Kongregate logoGameStop may make a majority of their profits through used game sales, but further evidence that they continue to look toward the future of digital releases came today as the publisher announced it has purchased the hugely popular Flash games site Kongregate.

The details of the deal were not disclosed, other than that GameStop purchased the site in full and Kongregate is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the infamous games retail giant (via GamesIndustry.biz). Also unclear are exactly what plans GameStop eventually has in store for Kongregate, although a statement released by the company reads that “acquiring Kongregate strengthens GameStop’s digital platform and its commitment to become the gaming aggregator of choice.”

Tellingly, GameStop CEO J. Paul Raines also recently expressed his desire to evolve the GameStop website “from a purely e-commerce site to a gaming platform that users can visit to play, learn, and purchase games.” Purchasing Kongregate certainly seems like a first step in that endeavor, and in a statement Raines said it “advances GameStop’s digital strategy by providing a gaming platform for casual, mobile, and browser games that can be promoted and played by our existing gamers.”

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