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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


EX-23.1     Consent of KPMG LLP


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                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors
Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration StatementS (NoS.
333-47684 and 333-65463) on Form S-8 of Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. and
subsidiaries of our report dated March 15, 2001, relating to the consolidated
balance sheets of Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. and subsidiaries as of
January 29, 2000 and February 3, 2001, and the related consolidated statements
of income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended February 3, 2001, and the related schedule, which report
appears in the February 3, 2001, annual report on Form 10-K of Electronics
Boutique Holdings Corp. and subsidiaries.


/s/ KPMG LLP


Philadelphia, PA
April 26, 2001

