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Game Game Group is to acquire Gamestation, the chain of 217 video game stores with about 130 staff at its York head office, from Blockbuster for £74m. 03-May-2007 Game Group is to acquire The Games Wizard, the Australian video games retailer with 14 stores and eight franchises, for £1.5m. 20-Sep-2006 Game is planning to open about ten new computer games stores in the UK this year, and is also looking to expand its Spanish business. 23-Jan-2006 Game is planning to expand its chain of 650 computer games stores to 1,000 over the next three years, including new sites in continental Europe. 25-Jul-2005 Game is planning to open 70 computer games stores this year, including 45 in continental Europe. 20-Apr-2005 Game, the chain of 400 computer games stores, has received a potential takeover approach. 01-Apr-2005 Game is planning to open up to 110 new computer game stores across Europe this year, including 50 in the UK. 16-Feb-2004 Game is planning to open 70 computer games stores next year, including 20 in the UK, 20 in France, 20 in Spain and 10 in Sweden. 14-Oct-2002 Electronics Boutique, the computer games retailer, is planning to change its corporate name to The Game Group and re-badge 165 EB stores. 09-Jan-2002 Electronics Boutique has launched a recommended £97m offer to acquire Game, the chain of 86 entertainment software stores. 13-Apr-1999 Electronics Boutique is in discussions to acquire Game, the games software retailer thought to be worth up to £150m. 25-Feb-1999 Game, the entertainment software retailer, is to open a further five stores by September and a further 50 by May 2001 to add to the existing 65. 20-Aug-1998 Game, the computer games retailer, is planning to double the size of its chain to 120 within three years, and funding will come from a £45m share placing later this spring. 23-Apr-1998 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007