GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 11, 2009-- GameStop (NYSE:GME), the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that it will host Outbreak ’09 events at 3,000 of its stores to mark of the midnight release of Capcom®’s Resident Evil® 5 on Thursday, March 12, 2009.

The outbreak will spread to GameStop stores coast-to-coast tomorrow at 10 p.m., where attendees can enjoy the “Dress up Dead” costume contest and experience the highly-anticipated Resident Evil 5 game before it goes on sale at midnight. Event goers can also participate in GameStop’s first-ever March of the Living Dead.

In addition to widespread Outbreak ’09 events, GameStop is teaming up with Capcom to host a premier launch event in San Francisco’s Union Square the evening of March 12, 2009. Attendees can experience Resident Evil 5 before it goes on sale at midnight and meet the development team including co-producers and series veterans Jun Takeuchi and Masachicka Kawata.

For more information on an event near you, log on to www.gamestop.com/re5.

About Resident Evil 5

From the ashes of old conflicts, a new terror arises. The Umbrella Corporation and its crop of lethal viruses have been destroyed and contained. But a new, more dangerous threat has emerged. Years after surviving the events in Raccoon City, Chris Redfield has been fighting the scourge of bio-organic weapons all over the world. Now a member of the Bio-terrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA), Chris is sent to Africa to investigate a biological agent that is transforming the populace into aggressive and disturbing creatures. Joined by another local BSAA agent, Sheva Alomar, the two must work together to solve the truth behind the disturbing turn of events. Featuring a revolutionary new co-op mode of gameplay, Resident Evil 5 will let players experience fear together as terror moves out of the shadows and into the light of day.

About GameStop Corp.

Headquartered in Grapevine, TX, GameStop Corp., a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, is the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer. The company operates 6,207 retail stores in 17 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.

About Capcom

Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment for game consoles, PCs, handheld and wireless devices. Founded in 1983, the company has created hundreds of games, including best-selling franchises Resident Evil®, Street Fighter®, Mega Man® and Devil May Cry®. Capcom maintains operations in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Tokyo, Korea, and Hong Kong, with corporate headquarters located in Osaka, Japan. More information about Capcom can be found on the company web site, www.capcom.com.

Capcom, the Capcom logo, Resident Evil, Mega Man and Devil May Cry are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd., in the U.S. or other countries. Street Fighter is either a registered trademark or trademark of Capcom U.S.A., Inc. "PlayStation", "PLAYSTATION" and "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox LIVE, Xbox 360 and the Xbox logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Halo ® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation and Bungie. All other marks are the property of their respective holders.

Resident Evil and Capcom are registered trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd.

Source: GameStop

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