Talk:Game (retailer)

message: What connections does Game still have to Electronics Boutique? --SnakeSeries 15:13, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: None, I'd guess. According to this register article the royalty payments were to end in January 2006. --Kiand 15:18, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

text: Anyone who is suprised that charts and window/floor displays are paid for by publishers is being very naieve. As far as I know that's how the majority of charts, esspecially in store charts work. Working for the company only confirmed it (at the moment Professor Layton has been at no. 2 on the DS chart for weeks even though we've had maybe 25 copies delivered and sold in that time.).
Most are even more inaccurate than that because if all the boxes get taken off the shelf the space will be filled by whatever the sales assistant can find enough boxes for or whatever they personally believe should be there. No one has time to dig out a week old print out to double check what belongs where when the whole shop needs cleaning. Danikat (talk) 13:24, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

text: i'm pretty sure there is no VAt payable on the pre-owned games, hence why the company puts so much emphasis on this side of the business 77.241.100.67 (talk) 22:47, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  EB? 

message: Regarding the "Criticisms" section, this is full of unattributed statements such as "GAME has been criticized" and (more weaselly) "it has also been spotted". The cases mentioned are also unreferenced. It is unclear whether these are employee grievances, how widespread the claimed "observations" are, yadda yadda.... you get the picture. References please, thanks. Fourohfour 16:41, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Speculation, unreferenced facts and cases 

message: I tagged this before, and nothing was done; indeed, someone added more unreferenced material on an employee dispute. The lack of any citation in a section open to abuse (without references to back up facts and demonstration that unattributed views are widely held) is unacceptable, and I have removed it. If you wish to put back this material, please find acceptable references:-
===="Criticisms" cut-and-paste====
GAME has been criticized about their pricing on their 'preowned' products, as occasionally a 'preowned' video game will cost more than a brand-new game. This is likely due to special promotions such as "Deal of the Week". It has also been spotted that GAME price some new video games at the front of the store for a larger price than the same video game at the back of the shop.  This however, is more likely due to price changes being actioned incorrectly, rather than any malicious intent.  The key factor being that all products company-wide scan at the same price on the till and there is no way to charge more or less for an identical product as it holds the same barcode.
Another criticism of the company is that it has been known for long-serving employees to be denied promotions to which they would normally be entitled. For example, one employee was refused a full-time position purely for wanting to attend university later that year. This was a decision by one of the regional managers.
One reason for this is that Game prefer to have their floor staff with technical knowledge and their managers left to run the store.
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I wonder why they don't sell PC pre-owned, and will this policy change, now they own Gamestation? Digifiend 09:43, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed criticisms section

message: GAME has been criticized about their pricing on their 'preowned' products, as occasionally a 'preowned' video game will cost more than a brand-new game. This is likely due to special promotions such as "Deal of the Week". It has also been spotted that GAME price some new video games at the front of the store for a larger price than the same video game at the back of the shop.  This however, is more likely due to price changes being actioned incorrectly, rather than any malicious intent.  The key factor being that all products company-wide scan at the same price on the till and there is no way to charge more or less for an identical product as it holds the same barcode.
Another criticism of the company is that it has been known for long-serving employees to be denied promotions to which they would normally be entitled. For example, one employee was refused a full-time position purely for wanting to attend university later that year. This was a decision by one of the regional managers.
One reason for this is that Game prefer to have their floor staff with technical knowledge and their managers left to run the store.
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I wonder why they don't sell PC pre-owned, and will this policy change, now they own Gamestation? Digifiend 09:43, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: "Criticisms" cut-and-paste

message: Anyone got an image of the old green triangle logo mentioned in the trivia section? Digifiend 09:42, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Green triangle logo? 

message: Boilerplate automated warning by bot removed from this page, fair use rationale addressed. Fourohfour 10:53, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for File:GAMEGroup.gif

message: I remeber our local branch of Electronics Boutique originally opened under the name Future Zone and then was rebranded a few years later.  Does anyone know the connection between the two stores?
77.97.203.109 21:27, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Future Zone? 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for File:GAMEGroup.gif

message: I believe the article GAME Loyalty Card is not notable and, rather than being merged into this article, should be deleted Dormskirk (talk) 18:16, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  GAME Loyalty Card 

message: This article claims Game was founded in 1992. If that's true there must have been a time portal in The Pavilions shopping centre in Birmingham back in 1991, as there was a branch there then! Can someone provide a source for the 1992 date? Perhaps it's the founding date of a parent company who later took Game over? 206.165.150.70 (talk) 15:45, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: 1992?

