I used to work for Game before the old Electronic Boutique (UK) took it over. Gamestation reminded me that Game, not the SELL SELL SELL attitude of the EB GAME. Enthusiastic sales people who recommended games and told people not to buy rubbish seems to be a thing of the past. Good luck, wonder how many more grannies they will fool.

re: "shame"

I think gamestation and game will serve two markets, with gamestation focusing on second hand, so hopefully it won't change much.

I guess game has plenty of competition - major titles are sold in supermarkets, a wider selection are sold in PCWorld and more specialist titles are sold online quite often so I can't really say it will have a mjor inpact on sales and prices personally.

I used to work for GS in York and Harrogate, they were awesome to work for but then they had the independance taken off them when they were bought by blockbuster video back in 2004.

They also became rubbish to work for,

I liked Gamestation, it always seemed more grubby and 'enthusiast' than Game, with lots of nice old retro kit for sale. Game has more of a homogenous, chainstore feel, and doesn't seem to offer that much more than the games section of a large HMV or Virgin Megastore.

It's hard to view the takeover as anything other than bad for competition, even though online sales are much more important than they once were.