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Redbox Video Game Rentals Go Nationwide In The US

After nearly two years of testing video game rentals in its ubiquitous crimson movie rental machines, Redbox is ready to take its game national, offering game rentals at more than 21,000 locations in the US starting June 17.


July 1, 2010
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Redbox Kiosks Now Testing Game Rentals In Three US States

The kiosk-rental service Redbox began offering $US2-a-day game rentals at 150 locations in Nevada, North Carolina and Texas last weekend, but the selection was disappointing to analysts examining the offerings.


February 2, 2010
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Walmart, Best Buy Close Down Trade-In Kiosks

E-Play, the company providing kiosks for used game trade-in pilot programs has suspended operations, ending Best Buy and Walmart’s short-lived experiment in the used games business.


June 26, 2009
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GameStop Isn’t Worried About Trade-In Kiosks

News of retail giant Best Buy entering the used game market with automated trade-in kiosks failed to leave video game speciaty chain GameStop quaking in its boots.


May 19, 2009
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Wal-Mart Launching Video Game Trade-In Kiosks

Wal-Mart has teamed up with kiosk company e-Play to test automated video game trade-in kiosks in several store locations throughout the Northeastern United States.