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Game says it will furlough its entire workforce until the end of April with regular pay, but cannot guarantee jobs after that date.

Game furloughs all staff with full pay for a month, but cannot guarantee jobs after April 30

April 2, 2020

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Game says it will furlough its entire workforce until the end of April with regular pay, but cannot guarantee jobs after that date. The video game retailer emailed its staff…

Karl Lagerfeld has become the latest luxury fashion retailer to launch a branded video game to promote its new Pixel Collection.

Karl Lagerfeld launches Pac-Man-style game offering weekly shopping sprees to top players

February 19, 2020

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, Marketing, News

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Karl Lagerfeld has become the latest luxury fashion retailer to launch a branded video game to promote its new Pixel Collection. The Maison Karl Lagerfeld game lets users take control…

Game to close 40 stores amid dramatic “rationalisation programme”

January 10, 2020

Ben Stevens

Companies, News

Belong, esports, Game, Sports Direct, Store closures

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Game is set to close 40 stores throughout the UK in a dramatic store “rationalisation programme” as it struggles to maintain its “extensive retail footprint”. The video game retailer, which…

Game is offering store credit for unwanted pairs of socks

January 9, 2020

Ben Stevens

Marketing, News

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Game is offering customers store credit for unwanted pairs of socks in a new charity drive aiming to “kickstart 2020 positively”. The New Year Sock Swap initiative, launched in collaboration…

Adidas has become the first retailer to sell items directly to consumers through Snapchat, as it launches a new 8-bit baseball game.

Adidas becomes first brand to sell directly through Snapchat game with “Baseball’s Next Level”

October 9, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, News, Social Media

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Adidas has become the first retailer to sell items directly to consumers through a Snapchat game, as it launches a new 8-bit in-app baseball video game. “Baseball’s Next Level” is…

Online sales now account for “90p in every pound spent on entertainment” as the sector’s revenues reach an all-time high of £7.8 billion.

CD, DVD and video game sales drop 20% as streaming dominates

August 12, 2019

Ben Stevens

Industry, News

Amazon, CD, DVD, Ebay, Game, HMV, Kantar, Sainsbury's, Video Game

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Streaming services continued to decimate CD, DVD and physical video game sales over the last quarter, according to new figures. CD, DVD and video game sales fell 19 per cent…

Sports Direct’s Game takeover could be great for its Belong gaming arenas

June 6, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Industry, News

Belong, Game, gaming arena, Global Data, Mike Ashley, Sports Direct, Zoe Mills

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Sports Direct’s £52 million bid for Game could give it “the ability to finally realise the potential of its Belong gaming arenas”, according to analysts. Yesterday Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct…

PlayStation to ban physical retailers selling digital game codes

March 27, 2019

Ben Stevens

News

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The PlayStation maker Sony has confirmed that it will stop selling digital PS4 game download codes in all physical retail stores. Following the circulation of rumours regarding the move last…

Will cloud gaming kill physical video games?

March 20, 2019

Ben Stevens

Analysis, Features

Akamai, Apple, CEX, Dixons, Fortnite, Game, Google, Green Man Gaming, HMV, Microsoft, Netflix, Paul Jackson, Paul Sulyok, Reed Hastings, Sony, Stadia, Verizon

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This week Google officially revealed its Stadia cloud gaming platform, Charged takes a closer look at whether this could mean the end for physical video game retail. In 2017, Netflix’s…

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Game furloughs all staff with full pay for a month, but cannot guarantee jobs after April 30

Karl Lagerfeld launches Pac-Man-style game offering weekly shopping sprees to top players

Game to close 40 stores amid dramatic “rationalisation programme”

Game is offering store credit for unwanted pairs of socks

CD, DVD and video game sales drop 20% as streaming dominates

Sports Direct’s Game takeover could be great for its Belong gaming arenas

PlayStation to ban physical retailers selling digital game codes

Will cloud gaming kill physical video games?

How is the lockdown changing our shopping habits?

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