Items tagged with GameStop
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Jul 17, 2025
A quarter of a million dollars can buy you a lot of things, up to and including a used exotic car or a down payment on a mansion. But forget all that because for the first time ever, a simple black stapler just sold for $250,000 on eBay...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Jul 10, 2025
GameStop is embracing an unfortunate error in judgement by an employee at one of its New York locations that left some Switch 2 buyers frustrated after attending the store's midnight launch event. What should have been a moment of joy...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Jun 05, 2025
I don't know which is the worse scenario—lining up for the midnight launch of Nintendo's Switch 2 console and having it sell out before you can get your hands on one (womp womp), or scoring one of the most anticipated consoles of all time...
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Tim Sweezy - Thu, Aug 29, 2024
GameStop continues to look for news ways to evolve and stay afloat as it announces it is turning select locations into retro stores. The old take on new stores will focus on retro console classics such as the Sega Dreamcast, and Xbox...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Mar 27, 2024
In a recent 10-K filing with the the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), games retailer GameStop said it was putting in place "initiatives to reduce headcount" as part of a "strategic plan to achieve profitability." Separately...
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Tim Sweezy - Thu, Apr 13, 2023
Nintendo seems to be sending a strong message to those who choose to leak information surrounding a yet-to-be-released title on its highly popular Switch platform. The latest example comes from a former employee of GameStop who says the...
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Brittany Goetting - Tue, Mar 08, 2022
The Playstation 5 has been out for well over a year, but remains as elusive as ever. There may be an opportunity to nab one of the consoles and a few accessories for yourself soon. GameStop will release two Playstation 5 Bundles later...
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Nathan Ord - Sat, Jan 29, 2022
Though we are over a month out from the end of the holiday shopping season, getting your hands on a new PlayStation 5 from store shelves or online retailers can still be tricky. However, it is thought that GameStop or Amazon could have an...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Jan 13, 2022
Towards the end of last year, GameStop came through with a few PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X restocks, including one on Christmas Eve. Those were all in-store events. Now that we are in a brand new year, GameStop is keeping the good...
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Tim Sweezy - Fri, Jan 07, 2022
GameStop is the latest company to make the dive into the world of NFTs in an attempt to turn things around. It hopes that the move will prove to investors that the company is serious about remaining relevant.
Gaming has become a huge...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Dec 30, 2021
Time is running out to snatch up a PlayStation 5 console before the end of the year, as 2022 is breathing heavily down our necks at this point. Getting one before the calendar flips over to a new year is an arbitrary goal, though if that...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Dec 28, 2021
Don't blame Santa if you didn't wake up to a PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, or Nintendo Switch OLED on Christmas Day. Even the big guy in the bright red suit and an army of elves can only do so much in the face of a shortage. There's some...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Dec 24, 2021
The latest generation game consoles have been some of the most difficult items to find in stock this year, and that's been true of the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 ever since they launched last year. If it is the former you're after...
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Brittany Goetting - Thu, Oct 07, 2021
Today may be the day that you finally get your hands on an elusive Xbox Series X. GameStop has confirmed that the cutting-edge console has been restocked and will soon be available for purchase. Here is everything you need to know about...
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Nathan Ord - Tue, Jun 22, 2021
Earlier this year, amateur investors over at the WallStreetBets subreddit drove GameStop stock to the moon, peaking around $350 in January this year from the prior $20. This led investment firms who bet against GameStop to lose quite a bit...
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Brandon Hill - Thu, Jun 17, 2021
It has been a tough slog to lay hands on the latest consoles from Microsoft and Sony. While the Xbox Series S can often be found online during "console drops" without much trouble, there's always a mad rush to obtain the more powerful Xbox...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Mar 25, 2021
I'm always disappointed when I walk into a GameStop store and see what little space is devoted to PC gaming, especially having grown up in the era of Software Etc., one of my favorite places to visit when it was still around. It seems a...
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Nathan Ord - Thu, Feb 25, 2021
Yesterday into today, GameStop stock soared up 163% to around $150 a share. This massive movement harkens back to the extreme GameStop stock increase we saw earlier this year, and it seems the Redditors with diamond hands at...
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Brandon Hill - Mon, Feb 08, 2021
It has been a wild few weeks on Wall Street after the so-called "degenerates" over at the WallStreetBets subreddit decided to go all-in and prop up faltering gaming retailer GameStop. The company has been down on its luck, posting $267...
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Brandon Hill - Fri, Feb 05, 2021
A little over a week after Robinhood first began limiting trading for shares of GameStop (NYSE: GME), the company has now reversed its decision. Robinhood's initial move drew considerable backlash from the very same everyday investors that...
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Brandon Hill - Wed, Feb 03, 2021
If you want to see an example of a popular company throwing away years of goodwill with its customers over a short span of time, look no further than Robinhood. The company says that it's on a mission to democratize finance for its users...
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Brandon Hill - Mon, Feb 01, 2021
Given the dramatic rise in share prices for so-called "meme stocks" like GameStop (NYSE: GME) and AMC Theaters (NYSE: AMC), there has been a flurry of activity from an influx of everyday traders. Spearheaded by the so-called "degenerates"...
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