Limited edition Golden Cannon figure available only at GameStop

GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2012-- GameStop (NYSE: GME), the world’s largest multichannel retailer of video games, has partnered with Activision to enhance your Skylanders Giants™ experience. Exclusively at GameStop, Skylanders Giants fans can pre-order the Golden Dragonfire Cannon Battle Pack that expands your Skylanders Giants game play with new battle arenas and figures. This limited edition battle pack features the Golden Cannon and unlocks an exclusive in-game player vs. player battle arena.

Launching Oct. 19 in Europe, Skylanders Giants is the much anticipated sequel to Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure®. Players can take their favorite characters to new heights as ancient giants join the Skylanders in battling against a dark new threat. Customers can pre-order Skylanders Giants and the Golden Dragonfire Cannon Battle Pack while supplies last at GameStop, EB Games and Micromania.

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Larine Nixon
GameStop Corp.
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LarineNixon@gamestop.com