<![CDATA[Kotaku: Rental]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Rental]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/rental http://kotaku.com/tag/rental <![CDATA[Gameloft Flies Game-Laden Rental iPads Across Australia]]> Wouldn't it be nice if you could rent an iPad filled with nifty Gameloft-brand game product to keep you occupied during lengthy flights? Next month customers of Australia's Jetstar will find out first hand. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5862300&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GameFly Sweetens the Pot with PC Game Downloads]]> For nearly a decade GameFly has been the Netflix of video games, delivering console and handheld titles to eager gamers across the United States, but where's the PC gaming love? It's coming later this year, when GameFly rolls out an online client featuring more than 100 free PC game downloads. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5829078&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GameFly Opens Seattle Distribution Center, Alaska Rejoices]]> The Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Wild. Majestic. Coffee-soaked. For too long these dark and mysterious areas of the United States have been bereft of a local GameFly distribution center, forced to suffer longer-than-normal shipping times for their game rentals. Today GameFly says no more. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5816627&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Redbox Takes Video Game Rentals Nationwide]]> Redbox, the kiosk rental service offering DVDs at grocery stores, drugstores, convenience stores and store stores, will expand its pilot offering of video game rentals to locations nationwide. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5663278&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Law of the Game: GameStop Practice Appears Deceptive]]> Legal game site, Law of the Game, has weighed in on GameStop's policy of selling games they let their employees play as new, unplayed, titles. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5206952&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Gamefly Testing Trade-Ins]]> We all know that GameFly replaces having to run out to the store and buy a game with the convenience of having to wait several weeks in a queue for AAA titles, but what about our old games? They just sit there, gathering dust and making our entertainment centers look all varied and colorful. Well soon GameFly might even be able help with that. The company has been testing a game trade-in service through select customers, allowing gamers to ship in their used games in for credit towards membership fees and purchasing other used games. The folks at Joystiq contacted GameFly, who gave them the down-low.
We've been testing a trade-in program for a few months now. When we are convinced that there is sufficient consumer demand and the customer experience is highly robust, we expect to make it available to all our members.
Of curse other websites have had this sort of system in place for quite some time, and as the article states GameFly's used prices don't bode well for trade-in values. Convenient possibly, but I still think eBay will still be the most profitable way to go when you're clearing out shelf space. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=342813&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Renter Does Not A Buyer Make]]> Here's some confirmation of what most of us already knew: a study by Frank N. Magid Associates shows that renting is bad for game sales. In particular, check out these two findings: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=327422&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Blockbuster Renting GH Guitar]]> This is certainly something new for my local Blockbuster Video store, though your results may vary. The Blockbuster my roommate works at is renting the Guitar Hero controller for the Xbox 360 starting today. The controller rents separately of the game itself at $7.99 before tax, so, for the total package, you'll have to shell out $16 of your hard-earned monies. I cannot remember another time in the history of major retail game rentals that they've had a separate rental—or rental at all, for that matter—of a gaming peripheral. It's a testament to the popularity of the Guitar Hero franchise, I suppose. Keep in mind that Blockbuster tends to have its head up its ass when it comes to ordering games at their non Game Rush stores, so call ahead before rushing out to have your heart broken. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=316690&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hey UK! Rent 360 Games for Your Original Xbox!!]]>
With all those different models and different consoles out there, it sure is difficult to keep everything straight. That is, if you don't really give a hoot. Kotakuite Ophiuchus was walking past his local game retailer somewhere in Great Britain, when he stumbled on the above advertisement for 360 games that features an original Xbox controller. Would that be considered backwards compatible, forwards compatible or something else entirely? Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=193513&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[E306: Clean My Disc]]>
I was walking through one of the halls when this little cherry-red number caught my eye. I do a fair amount of damage to the CDs that have the misfortune to end up in my car, so a better disc repair device than the hand-cranked jobbies seemed like a good idea. Then I saw the price: $995. That's a lot of copies of Dark Side of the Moon. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=173271&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GameFly Gets Annoyed At 360 Scratching]]> Just noticed that GameFly has started to get a wee bit annoyed about their rented Xbox 360 games coming back all scratched. According to Gamasutra, the company has started sending out form letters to people who return a damaged Xbox 360 game: More »
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