p - a - share offer was pitched shortly after the competition commission allowed the deal to proceed .
the 285p - a - share bid values ottakar ' s at £62 . 9m and is a 0 . 7pc discount to the book store chain ' s share price yesterday . earlier this month , it rejected a preliminary approach , believed to have been pitched at about 275p a share .
adam frost is one of the uk ' s most exciting new children ' s writers . his stories can be found in print , online and in exhibitions and installations . he won the blue peter book award 2016 - best book with facts for the epic book of epicness , and has been nominated for the ottakar ' s ( now waterstones ) children ' s book prize . his other books for bloomsbury include the awesome body book and the book of me .
in september last year , ottakar ' s accepted a 440p - per - share offer from hmv which valued the bookseller at £96 . 4m , but the bid lapsed after it was referred to competition authorities .
the independent directors confirm that they consider the terms of the offer to be fair and reasonable and will be unanimously recommending that ottakar ' s shareholders accept the offer ,
they said in a statement .
the independent bookstore chain ottakar’s has finally agreed to be taken over by hmv , the music and books group , after a long - drawn - out takeover tussle that has seen the value of the bookseller slump .
hmv agreed a £96 . 4 million takeover with independent directors of ottakar ' s last year , following a bidding war , but this offer lapsed after the office of fair trading referred the deal for a full competition inquiry .
he added :
against this background , and given the costs and risks associated with implementing the necessary restructuring programme to compete longer term , the board of ottakar ' s believes that the offer is fair and reasonable .
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against this background , and given the costs and risks associated with implementing the necessary restructuring programme to compete longer term , the board of ottakar ' s believes that the offer is fair and reasonable ,
mr dunne said .
the book chain launched the prize , worth £1 , 000 , with the intention of highlighting new talent in children ' s writing . in order to avoid encroaching on the territory of other awards in the crowded arena of children ' s literature prizes , the ottakar ' s award is open only to authors who have written three books or fewer , and is designed to favour those who have yet to see their talent fully recognised .
it’s awesome of course , because it’s our body . this book explains the magic of our body , except it’s not magic , of course , it’s science . it helps us see how things that are amazing can be explained scientifically and how they work . from things we don’t think about like breathing , to things we actively do , like running . it puts what’s awesome about our bodies into perspective too . why have we evolved in a certain way and how they compare to other animals ? we can learn what’s going on in our bodies and how we perceive the world .
the referral was prompted by a deluge of complaints from consumers as well as writers such as jacqueline wilson , antony beevor , tracey chevalier and margaret drabble . they feared that the combined force of waterstone ' s 198 stores and ottakar ' s 137 branches would severely reduce the number , quality and price of books stocked and promoted on the high street .
by 2000 , heanage and his management team had succeeded in returning ottakar ' s to growth and profits . the company now sought to continue its store expansion , in part through targeting other bookstore chains . in 2001 , the company was rumored to be in talks to acquire the troubled waterstone ' s bookstore chain from hmv , although no deal materialized .
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that found in hmv ' s favour because of the presence of supermarkets and online operators such as amazon .
ottakar ' s chairman philip dunne said :
over the last year the book market has undergone a significant change with new levels of competition from the supermarkets and online retailers impacting all specialist booksellers and in particular those with insufficient scale to compete on equal terms .
ottakar ' s is awaiting a ruling from the competition commission on whether its rival hmv , which owns waterstone ' s , can bid for the chain . hmv tabled a 440p - a - share bid last year which trumped a management buyout planned by mr heneage . however , after a vocal campaign by authors and publishers , the proposed deal was referred to the commission in december .
over the past year the book market has undergone a significant change , with new levels of competition from the supermarkets and online retailers impacting all specialist booksellers and in particular those with insufficient scale to compete on equal terms ,
said ottakar ' s chairman philip dunne .
the takeover price is much lower than the 440p a share hmv was offering last september after winning a bidding war against ottakar ' s management team headed by founder james heneage . the deal was delayed when it was referred to the competition commission , which this month gave it the all - clear .
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in that year , the company found new financial backing when venture capital specialist foreign & colonial paid in £1 million , in exchange for a majority share of ottakar ' s . backing from foreign & colonial enabled the company to step up its expansion . in that year , it made an unsuccessful attempt to acquire the hammicks bookstore chain , then already a prominent bookseller in the southeast . instead , ottakar ' s continued adding new stores , and by 1995 , the company had already achieved sales of more than £9 million . the company continued adding new stores , some through acquisition , such as its purchase of four bells bookshops in 1998 . that acquisition brought the company ' s total number of shops to nearly 50 , for sales of more than £36 million .
hmv has itself attracted takeover interest from the private equity firm permira as well as from tim waterstone , the founder of waterstone ' s .
if hmv ' s bid is successful , the merged bookstore chain would control 23 % of the market , which could raise competition concerns .
a former diplomat and un campaigner has won a prize for new children ' s authors with her tale of an orphan living in georgian london .
ms golding , who has three children and lives in oxford , said she was
completely surprised
to win .
it ' s a dream come true . maybe now is the time for a historical children ' s book . we ' ve had a lot of fantasy .
the fall in the company ' s share price left it dangerously vulnerable to a potential hostile takeover . luckily for the company , however , no takeover ever came . instead , heanage devised a new strategy to carry the company into the next century . ottakar ' s pulled the plug on its e - commerce site - - which heanage claimed had been set up in the first place due to pressure from the company ' s investors - - and instead launched a new intranet focused on using online capacity to streamline its supply chain side . the company also scaled back its plans for the launch pad format , restricting it to an in - store boutique concept .
