Event Kicks-off Gears of War Exhibition Tournament during Major League Gaming Championship Weekend
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LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2006--GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME; GME.B), the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, kicked off the Gears of War Exhibition Tournament in Las Vegas last night with a celebrity match-up for charity. The event paired up TNA Wrestling star Samoa Joe, who warmed up for what is being called the "Match of the Decade" against Kurt Angle at the "Genesis" Pay Per View event this Sunday, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship star Forrest Griffin with Major League gamers to find out who could rise above the others to be crowned GameStop Gears of War Champion. The stars and professional gamers put up their best guns to battle it out for their favorite charity raising $10,000. Samoa Joe and MLG Pro Gandi won the match-up earning $6,000 for the Autism Society of America and Forrest Griffin was the runner-up earning $4,000 for the USO.

"GameStop is proud to be part of the exciting world of gaming especially during the mecca of gaming, the 2006 MLG Championships" said Tom DeNapoli, Vice President of Marketing, GameStop Corp. "What better place to hold a celebrity charity event than Las Vegas and what better group of people to participate in this event than the passionate gamers and fans who make our industry what it is today."

In celebration of the GEARS OF WAR video game launch, GameStop is pulling out all the stops throughout November and December, making a big splash at the 2006 MLG Championship event in Las Vegas. GameStop is sponsoring the Gears of War Exhibition Tournament which kicked-off in Las Vegas last night right after the GameStop Charity Challenge-Celebrity Match. The tournament features a winning prize purse of $5,000. Eight teams, each of which has an MLG pro will compete in a single elimination/bracketed tournament. A replay of all the tournament action may be viewed at www.mlgpro.com.

Gamers not at the event can still get in on the tournament action. GameStop and MLG are hosting an on-line Gears of War tournament this December. This tournament also features a $5,000 purse. For more information go to www.mlgpro.com.

GEARS OF WAR was developed by Epic games exclusively for Microsoft Game Studios and Xbox 360 and is available at GameStop and EB Games stores nationwide and online at www.GameStop.com and www.EBgames.com.

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About GameStop Corp.

Headquartered in Grapevine, TX, GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) (NYSE:GME.B) is the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer. The company operates over 4,600 retail stores across the United States and in fourteen countries worldwide. The company also owns two e-commerce sites, GameStop.com and EBgames.com, and Game Informer(R) magazine, a leading video and computer game publication. GameStop Corp. sells the most popular new software, hardware and game accessories for the PC and next generation video game systems from Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. In addition, the company sells computer and video game magazines and strategy guides, action figures, and other related merchandise.

General information on GameStop Corp. can be obtained at the company's corporate website: http://www.gamestop.com/corporate/.

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