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Blockbuster Rolls Out Games-By-Mail In The US

After testing out the service in several regions over the past year and a half, Blockbuster adds free video game rentals to its Blockbuster By Mail service, giving the spectre of death hovering over the company brief pause.


July 17, 2010

Atari Reviving Centipede, Star Raiders Too?

Earlier this week, Atari revealed an unexpected retro-revival, a new game based on the original Haunted House for the Atari 2600. Atari’s plans for breathing new life into old brands may not stop there.


July 15, 2010
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Your Fourth Spider-Man From Shattered Dimensions Is…

…well, it could be a few things. What appears to be the final box art for Activision’s Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions is here, thanks to Gamefly, apparently revealing the fourth, still unofficially revealed incarnation of Spidey. And he’s black.


November 19, 2009
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Blockbuster Online Game Rentals Head To Seattle

After successfully launching the pilot program in Cleveland, Ohio, Blockbuster Video’s Gamefly-challenging Games By Mail rental service expands into the Seattle area.


October 25, 2009
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Gamefly App Lets You Carry Community, Controls With You

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.


October 21, 2009

Konami Publishing Monster Finder, The First DSi-only Game

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.


October 17, 2009
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Postman Swipes 2200 Gamefly Games

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.


October 15, 2009
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GameFly Filing Shows Netflix-Only Mail Slots

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.


July 30, 2009

Square Enix Says Star Ocean PS3 Listing “An Error”

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.


July 7, 2009
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Game Play, Used Game Sales Rocket During Recession

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.