Pre-order the new ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime at www.GameStop.com and in select U.S. GameStop stores

GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2011-- The next generation of Android tablets make their debut this holiday season and GameStop (NYSE: GME) is providing the first opportunity to get hands-on with the new quad-core NVIDIA^® Tegra^® 3 processor. Select stores nationwide will have the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime, the first tablet to use the new Tegra 3 chip, available for demo beginning this weekend.

“With increased processing speed and display performance, the Tegra 3 chip allows for even more immersive tablet gaming,” stated GameStop president, Tony Bartel. “We are thrilled to be the first to show consumers what it can do.”

The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime is available for pre-order at www.GameStop.com/Tablets and in select U.S. GameStop stores. On Dec. 19, online orders will begin shipping and in-store pre-orders will be available for pickup.

All ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablets purchased at GameStop come with a hand-picked selection of free games, including Shadowgun from MADFINGER Games, the Kongregate Arcade app and a digital issue of Game Informer magazine. To take the tablet gaming experience to the next level and maximize on-screen viewing during game play, GameStop also offers a wireless Bluetooth^® controller available for purchase in stores or online. And, as with all products sold by GameStop, these items can be purchased with trades of games, consoles and even an old iPod, iPhone or iPad.

For more information or to find a GameStop location that features tablets, visit www.GameStop.com/Tablets.

About GameStop Corp.

GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, is the world's largest multichannel video game retailer. GameStop's retail network and family of brands include 6,627 company-operated stores in 17 countries worldwide and online at www.GameStop.com. The network also includes: www.Kongregate.com, a leading browser-based game site; Game Informer(R) magazine, the leading multi-platform video game publication; Spawn Labs, a streaming technology company; and a digital PC game distribution platform available at http://www.gamestop.com/PC.

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Source: GameStop Corp.

Larine Nixon
Corporate Communications
GameStop Corp.
Ph: (817) 722-7579
LarineNixon@GameStop.com