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ottakar ' s today is a paradox . on the one hand it is a national book chain striving to offer uniform excellence in range and service across over 120 branches . on the other hand it is a collection of intensely individual bookshops , run with great autonomy by staff whose commitment to books is matched only by their commitment to provide a bookselling service tailor - made for their communities .
ottakar ' s turned toward the new century with ambitious expansion plans . the company continued to expand its store chain , entering the scottish market with a store in glasgow in 1999 . yet ottakar ' s also sought a piece of the internet action , launching an ambitious e - commerce site as well . at the same time , the company believed it had discovered a new consumer niche - - that of the 5 - to 12 - year - old
post - early learning
segment - - and developed a new retail format , launch pad , combining books and other educational toys , games , and materials . the company began rolling out the launch pad concept as in - store boutiques in its larger stores , while also developing an independent retail format for the concept .
instead , the company maintained an organic growth track for the time being , raising its store numbers past 75 by the end of 2001 , and seeing its revenues near £100 million for the first time . at last , in 2002 , the company turned to scotland , acquiring the eight specialist book shops of the struggling james thin company , which had been placed in receivership earlier that year . with its store network now at 86 stores , ottakar ' s began a crucial shift away from its former reliance on book wholesalers to making its first direct purchases within britain ' s publishing industry .
james heneage is a founder of the history festival and of the ottakar’s chain of bookshops which was sold to waterstones in 2006 . he is a former chairman of the cheltenham literary festival and a booker prize judge . now a full - time writer who lives half of the year in the peloponnese , his fifth novel ‘a world on fire’ is set against the greek war of independence and will come out in august 2018 .
i ' m particularly interested in how people cope with historical moments in our life . i was thinking about the french revolution and what was happening in london at that time , when to be outspoken could be a death sentence . it ' s not intended to be didactic , but there ' s a keen interest in politics which informed the book .
in its response , hmv said :
the company is now considering the full text of the competition commission ' s provisional conclusions and will continue to work closely with the commission .
waterstone ' s employee stuart hill , who worked on the cry of the icemark during his tea breaks , was snapped up by independent publisher barry cunningham last year . cunningham , who has a recognised eye for the
next big thing
and was responsible for discovering both jk rowling and cornelia funke , described hill ' s book as a
glorious , sweeping debut
.
its preliminary findings , which might allow hmv to table a new bid , are expected this week . however , with the specialist bookshop business in steep decline , any new bid is unlikely to be anywhere near the price hmv was prepared to pay last year . hmv and ottakar ' s have been hit by a cut - throat price war between the big supermarkets and online retailers . analysts estimate 300p - 350p is now a more likely take - out price .
heanage started searching for a potential outlet for his entrepreneurial plans . among the ideas he considered were the creation of a video player rental service for ski resorts and restaurants with bookstores . heanage ' s work with ogilvy & mather eventually helped him spot a new niche , however . while conducting consumer panel studies , heanage discovered a gap in the united kingdom ' s retail book market .
the cry of the icemark tells the story of a teenage queen ' s battle to repel invading armies from kingdoms bordering her eponyomous realm - and win the respect of her prickly subjects while she ' s about it . the book , which hill is said to have based on the memory of his late sister , is poised to become a major bestseller in 2005 , with publishing rights already sold for 15 countries .
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but the book carries a more serious message , drawing on ms golding ' s work for oxfam , where she joined a un campaign to reduce the number of arms in the third world and their impact on children .
the office of fair trading ( oft ) revealed that it had been deluged with complaints from consumers and the book industry since the acquisition by the music and dvd giant , which owns bookseller waterstone ' s , was first agreed in september .
ms guy said there was a widespread perception that the decisions on which books to put on the shelves of waterstone ' s were taken too often at its head office - at the expense of store managers who were in tune with local demand .
another inspiration was the political cartoons of the time .
i wanted to recreate the life and unbridled exuberance of those cartoons , the nitty gritty of life on the streets , which is why there ' s boxing and gangs and the backstage of the theatre .
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principal competitors : wh smith plc ; hmv group plc ; surridge dawson ltd . ; martin retail group ltd . ; waterstone ' s booksellers ltd . ; eason and son ltd . ; blackwell ltd . ; borders uk ltd . ; tog ltd . ; remainders ltd . ; ian allan group ltd .
by 1999 , however , it became clear that the company ' s expansion plans had been too ambitious . as heanage admitted to the bookseller :
the most obvious failure of 1999 was opening some shops that didn ' t work initially and one that hasn ' t worked at all . until then we had exercised enormous care in the selection of every single site . but the pressure of what was going on meant that we didn ' t research them quite as we should have .
with its store expansion sputtering , and its e - commerce site performing well below expectations , the company found itself struggling to retain profits . by the end of that year , heanage was forced to issue a profit warning - - sending the company ' s stock price plunging to just 66p per share .
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if ever wealth came to me that it should be used to establish free libraries .
the medal is now awarded by cilip : the chartered institute of library and information professionals , which is a new organisation formed by the unification of the institute of information scientists and the library association on 1 april 2002 . for more information , please click here : carnegie medal
mr heneage blamed some of the decline on 2006 ' s later bank holidays :
easter was included a year ago , and that makes 2 % - 3 % difference ,
he said , but he admitted that trading conditions were tough :
the market is showing 3 % - 4 % growth this year but our experience is at odds with the market . growth is being absorbed by supermarkets and internet channels .
we have so many cushions , such as the health service . there was none of that for my character , which is the situation facing many children today . life is tough for most children around the world , and that ' s how my characters found it .
ms golding also found inspiration in her former career in the foreign office in poland , where her tasks included twinning towns in the tatry mountains and inspecting a silesian coal mine .
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heanage began devising a business model for his proposed company . one of the features of heanage ' s model was to target smaller market locations , where rents were low and his own stores would face less competition from the larger chains . heanage also sought a more restricted , specialist orientation to his shops . as he told the sunday times :
our idea was to use new technology to target customers within a specific area with a range of books that matched their interests , thus bringing a higher stock turnaround and profit .
