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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. Re:Eh ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Think Geek -IS- Hot Topic.

    If you've not been in a Hot Topic any time in the last 8 years let me summarize it for you: Bazinga shirts and Nickelodeon merch.

    Now just add in some token "nerd toys", and remove the black paint from the walls and you've got a place that's hard to differentiate from Think Geek.