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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=3><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>February&nbsp;28, 2003</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>ELECTRONICS BOUTIQUE HOLDINGS CORP.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact Name of registrant as specified in charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD COLSPAN=2><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>931 South Matlack Street, West Chester, PA</B></FONT></TD>
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19382</B></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>(610)&nbsp;430-8100</B></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On February&nbsp;28, 2003, Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. announced that its affiliates, The Electronics Boutique,&nbsp;Inc. and EB Services Company,
LLP, prevailed in the appeal of a major civil lawsuit brought against those companies by Game Group Plc. Game Group filed the appeal in October&nbsp;2002 after judgment was entered against it in the
trial of the matter. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Game
Group filed suit in March&nbsp;2002 in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice in the United Kingdom. It sought a ruling that, because of an alleged change of control
of EB Services Company, it was entitled to terminate the services agreement between itself and EB Services Company that had been in effect since 1995 and that does not expire by its terms until at
least 2006. Pursuant to the services agreement, EB Services Company receives significant fees for services provided to Game Group. The fees were approximately $6.0&nbsp;million for the fiscal year
ended February&nbsp;2002 and approximately $4.2&nbsp;million for the first three quarters of the fiscal year ended February&nbsp;2003. In October&nbsp;2002, the Chancery Division ruled that
Game Group was not entitled to terminate the services agreement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A
copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99 and incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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
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By:</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JAMES A. SMITH</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT SIZE=2>James A. Smith</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Date
March&nbsp;3, 2003 </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>99</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Press
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ELECTRONICS BOUTIQUE WINS APPEAL OF LAWSUIT BY GAME GROUP PLC.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>WEST CHESTER, PA&#151;February&nbsp;28, 2003</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: ELBO) today
announced that its affiliates, The Electronics Boutique,&nbsp;Inc. and EB Services Company, LLP, prevailed in the appeal of a major civil lawsuit brought against those companies by Game Group Plc.
Game Group filed the appeal in October&nbsp;2002 after judgment was entered against it in the trial of the matter. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Game
Group filed suit in March&nbsp;2002 in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice in the United Kingdom. It sought a ruling that, because of an alleged change of control
of EB Services Company, it was entitled to terminate the services agreement between itself and EB Services Company that had been in effect since 1995 and that does not expire by its terms until at
least 2006. Pursuant to the services agreement, EB Services Company receives significant fees for services provided to Game Group. The fees were approximately $6.0&nbsp;million for the fiscal year
ended February&nbsp;2002 and approximately $4.2&nbsp;million for the first three quarters of the fiscal year ended February&nbsp;2003. In October&nbsp;2002, the Chancery Division ruled that
Game Group was not entitled to terminate the services agreement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"We
are very pleased that the appellate judges confirmed the ruling of the trial court," said Jeffrey W. Griffiths, President and Chief Executive Officer of Electronics Boutique Holdings
Corp. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><I> About Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp.  </I></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The company is among the world's largest specialty retailers dedicated exclusively to video game hardware, software and PC entertainment software and accessories.
The company currently operates 1,146 stores in the United States, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto Rico, Sweden and South Korea&#151;primarily under the
names EB Games and Electronics Boutique. The company operates an e-commerce website at </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>www.ebgames.com</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. Additional company information is
available at </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>www.ebholdings.com</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. </FONT></P>

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