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GameStop Swoops In To Buy ThinkGeek For $140 Million

Posted by Soulskill on from the will-pay-you-8-cents-for-used-annoy-a-trons dept.

Lirodon writes: Remember a few days ago, when Slashdot's former parent company was the subject of a $122 million takeover bid by Hot Topic? Well, another geeky retailer entered the fray in the battle for ThinkGeek, and won. GameStop will be acquiring Geeknet for $140 million. The video game retailer has promised synergies, such as in-store pickup and integration with its rewards program.

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  1. Preorder by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did Gamestop pre-order geeknet?

    Will I now need to pre-order things on ThinkGeek, or not get them at all?

    Inquiring minds want to know!

  2. Re:Making ThinkGeek even less relevant, hmm? by gmhowell · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you weren't too fucking lazy to read the article, you might know that it's a combination of $37 million and $20/share. You don't deserve your low ID.

    While you were busy 'reading articles', he was busy getting a low ID. BTW, UID 1 never read an article.

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  3. Re:Might make Gamestop a bit more relevant by lister+king+of+smeg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Announcer: Do you remember a time when chocolate chips came fresh from the oven? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
    Fry: Ah, those were the days.
    Announcer: Do you remember a time when women couldn't vote and certain people weren't allowed on golf courses? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

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