message: I have uploaded two vector versions of the GAME logo. The page now uses a cropped version with the GAME text only, but a full version with the GAME GROUP PLC text is also available, if this is deemed preferable. Rather than fair-use they have been tagged as public domain (and uploaded on Commons) on account of threshold of originality.  I have tagged the original PNG likewise. AJCham2097 (talk) 12:57, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use is not applicable

message: In what sense is the Oxford Street branch a 'flagship store'? It's no larger than many others, doesn't appear to have any central administrative function, and I can't find anything to suggest it's the first.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.148.46.198 (talk) 01:03, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Flagship store

message: I think it's worth adding this notable failure of GAME's to the wiki but I can't actually find a source for its existence other than the fact I worked there for its entire existence. Anyone? Duds 2k (talk) 19:04, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Only sign of its existence I can find is Page 113 of last year's accounts (PDF file) and a financial profiling site that says they only opened two stores under the name. - X201 (talk) 19:35, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Yep it was just us in Reading (Now a Gamestation and still open) and one in Bristol.  Weird to not have any record from 8 months or so but it was just before camera phones were "a thing" Duds 2k (talk) 21:54, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Pure Entertainment

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message: There seems to be a hoax product on the GAME website, "The GAME Christmas Tinner", that alleges to be a complete Christmas dinner in a can. There are even competitors, one with a "Christmas dinner in a can" that supposedly self-heats. The GAME page is currently marked "SOLD OUT" until 2014. There are no credible consumer reviews of this alleged product on the Web, or even evidence that anyone has successfully purchased one.
It is currently WP:Original Research that this is a hoax, but the graphics designer (Chris Godfrey) shows a clearly fake "12 course meal" on his website.
This seems to be 'viral' marketing for GAME, but it could also be marketing for Chris Godfrey. David Spector (talk) 19:21, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  The GAME Christmas Tinner hoax 

message: As recommended in best article creation practice, would really appreciate feedback on some changes I'd propose to make to this article. For transparency, I'm a GAME Employee - so under Wikipedia terms, have a biased position on this, as objective as I hope I can be.
Since 2012, GAME (as GAME Retail LTD) has been created as a new company. Over the last few years, GAME Retail LTD has differentiated and expanded its operations and activities quite substantially from The GAME Group plc - to the extent where there's a few additions to be made to the article.
There are a fair few, factual and independently reference-able amends and additions I'd like to make, but am unsure of the best approach. I'd thought of the following two approaches - any feedback on which would be the best route to proceed would be excellent.
#1 - creating a separate article/page for GAME Group PLC preserving all data as-is to do with that company (example layout here)), and converting the current Game_(retailer) page into the page to chronicle GAME Retail LTD with details of the new company since its founding.
#2 - If the above is not suitable in Wikipedia guidelines, then working on incorporating the factual additions mentioned above into the existing Game_(retailer) page - again, if it's possible within Wikipedia guidelines!
Would really appreciate any feedback/advice on how best to proceed - thank you!
ShourenUK (talk) 12:52, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: A split would not be normal practice - the article is about the "Game" brand regardless of of what it's called internally - it's be confusing to readers. Splits are usually only done because articles get too long, not likely to be the case here, care should be used as attempts to split could be seen as an attempt by the company (which you represent) to distance itself from its past. Good luck. Яehevkor ✉ 13:56, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Completely understand where you're coming from - the additions will probably not be to a volume that would justify a page split then. Sounds like #2 with care to keep additions or amends objective is the way forward, with perhaps a small additional section on GAME Retail LTD within existing article. Many thanks for taking the time! ShourenUK (talk) 11:12, 13 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Major Edit Proposal / Advice Request

message: this 'video game' is merely an advertisement, but I think it's just notable enough for a mention on the business' article Deunanknute (talk) 19:13, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with [[Christmas Shopper Simulator]] 

message: What is GAME's current standing with Microsoft and Activision? The game makes reference to a report several years old with no follow-up. 107.77.215.24 (talk) 18:11, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Microsoft

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message: This has been the case for about a year now - unsure if worth editing the article for it, but thought I'd start some discussion regarding the subject. The event's also discussed on Multiplay in pretty much the same words except with more up to date detail, so unsure if it's still needed here. -caxx-caxx (talk) 23:57, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Insomnia Gaming Festival seperate from game - worth mention?