GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2005--GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME; GME.B), a leading global video game and entertainment software retailer, announced today that Steven R. Morgan has been promoted to become GameStop's new President.

Morgan has most recently been Electronic Boutique's President of Stores-North America and President-Electronics Boutique Canada. Following more than two decades in executive management positions within Federated Department Stores and May Department Stores, Morgan joined Electronics Boutique in 2001. Electronics Boutique merged with GameStop on October 8, 2005.

"The promotion of Steve Morgan as the Company's next President is a continuation of his history of personal accomplishment and highlights the fact that our newly combined company has many talented people capable of driving our growth," said GameStop's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, R. Richard Fontaine. "At Electronics Boutique, Steve recently led their Canadian operations to explosive growth and a leading share of the Canadian market."

Daniel A. DeMatteo, GameStop's Vice-Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, stated, "Steve is an experienced leader with a passion for execution that will be needed to deliver on our full potential, achieve the synergies of our combination with Electronics Boutique, and enhance GameStop's ability to provide a superior shopping experience for our customers."

About GameStop Corp.

Headquartered in Grapevine, TX, GameStop Corp. is one of the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailers. The company operates more than 4,400 retail stores throughout the United States, Austria, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The company also owns commerce-enabled Web properties, GameStop.com and EBgames.com, and Game Informer(R) magazine, a leading video and computer game publication. GameStop Corp. sells the most popular new software, hardware and game accessories for the PC and next generation video game systems from Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. In addition, the company sells computer and video game magazines and strategy guides, action figures, and other related merchandise. General information on GameStop Corp. can be obtained via the Internet by visiting the company's corporate Website: http://www.gamestop.com/investor-relations/.

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