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GAME RAISES £13K FOR THE BOBBY MOORE FUND

18th July 2006 - GAME Stores Group Ltd, Europe's leading specialist games retailer, has raised over £13,000 for the Bobby Moore Fund through the sale of St George's Cross pin badges throughout all 400 of the chain's UK stores.

The Bobby Moore Fund, which is part of Cancer Research UK, raises money for research into bowel cancer and also public awareness of the disease. The Fund was set up in memory of footballer Bobby Moore OBE, who died from bowel cancer, aged just 51.

To date the charity has raised over £5 million to help tackle bowel cancer with the funds spent on high-quality bowel cancer research carried out by leading scientists working across the UK. The money raised to date has funded 15 Bobby Moore Research Fellowships and a new bowel cancer laboratory at St Mark's Hospital in London.

Throughout the World Cup the St George's Cross pin badge offered all England fans the chance to show their support for their team whilst honouring the memory of Bobby Moore.

Mike Elliott, Central Operations Manager commented, "GAME is proud to be supporting the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK and we are honoured to be helping to raise money for the fund and to promote its message through our stores."

Cancer Research UK Corporate Partnerships Manager, Christine Allingham, said: "We are thrilled that GAME Stores Group Ltd has supported the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK through the sale this summer of St Georges Cross pin badges. We really appreciate the support of them and their customers in helping us tackle bowel cancer."

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About GAME

GAME is Europe's leading specialist retailer of computer software and video games. The Group currently operates from over 400 stores in the UK and Eire and 300 stores in continental Europe. For further corporate information log onto www.gamegroup.plc.uk, and for the on-line store log onto www.game.co.uk

For further details or images please contact the PR Department on 01256 784442 or fiona.haldane@game.co.uk

Cancer Research UK

· Together with its partners and supporters, Cancer Research UK's vision is to beat cancer.

· Cancer Research UK carries out world-class research to improve understanding of the disease and find out how to prevent, diagnose and treat different kinds of cancer.

· Cancer Research UK ensures that its findings are used to improve the lives of all cancer patients.

· Cancer Research UK helps people to understand cancer, the progress that is being made and the choices each person can make.

· Cancer Research UK works in partnership with others to achieve the greatest impact in the global fight against cancer.

· For further information about Cancer Research UK's work or to find out how to support the charity, please call 020 7009 8820 or visit www.cancerresearchuk.org.uk

For information about how to support the Bobby Moore Fund go to www.bobbymoorefund.org

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