Analysts, who also believe U.S. rival Gamestop could be interested, reckon large-scale store closures are inevitable.
Game, facing intense competition from internet players and supermarkets, who often sell new blockbuster titles as loss leaders, had already been closing stores and moving into digital gaming, aiming to avoid the fate of other struggling specialist retailers, such as music and films group HMV.
But Game's demise was sealed when suppliers, such as Electronic Arts' and Capcom, worried about being paid, decided not to provide the firm with key new releases.
FACTBOX-Britain's growing list of retail casualties
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