5 November 2009
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Best Buy Stores Nationwide Open at Midnight for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Release

What: Local fans can be among the first to purchase Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2, the highly anticipated video game releasing at midnight as part of a series of special events at several Best Buy stores nationwide. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, will be available for purchase beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, November 10 at Best Buy locations nationwide.

 
1 September 2009
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Best Buy Celebrates the 9-9-09 Release of “The Beatles™ ROCK BAND™” and Beatles Remastered Studio Albums with In-Store Events in 10 Top Markets

MINNEAPOLIS, SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 – Beatlemania is in full swing at Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) to celebrate the release of The Beatles™: ROCK BAND™ and The Beatles’ remastered studio albums. On Wednesday, Sept. 9, the nation’s leading entertainment destination will celebrate the launch by giving away all-expense paid trips to London to tour The Beatles’ famous stomping grounds, including an exclusive tour of Abbey Road Studios plus all access membership to its Reward Zone Premier Silver program. Fans can enter to win the trips throughout the day with a variety of other Beatles memorabilia and giveaways occurring during live broadcasts with top morning show DJs in 10 cities across the country– Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Customers will also have the opportunity to experience the unique entertainment access benefits Best Buy provides its best customers with complimentary Reward Zone Premier Silver memberships being given away throughout the event.

 
8 December 2008
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Best Buy® Helps Holiday Shoppers by Providing Value and Guidance

MINNEAPOLIS – December 8, 2008 – While more than three-quarters of Americans plan to budget the amount they spend this season according to a recent nationwide survey from Best Buy¹ (BBY) shoppers are looking for more than price when purchasing consumer electronics. Nearly 80 percent of those surveyed said well-informed salespeople, as well as post-purchase support, were key in their decision making process.

 
4 December 2008
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Best Buy Survey Finds Gift Advice and Assurance Are Top Priorities for Shoppers

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec 3, 2008 – A recent Best Buy nationwide survey found that three-quarters of Americans, while concerned about price, say that getting someone the right gift is their number one priority.  In addition, when it comes to consumer electronics gifts, customers say assurance and advice are top priorities when they are making purchase decisions. 

 
19 November 2008
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Geek Squad Announces In-Store and At-Home Gaming Set-Up and Customization Services

Minneapolis, MN, November 19, 2008 – Parents, the day has come. Today tech support task force Geek Squad announced gaming set-up services and parental control customization for today’s most popular consoles. Available at Geek Squad Precincts in Best Buy stores nationwide, Geek Squad’s gaming services are an easy and affordable way to set-up a system’s parental controls and user accounts, transfer data to a new system and connect to the Internet.

 
4 December 2007
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Statement from Best Buy Co., Inc., in response to the 12th annual National Institute on Media and the Family (NIMF) MediaWise Video Game Report Card:

MINNEAPOLIS, December 4, 2007 - At Best Buy, we have a responsibility to give our customers the opportunity to choose what is appropriate for themselves and their families, and to make our sales staff available to help our customers make informed decisions. As part of this commitment, we welcome the National Institute on Media and the Family (NIMF) report card as a good pulse read on the broader issues surrounding the video game industry.

 
24 September 2007
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Midnight Openings at Best Buy For Halo 3 Launch

Hundreds of dedicated fans line-up to be the first to purchase the third chapter of the Halo franchise

 
17 September 2007
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Capture the craze of Halo 3 multiplayer as Toronto gamers have the first chance to play it at Gaming Invasion ‘07

Best Buy Canada presents Gaming Invasion ’07, a 3-day weekend celebration of interactive entertainment at Yonge-Dundas Square.

 
9 April 2007
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Xbox 360™ Bus Tour will Educate Twin Cities Families on Safe Video Gaming

MINNEAPOLIS, April 9, 2007 – Educating and empowering parents, the Xbox 360™ Citizenship campaign bus will visit the Twin Cities Thursday, April 12 through Saturday, April 14 to inform consumers about the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) rating system for video games and highlight family settings available in electronic gaming consoles, including the Xbox 360.

 
10 May 2006
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Best Buy™ Launches Custom Gaming PCs

LOS ANGELES, May 10, 2006 — Best Buy, from the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³), today announced the launch of custom gaming PCs online at BestBuy.com. The new program helps customers design their own Velocity Micro computer system to perform to their specific gaming needs and to make purchases directly from BestBuy.com.