More misery for Game as losses deepen
In the six months to July 31, turnover fell fom £624.6 million to £558.8 million, a drop of 10.6 per cent. Its pre-tax losses rose by almost 140 per cent, from last year's £21.5 million to a miserable £51.5 million.
Despite another dismal set of financial results, Game Group CEO Ian Shepherd said the company's performance was consistent with market conditions and that it was well-positioned to revive its fortunes with its increased focus on digital sales.
"2011 has been a very tough year for the videogame industry," he said in a statement. "A combination of a cyclical low point in the industry itself and unprecedented macroeconomic conditions have led to significant market revenue declines.
"For the future, we are investing for a different videogames market, with new consoles coming to market and customers exploring new ways of playing games, including digital, online, and cloud-based gaming.
"The Group, through its Dedicated To Gaming strategy initiatives, is taking a leading role in these developments in order to benefit from market recovery in the coming years."
Game has spent much of 2011 adapting as it explores how a traditional, bricks-and-mortar retailer can survive in the face of the rise of digital distribution and increased competition from online retailers and supermarkets.
After launching branded stores in PS3 social network PlayStation Home last November, Game announced plans in February to sell digital content in stores, beginning with Xbox 360 DLC.
It recently revealed that it would sell music and Blu-ray movies in some 300 of its stores, and an increased focus second-hand sales - long a cornerstone of its business - saw it start taking pre-orders of pre-owned games, available a week after launch at £6 less than the price of a new copy. It is also the official retail partner of OnLive, the cloud gaming service which launched in the UK last week.
According to MCV, this new strategy is paying off, with digital sales revenue up 40 per cent year on year. Early response from investors has been positive, with Game Group's share price up more than 10 per cent in the day's trading, though that must be put in context: Game's stock fell to an eight-year low in June, and has fallen further since.
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TheMoDiiFii3rPosted:
Dont know how GAME works there in UK. But here in Australia, GAme is hell better than
Gamestop(EBGamesAU)
in the losses their talking in Pounds or watever..
maybe thats just in UK...
Gamestop(EBGamesAU)
in the losses their talking in Pounds or watever..
maybe thats just in UK...
IsoPosted:
Game always has been terrible on everything from prices to product knowledge.
For example trade in prices on a game, they buy a game for 3 then turn around and try and sell it for 10
If you look around online you can get digital versions/CD keys to add to Steam etc for 10-15 less. They also charge 5 for digital download versions from their website which is pathetic.
As for Onlive don't get me started - worst idea ever, terrible graphics if using on a PC, blurry/failed resolutions/terrible on high action scenes which is most of the time in modern games, or if you want to use it alone on a TV you have to payup 70 for a micro console.
This is like the tape deck all over again, Game trying to compete in a market where it's cheaper to go elsewhere, they even stopped price matching/following suit of their online prices and they wonder why profits are falling, selling used games overpriced when you have to purchase Online passes with all the recent games which turns out to be just as cheap to buy new.
Amazon doing well with games, same for play yet GAME continue to struggle.
Note this is GBP silly site won't use currency signs.
For example trade in prices on a game, they buy a game for 3 then turn around and try and sell it for 10
If you look around online you can get digital versions/CD keys to add to Steam etc for 10-15 less. They also charge 5 for digital download versions from their website which is pathetic.
As for Onlive don't get me started - worst idea ever, terrible graphics if using on a PC, blurry/failed resolutions/terrible on high action scenes which is most of the time in modern games, or if you want to use it alone on a TV you have to payup 70 for a micro console.
This is like the tape deck all over again, Game trying to compete in a market where it's cheaper to go elsewhere, they even stopped price matching/following suit of their online prices and they wonder why profits are falling, selling used games overpriced when you have to purchase Online passes with all the recent games which turns out to be just as cheap to buy new.
Amazon doing well with games, same for play yet GAME continue to struggle.
Note this is GBP silly site won't use currency signs.
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