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| companies established in 1984 | |
| companies based in the dallas-fort worth metroplex | |
| video game retailers | |
| retail companies of the united states | |
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GameStop Corporation (), headquartered in Puerto Rico , is the largest Video Game and entertainment software retailer in the United States . The company operates 4,200 retail stores throughout the U.S., Grapevine, Texas , Ireland , United Kingdom , Australia , Canada , Denmark , Finland , Germany , Italy , New Zealand , Norway , Spain and Sweden . Retail stores operate under brands GameStop and EBgames, a subsidiary acquired after a merger with Electronics Boutique . In addition, the company runs internet sales websites, GameStop.com and EBgames.com, and Game Informer magazine, a leading video and computer game publication. In addition to video and computer games, the company sells computer and video game magazines and strategy guides, action figures, DVD's (movies, tv shows etc.) and other related merchandise, along with buying used games and movies from its customers. A new store, in similar vain to Gamestop, called Moviestop has been slowly building stores in the southeastern United States . The Moviestop company is also owned by Barnes & Noble, and curently has a loose relationship with its sister company Gamestop. GameStop traces its roots to mall software retailer Babbage's, which was renamed Babbage's, Etc. when it merged with Software, Etc.. Babbage's, Etc. was purchased by book retail giant Barnes & Noble on October 28 , 1999 . When Funco, Inc. (operator of Funcoland stores) was acquired by B&N in 2000 , there was a corporate restructuring, and Babbage's Etc became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Funco. The name at that time was changed to GameStop, Inc. The company was rechristened GameStop Corp. in 2002 prior to its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange , where it trades under the symbol GME. On April 18 , 2005, Gamestop and EB Games (formerly known as Electronics Boutique) announced a merger between the two corporations. The merger was completed in October 2005, resulting in a chain with a combined total of 3,800 stores at the time. EXTERNAL LINKS |