Merely Video games, one of many extra common UK video video games retailers not too long ago relaunched its web site following greater than two months of downtime and inactivity.
Again in February 2022, shortly after the discharge of Elden Ring, Merely Recreation’s web site seemed to be utterly inaccessible and gave an impression that the corporate had ceased buying and selling completely.
Following this occasion, quite a few clients reported that their preorders for numerous online game titles together with the Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Gran Turismo 7 have been canceled, or in some circumstances, didn’t arrive with no rationalization.
Nevertheless, the web site appears to be again on-line and in working order once more.
Merely Video games’ social media accounts haven’t posted something since February 22, 2022, after they acknowledged that Elden Ring launch date was approaching. All their social media accounts have remained silent ever since relating to the present state of the web site.
Shortly after the web site’s obvious closure again in late February, the corporate’s inventory had diminished, and the “pre-order” part of the web site featured only some chosen titles, which is unusual because of the web site providing quite a few video games scheduled to be launched this 12 months previously.
Many shoppers took to Twitter and requested concerning the firm’s present scenario, nevertheless, they solely obtained inventory responses concerning the firm going via some modifications inside its inside techniques.
Boss Developments Restricted is an organization that owns Merely Video games, and based on Corporations Home, they’ve seen some exercise with the possession being handed to a brand new occasion in the course of the web site’s downtime.
Neil Muspratt, one of many folks thought-about to be in charge of Merely Video games and proprietor of a 50% share within the firm transferred that possession to Daniel Whitehead on March 16, 2022. This was adopted by different shareowners, James Rowson and Julie Rowson transferring their respective 25% of the share to Whitehead as properly.
Afterward April 4, James Rowson was terminated as a director, and the corporate’s registered workplace was modified afterward April 27. All of this means that Whitehead has utterly taken management and is the brand new proprietor of Merely Video games.