It seems that Game is getting increasingly better at launching event after event to appeal to hardcore gamers and ultimately get people off Amazon and into its stores to delight the outside world with their presence. The latest “Lock In” event, which allows gamers to experience titles before they are available anywhere else, is “The Last of Us” on the PlayStation 3 where a total of 75 stores across England, Scotland and Wales will let you play the game, eat pizza, drink (non-alcoholic we presume) and chat with other gamers local to you.
The store list is quite long so you might want to utilise that magical “find” function on your computer. Simply hold “Ctrl” and “F” at the same time to open a find box. Type in the location of your nearest Game store (eg; “Derby”) and cross your fingers as your computer does the reading for you! But you knew that already… didn’t you?
The list of participating stores and dates, courtesy of Game, are listed below:
| 3rd May | Derby | 46 St Peters Street, Derby, DE1 1SH | 01332 611 842 | 6pm-8pm |
| 3rd May | Kilmarnock | 52 King Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 1NP | 01563 574029 | 6pm-8pm |
| 4th May | Chichester | 30 South Street, Chichester, PO16 1EL | 01243 839059 | 6pm-8pm |
| 4th May | Glasgow The Fort | 285 Provan Walk, Glasgow Fort Shopping Centre, Junction 10 – M8, G34 9DY | 0141 7716786 | 7pm-9pm |
| 4th May | Hemel Hempstead | Unit 201 The Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1BL | 01442 262089 | 6pm-8pm |
| 4th May | Nottingham (Victoria) | Unit 308A, Victoria Centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 3QN | 0115 941 1819 | 6pm-8pm |
| 5th May | Falkirk | 131 High Street, Falkirk, FK1 1ED | 01324 635269 | 6pm-8pm |
| 5th May | Staines | SUB Norris Road, Two Rivers Centre, Staines, Middlesex, TW18 4WA | 01784 491955 | 6pm-8pm |
| 7th May | Great Yarmouth | Unit 13, Market Gates Shopping Centre, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 2AX | 01493 854201 | 6pm-8pm |
| 9th May | Glenrothes | 25 Lyon Way, Glenrothes, Fife, KY7 5NN | 01592 756705 | 6pm-8pm |
| 9th May | Middlesbrough | 71-73 Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, Teeside, TS1 5BU | 01642 252970 | 6pm-8pm |
| 9th May | Plymouth | 44 New George Street, Plymouth, PL1 1RW | 01752 225622 | 6pm-8pm |
| 9th May | Walsall | Unit 7, Park Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 1LY | 01922 621272 | 6pm-8pm |
| 10th May | Camden | 124 Camden High Street London NW1 0LU | 02074 285961 | 7pm-9pm |
| 10th May | East Kilbride | 24 Princes Mall, East Kilbride, G74 1JU | 01355 243932 | 6pm-8pm |
| 10th May | Liverpool Lord Street | 72 Lord Street, Liverpool, L2 1TL | 0151 707 9983 | 7:30-9:30pm |
| 10th May | Newcastle Under Lyme | 90 High Street, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 1QQ | 01782 629302 | 6pm-8pm |
| 10th May | Yeovil | 10 High Street, Yeovil, BA20 1RG | 01935 420338 | 6pm-8pm |
| 11th May | Birkenhead | 28, Milton Pavement, The Grange Shopping Centre, Birkenhead, CH41 2YA | 0151 647 1718 | 6pm-8pm |
| 11th May | Edinburgh (Ocean Terminal) | Unit RU4, Ocean Terminal, Ocean Drive, Leith, Scotland, EH6 6JJ | 01315 554796 | 7:30-9:30pm |
| 11th May | Guildford | 22-23 North Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4TA | 01483 302533 | 6:30-8:30pm |
| 11th May | Telford | 40 Southwater Way, Telford Shopping Centre, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4AA | 01952 204436 | 6:30-8:30pm |
| 12th May | Bullring | Unit SU312, Bullring, Birmingham, , B5 4BU | 0121 6437600 | 6pm-8pm |
| 12th May | Livingston | Unit 115, Almondvale Centre, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6HT | 01506 441033 | 6:30-8:30pm |
| 12th May | York | 5 Church Street, YORK, YO1 8BG | 01904 611462 | 6pm-8pm |
| 15th May | Bournemouth Castle Point | Unit 21, Castle Point Shopping Centre, Bournemouth, BH8 9UZ | 01202 517194 | 5pm-7pm |
| 15th May | Lewisham | 212 Lewisham High Strett, Lewisham, SE13 6JP | 0208 318 6518 | 6pm-8pm |
| 15th May | London (Hammersmith) | Unit 7(9), Kings Mall, Hammersmith, London, , W6 OTZ | 020 8748 0285 | 7pm-9pm |
| 15th May | Mansfield (Outlet) | McArthur Glen Designer Outlet, Mansfield Road, South Normanton, DE55 2ER | 01773 545226 | 7pm-9pm |
| 15th May | Scarborough | 18 West Borough, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 1UH | 01723 506610 | 6pm-8pm |
| 16th May | Hull Prospect Centre | 59-60 Prospect Centre, Hull, HU2 8PW | 01482 327212 | 6:30-8:30pm |
| 16th May | Ipswich | 19 Tavern Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3AA | 01473 230162 | 6pm-8pm |
| 16th May | Leicester | 8 Gallow Tree Gate, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 1DA | 01162 620024 | 6:30-8:30pm |
| 16th May | St Austell | Unit DA2, White River Place, St Austell, PL25 5LX | 01726 72828 | 6pm-8pm |
