Over the past year or so, we have seen the leading UK video games retailer GAME UK pull back on many of its previously-offered services, reducing the company’s scope drastically. Following the ending of its Reward program and trade-in services, GAME is now set to stop accepting pre-orders.

As reported by Eurogamer, from the 1st of August onwards, GAME UK will no longer be accepting in-store pre-orders, meaning you will only be able to utilise the company’s website to do so.

Additionally, those who are currently awaiting a pre-order will be disappointed to hear that any orders for products which are set to release after January 2025 will soon be refunded.

Eurogamer also revealed that this won’t be the only casualty in this latest shift, as the retailer’s GAME Wallet functionality will also soon be shut down – on the 21st of August to be specific.

With Game UK having shut down many of its physical stores, ending many of its popular programs, closing its trade-in service and now removing the ability to pre-order games in-store, it is clear that GAME UK is headed for some sort of major shift – if not a complete store closure. We likely won’t have to wait long to find out.

KitGuru says: What do you think of this latest move? Is GAME getting ready to shut down? Is there still a place for physical game stores in 2024? Let us know down below.

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