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Blockbuster Online Game Rentals Head To Seattle
7:20AM Mike Fahey | After successfully launching the pilot program in Cleveland, Ohio, Blockbuster Video’s Gamefly-challenging Games By Mail rental service expands into the Seattle area. More »
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Gamefly App Lets You Carry Community, Controls With You
9:00AM Brian Crecente | Video game rental service Gamefly rolled out a free application for the iPhone this week that they hope will become the one-stop-shop for gamers looking to get the lowdown on available and upcoming video games. More »
Rumours
Konami Publishing Monster Finder, The First DSi-only Game
9:20AM Michael McWhertor | AlphaUnit’s Monster Finder, the first Nintendo DSi-only retail game announced for the platform, looks like it may have been picked up by Konami, due to arrive stateside early next year. More »
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Postman Swipes 2200 Gamefly Games
3:00AM Mike Fahey | A Philadelphia-area postal worker with sticky fingers has admitted to intercepting $US86,000 worth of games originally intended for subscribers of GameFly’s video game rental service. More »
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GameFly Filing Shows Netflix-Only Mail Slots
12:20PM Owen Good | The slapfight between GameFly and the U.S. Postal Service now extends to the question of official-or-unofficial “Netflix Only” mail slots, which the rent-by-mail service contends is another example of the inappropriate preferential treatment its peers and competitors receive. More »
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Square Enix Says Star Ocean PS3 Listing “An Error”
8:40AM Michael McWhertor | A listing for the PlayStation 3 version of Star Ocean: The Last Hope appeared on retailer Gamefly this week, an unannounced port of the Xbox 360 version. Square Enix reps now say that retailer listing was made in error. More »
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Game Play, Used Game Sales Rocket During Recession
2:00AM Brian Crecente | The number of hours that gamers play is at an all time high over the past few months, according to a new study from Nielsen. More »
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GameFly Pays First Class Postage For Second Class Treatment
10:00AM AJ Glasser | GameFly — the enormously successful rent-video-games-by-mail service — filed an official complaint yesterday with the Postal Regulatory Commission. More »
Media
GameFly Tests Your Game Knowledge With GameAnswers.com
12:40AM Mike Fahey | GameFly has just launched GameAnswers.com, a website that allows gamers to share their knowledge of the industry and judge by their peers. More »
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