GameStop has announced that it will be bringing back some stores across the country, beginning with the first on September 11. The formerly ubiquitous video game brick-and-mortar retailer has been notoriously going through some tough times for over a decade. There have been rumors over the years that the well-known store, which is a household name for gaming enthusiasts in the United States, was going kaputt, and many people feign surprise that GameStop still exists. But happily for many, the retailer seems to not only be hanging on but actually reviving formerly closed locations.
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In a recent Twitter post, GameStop revealed that it will be reopening select stores nationwide beginning with a location in Brooklyn, Ohio, on September 11. Just how many brick-and-mortar locations will be making a reappearance has not been revealed, but many responses under the social media post express a bit of dubiousness. This seems largely due to the fact that many former GameStop stores have already been taken over by other retailers in many areas, with comments like “my local one is a...
