GRAPEVINE, Texas and SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., (August 26, 2010) – TIME Magazine has included Kongregate, Inc. on its annual “50 Best Websites 2010” ranking in the newsmagazine’s current issue.  San Francisco-based Kongregate is a leading social gaming destination and community for core gamers representing the fast-growing free-to-play gaming market.  Currently www.Kongregate.com hosts 10 million monthly players who spend a combined 23 million hours per month on the site, which places it among the most popular online gaming sites.

TIME Magazine’s complete 2010 top-50 list, which can be found at www.Time.com, includes Kongregate.com as one of only five game sites.  Other categories represented on the Top 50 list include such topics as music and video, news, shopping, family, sports, finance and health.

TIME Magazine also recognized Kongregate.com for its Android-based mobile application that delivers more than 150 quick and simple mini games that are playable from an Android phone’s Web browser.

“This is the second year we’ve been recognized by the editors of Time.com,” said Kongregate co-founder Emily Greer.  “We share this great honor with the millions of passionate gamers and developers who have helped us create a special and unique gaming community dedicated to delivering innovation and online fun.” 

Kongregate offers more than 8,500 game developers the ability to connect with millions of players in the social gaming world thus making it one of the most visited social gaming websites since its launch in 2007.

Kongregate became part of Texas-based GameStop Corp. in August of 2010.

About GameStop
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 6,549 retail stores in 17 countries worldwide. The company also operates e-commerce sites, including GameStop.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.