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into the mid - 1980s , that market was dominated in large part by traditional , small - scale , and independent booksellers . while a number of national chains had begun to develop - - such as wh smith , waterstone ' s , and dillons - - these chains tended to target only the largest urban markets . book shopping remained an intimidating proposition for many british consumers . yet heanage recognized the potential for adapting new bookselling formats then being tested in the united states - - which included added reading areas and coffee bars to encourage customers - - that were transforming the book shopping experience into a more informal , family - oriented activity .
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the company closes the brighton shop ; the six - store town booksellers group is acquired .
the company acquires four bells bookstores and goes public on the london stock exchange .
the company launches an e - commerce web site and launch pad concept , but is forced to issue a profit warning at the end of the year .
james heanage began his professional career in the advertising industry , working first for d ' arcy macmanus , before joining ogilvy & mather in the early 1980s . there , heanage became the account director for the prestigious guinness account . yet heanage remained unsatisfied . as he told the sunday times ,
i knew that if i didn ' t like the guinness account , i would never like advertising .
instead , heanage began looking for new business opportunities , adding :
i had always thought i would work for myself eventually . i was always anti - establishment - - if you believe you can do something better than the person above you , there are few alternatives . i was not good at working for anyone else .
by 1987 , heanage and dunne had succeeded in finding locations in brighton and banbury for their first two stores . the new stores opened in 1988 , but found mixed results . if the banbury site proved successful from the start , the brighton store was another story , and the company was forced to shut that store down after less than two years . heanage himself described the brighton shop as
an unmitigated disaster .
yet heanage remained undeterred , as he told the sunday times :
we got the wrong site in brighton . you can make a bad idea work in a good location , but not a good idea in a bad location . but i was confident that only the location was wrong because the idea was successful in banbury and it was clear one part of the equation worked .
by then , however , foreign & colonial had begun to seek to cash in on its investment . while heanage set his own goals on a public offering , for a time the company appeared a possible candidate for being bought up by a larger rival , specifically the united states ' barnes & noble , then seeking an entry into the united kingdom .
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books with coffee to create a marriage made in heaven ,
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limited run games , llc is an american video game video game distributor based in raleigh , north carolina and a division of mighty rabbit studios .

the company specializes in the release of digital games in physical media , with the games being sold on their website .

the company , founded by douglas bogart and josh fairhurst , was based on the preservation of video games , as well as catering to players who prefer physical discs and cartridges opposed to game downloads .

limited run games releases games exclusively on their website , and deliberately creates small print runs .

with this , the team maintains a pledge to refuse creating reprints of past titles , even if there is high demand .

the company name itself is a reference to this business model , as their games are available in a firm , limited printing for a short time .

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after ending 2016 with lone survivor , limited run games will be kicking off 2017 with a trio of games this month .
that sucks , i ' d love some limited run editions of switch eshop games . hopefully next year !
2017 will also see physical releases of dragon fantasy : volumes of westeria and plague road from limited run games .
to help preserve games , josh fairhurst of mighty rabbit studios decided to start publishing physical copies of games in limited quantities . the first release that the appropriately named limited run games will publish is breach & clear , a military strategy game for playstation vita . in order to find out more about both limited run games , their goals , and what breach & clear has to offer , we talked to josh fairhurst himself .
also , i love what limited run games does for ps4 and vita . i hope they get their chance to do the same for switch soon .
@ anti - matter good luck getting one , scalpers normally buy up a lot of the limited run games to resell for many times the original price .
i hope they find a model for cooperation with nintendo that sustains limited runs for indie games .
the kickstarter for battle princess madelyn is underway , and the publisher limited run games has announced that it will provide physical pc and playstation 4 versions of the game for certain reward tiers . we talk with douglas bogart , co - founder of limited run games , to ask about the fulfillment process as well as the company’s future plans .
if you own a ps vita or ps4 then you probably know what limited run games is all about . an offshoot of developer mighty rabbit studios , the company focuses on bringing digital - only games to physical retail , creating super - exclusive packaged editions that are - as the name suggests - limited to a single , small production run .
limited run games on twitter :
minimum order quantities with nintendo are too high - we haven ' t even found the right person at xbox to discuss with . …
the games join indies saturday morning rpg and breach and clear amidst the limited run games roster . both games were limited to no more than 2 , 500 copies per platform ; the company sold out of all 1 , 500 copies of breach and clear on vita less than three hours after it went on sale last october .
if you miss out on the limited run games print of ys origin , an physical release with english , japanese , and chinese language support is also due out in southeast asia in may .
it is such a great news as limited run games are very professional in their approach . according to rushessays they have done quite exceptionally over the years in producing games . i am sure that your collaboration will bring great fame to your creations .
if you ' ve already ordered any physical
treasure chest
, the shipping on your first limited run copy will be free ! simply add $ 46 cad to your current pledge , we will add an exclusive limited run ps4 physical copy of the game to the treasure chest you’ve already paid shipping for .
collectors should keep an eye out for when volume and oddworld go on sale . as limited run makes clear on its website , once the games sell out , the company won ' t reprint them .
limited run games on twitter :
it ' s coming out digitally , but the physical release is playstation only . microsoft isn ' t allowing us to do physical xbox releases . : ( …
limited run games on twitter :
we ' ll be there selling some older releases and a psx variant cover of oddworld : stranger ' s wrath hd . drop by and say hi ! … urltoken
digital - only games volume and oddworld : abe ' s oddysee new ' n tasty are hitting retail , thanks to limited run games — but , as the company ' s name suggests , once these physical copies are sold out , that ' s it .
ever since japanese fans got their hands on a physical release of skullgirls for ps4 and ps vita , fans all over the world have been excited about getting their hands on one too . lab zero games has been hinting at a limited physical edition of skullgirls 2nd encore for ps4 and ps vita for a while and this physical run is coming soon , through collaboration with limited run games , a company that specializes in such releases .
