RNS Number : 8383F
  Game Group PLC
  14 October 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                                        X
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in             
 the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
 attached
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                    
 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                                   
 3.):                                                     Goldman Sachs International
                                                      Goldman Sachs Asset Management,
                                                                                 L.P.
                                                                                     
 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the                    10 OCTOBER 2008
 threshold is crossed or reached if different):
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                    14 OCTOBER 2008
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                   8%
 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     Number of voting rights ix    % of voting rights
                                                                          shares 
                                                       Rights viii
                                                                                       Direct  x    Indirect xi    Direct    Indirect
 GB0007360158                     29,467,893                 8.51%                    24,803,671      2,505,837    7.162%      0.724%

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

 Total (A+B)
 Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
 27,309,508                            7.89%
      
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:
 The interest in 24,803,671 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 14,000 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 2,491,837 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
 15. Contact telephone number:           0207-552-9205




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