Last night, we met with the owners and operators of the other “Game On” that recently opened in Denver. The conversation, though starting out somewhat anxious and awkward due to the nature of the subject, grew to relative comfort and ease. Everybody in the room got along quite well and reached an agreement in a short amount of time. We made it clear that we had no intention of stepping on one another’s toes and, as it stands, they will be changing their name sometime in the next few weeks.

This will allow them to take full advantage of the exposure they recently received from the 9 News and Kotaku reports, while telling those who find them that their name will soon be changing. Should they ask for any assistance with the transition (e.g. signage, “game on”-related domain names, we recall a nifty rubber business stamp), we’ll undoubtedly do what we can to help out and pick up some of the slack.

To anybody who thinks that they may have “ripped us off”, let it be known that this is ABSOLUTELY not the case. The name and the logo are purely coincidental, and entirely likely combinations to arrive at in the course of making a games shoppe. Our only argument was that we’ve been developing our business as a name and wanted to protect the best interests of our “Game On!”, an argument of/with which they were 100% understanding and in agreement.

As far as the relationship between the two stores, there are no hard feelings whatever, and we might have even made a few new friends. They care every bit as much about gaming (as a community, concept, and medium) as we do, so there’s most definitely a likelihood of occasional cross-promotion, and perhaps even eventually co-sponsoring some of the same LAN events and cons that pop up in this city. We’ll see.

If you’ve just arrived at our site for the first time, and are looking for the “Game On” mentioned on 9 News and Kotaku, you can reach them at (303) 744-0313, visit their store at 2385 W. Alameda Avenue, or their temporary website at www.gameoncolorado.com.

We’d also like to thank everyone that offered support and advice during the periods of “not too sure what to do”. Your friendship is greatly appreciated, as is your business as customers. We couldn’t have made it this far without you.

Sincerely,
Game On

P.S. Make sure you keep an eye on this site. We ain’t done nothin’ yet.