releasing indie games on physical discs / carts seems pointless to me . bad idea . here we have all our ps4 games and oh yeah here are our switch games . crappy cheap but expensive indie games .
that isn ' t all we have in store for runner2 , however . limited run games will also be selling a limited edition version of the game in their booth at pax east ! and if you won ' t be at the show , fret not ! a percentage of copies will be reserved for online sale . this release is limited to 1 , 000 copies per platform .
previous releases include runner2 , firewatch and the swindle , and limited run is currently working with lizardcube on a physical ps4 release for wonder boy : the dragon ' s trap .
we’re delighted to announce today that we’re teaming up with limited run games again to produce a limited edition physical version of stranger’s wrath hd for ps vita . the game will come with two - way reversible art , a fold - out map of mongo river and a set of stranger’s wrath themed - poker cards .
despite boss key ceo cliff bleszinski saying “discs are like voicemail , so ten years ago , ” there will be a physical release of lawbreakers for playstation 4 available through limited run games on friday , august 14 at 7am pt / 10am et .
friday , august 4 also sees the physical release of wonder boy : the dragon’s trap for ps4 through limited run games at 7am pt / 10am et . the standard edition is $ 29 . 99 , limited to 5 , 000 copies , and comes with a 24 - page manual . the collector’s edition is $ 64 . 99 , limited to 3 , 000 copies ( one per customer ) , and includes the following :
@ chess227 larger or smaller , it don ' t matter , it ain ' t eating no meat . bad idea from ninty , limited run games would bring physical games that otherwise wouldn ' t come out , plus they have a lot of clout with the indie devs on vita and they would persuade them to release their games on switch . so yeah bad business from ninty
xeodrifter physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 2300 copies worldwide . region free .
rainbow moon physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 3000 copies worldwide . region free .
lost sea physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 3000 copies worldwide . region free .
following the disaster launch of age of sigmar , games workshop announced a plan in december 2015 to resurrect the specialist games division and the games blood bowl , epic , necromunda , battlefleet gothic ,
and many , many more
while resurrecting the tolkien games .
now you know why gw ( or the entire world , for that matter ) is run the way it is .
thomas was alone physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 4000 copies worldwide . region free .
futuridium ep deluxe physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 2000 copies worldwide . region free .
futuridium ep deluxe physical cartridge for the playstation vita . limited to 2000 copies worldwide . region free .
until a release date is announced we can not confirm any release windows , print run sizes , cover art or pricing .
we’ve added a new pledge tier ( limited runner pack ) that includes the ps4 limited run copy of the game on top of the amazing digital rewards already offered . please add $ 7 cad ( $ 5 us ) for shipping in the us and $ 20 cad ( $ 15 us ) for shipping anywhere else in the world .
octodad : dadliest catch physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 4500 copies worldwide . region free .
runner2 physical cartridge for the playstation vita . limited to 3 , 500 copies available worldwide . region free .
octodad : dadliest catch physical cartridge for the playstation vita . limited to 3500 copies worldwide . region free .
firewatch on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 7 , 300 copies available worldwide . region free .
mystery chronicle one way heroics physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 5000 copies worldwide . region free .
oddworld ' s limited edition print on ps4 will come with all available downloadable content , according to oddworld inhabitants .
flinthook on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 4 , 500 copies available worldwide . region free .
furi on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 4 , 800 copies available worldwide . region free .
astebreed on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 4 , 500 copies available worldwide . region free .
breach & clear : deadline physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 3000 copies worldwide . region free .
oxenfree on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 4 , 500 copies available worldwide . region free .
jf : absolutely , one hundred percent yes . breach & clear is getting a low print run because it is a test for the idea of limited run games . we know breach & clear isn’t super exciting and we know it isn’t going to appeal to everyone . to make sure we didn’t get stuck with piles and piles of unsold games , we made the print run low enough to make a full sell - out attainable . we need that sell - out to happen so we can prove to other developers that there is demand for physical indie games . we also need it to show that we can be trusted to take their game from digital to physical in a satisfactory way and deliver on all aspects of our proposed business .
night trap - 25th anniversary edition returns to consoles this month , including nintendo switch , and to celebrate one of the oddest games of the ' 90s , publisher limited run games has created a retro - themed collector ' s edition . spooky ! available for pre - order with a price tag of $ 69 . 99 you get a working vhs tape with game ' s entire fmv . . .
the most important thing to know is that our games really are limited . we try to our best to hit a supply level that keeps our games in stock for a few hours or days , but sometimes that perfect number is hard to gauge and games can go fast . you may miss out on what you want - but fear not !
so with several thousand copies produced of each game , you would think that there would be enough for every vita owner who wants one ? sadly not and being completely honest , limited run games are primarily at fault here because of their selling policies . there are collectors out there ( not just in the ps vita community but gaming as a whole ) who buy games to keep them sealed for their collections . now while this is entirely their perogative , i firmly believe that games are meant to be played and enjoyed . in the case of limited run games , for almost every title they produce they have allowed customers to purchase two copies of each title so these collectors buy one copy to keep sealed and one to play . immediately that has the potential to halve the number of available copies to buy .
