GameStop stock plunged on Wednesday after revealing a 31% revenue decline in its second-quarter earnings. The video game retailer's revenue drop comes amid the industry's shift to digital game downloads. AdvertisementGameStop investors received a sobering wakeup call on Wednesday after the video game retailer saw its stock plunge as much as 18%. GameStop's earnings revealed a sharp 31% revenue decline to $798 million as the video game industry accelerates its transition from physical game sales to digital game downloads. AdvertisementAside from the sharp revenue decline, GameStop reported a slight profit surprise with adjusted earnings per share of $0.01 higher than the -$0.09 estimate from Wall Street.

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