--  Advisor to Entertainment, Retail, Marketing and Real Estate Companies
               --  Former Chairman of Sony Retail Entertainment
            --  Also Was Executive VP of Walt Disney Imagineering

    WEST CHESTER, Pa., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Electronics Boutique Holdings
Corp. (Nasdaq: ELBO), the world's largest specialty retailer of electronic
games, today announced the election of Stanley (Mickey) Steinberg to its Board
of Directors.  This increases the Board to six members.
    Mr. Steinberg, 65 years old, is an advisor to Sony Corporation of America
with responsibility for selected special projects.  He is also a consultant to
other companies in the entertainment, retail, marketing and real estate
industries.
    From 1994 to 1998 Mr. Steinberg was chairman of Sony Retail Entertainment,
overseeing the design, development and operation of urban entertainment
centers across the U.S.  From 1988 to 1994 he was executive vice president of
Walt Disney Imagineering, managing theme park development work totaling more
than $4.5 billion.
    Joe Firestone, president and chief executive officer of Electronics
Boutique, said Mr. Steinberg's experience in entertainment and in retailing
makes him a valuable addition to the Board of Directors.
    "Both at Sony and at Disney, Mickey Steinberg has been a leader in the
business of providing entertainment to the public at large," Mr. Firestone
said.  "His record of success in this area is directly relevant to Electronics
Boutique as we continue on a path of rapid growth."
    Electronics Boutique's primary products are video games and PC
entertainment software, supported by the sale of video game hardware, PC
productivity software and accessories.  The company currently operates 479
stores in 42 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, Australia and South Korea, primarily
under the names Electronics Boutique and Stop 'N Save Software.

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