@ lemonjellydude limited run games are always a bit more expensive than the digital versions . firewatch launched at $ 20 , but the physical copy that arrived at a later date was $ 30 . it ' s more for fans and collectors of certain franchises . there doesn ' t have to be a parity between physical and digital .
since the original release , breach & clear which had a production run of just 1 , 500 copies , not only have the print runs of each game increased but the release rate has as well . at the same time , limited run games have been more flexible with their customers in the way they allow them to purchase the games which has lead to more frustration and – to a degree – anger amongst some . before i continue , i want to stress that i’m not laying the blame at any one person , company or group of people , but it has to be said that events and circumstances have combined to put limited run games in the unenviable position now of having to change their business practices or perhaps their entire approach to their future releases . to understand what has been going wrong steadily over the last year or so , i’ll look at each element in turn…
finally , for future releases i do believe that the skullgirls approach could work again but it does need some refinement . certainly making games available as limited editions still have to appeal to the collectors – afterall , that’s why the company was established in the first place – but they still need to be profitable to ensure that limited run games remains in business and just as importantly the business model proves attractive to publishers wanting to see physical releases of their digital titles . so how can the system be improved to keep everyone happy ?
the swapper on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 3 , 300 copies available worldwide . region free .
nova - 111 physical cartridge for the playstation vita . limited to 3 , 000 copies produced worldwide . region free .
the swindle on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 3 , 000 copies available worldwide . region free .
we’ll have more news on the limited edition release , including numbers , pricing and release date , nearer the time .
risk of rain physical cartridge for the playstation vita . limited to 4 , 000 copies available worldwide . region free .
lone survivor on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 3 , 600 copies available worldwide . region free .
pang adventures on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 4 , 500 copies available worldwide . region free .
oddworld : new n ' tasty physical cartridge for the playstation vita . limited to 2500 copies worldwide . region free .
marvel games bringing spider - man ps4 and
many unannounced s . . .
more physical retail of e - shop games = better . wanna see some eshop games like portal knights & others released on switch cartridge after ps4 blu ray .
games workshop is in the business of selling toy soldiers to children .
games workshop team , circa 1982 . pictured from top right to bottom left :
games workshop plugged on ahead regardless by rebranding themselves , changing the names of games workshop hobby stores worldwide to warhammer stores after the deathrattle of the hobbit merchandise .
however , things took an interesting turn when the developer , eastasiasoft , announced they were releasing their own physical copy of the game for the ps vita in asia . apart from different box art , it was to be identical to the game released by limited run games and more importantly , was set to be released at the same price point . more frustratingly for those who had turned to ebay , as with the lrg release , it too was going to feature a full english language option so the games themselves were identical in every way . limited run games have responded to this and indicated that they do intend to re - evaluate their position with regards to their exclusivity agreements and may look into reinstating it for future releases , but has the damage already been done ?
aqua kitty dx on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 2 , 800 copies available worldwide . region free .
dragon fantasy the black tome of ice physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 3000 copies worldwide . region free .
warning : this item is limited to one per customer . do not purchase this version if you have purchased the bundle !
mitsurugi kamui hikae on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 4 , 500 copies available worldwide . region free .
i want to say thanks again for all of the feedback . we take every chat or tweet to heart , and there is one more announcement i’m psyched to make — in addition to being released on the playstation store , fallen legion will also have a physical print of the ps4 and ps vita versions thanks to our friends at limited run games !
when limited run games started supporting the ps vita it seemed like a match made in heaven . many ps vita owners are frustrated with being forced to rely predominantly on digital releases for the console from the playstation store , especially with the proprietary memory cards becoming increasingly scarce at retail , and the hardcore fanbase relished the idea of collectors editions of games being made available targeted specifically at them . in theory it was a win all round .
potentially lucrative income from licenses granted to video games producers like the much anticipated and soon to be released total war warhammer will always be incidental because video gamers do not become modellers , and games workshop doesn’t know how to make good video games .
games workshop has been announced as the biggest riser in ftse all - share index .
the whif of entitlement in this article is hard to take . the company is called limited run games , of course it’s going to be more difficult to obtain copies , clue’s in the name . just because you want a copy doesn’t mean you get one , if you want the game in question so badly get the much cheaper download version and stop whining .
dear esther landmark edition on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 5 , 000 copies available worldwide . region free .
warning : this item is limited to one per customer . any attempt to circumvent this limit may result in a canceled order .
curses ' n chaos on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 2 , 800 copies available worldwide . region free .
stealth inc . ultimate edition physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 3 , 600 copies available worldwide . region free .
warning : this item is limited to two per customer . any attempt to circumvent this limit may result in a canceled order .
the idea was simple – releasing digital - only games in a physical format and , as their name implied , in limited quanties . taking things a step further it was intended that each title was produced in a way that there was to be a single production run , the physical edition was to be exclusive to limited run games and only available for a short period of time guaranteeing that they would sell out . making sure that games only reached the label once all the patches had been released so the cartridges were the final versions of the game ( as they were released as region free ) it seemed like the perfect concept . for a while it was , with early games selling out quickly but as time has progressed and the range has expanded to include the ps4 some kinks have worked their way into the way lrg do things which has left many gamers not only frustrated but also feeling disillusioned with the company as a whole .
shantae and the pirate ' s curse physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 6 , 000 copies worldwide . region free .
, ( former ) chairman of games workshop plc * he is still there , though .
order adjustments / requests . any adjustments or requests regarding your order must be submitted to freshdesk by 11 : 59 pm est on the sunday following the run .
gt : if i recall , you and josh are the sole employees at limited run games . how has running the company changed the way you’ve seen the gaming industry ? db : we are still the main two guys but we are now a team of 7 ! we have a cfo , 2 support people and 2 always on shipping guys . plus a few shippers paid as contractors .
i ' ll be getting pqube ' s release as its not limited . good to see you guys are still handling the na region .
be really nice if you told the whole story . how microsoft only said no to limited quantity physical release . your greed caused this .
i don’t think there’s a need for quantities to be increased to near - retail numbers ( they certainly wouldn’t be “limited” then ) , but with over 14 . 5m ps vitas sold worldwide ( a million more than the wiiu ) it’s clear that there would be more than a few thousand people wanting to own a physical copy of a game given a chance . to give them credit , limited run games did attempt to address this with one of their most recently titles skullgirls 2nd encore which is being made - to - order instead .
