GME Sneeze & Turnaround timeline - from 2020 to present
2026
- On January 7, the board of directors announced a proposal for a long-term performance award for Ryan Cohen.
- Michael Burry returns to GME and posts part 2 of 2 of GME mini-series
2025
- On September 9, GameStop Announced a Dividend of Warrants to Shareholders, which were distributed on October 3.
- GameStop introduced Power Packs — "an innovative digital experience from PSA and GameStop" where customers can open a sealed digital pack that contains a PSA-graded card — see Trading Cards
- GameStop's annual meeting of stockholders was held on June 12. Read the statements from CEO Ryan Cohen
- GameStop raised over $4 billion through 2 private offerings of convertible senior notes. Some of that money was used to purchase 4,710 bitcoin. See Investment Policy
- GameStop Reported Fiscal Year 2024 Earnings Results, showing significant improvements to profitability and equity
2024
- GameStop reported Fiscal year 2023 results, demonstrating full-year profitability for the first time in 6 years
- After a 3 year absence,Roaring Kitty briefly returned to social media at a time when the price of GME shares was rapidly rising
- GameStop raised nearly $3.5 billion from 3 at-the-market equity offerings
- GameStop started a new venture into the graded trading cards market
2023
- Ryan Cohen becomes CEO; turnaround in progress
- CEO Ryan Cohen receives authorization to manage the company's investment portfolio
- Dumb Money movie released
2022
- Hedge fund Melvin Capital shuts down after failing to recover from major losses sustained during the sneeze
- Ryan Cohen gives an interview with GMEdd.com
- WallStreetBets bans any further discussions or posting about GME
2021
- The Sneeze of January 2021
- GameStop raises approximately $1.7 billion with 2 at-the-market equity offerings
- Ryan Cohen appointed chairman of the board of directors; the turnaround of the company begins
- GME investors discover DRS; GameStop begins publishing number of registered shares
2020
- Keith Gill aka Roaring Kitty, aka DeepFuckingValue brings attention to GME on social media
- Ryan Cohen buys GME and becomes the largest individual shareholder
2018, 2019
- GameStop was a struggling company with a poor outlook
- Michael Burry opened a position in GME and eventually wrote a letter to the then-board of directors urging a stock buyback.