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GameStop Hosting Midnight Launch Events for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Day Zero Edition a Day Early on Sunday, November 2

October 28, 2014

Play Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Early at GameStop Beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Get Exclusive Game Offers Only Available at GameStop

GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2014-- Today, GameStop, a family of specialty retail brands that makes the most popular technologies affordable and simple, announced that it is offering the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Day Zero Edition a day early. Plus, the world’s largest video game retailer will be offering game exclusives only available at GameStop.

Beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 2, more than 4,100 GameStop stores will be staying open late with launch events celebrating the release of the Day Zero Edition of the new Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare available for purchase starting at 12:01 a.m. on November 3. Customers in select stores can participate in various activities, such as tournaments, giveaways and be the first to play the game live in-store.

Additionally, customers who purchase Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Day Zero Edition at GameStop will receive Double XP all day Monday to help customers level up quickly, and receive an array of bonus in-game content, including the Advanced Arsenal bullet brass exoskeleton and EM1 Quantum directed energy weapon, plus the AK-12G Assault Rifle and Crossbow-B2 custom weapons.

To the fans that have been waiting to jump into the next-generation installment of Call of Duty, GameStop is offering customers deals that make the upgrade more affordable than ever.

  • Today through November 9, customers who trade in a PlayStation 3 (20GB or greater) or an Xbox 360 (250GB or greater) will receive $125 in store-credit when applied to the purchase of a new PlayStation™ 4 console
  • Customers that purchase a new PS4 console along with a PS4 copy of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, will receive a year of PlayStation Plus for free ($50 value)
  • The Xbox One Limited Edition Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Bundle is available at GameStop for $449, starting November 3. The bundle features a 1TB hard drive, custom console and controller, and a limited edition exoskeleton, plus a digital copy of the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Day Zero edition ($50 promotional pricing while supplies last).

For fans of first-person shooters, and for the first time since launch, customers can receive a discount on Destiny for the PS4 and Xbox One. To qualify, customers must visit GameStop’s Facebook page to receive a $10-off coupon which can then be redeemed in-store.

For more information about these deals and which stores will be hosting a midnight launch, visit a local GameStop store location or www.GameStop.com/events.

About GameStop Corp.

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 15 countries. The company’s consumer product network also includes www.gamestop.com; www.Kongregate.com, a leading browser-based game site; Game Informer® magazine, the world’s leading print and digital video game publication; and www.buymytronics.com, an online consumer electronics trade-in platform. In addition, our Technology Brands segment includes our Simply Mac, Spring Mobile and Cricket stores. Simply Mac, www.simplymac.com, operates 33 stores, selling the full line of Apple products, including laptops, tablets, smartphones and offering Apple certified warranty and repair services. Spring Mobile, http://springmobile.com, sells post-paid AT&T services and wireless products through its 298 AT&T branded stores. Cricket Wireless, www.cricketwireless.com, is a new AT&T brand offering pre-paid wireless services, devices and related accessories. We operate 37 Cricket stores in select markets throughout the United States.

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Source: GameStop Corp.

Kyle Stephenson
GameStop – Public Relations
817-722-7735
kylestephenson@gamestop.com