GameStop To Acquire Rhino Video Games?

[CaptainZombie]

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/archive...ideo-games.php

CAG FSUEagles is reporting a rumor that GameStop is about to purchase Rhino Video Games, a chain of video game stores located in the Southeast USA and currently owned by Blockbuster, Inc.

[ExtremeGamer]

Re: GameStop To Acquire Rhino Video Games?

?? I thought Blockbuster was GameRush?

[Acid]

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I've never heard of Rhino or GameRush.

Only EB/Gamestop and GameCrazy are the big ones here.

[ExtremeGamer]

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I've never heard of Rhino or GameRush.

Only EB/Gamestop and GameCrazy are the big ones here.

For the record, I've never heard of Rhino Games either.

I've heard of Rhino records....

[CaptainZombie]

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For the record, I've never heard of Rhino Games either.

I've heard of Rhino records....

I've heard of them before, but there are none here in the Midwest.

[Rodster]

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I remember going to Rhino games when I was living in Jax FL. Here's a link to there store locations.

http://www.rhinovideogames.com/stores.aspx

[Holic]

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?? I thought Blockbuster was GameRush?

GameRush is Blockbuster, guess the midwest Blockbuster is different.

[CaptainZombie]

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GameRush is Blockbuster, guess the midwest Blockbuster is different.

It's weird, here in IL we don't have any Gamerush's where I live.

[Holic]

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It's weird, here in IL we don't have any Gamerush's where I live.

You guys have Blockbuster though, right? GameRush is just the gaming section inside Blockbuster. I guess it's not in every Blockbuster. They used to give some awesome trade in prices, then they'd add another $5 per trade. I used to find old games on sale for cheap, go there, trade them in, and end up making a decent profit. If only they would get the games in like other gaming stores, I'd still be going there.

[CaptainZombie]

Re: GameStop To Acquire Rhino Video Games?

You guys have Blockbuster though, right? GameRush is just the gaming section inside Blockbuster. I guess it's not in every Blockbuster. They used to give some awesome trade in prices, then they'd add another $5 per trade. I used to find old games on sale for cheap, go there, trade them in, and end up making a decent profit. If only they would get the games in like other gaming stores, I'd still be going there.

Yes, we do have Blockbuster all over the place. Funny thing is when I was in college I was an Asst. Mgr. at a BBV. Weird thing is that the BBV by me had game trade ins for about 3-4 months and then they stopped a few years ago. I'm not too sure if it was a GameRush or not at one point in the store.

[Rodster]

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It's a done deal !

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3156245

GameStop Goes On Safari, Acquires Rhino Games
Another smaller game retail chain bites the dust.
By Dan Dormer, 01/08/2007

"GameStop is continuing their Pac-Man style approach to acquiring the competition, announcing late last week they acquired the Southeastern-based games retail chain Rhino Games from Blockbuster. The total amount GameStop is paying has not been disclosed, but Blockbuster originally picked up Rhino Games in May 2004. Rhino Games has 72 stores in six states -- Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

John Antioco, Blockbuster chairman and CEO, said, "Today's announcement is in line with our goal to maintain focus on our Blockbuster-branded assets. We wish the Rhino concept ongoing success under its new ownership, and while games remain an integral part of our Blockbuster business, we will continue to focus on growing our overall share of the video rental market both through our stores and through Blockbuster Total Access..."

R. Richard Fontaine, GameStop chairman and CEO, said, "The integration of the Rhino group into the growing portfolio of GameStop stores will result in operating synergies while being accretive to earnings. The location of most Rhino stores do not overlap existing GameStop sites, and primarily serve secondary and tertiary markets where we have been very successful. Furthermore, the Rhino business model, and a very game oriented management team, will fit seamlessly into the GameStop culture."

And now their trade prices are nowhere near as lucrative. Oh well."

[aukevin]

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I've got a Rhino games down the road from where I work that I've gotten games from, and one other somewhere else in the Huntsville area. If they change to Gamestop, that'll be like the 6th and 7th Gamestop/EB games in the area!

[ExtremeGamer]

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I've got a Rhino games down the road from where I work that I've gotten games from, and one other somewhere else in the Huntsville area. If they change to Gamestop, that'll be like the 6th and 7th Gamestop/EB games in the area!

They'll close the stores not selling as well.

In my area, I had 3 EB's and 4 Gamestop's, when their merger happened, all the EB's closed.

[luv_mist]

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Who is Gamecrazy with then? I thought that was who Blockbuster had? Gamestop is trying to do big things. I guess it'll eventually be Walmart vs. Gamestop.......

[ExtremeGamer]

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Who is Gamecrazy with then? I thought that was who Blockbuster had? Gamestop is trying to do big things. I guess it'll eventually be Walmart vs. Gamestop.......

Gamecrazy is Hollywood Video