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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES
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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT
REPORT</font></b></p>

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TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES</font></b></p>

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ACT OF 1934</font></b></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of
earliest event reported)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b><font style="font-weight:bold;">January 10, 2005</font></b></font></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ELECTRONICS BOUTIQUE HOLDINGS
CORP.</font></b></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 2.02 </font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Results
of Operations and Financial Condition.</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On January 10, 2005, Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. issued a press
release announcing its financial results for the nine-week holiday period ended
January 1, 2005.&#160; A copy of Electronics
Boutique&#146;s press release is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1, and is
incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information
in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished under Item 2.02 and shall
not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 9.01</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Financial Statements
and Exhibits.</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following exhibit is furnished in accordance with Item 601 of
Regulation S-K:</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibit 99.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Press
Release dated January 10, 2005.</p>

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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 hereunto
duly authorized.</font></p>

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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date &nbsp;January 10, 2005</font></p>
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<p style="color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</font></u></b></p>

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BOUTIQUE REPORTS 2004 HOLIDAY SALES RESULTS</font></b></h4>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">~ Total Sales Rose 22% to $666 Million ~</font></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">~ Comparable Store Sales Increase 3.6% ~</font></p>

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January 10, 2005 &#150; Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: ELBO), the
leading global specialty retailer of video games and related products, today
announced sales results for the nine- week holiday period ended January 1,
2005.&#160; Total sales increased 22.3% to
$666.0 million from $544.4 million in the same period last year, and comparable
store sales rose 3.6%.</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Commenting on the holiday results, Jeffrey Griffiths, President and
Chief Executive Officer, stated, &#147;Our 2004 holiday selling season benefited
from strong software sales, led by Microsoft&#146;s Halo 2 and Take Two&#146;s Grand
Theft Auto San Andreas, and the successful launch of the Nintendo DS
platform.&#160; However, as the quarter
progressed, the industry-wide hardware shortage became more significant than we
initially anticipated.&#160; Thus far in
January, which is an increasingly important month for us, our software lineup
remains strong and our customers continue to redeem holiday gift cards.&#148;</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The industry-wide hardware shortage affected not only the Company&#146;s top
line but also its margins due to lost sales of higher-margin software and
accessories that typically accompany a hardware purchase.&#160; As such, based on early trends in January,
the Company now expects diluted earnings per share to be at the lower end of
its previously announced ranges of $1.62 to $1.72 for the fourth fiscal quarter
and $2.20 to $2.30 for the full fiscal year.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company expects to announce fourth quarter and year-end results for
fiscal 2005 in mid-March.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp.</font></u></b><b><u><font style="font-weight:bold;">  </font></u></b></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Electronics Boutique, a Fortune 1000 company, is the leading global
specialty retailer dedicated exclusively to video game hardware and software,
PC entertainment software, accessories and related products. As of January 1,
2005, the company operated 1,981 stores in the United States, Australia,
Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto Rico and Sweden &#151;
primarily under</font></p>

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names EB Games and Electronics Boutique. The company operates an e-commerce
website at www.ebgames.com. Additional company information is available at
www.ebholdings.com.</p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">This release contains forward-looking statements, including statements
by Jeffrey Griffiths and those related to the financial performance of
Electronics Boutique for the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year ending
January 29, 2005, and to projected sales and consumer demand for the balance of
the fiscal year.&#160; Forward-looking
statements refer to expectations, projections and other characterizations of
future events or circumstances and are often identified by the use of words
such as &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;estimated,&#148;
&#147;continue&#148; or comparable terminology. In addition to factors specified in
Electronics Boutique&#146;s recent filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, there are other factors that could cause actual results to materially
differ from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements,
such as the schedule and sell-through for new software releases, consumer
demand for video game hardware and software, the timing of the introduction of
new generation hardware systems, pricing changes by key vendors for hardware
and software and the timing of any such changes, the adequacy of supplies of
new and pre-played product, increased competition and promotional activity from
other retailers, and the availability of locations for, and timing of the
opening of, new stores. In light of the risks and uncertainties inherent in the
forward-looking statements, these statements should not be regarded as a
representation by Electronics Boutique or any other person that the projected
results, objectives or plans will be achieved. Electronics Boutique undertakes
no obligation to revise or update the forward-looking statements to reflect
events or circumstances after the date hereof.</font></i></p>

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