RNS Number : 9223D
  Game Group PLC
  19 September 2008
   
    
TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares 

 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                GAME GROUP PLC   
 issuer of existing shares to which voting rights
 are attached:
 2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or              
 boxes)
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                    
                                                                              Yes
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in        
 the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are          No
 attached
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                  No
 Other (please specify):___________________________________________             
 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the             The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
 notification obligation:
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from     Goldman Sachs International
 3.):                                                Goldman Sachs Asset Management,
                                                                  L.P.
 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the          16 SEPTEMBER 2008
 threshold is crossed or reached if different):
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                          18 SEPTEMBER 2008
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                   9%
 8. Notified details:                                                         


 A: Voting rights attached to shares
 Class/type of shares   Situation previous to the Triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
  if possible using     transaction 
 the ISIN CODE
                        Number of Shares      Number of Voting      Number of shares   Number of voting rights  % of voting
                                              Rights viii                              ix                       rights
                                                                                       Direct  x   Indirect xi  Direct  Indirect
     GB0007360158            31,585,594              9.12%                             27,304,417   2,163,476   7.88%    0.62%

 B: Financial Instruments
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
 Type of financial instrument   Expiration date xiii  Exercise/ Conversion  Number of voting      % of voting rights
                                                      Period/ Date xiv      rights that may be
                                                                            acquired if the
                                                                            instrument is
                                                                            exercised/
                                                                            converted. 
                                                                                                                    

 Total (A+B)
 Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
       29,467,893               8.51%




 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:
 The interest in 27,304,417 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by
 Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc.
 These shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP.
 The interest in 101,770 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman Sachs
 International, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as
 discretionary manager. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name
 of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited.
 The interest in 2,061,706 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman
 Sachs Asset Management, LP a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as
 discretionary manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be,
 registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited
 ("GSSN").
  

 Proxy Voting:
 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                     N/A
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:      N/A
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:  N/A

 13. Additional information:    General email contact:
                                shareholderdisclosures@gs.com
 14. Contact name:              Sean Rogers / Alan Cox
 15. Contact telephone number:  020-7552-9205 / 020-7774 -8774




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