the playstation 4 and ps vita release will feature all three chapters of world end economica compiled into one release and be made available digitally via the playstation store and physically via a partnership with limited run games . both physical versions will feature reversible covers and include a pre - order bonus that will be revealed closer to release . world end economica kickstarter backers will have early access to pre - orders .
the first real issue that needs to be looked at is that of the production runs of each game . the demand is certainly outstripping supply so this needs to be looked at carefully . how many individuals are actually buying the games ? how many households ? if the distribution is more limited that the production run then limited run games immediately has to tackle this from the start . the first step must be to place a block on multiple orders from the same household – there can be no reason why any household would want three or four copies of a single game unless it was for resale . and here lies the first problem . while lrg doesn’t officially condone the actions of resellers , they don’t take steps to stop them either and their current sales methods allow them to obtain and sell their games quite easily . if the games aren’t produced in large quantities then the scalpers need to be stopped at the source but lrg don’t seem particularly concerned about this as their website faq states in relation to resellers ,
on facebook , limited run games said they’ve stepped up their customer service support and they’re aiming to have every order fulfilled in at least 10 business days . “in january we will roll out a customer loyalty program that will reward you the more you purchase from us . each game purchase will earn a ticket that can later be redeemed for exclusive rewards , ” they added . “more details on this soon ! ”
dariusburst chronicle saviours on physical disc for the playstation 4 . the standard edition is limited to 2 , 800 copies available worldwide . region free .
josh fairhurst : i’ve been a game collector for the nearly three decades ( i keep most of my collection at our office – there’s a gallery here for those interested ) . physical games are important to me . nothing beats the feeling of coming home from the store , tearing open a new game , and popping it in for the first time . it scares me that an all - digital future is on the horizon . i hate it . i’ll begrudgingly accept it because i love playing games , but i’ll do whatever i can to fight back . limited run games is my effort at fighting back .
the reality is that limited run games have become the victim of their own success . as more ps vita owners ( and ps4 owners for that matter ) have become aware of them , more people want to own their games . that’s perfectly understandable but the production runs themselves haven’t increased accordingly . from the initial run of 1 , 500 the most any single game has seen so far for the vita is 5 , 000 and while this may sound like a lot , the sales policies that the company has in place mean that these still sell out extremely quickly , often within an hour or so of going on sale if not faster . it’s certainly clear that demand considerably outstrips supply .
clearly a lot of time and effort when into this article but it make strange reading as it comes across as very negative despite the whole piece essentially being one about the success of the company . anyway , for me limited run just need to keep doing what they are doing , with hopefully what will be considered expansion .
shantae risky ' s revenge - director ' s cut physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 6 , 000 copies worldwide . region free .
during e3 , atari announced a slew of new games for this year , one of . . .
[ lrg ] i think it is only in the sense that it is hurting physical games . when digital games get de - listed and there is no physical game it hurts from a preservation standpoint .
[ lrg ] our goal is only 2 - 4 games max a month . we are currently at a point where we had signed a bunch of games previously that are all ready at the same time…
but something tells me certain big chunky games are better off physical for me this generation . . .
atari crashed the game industry by overprinting games . there isn ' t infinite demand for this stuff .
priced at $ 39 . 99 usd , the standard edition of lawbreakers is limited to 5 , 000 copies worldwide , and there’s a limit of two per customer . the collector’s edition of lawbreakers is priced at $ 69 . 99 usd and limited to 2 , 500 copies , and includes the following :
given how passionate some nintendo collectors are , it ' s easy to see any product limited run brings to he switch selling out almost instantly - especially if the print runs are similar in size to the ones seen on the vita and ps4 . predictable ebay scalping aside , it would be nice to have physical versions of some of these amazing digital games , and hopefully we won ' t have to wait too long to see that .
onto the games themselves and the exclusivity clause needs to be back in place and if not , it should be clearly stated when games go on sale . non - exclusivity may reduce sales , but at least gamers will be forewarned and can choose what version ( s ) they want to own . from that point there are two decisions that need to be made . first , in the case of pre - orders , extra items such as soundtracks should always be regarded as optional extras and not included as standard . in my time as a collector of limited edition games ( from other companies as well as limited run games ) , the only times i have purchased releases with soundtracks are because those are the only choices presented to me . my priority has always been to own the game , nothing else and i know i’m not alone in this view . take away that choice and you force your customers away as well .
e . fuck games workshop . fuck them with a fucking chainblade . no . make that a daemonhammer .
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for each limited run physical copy , pledge $ 46 cad ( msrp is $ 34 . 99 us ) and include $ 7 cad ( $ 5 us ) for shipping in the us or $ 20 cad ( $ 15 us ) for shipping anywhere else in the world . if you want two copies , add another $ 46 cad + shipping .
i guess with some bigger games such as i am setsuna not getting a physical release in a certain huge region , the situation must be even worse for indies . which is a shame of course . at least some publishers ( like nicalis in collaboration with headup games , and wayforward ) release physical versions of good indie games !
i’m certainly not calling for limited run games to turn their business model into a large scale mainstream distribution but those who do want to buy and play their releases are missing out for all the wrong reasons . there’s a huge potential for the future of the company and all of their planned releases and a great chance for them to rebuild the bridges that have been burned by some of the poor decisions made of late… but right now the future is in their hands .
this is a so nintendo decision . unless of course they start bringing this digital games in physical bigger quantities .
the actual production runs themselves also need to be looked into . they have said that the production quantities are set by the original publishers but given the situation i am sure that many would love to see increased genuine sales which still having some sensible limits in place . when games are produced in quantities of 4 , 000 or less and consumers are allowed to buy 2 copies each that means that potentially the entire run could be sold to just 2 , 000 gamers . if that run were larger then that’s not such a problem , but smaller production runs makes it difficult for the average gamer to buy the games they want .
