40 employees and dependents will receive $100,000 in college scholarships

GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2015-- Today, GameStop announced that 40 recipients have been selected to receive $100,000 in grants as part of the company’s “Power to the Scholars” scholarship program introduced earlier this year in partnership with Scholarship America, Inc. The program invited employees of the GameStop family of specialty retail brands and their dependents to apply for the college scholarships, which is an extension of GameStop’s employee charitable foundation, the Gamer Fund.

Associates were encouraged to submit scholarship applications from May 1 through June 19, 2015, attracting applications from all 50 states and Puerto Rico. All 40 recipients will receive scholarships of $2,500 each for a grand total of $100,000 in college aid for the 2015-2016 school year.

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“Our objective with this program was to encourage our employees and their dependents to achieve their personal and professional goals through higher education,” said Mike Buskey, president of the Gamer Fund. “At GameStop we are all about protecting the family, so, we are honored to be able to assist the scholarship recipients in their broader educational journeys, and look forward to seeing where they lead.”

Since launching in 2012, the Gamer Fund has provided more than $485,000 in assistance to associates in need. The employee-sponsored charitable organization provides financial grants to assist with short-term needs due to unforeseen emergencies or hardships. These events can include the loss of a home due to natural disaster or fire, a death of a spouse or child, or the inability to pay rent due to an illness or injury. The “Power to the Scholars” scholarship program is GameStop’s latest initiative to help protect and support its employees and their families.

About GameStop

GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, is a global, multichannel video game, consumer electronics and wireless services retailer. GameStop operates more than 6,600 stores across 14 countries. The company’s consumer product network also includes www.gamestop.com; www.Kongregate.com, a leading browser-based game site; and Game Informer® magazine, the world’s leading print and digital video game publication. In addition, our Technology Brands segment includes our Simply Mac and Spring Mobile businesses. Simply Mac, www.simplymac.com, operates 71 stores, selling the full line of Apple products, including laptops, tablets, and smartphones and offering Apple certified warranty and repair services. Spring Mobile, http://springmobile.com, an authorized AT&T reseller, operates 410 AT&T branded wireless retail stores and 68 pre-paid wireless stores under the name Cricket Wireless, www.cricketwireless.com. General information about GameStop Corp. can be obtained at the company's corporate website. Follow GameStop on Twitter @ www.twitter.com/GameStop and find GameStop on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/GameStop.

About Scholarship America

For more than 50 years, Scholarship America has worked directly with students, parents, colleges, businesses and communities to empower people to fulfill their college dreams. As the nation’s largest provider of private scholarships, having distributed over $3.1 billion to more than 2 million students, Scholarship America is now working to further engage the private sector to support programs and policies that advance equity in postsecondary education and help students overcome barriers to access, persistence and attainment.

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