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                                                                    Exhibit 3.26

             Articles of Incorporation of EB Catalog Company, Inc.

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FEB 04 1999
No. C2683-99


/S/ DEAN HELLER
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DEAN HELLER, SECRETARY OF STATE

                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                            EB CATALOG COMPANY, INC.

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     FIRST: The name of this corporation is;

                            EB CATALOG COMPANY, INC.

     SECOND: Its principal office in the State of Nevada is located at 2255-A
Renaissance Drive, Suite 4, Las Vegas, NV 81199. The name and address of its
resident agent is Entity Services (Nevada), LLC at the above address.

     THIRD: The nature of the business or objects or purposes proposed may be
organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada;

          To engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be
organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada.

     FOURTH: The total authorized capital stock of the corporation is One
Hundred (100) shares of Common Stock With A Par value of $.01 shares.

     FIFTH: The governing board of this corporation shall be known as
directors, and the number of directors may from time to time be increased or
decreased in such manner as shall be provided in the by-laws of this
corporation, provided that the number of directors shall not be reduced less
than one unless there is less then one stockholder.

The name and post office address of the first board of directors, which shall be
two in number, is as follows;

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       NAME              POST OFFICE ADDRESS
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<S>                   <C>
JOSEPH J. FIRESTONE   2255-A RENAISSANCE DRIVE
                      SUITE 4
                      LAS VEGAS, NV 89119

JOHN R. PANICHEILLO   2255-A RENAISSANCE DRIVE
                      SUITE 4
                      LAS VEGAS, NV 89119
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     SIXTH: The capital stock, after the amount of the subscription price, or
par value, has been paid in, shall not be subject to assessment to pay the
debts of the corporation.

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     SEVENTH: The name and post office address of the incorporator signing the
articles of incorporation is as follows:

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      NAME        POST OFFICE ADDRESS
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<S>               <C>
Sylvia M. White   1013 Centre Road
                  Wilmington, DE 19805
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     EIGHTH: The corporation is to have perpetual existence.

     NINTH: In furtheranoe and not in limitation of the powers conferred by
statute, the board of directors is expressly authorized, subject to the by-laws,
if any, adopted by the shareholders, to make, alter or amend the by-law of the
corporation.

     TENTH: Meetings of stockholders may be held outside of the State of Nevada
at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the board of
directors or in the by-laws of the corporation.

     ELEVENTH: This corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or
repeal any provision contained in the articles of incorporation, in the manner
now or hereafter prescribed, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein
are granted subject to this reservation.

     I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the sole incorporator herein before named for the
purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the
State of Nevada, do make and file these articles of incorporation, hereby
declaring and certifying that the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly
have hereunto get my hand this third day of February, A.D. 191999.


                                        By: /s/ Sylvia M. White
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                                            Sylvia M. White, Incorporator