oddworld : new n ' tasty physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 5000 copies worldwide . region free . includes the alf ' s escape dlc on disc .
in the same year , to compete with rival fasa and their battletech game , games workshop released adeptus titanicus , a 10mm scale tabletop game where twelve imperial titans fight each other in a city . games workshop tied the game to the 40k franchise to boost both games . white dwarf expansions added rules for vehicles , infantry , and aerial combat .
as i said , i don’t want this to be an attack on limited run games , more a look at what has happened and hopefully a platform for change . a way to look at how things can be improved both for the company and for gamers the world over . ultimately i think we all want the same thing – more physical releases for the ps vita , limited edition releases to appeal to the collectors , a way to continue to support developers to ensure that they will be able to keep producing ps vita titles but fairness so people don’t miss out who really want to get the games for the right reasons . they say that you can’t please all the people all of the time , but in this case can that actually be achieved ? i believe so .
games , of course , are games . games are the hottest segment of the mobile app market , but concomitantly , it ' s also the most crowded segment and the segment where it ' s hardest to stand out . that said , building a game is fun just for its own sake , so you might want to give it a try .
ansell used the success of warhammer to move games workshop hq from london to nottinghamshire , in what was presented as a merger but many at games workshop saw as a citadel takeover . by that time there were six other games workshop locations , and cost appears to have been the only reason the name was not changed to citadel . few games workshop staff stayed on , as nottinghamshire was in the midst of a nasty thatcher - era labor dispute that saw employees harassed .
in 2010 , based priestley left games workshop forever , saying that
the creative team was no longer doing anything creative
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game development and game design wasn ' t of any interest to them . the current attitude in games workshop is that they ' re not a games company , that they ' re a model company selling collectibles .
fair enough , i can wait - pqube will probs go over the top with limited editions , including an artbook + game bundle . i ' d be all over that .
fourth , start small with proofs of concept involving a particular line of business , geography , or product group . build limited - scope models that aim to achieve early wins .
there is no denying that video games are currently heading down a road to a digital future . more games than ever before are seeing digital - only launches . this is largely a positive , as it does allow more titles to see release , but it’s increasingly worrying for collectors and gaming historians . especially when games get delisted on digital storefronts so often .
not sure my comment will be popular , but good move nintendo . limited run games and how they operate is disgusting . i pity anyone wanting one of those digital titles as a physical game considering they do such tiny sized runs . they warn people in advance when the stuff shows up to buy , and it ' s gone as fast as a nintendo classic edition was . and just like the nce , the stuff immediately rolls right back up online for sale for 2 + times the original price .
gw won ' t support independent retailers . games workshop see them as competition to squash if they grow for fear that they ' ll take gw ' s customers . given the state of the imperium , games workshop should learn their lesson .
games workshop is a company which produces miniatures , and although they claim otherwise , games . their two most notable games are warhammer fantasy and warhammer 40 , 000 . the first thing that you must know is that in / tg / ' s general opinion , games workshop used to be good . likewise , most believe it could also be good again . see mordheim , beakie , rogue trader and talisman . they are now run by idiots . the second thing you must know is that games workshop is the reason / tg / exists in the first place : originally being created as a containment board to isolate warhammer threads from the general population on / b / . warhammer is also a massive part of tabletop gaming culture history . as such , the importance of warhammer in / tg / cannot be overstated .
we also don ' t lock up rights to games , are partners have every right to reprint when we sell out .
without knowing nintendo ' s software manufacturing model , it ' s hard to understand why nintendo acts as a gateway . are all switch software titles produced through nintendo as a middleman ? can ' t limited run go through an outside entity ? or does this have to do more with nintendo ' s licensing process , in that they refuse to devote the time to allow lr to complete the approval process ? ( the latter would be odd , since the games they produce are already licensed via the e - shop . )
unchallenged in the market ( being the apple of miniatures in that day ) , games workshop sought to expand its customer base into the mainstream . television commercials were made , games workshop expanded aggressively into france and australia , and the miniature lines were made less grotesque and more like the artwork . any place that could support a major sports team was designated a potential , even eventual , games workshop location . later on games workshop prospects were locations that could afford to support high end clothing stores like marks & spenser or toy store retail chains like early learning centre . games workshop stores were designed to be friendly , with owners and employees being outgoing and knowledgeable about tabletop games while popular music like grunge and early alternative was played over speakers .
- the word “game” in games workshop encourages the misconception that games are its business , but that only about 20 % of games workshop’s customers are gamers . the rest are modellers and collectors . maybe half of them think about playing now and then . the other half have no intention . people actually walk into the stores because they’re curious about modelling fantastic armies .
in fact , the frequency of releases and the excessive profiteering has left many collectors now giving up on the series completely and to win them back they need reassurance . fewer releases with better timing in between would make budgeting better for gamers ( especially as most will own other consoles and will want to spend money elsewhere as well ) , tighter controls on limits as i’ve already mentioned but the söldner - x fiasco needs to be addressed as well . limited run games needs to ensure that all of their partners enter into an exclusivity agreement immediately and if this isn’t in place , then transparency is needed with their customers . we have a right to know that a game isn’t as limited as we believe it to be .
games workshop also acquired the license to make lord of the rings miniatures in ' 85 , taking over from competitor grenadier miniatures .
the following friday , august 11 , will see limited physical releases of the bunker , night trap , and the night trap collector’s edition ( $ 54 . 99 ) , all for ps4 .
since we track and pack combined orders manually , there is a $ 3 . 00 fee associated with combining an order . please note that we can only combine orders from the same run , and held orders cannot be combined .
you’d be hard - pressed to make a list of the best indie games of all - time and not include limbo either / or / and braid in the top ten , as well as the recently released inside . these are some of the best indie games ever made . then on the other end of the spectrum , you have games such as dream alone that desperately try . . .
