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| Last-Minute Costume Ideas |
| October 31, 2007 at 11:14am |
Mighty Manila Man. Fear him.
Suppose you received a last-minute invitation to a Halloween party, or you just walked
into work and found out there was a big costume contest. We’re here to help you with a few ideas.
Take a quick inventory of your surroundings. If this perusal
doesn’t result in your finding a forgotten suit of medieval
armor in your pantry, then look for anything that can be easily
worn or fastened to your clothing. You’d be surprised what you
can do with a legal pad and a box of paperclips. After you’ve
gathered your materials, you’re halfway there. Just add a
little creativity, and you’re ready for Halloween fun.
Here are a few ideas to get you started.
Grab a felt marker, draw a goatee on yourself and go as your evil twin. (Or if you’re
related to Matthew in our Merchandising Department, you could grow your own in about 12 minutes.)
If you’re at the office, grab a few manila file folders, tape them to your body, and now you’re Mighty
Manila Man, or a low-budget Stormtrooper.
For the guys: Just take off your shirt. If you’re in shape, you’re a male catalog model.
If not, you’re a suspect on the Cops TV show.
Ask the manager of your local fast-food restaurant for two sets of knives, forks and spoons.
Tape them to your knuckles, and tell everyone you’re Wolverine’s cousin, who spent some time in the Swiss Army.
Dig out a glue stick from your desk drawer, apply it to your arms and face, roll around in some dirt,
and now you’re Sandman, one of bad guys from Spider-Man 3.
If you happen to come across some unspent uranium fuel rods, you could put a couple in your
pockets and go as Glowing Pants Guy.
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| GameStop Web Site Face Lift in the Works |
| October 30, 2007 at 1:37pm |
Keep an eye out for our new, improved website.
Click the image for a sneak peek.
The GameStop web site has been a little depressed lately. It had put on a
few pounds, its hair was thinning out on top, and it noticed that nobody
asks it for ID anymore when it buys lottery tickets.
Instead of buying it a small sports car, we've decided to give it a bit of a makeover
to lift its spirits. We think it will lift your spirits, too, when you see the new
look and feel. We’ve added new genres and expanded the shop-by-genre options. We
understand that many of you may own more than one console, and that you may prefer to
search for games by type instead of by console. You will be able to find storefronts
dedicated to your favorite genres, such as Action, Fighting, Shooter, RPG and Strategy, to name a few.
We’ve also tried to make navigating the site easier than ever. You’ll notice larger images,
expanded game information and the addition of the new GameStop logo with our “Power to the
Players” slogan. We hope it gives you the power to navigate our site more efficiently so
you can spend more time playing the games you love.
The new site will be going live soon, and our development team is working around the clock
to put the final touches on the redesign. As soon as it's ready, we'll remove the shock
collars that keep them from leaving their cubicles, and we'll launch our new site for your
browsing enjoyment. Be sure to check back soon!
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| Rockin’ After Midnight |
| October 29, 2007 at 5:37pm |
Aerosmith's Joe Perry congratulates Fernando Bolles, the winner of our GH III Championship.
The October 28 release of Guitar Hero III prompted midnight openings at
many of our GameStop stores, which were stocked with copies of the game
to be sold at precisely 12:01 am Sunday morning.
Throngs of loyal rockers, who were probably already used to camping out
for concert tickets, lined up outside our stores to get their copies of
Guitar Hero III for Xbox 360,
Wii,
PS3 and
PS2.
Our Grapevine, TX store set up consoles, projectors and a huge audio system to
commemorate the game’s release with some outdoor gameplay, and it was huge success
until the automatic sprinkler system turned on. We’ve heard stories about Keith Richards
and Ace Frehley nearly being electrocuted onstage during concerts.
Fortunately, we’re happy to report that no one was injured. However,
the power was knocked out for a few minutes.
Thus, we were temporarily unable to fulfill our pledge of bringing “Power to the Players.”
Customers at the midnight opening of our New York City store were treated to a special
appearance of Joe Perry of Aerosmith fame. We still have no word on how the special appearance
of Zamfir: Master of the Pan Flute went over in our Poughkeepsie store.
If you were part of the midnight madness, we thank you for choosing GameStop. If you missed
this one, we’ll keep you informed of other upcoming midnight openings.
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| Do You Have Change for a Million? |
| October 26, 2007 at 10:37am |
Not negotiable at your local GameStop.
We recently read an Associated Press story about a man who was arrested for
allegedly trying to pass a counterfeit $1-million bill
at a local supermarket to pay for his groceries. We also heard about
a woman who successfully purchased a hot-fudge sundae with a $200
bill featuring a picture of president George W. Bush, and then she
received $197.88 in change.
Don’t try this at your local GameStop. We’re onto you. Although we won’t take $1-million
or $200 bills,
we will, however, accept your used games and give you credit toward your next one. It’s
a more honest way to make money than printing it out. Take a look at our
Trade-In Values page
for special offers and pricing. For example, now through November 11, you can get an
extra $10 trade-in credit when you trade-in two XB360, Wii, or PS3 games. Or jump-start
your music career with our Rock Band Trade-up Offer or our Guitar Hero III Power Trade.
In addition to not accepting million-dollar bills, a few rules apply to these offers; so
check our Trade-In Values page for the complete details. All trade-in offers are only
valid in-store at your local GameStop.
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| Calling All Machinimatic Masters |
| October 25, 2007 at 9:02am |
Enter your best SKATE scene in our contest.
You still have time to enter our
Machinima Contest, presented by the U.S. Navy. What is "machinima," you ask? In a nutshell, it's a short animated film made
with the tools and resources available within a game. We're not sure
what the nutshell has to do with it.
For this contest, we'd like you to take elements from your SKATE game,
create the world's greatest machinimatic epic, and then share with us
and your adoring public.
The Grand-Prize winner and a guest will receive two tickets to a professional basketball game in Dallas, TX; roundtrip airfare; two nights hotel accommodations;
$500 spending money and transportation to and from the game. The winner
will also receive a $500 GameStop gift card
and a commemorative plaque..
We reserve the right to decide what a "professional" basketball game
is. We have a pretty good donkey basketball team in Dallas. We also
reserve the right to decide what a "hotel" is. There may be some unused
space in our Grapevine, TX warehouse.
Hurry up because the deadline for entry is October 31. Make sure you look over the official rules before you enter. You can see the
entries we have so far here.
Good Luck! |
| Welcome to the GameStop Daily Blog |
| October 24, 2007 at 2:42pm |
This unidentified, yet ruggedly handsome man represents the collective wisdom of GameStop.
In this high-paced, topsy-turvy world of ours, people have become accustomed
to getting their news as it happens. So we've decided to harness the global power of "teh interwebs" to bring you the latest happenings at GameStop.
Why? Because we have things to say — important things. At least we have things to say that are important to us. Also, if you count everyone working
in our network of stores, our distribution centers and our store-support fortress of solitude, it would add up to more than a million years of combined
gaming experience. Just like a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters, surely we'll come up with something brilliant every once in a while.
Check back daily to find out what's on our collective mind. If we host a tournament, you'll see it here. If David Hasselhoff wanders in to a GameStop store, you'll see it here. If we spot a
mullet in the halls of the corporate headquarters, you'll see it here. It's just one more way that we bring Power to the Players.
See you tomorrow!
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