Discs-to-your-door rental service Gamefly will buy Direct2Drive from IGN, according to a report by MCV, likely expanding digital rentals’ availability over PC down the line. More »
As we were all expecting, US rental chain Blockbuster has this morning filed for bankruptcy. You win this round, Netflix.
Beleaguered rental chain Blockbuster’s financial woes have gone from bad to really bad, with the Los Angeles Times reporting that the company will next month file for bankruptcy. More »
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. More »
Strong users of rental services and resale or trade-in options, sports gamers justifiably feel blindsided by EA Sports’ new “Online Pass”, which requires a ton of once-standard game content to be activated by a one-use code. More »
Game-trading outlet Goozex have released some charts revealing what their most popular titles of 2009 were, and included are comprehensive charts for each major video game platform. More »
