Lunar Street Festivals to Be Hosted at Marquee GameStop Locations in San Francisco and Austin

GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2008--Ding! Calling all races of Azeroth! GameStop (NYSE:GME), the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that it will host a collection of "Lunar Game Fests" at approximately 3,500 GameStop stores, celebrating the midnight release of Blizzard Entertainment(R)'s World of Warcraft(R): Wrath of the Lich King(TM) on Thursday, November 13, 2008. Wrath of the Lich King is the second expansion to the world's most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game, World of Warcraft.

"In a year when we've seen a number of major new titles and expansions, we are particularly excited about this release," said Bob McKenzie, Senior Vice President of Merchandising, GameStop. "World of Warcraft is a global phenomenon and partnering with Blizzard Entertainment for the worldwide release of this expansion lets us truly give power to the players, especially those of Azeroth."

Starting at 10 p.m. local time on Wednesday, November 12, World of Warcraft faithful can visit one of the 3,500 GameStop stores to enjoy costume, art and trivia contests in anticipation of the 12:01 a.m. release.

In addition, GameStop will host Lunar Street Festivals at two of its marquee locations in San Francisco (Powell Street) and Austin (Austin Arboretum), starting at 8 p.m., which will crank up the festivities to the next level. Humans, Orcs, Blood Elves and Draenei alike will get a chance to showcase their dance moves in a dance contest, don their best Warcraft couture in the Lunar Fest Costume War and bid on themed swag at the "Azeroth Auction House." Members of the World of Warcraft development team will also be available at both locations for autographs and a meet and greet with fans.

For more information on an event near you, log on to www.gamestop.com/wotlk.

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Headquartered in Grapevine, TX, GameStop Corp. is the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer. The company operates 5,557 retail stores in 16 countries worldwide. The company also operates two e-commerce sites, GameStop.com and EBgames.com, and publishes Game Informer(R) magazine, a leading multi-platform video game publication. GameStop Corp. sells new and used video game software, hardware and accessories for 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.gamestopcorp.com.

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