Rise, my apprentice: GameStop names new CEO

Pre-order Madden or he'll Force Choke you.

I was more expecting a Bioshock reference than Star Wars.

Death to gamest...-gasp- - gasp------

C'mon Digital distribution,you are my only hope.

What are your guys' problems? o.o

Gamestop is awesome!

I've been to a few Gamestops lately (there's three within 2 miles from where I live) and not once did they ask me to pre-order anything. AND the employees were really nice. I came away pretty impressed, especially considering other times I've been to Gamestops.

Whew, good thing they got Atlas out of there.

I request that this article be written in a 2nd version with BioShock references and accompanying BioShock music. Thank you. FONTAINE!

http://24.wikia.com/wiki/Paul_Raines

>deceased

what the

Would you kindly buy our games here?

I just came from a gamestop. Every time I walk out the door I instantly start to question what on earth ever made me walk in there in the first place.

Their modems are always down. I don't know how many times I had to swipe my card cause they didn't know how to remedy the problem, of course shortly after I had to show him my ID and Card, verifying I was me. That didn't set me off as much as when after the modem FINALLY came back on line, and after I signed.

The guy would not accept my signature. Say what? He tried to remake me sign so I did again the same exact way then all hell broke loose. He tried to act like I was somehow trying to pull a fast one. Say wha? You just saw my card with my name and my Drivers License with my name and Picture and signature. So what's the hold up? After he lost his fight he wouldn't look at me and basically dropped the controller and battery pack I just bought on the counter hard.

Of course the whole time the modem failed to initialize and we had to "wait" he bombarded me with would you like to pre-order (insert name of game) Modem failed again and like some macabre scene. Would you like to pre-order (insert name of a different game)

I was really frustrated when I walked out. And this sums up my usual experience with them.

As much as I can't stand Gamestop, I remember meeting Dick Fontaine when I was a manager for EB Games and found him to be a very likeable and sharp individual. He sported hair down to his shoulders and wore jeans to a presentation at a manager's conference. I even caught him having fun playing a few games during some of the vendor presentations. I'll miss him.

Dan DeMatteo, however, was a corporate douche in a suit and tie. This does not bode well for gamers. I'm very glad that a Play N Trade just opened up in my town.

Hilarious musical accompaniment. Oh, Joystiq this is why I love you.

Hopefully this turns out like the John Riccitielo(?) thing did and he tries to turn the entire company around into something that people like.

ive met this guy when I worked for gamestop,
He's orange from the fake bake.

wise fwom your gwave. wrong reference. i only shop at gamestop by way of ebgames because they were bought. i hear talk of game companies not liking be cut out of money by the pawn shop model but they give them exclusive preorder stuff. i don't sell games but i wouldn't buy a bunch of older cheap used ones if i wasn't there for exclusive extras.

Good riddance to Fontaine. That man destroyed everything that was good about EB in the merger. He developed the mindset of the upscale pawn shop, not paying employees worth shit, and building up the company for the quick big sale just like Wayne Huyzenga did with Blockbuster (which fell through). He represented everything wrong with the short-term approach of American business corporations. Enjoy whatever multi-million-dollar bonus you get as a severance package while your full-time employees barely get paid enough to pay the bills.