GAME Not Stocking EA March Games

Subject: GAME Not Stocking EA March Games Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:24 pm

Quote :: GAME will not be stocking any EA titles after SSX, which includes Mass Effect 3. Apparently this has been confirmed by a number of GAME stores.

There are conflicting reports as to what will happen to existing pre-orders, as Eurogamer are saying that they won’t be met (and will be refunded with store credit rather than cash) whilst a GAME employee has told StickTwiddlers that existing pre-orders will be sent out.

EA has commented, saying:

“The Mass Effect 3 and N7 Collector’s Edition will now be available at the following retailers: Amazon.co.uk, Play.com, Zavvi.com and ShopTo.net.”

For customers who have pre-ordered The Mass Effect 3 or N7 Collector’s Edition please re-order your copies through these retailers. If you have placed a deposit for a pre-order or are uncertain that your existing pre-order will be guaranteed, please contact your local retailer.

Your local retailer is doing everything possible to make this process as smooth as possible to ensure you get your copy on launch day.”

Subject: Re: GAME Not Stocking EA March Games Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:25 pm

Quote :: GAME will not be stocking Nintendo’s flagship Mario Party 9 title.

Clarity on the refund issue. It’s your cash back and £5 credit by way of an apology. From what we can gather from the leaked GAME memo, it sounds like EA weren’t happy giving credit to the retailer, so GAME had to pull out of the releases. They are limited to March though, with hopefully EA games being sold after next month.

Subject: Re: GAME Not Stocking EA March Games Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:25 pm

Could this be anything to do with that article i posted the other month. This is starting to look like the end of GMAE to me.

Subject: Re: GAME Not Stocking EA March Games Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:26 pm

Quote :: Capcom has confirmed that both Asura’s Wrath and Street Fighter X Tekken will not be stocked in GAME and Gamestation outlets. Both titles are due to launch this week.

Speaking to MCV, a Capcom spokesperson had the following to say:

“Unfortunately Capcom must confirm that Street Fighter x Tekken for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and Asura’s Wrath, both scheduled for release on Friday March 9, will not be stocked by GAME or Gamestation either in their retail outlets or on their online stores operating in the UK and Ireland.”

Those who have placed a deposit with GAME/Gamestation are urged to contact them regarding a refund.

Subject: Re: GAME Not Stocking EA March Games Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:29 pm

Quote :: As the GAME situation runs on and on, EA have taken it upon themselves to try to convince potential buyers that they can still buy their games should the biggest high street retailer collapse upon itself. Or, as is the recent case, just not actually sell their titles full stop.

“It’s unfortunate that GAME is having challenges with its suppliers,” says the page, “however consumers have many alternatives both in-store and online. Our first priority is to inform our consumers of the many other retailers carrying our games.”

“We don’t anticipate any delay in getting our titles to market.”

It then lists some handy links for people looking to buy EA’s games, suggesting the GAME issue won’t be resolved any time soon. Mass Effect 3 here http://www.ea.com/uk/1/mass-effect-3-update-1, Tiger Woods 13 here http://www.ea.com/uk/1/tiger-woods-pga-tour-13-update-1, FIFA Street here http://www.ea.com/uk/1/fifa-street-update-1 and The Sims here http://www.ea.com/uk/1/the-sims-3-showtime-update-1. They’re handy links, and even show where is sold out and where’s not.

GAME are also offering £38 for day-one trade-ins of Mass Effect 3. So, if you can finish the game within about seven hours (ha!) and fancy some store credit (ha!) why not trade in EA’s latest AAA game to GAME and get some money off something else

Subject: Re: GAME Not Stocking EA March Games Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:31 pm

Dont think GAME has long left EA are one of the biggest companies that make many games every year.