GameStop began in 1984 in Dallas, Texas as Babbage’s by James McCurry and Gary Kusin. The company was originally a software retailer selling Atari games and in 1987, Nintendo games.
In 1994, Babbage’s merged with Software Etc. In 1996, the company had 800 total stores and filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. The company was kept afloat by Leonard Riggio, of Barnes and Noble.
In 2005, the company merged with EB Games (formerly Electronics Boutique).
In 2007, the company acquired Rhino Video Game from Blockbuster. In 2011, Spawn Labs was acquired.
GameStop currently operates over 5,630 stores in 18 countries worldwide. Revenue in 2017 was $9.22 billion.
Company headquarters are located in Grapevine, Texas.