too many releases too frequently is damaging to the company’s image . while limited run games did explain the need to release several games close together not long ago resulting in the release of thomas was alone and mystery chronicle : one way heroics on the same day ( as a result of previous delays to their release schedule so the dual release was done to get their releases back on track ) , this meant that gamers were faced with an extra expense if they wanted to keep up with their collection . this double release proved to be only of only two occasions where games failed to sell out on launch day with stocks being available for well over 24 hours later . it certainly wasn’t because people didn’t want both games but they simply couldn’t afford them together . i’m sure that the last thing that lrg expect all of us to do month after month for fund our collections is to turn to our credit cards or take out short term loans to finance them .
we announced a bunch of games with sekai project last year rabi - ribi and fault milestone one were the first announced . : )
releases . these will be moved to the
games
collection and given their own product pages once release dates have been revealed .
on a side note , multiple video games for warhammer fantasy were announced with some being released in this time , leaving fans tearing their hair out in frustration at the idiocy of killing a setting , then finally making decent video games for it . this games include total war : warhammer , mordheim : city of the damned , man o ' war : corsair , and the end times : vermintide .
we set up limited run games with the intention of simplifying this process for other developers . we do all the work for them and finance their print runs . in exchange for our work we only end up asking for the same cut that a digital distribution service would take . we want to make it an easy choice for developers to say yes to us . we’ll do all the heavy lifting for them and assume all the risk . in the end , they get a cool physical release of their game and a ton of extra income that they otherwise wouldn’t have had .
i like limited run games and i like what they do , but nintendo is right . their model would be horrific for nintendo games . ps4 and vita don ' t have anywhere near the number of collectors that nintendo does , so without question , their
limited runs
would be snatched up quickly , most likely by scalpers , and sold at insane amounts of money on ebay . just look at the price of breach & clear and some of their other early release titles . imagine if that were blaster master remastered . i would welcome physical releases of those digital games , but the only way they could do it would be to produce way way way more than they ever have for any ps4 release and i ' m not sure that would fit their model or that they are in a position as a company to do that . heck , i ' m concerned about their ability to handle the physical re - release of night trap . but best of luck to them . they are a great group of people and i appreciate the work they do .
it ' d be reasonable to be salty if we locked these games up in some kind of vault , but we don ' t .
then there’s another sales loophole in the system . lrg don’t place limits on multiple customer accounts from the same physical address as long as the customer name / account email address is different . what that means is that – if i wanted to – i could buy four copies of their next ps vita release using my wife’s email address and credit card in addition to my own . sadly this happens a lot and a glance at ebay a few minutes after a title sells out seems to validate this when scalpers start selling pre - orders for the sold out titles at vastly inflated prices , some offering 3 or 4 copies of each title for sale . some of these games are changing hands at anything up to 5 times their original price yet limited run games still allow this to continue .
further good news that games workshop was so impressed with total war : warhammer the creative team was given far more leeway to create their own continuity and plumb the depths of games workshop established continuity ; this was immediately made evident with lustria containing many of the original elements such as norse and dwarf colonies .
@ airelephant i think the idea there was that nintendo doesn ' t own the card / cartridge production facility this time around . so even with wholesaling , nintendo can make the case for markups for the higher data cards ( which aaa productions will use ) compared to previous portable consoles pretty easily this way . and apparently in this case with limited run , nintendo is indeed acting as a gatekeeper , which is at least slightly correlated with the cost per batch of game cards in some way .
orders containing vita games only or 1 ps4 / switch game will be automatically shipped in a bubble mailer . if you are concerned with shipment you can add
in 1991 ansell left games workshop , and sold his shares to the general manager tom kirby . kirby ' s first order of business was to grow the company to quickly pay off what he had borrowed to buy it , and he was presented with two choices ; grow the company more diverse games or focus heavily on the two warhammers . kirby opted for the latter , and pushed the idea of more games in the two settings along with much bigger editions .
warning : this item is limited to one * per customer . any attempt to circumvent this limit may result in a canceled order . * limit was two per customer during 10 am sale , changed to one for 6 pm .
so yeah , nintendo is a sort of middleman here . not to the degree they were in the n64 days , but still , the business model they ' ve chosen naturally drives away business from companies like limited run or potential kickstarter titles . ( which could even include the likes of a yooka - laylee ns version . ) it comes into conflict with the business model of companies who traditionally use smaller print runs as well , such as atlus . so the atlus tax will be alive and well .
jrpgs are long , adventure - filled games that have amassed a large following over the years . there are many series , including the “tales of” . . .
are you aware that we don ' t lock up rights to games ? the developers and publishers we ' ve worked with have full rights to reprint more .
the söldner - x 2 story doesn’t end there though… this game , for many , has become a symbol of what is wrong with the way limited run games’ business model operates . at the time of its release , the company had relaxed its policy on exclusivity although this had not been relayed to its customer base . after söldner - x 2 sold out and prices rose online , it was inevitable that many gamers were left with resorting to lining the pockets of the unscrupulous profiteers who had no interest in the games themselves . i count myself amongst them , although i consider myself “lucky” obtaining the game for £50 instead of the astronomical prices some have been faced with . retro gamer editor darran jones wasn’t as fortunate having been left with little choice but to pay in excess of £80 to secure his copy of this highly sought after title .
[ lrg ] we realize the best way for us to stay in business was to have a limited stock . if we kept everything open we would have to order thousands of extra copies that may never sell and go out of business .
in may 11th , 2011 , games - workshop ' s new terms of use restricts sales of all of their products to the european economic area , ( eu + norway , switzerland and iceland ) . this essentially removed games workshop products from online distributors other than themselves , and furthermore made their actual in - store stock of products highly limited with many models only being available directly through them ( although many friendly local game stores will order from their website to fulfill requests ) . oh , and they spiked the prices another 10 - 15 % for most models .