Orlando, FL Resident Named National Champion for GameStop's NCAA Football '09 Tournament
Eady tackled his competition of ten Semifinalists during the Finals event on August 30, near the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA, to be named the NCAA Football '09 Grand Prize Winner. Prior to the Finals event, he outplayed over 60 participants in three rounds of competition at the Store, District and Regional levels. More than 50,000 players participated in the multi-tiered national tournament.
NCAA Football '09 allows players to get into the spirit of the game for their favorite college team. This groundbreaking game offers unique college style animations that keep a loyal fan base with Home Field Advantage. Every player has the opportunity to run school specific plays and up to 60 years of Dynasty with full recruiting, stats and custom schedules. For a full list of game details, visit www.gamestop.com.
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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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Chris Olivera VP, Corporate Communications/Public Affairs GameStop Corp. (817) 722-7253 chrisolivera@gamestop.com or Beth Sharum Manager, Corporate Communications GameStop Corp. (817) 722-7281 bethsharum@gamestop.com