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December 28, 2011 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time 

Trades of iPod®, iPhone® and iPad® Prove Successful for GameStop

GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the months since GameStop (NYSE: GME) began accepting trades on the iPod®, iPhone® and iPad®, the company has seen strong consumer enthusiasm for the program. GameStop customers are taking advantage of this new option to put money in their pockets or use store credit to pay for video games, consoles and pre-owned gaming tablets and mobile devices by scoring trade credit. Customers can receive up to $180 for an iPod Touch®, up to $300 for an iPhone® and up to $400 for an iPad®.

“We expect to see strong post-holiday traffic as customers trade in older models that were replaced by gifts.”

“The velocity of this trade program has exceeded our expectations,” stated GameStop president Tony Bartel. “We expect to see strong post-holiday traffic as customers trade in older models that were replaced by gifts.”

With the success of the iPod®, iPhone® and iPad® trade program, the company will continue to expand the availability of GameStop refurbished devices for sale in select stores and online at www.GameStop.com. For complete details on iPod®, iPhone® and iPad® trades, visit www.GameStop.com/iTrades.

iPod®, iPhone® and iPad® (including images thereof) are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. GameStop, Inc. is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple Inc.

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.

General information on GameStop Corp. can be obtained at the company's corporate website. Follow GameStop on Twitter @ www.twitter.com/GameStop and find GameStop on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/GameStop.

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Larine Nixon
GameStop Corp.
817-722-7579
LarineNixon@GameStop.com

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