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UK retailer Game ain't got game--or games - CNET Mar 12th 2012, 17:56 Game, the U.K.'s equivalent to GameStop in the U.S., hasn't been able to sell the latest games due to its financial woes. It could face reorganization if a savior doesn't turn up. Game is in deep trouble. U.K. video-game retailer Game is in deep trouble, and so far the company hasn't found a way to fix its issues. The retailer's parent company, The Game Group, announced today that it's currently "in discussions with its suppliers and lenders" to determine if there's a way out of its current financial mess, which has left the firm unable to sell some of today's top titles. "The Board of GAME is working actively to resolve these issues as quickly as possible," the company wrote to shareholders today--without, that is, noting specifically what those issues are. "This includes ongoing discussions with suppliers, seeking access to the original facility or alternative sources of funding, and reviewing the position of all of its assets in the UK and international territories. "It is uncertain whether any of the solutions currently being explored by the Board will be successful or will result in any value being attributed to the shares of the Company," it continued. Related stories Will it be game over for game discs within the next decade? Sony PlayStation Vita free to play at select GameStop stores Next Xbox to prevent you from playing used games? Nintendo 3DS Circle Pad Pro launching Feb. 7 for $20 GameStop first to show off Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet Game, which has nearly 1,300 stores across Europe and Australia, has watched its financial woes pile up as expenses have soared. In two weeks, the company owes a massive rent payment to landlords. Should it fail to do so, it could enter administration. In the U.K., administration is an insolvency principle designed to help companies pay down debt and stay in business--essentially an equivalent to Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Things have gotten so bad that Game was forced to announce late last month that it couldn't fill orders for this year's biggest game so far, Mass Effect 3. Game has also failed to come to terms with suppliers on Capcom's Asura's Wrath and Street Fighter X Tekken, leaving those titles off its store shelves as well. Investors have fled the stock. Over the last six months, Game's shares have plummeted 65 percent from a high of around 25 British pounds to a low today of 1.22 pounds. The stock's first major plunge occurred late last year when the company announced plummeting sales. Meanwhile, its U.S.-based rival GameStop is doing just fine. And according to Reuters, which first reported on Game's decline, the U.K. retailer might look across the pond for help from GameStop. Whether GameStop will actually play ball, however, remains to be seen. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Donate to Wikileaks.

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