| 17th May | Barry | Unit 2, 81/87 Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4HG | 01446 749958 | 6pm-8pm |
| 17th May | Ealing | Unit 10, 56 Broadway Centre, Ealing, London, W5 5JY | 020 8840 9085 | 7pm-9pm |
| 17th May | Hanley | 19 Parliament Row, Hanley, ST1 1PW | 01782 286436 | 6pm-8pm |
| 17th May | Sheffield Fargate | Unit 22/24, Fargate, Sheffield, , S1 1LH | 0114 275 5937 | 6pm-8pm |
| 18th May | Scunthorpe | 72 High Street, Scuinthorpe, DN15 6SD | 01724 841829 | 6pm-8pm |
| 18th May | Southampton (West Quay) | Unit SU8, West Quay Centre, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 1QD | 02380 234332 | 8:30-10:30pm |
| 18th May | Southend | 120 High Street, Southend, Essex, SS1 1JT | 01702 603666 | 6pm-8pm |
| 18th May | Tamworth | 35/35A George Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire B79 7LJ | 01827 316001 | 6pm-8pm |
| 19th May | Cardiff | The Pod Unit D, Capital Retail Park, Leckwith Road, Cardiff, CF11 8AZ | 02920 342996 | 6pm-8pm |
| 19th May | Kidderminster | 1 Coventry Street, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 2DG | 01562 745 108 | 5pm-7pm |
| 19th May | Manchester (Trafford Centre) | 35 Peel Avenue, Trafford Centre, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M17 8DF | 0161 747 0108 | 6pm-8pm |
| 19th May | Stratford | Unit SU0030, Westfield, Stratford City, E15 2EN | 02085 556583 | 6:30-8:30pm |
| 22nd May | Chorley | 30 Market Walk, Chorley, PR7 1DE | 01257 279661 | 6pm-8pm |
| 22nd May | Maidstone | 13 Week Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1QW | 01622 765009 | 6pm-8pm |
| 22nd May | Merthyr Tydfil | Unit 13 Cyfarthfa Retail Park, Merthyr Tydfil, , CF48 1HY | 01685 389550 | 8:00-10:00pm |
| 22nd May | Solihull | 17 Mill Lane, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3AR | 0121 713 2112 | 6pm-8pm |
| 23rd May | Colchester | 87 Culver Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1LF | 01206 579555 | 6pm-8pm |
| 23rd May | Leeds Headrow Centre | Unit 13 Headrow Centre, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS1 6JB | 0113 2435992 | 6:30-8:30pm |
| 23rd May | Northfield | 9 Church Road, Northfield, B31 2JX | 0121 4772292 | 6pm-8pm |
| 23rd May | Pontypridd | 70 Taff Street, Pontypridd, CF37 4SU | 01443 486348 | 6pm-8pm |
| 24th May | Bolton | 2-4 Newport Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 1NB | 01204 380048 | 6pm-8pm |
| 24th May | Coventry | 60 Broadgate, , Coventry, Warwickshire, CV1 1NF | 024 7663 4169 | 6pm-8pm |
| 24th May | Crawley | 10-12 The Martletts Crawley west Sussex | 01293 530 008 | 6:30-8:30pm |
| 24th May | Swansea The Pod | Unit 2, The Pod, Morfa Retail Park, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA1 7DF | 01792 467734 | 8:00-10:00pm |
| 25th May | Halifax | 18-22 Southgate, Halifax, Yorkshire, HX1 1DL | 01422 322168 | 6pm-8pm |
| 25th May | Hereford | 13 High Town, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 2AA | 01432 354529 | 6pm-8pm |
| 25th May | Worcester | 63 Broad Street, Worcester, WR1 3LY | 01905 734836 | 6pm-8pm |
| 26th May | Bristol (Cribbs Causeway) | Unit LR53, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, Avon, BS34 5GG | 0117 950 9292 | 6pm-8pm |
| 26th May | Milton Keynes | 15 Crown Walk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 3AH | 01908 232761 | 6:30-8:30pm |
| 30th May | Bexleyheath | Unit D, Broadway Shopping Centre, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7AY | 020 8303 0755 | 8:00-10:00pm |
| 30th May | Redditch | Unit 22-24 Evesham Walk, Kingfisher Centre, B97 4EX | 01527 68654 | 7:30-9:30pm |
| 31st May | Gloucester | Unit 8b Market Way, Eastgate Shopping Centre, Gloucester, GL1 1QH | 01452 307954 | 6pm-8pm |
| 31st May | Norwich | 2-10 Back of the Inns, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 1PT | 01603 219221 | 6pm-8pm |
| 1st June | Peterborough | Serpentine Green Shopping Centre, Hampton, Peterborough, PE7 8BE | 01733 349673 | 7pm-9pm |
| 1st June | Stratford Upon Avon | Unit Q, Maybird Retail Park, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 0HZ | 01789 295915 | 6:30-8:30pm |
| 2nd June | Cambridge | Unit 47/48, Lion Yard Shopping Centre, Cambridge, , CB2 3NA | 01223 364382 | 5pm-7pm |
| 2nd June | Dudley (Merry Hill) | Unit L98, Phase 4 Merry Hill, Brierley Hill, Dudley, West Midlands, DY5 1SJ | 01384 70853 | 10am-5pm |
| 6th June | Bedford | 27-29 Midland Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 1PL | 01234 356191 | 6pm-8pm |
| 8th June | Reading | Unit 18, Oracle Shopping Centre, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2AQ | 01189 567622 | 10am-5pm |
| 8th June | Watford | Unit 38, The Harlequin Centre, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 2TH | 01923 247372 | 10am-5pm |
| 9th June | Bluewater | Unit U023, Upper Rose Gallery, Bluewater, Kent, DA9 9SP | 01322 624357 | 6pm-8pm |
[Source: Game]
