Pre-orders Open Today for New Console’s November Launch
GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 10, 2013--
Starting today, GameStop (NYSE: GME), the world’s largest multichannel
retailer of video games, is now taking pre-orders on Microsoft’s next
generation, all-in-one gaming and entertainment system, the Xbox One, as
announced today at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the biggest show
in the gaming industry.
The Xbox One puts you at the center of all your games, TV, movies,
music, sports and Skype. With Xbox One, games push the boundaries of
realism, and TV obeys your commands. Gaming on Xbox One immerses gamers
in cinematic worlds that look like real life, with characters that feel
more human than ever before. The new system is accompanied by an all new
generation of Xbox Live, a redesigned 1080p Kinect, and the
class-leading Xbox controller.
Pre-orders for the Xbox One can be made at any U.S. GameStop store
location or online at www.gamestop.com/xbox-one
with a $100 deposit that will be applied toward the $499 cost of the
console.*
GameStop customers can also pre-order the first games available on the
new system, including these titles exclusive to the Xbox One: Ryse:
Son of Rome, Forza Motorsport 5, and Kinect Sports Rivals,
all published by Microsoft Studios, as well as Capcom’s Dead Rising 3.
Activision’s Call of Duty: Ghosts and EA’s Battlefield 4
can also be pre-ordered starting today.
*Limit one console pre-order per household. Quantities are
limited, so pre-order today.
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 global retail network and family of
brands include 6,544 company-operated stores in 15 countries and online
at www.GameStop.com.
The network also includes: www.Kongregate.com,
a leading browser-based game site; Game Informer® magazine, the leading
multi-platform video game publication; Spawn Labs, a streaming
technology company; a digital PC game distribution platform available at www.GameStop.com/pc;
and an online consumer electronics trade-in platform available at www.BuyMyTronics.com.
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.
Source: GameStop Corp.
Jackie Smith
GameStop Corp.
817-722-7520
JackieSmith@GameStop.com