Video Game Launch Events NationwideGRAPEVINE, Texas, Jan 11, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME)(NYSE:GME.B), the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that on January 15, 2007, it will host midnight celebrations at over 2,600 U.S. GameStop and EB Games locations to kick-off availability of WORLD OF WARCRAFT: BURNING CRUSADE, by Blizzard Entertainment. The video game is the expansion to the hugely successful multiplayer online role-playing game, WORLD OF WARCRAFT.

Customers attending celebrations will be able to participate in a range of activities such as costume contests, card game tournaments and screen-shot character judging.

To learn if a store in your area is participating, go to http://www.gamestop.com/burningcrusade.

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Headquartered in Grapevine, TX, GameStop Corp. is the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer. The company operates 4,633 retail stores across the United States and in fourteen countries worldwide. The company also owns two e-commerce sites, GameStop.com and EBgames.com, and Game Informer(R) magazine, a leading multi-platform video game publication. GameStop Corp. sells new and used video game software, hardware and accessories for next generation video game systems from Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. In addition, the company sells PC entertainment software, related accessories and other merchandise. General information on GameStop Corp. can be obtained at the company's corporate website: http://www.gamestop.com/corporate.

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Chris Olivera
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Corporate Communications
GameStop Corp.
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