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GameFly Opens Austin Distribution Center

Video game rent-by-mail company GameFly has just announced the opening of a brand new distribution center in Austin Texas. The new center will handle mailing games in little orange envelopes to subscribers across Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico. This is the third new center opened in the past 13 months, along with the Pittsburgh, PA and Tampa, FL locations.

“The Austin-area distribution center is strategically placed to provide the quickest shipping times to a large number of members across multiple states,” said Jeff Kawasugi, vice president of logistics for GameFly. “In addition, we are extremely pleased to join the Austin business community and look forward to a mutually beneficial and long-term relationship.”

Now all they need is a center in Seattle and they're golden. Sorry Hawaii and Alaska, but you knew what you were getting into in the first place.

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Iron Man Game Rentals Beat Out GTA IV (Sorta)

Iron Man the movie wasn't the only Marvel enterprise to do well against GTA IV over the weekend, it looks like Iron Man the video game also held it's own, at least for rentals.

In GameFly's weekly run down of top releases they show that while Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox 360 took the top spot and Grand Theft Auto IV for the PS3 took the number three spot, Iron Man managed to wedge itself between the two, creating a crunchy GTA sandwich. The game based on the movie was also the top PSP and PS2 rental last week.

Not bad. Hit the jump to see the full list of cross-platform rentals for the week of GTA.

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GameFly Trying Out Trade-In Program

We got word from GameFly subscriber and Kotaku reader Jeremiah who informs that he's one of the few asked to participate in the company's new trade-in program. Inventively named the GameFly Trade-In Program, gamers can send in their used games—shipping cost footed by you—to get credit for their account.

Looks like the mail rental service is going after some of GameStop's business, hoping to pay bottom dollar for more of its library. I can't imagine there are too many publishers and developers who will be thrilled to learn of yet another game retailer who's tapping into the used market.


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GameFly Becomes Viable For Southeast

Previously, having a membership to the GameFly mail-order game rental service and living in the Southeastern United States was pretty much a total waste of time. With games taking up to a week to ship from the Los Angeles or Pittsburgh distribution centers, I found myself much better off running to the local Blockbuster and praying my latest game selection was in stock. Now GameFly makes their service just a bit more viable for those of us in the Southeast with the opening of their new distribution center in Tampa Florida.
"We are continually optimizing our service to provide the best possible experience for our members," said Dave Hodess, CEO, GameFly. "The GameFly team was very strategic in selecting the location of the Tampa warehouse in order to ensure the most efficient delivery throughout the region."
I may just have to try the service out again now that they're that much closer to my Atlanta home. Of course Middle America is still screwed, but we promise to wave to your games as they pass by on their long, perilous journey. More »

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Retailers All But Confirm Silent Hill Origins PS2 Port

We first brought word last month that Konami's PSP original effort Silent Hill Origins would get the profit-maximizing PlayStation 2 port, like many PSP games before it. Today, we have more evidence. SCEA and Konami reps decided not to comment on the rumored game when we asked about it in December, but that doesn't stop retailers GameFly and Amazon from essentially confirming it, two listings dug up by Siliconera. Both companies now feature box art and release dates for the PS2 port, which is expected to ship in March.

Amazon's details on the port don't mention any additions to Silent Hill Origins, so we expect something quick and dirty. Well, probably not dirty, but you know what I mean.

Silent Hill Origins PS2 port looking increasingly probable [Siliconera]


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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.

GameFly testing pre-played trade-in program [Joytiq]


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GameFly Year-End Sale

GameFly has their Year-End Sale going on now until January 4th on all their preplayed (when did that corporate euphemism for "used" enter our dialect anyway?) games. Their prices are generally pretty solid, especially if you're a GameFly subscriber and get their free store dollars now and again, but this sale definitely has some deals to keep in mind. You could do a lot worse than picking up Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360) for $14.99 or Worms: Open Warfare (PSP) for $9.99. Hit the jump for all their highlighted deals (and the stuff to fill that gaping post-Christmas hole in your heart that a Gap sweater can't touch).

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House of the Dead Series Shuffling To Wii

Ghost Squad may not be the only arcade light gun shooter Sega plans to refit for the Wii Zapper, as Go Nintendo has uncovered a listing for House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return at rental service Gamefly. We can fairly safely assume that this will bring both The House of the Dead 2, based on the Sega Naomi hardware, and The House of the Dead III, originally for the Sega Chihiro hardware. The two titles have made console appearances on the Dreamcast and Xbox, respectively, but have never been bundled before.

At this point, Sega has made no official announcements about such a collection, but Gamefly's track record of spoiling announcements has been fairly solid so far. As a superfan of The House of the Dead 2, I am cautiously optimistic, hoping that I'll get the Wii opportunity to give the shotgun-heavy The House of the Dead III a second chance.

House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return [Gamefly via Go Nintendo]


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GameFly Rates Go Up

Attention GameFly subscribers, your subscription rates are about to go up. Before delivering a deafening sonic wave of synchronized bitching, keep in mind it's only a buck. You can handle that. And it's not GameFly doing the shafting, it's the US Postal Service. Those new $60 games aren't helping, either. More »

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Spider-Man Tops GameFly's Most Wanted

Man, there are going to be a lot of people disappointed when they get their GameFly game rentals in. According to the service's latest most wanted list Spider-Man 3 takes four of the top ten positions. More »

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GameZnFlix Drops PSP Titles

Online game rental outfit GameZnFlix isn't dropping their awkward camel-capped name, regrettably, but they are getting out of the PlayStation Portable biz. It's not that the PSP is underperforming, just that those damned UMDs are getting too expensive to mail out to customers. By way of Aeropause, we are treated to this apology from GameZnFlix. More »

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GameFly Expands To East Coast

Videogame rental company GameFly seems to be taking another step to addressing one of the more common complaints about its service, longer mailing times. GameFly is now testing a distribution center on the east coast in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to better serve their customers. More »


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Gamefly's Most Popular Titles Cmas Edition

Gamefly just sent out their latest list of the ten most popular cross-platform games among their users. These are the games that show-up most often on people's wait list. Once again the Xbox 360 dominated the list, in fact it's the only console on the list at all. This makes sense to some degree since there are so many more 360s out there, but maybe next week we'll see the Wii or even the PS3 finally crack the list now that the gifts are flowing. More »

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Gamefly: PS3, Wii Anticipation Not So Hot

While Sony games made a surprisingly good showing in GameFly's most anticipated games list for the week with PS2 and PSP games taking all but one of the top five spots, only three Playstation 3 games made the list at all. More »

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GameFly's Top Ten Requested Games

It looks like something finally cracked the stranglehold the Xbox 360 had on GameFly's Top 10 List. The list shows the top ten most requested games from the game rental company. More »

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GameFly's Top Ten Requests List

GameFly's latest top ten rental game requests list has a very distinct Xbox 360 flavor to it. Only two games on the list aren't for the Msoft next-gen console: NCAA Football 07 and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow both for the Playstation 2. More »

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Wii, PS3 Hits GameFly Rental Que

Game rental company GameFly just added the Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3 to their inventory. Right now both their PS3 and Wii listings show 27 games each coming to the consoles, and their company, for rental. The Wii listing shows a November release date, while the PS3 listing, of course, shows a Nov. 17 release date. GameFly members can already start adding PS3 and Wii games to their rental que. What's your first choice for a Wii or PS3 rental? More »