UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 8, 2005
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                                 GAMESTOP CORP.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                    1-31228                    75-2951347
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission               (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation)              File Number)             Identification No.)

   625 Westport Parkway, Grapevine, TX                               76051
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 (Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (817) 424-2000
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 8.01.        Other Events.

     On September 8, 2005,  GameStop Corp.  issued a press release reporting GSC
Holdings Corp.'s intention to issue an aggregate of $950 million of senior notes
and  senior  floating  rate  notes  to  partially  finance  its  acquisition  of
Electronics  Boutique  Holdings  Corp.  A copy of the press  release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)    Exhibits

99.1              Press Release issued by GameStop  Corp.,  dated September 8,
                  2005.


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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                    GAMESTOP CORP.
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                                    (Registrant)


Date: September 8, 2005
                                    /s/ David W. Carlson
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                                    Name:  David W. Carlson
                                    Title: Executive Vice President and Chief
                                           Financial Officer 


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                                 GAMESTOP CORP.

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number          Description
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Exhibit 99.1            Press Release of GameStop Corp., dated September 8, 2005


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