Kotaku: Gamefly

GameFly Wants to See Your Sucky Videos

Brian Crecente — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:00:00 MDT

Ever wanted to appear on television hawking something and not get paid to do it? Well, now's your chance.

GameFly is holding a "contest" to see who is the biggest GameFly super fan. The winner gets to show up on a GameFly television commercial. To enter, you just need to submit a 45 second video of yourself explaining why you love GameFly and why the character you are dressed as is your favorite. You can submit as many videos as you want from now till Sept. 30.

The video with the most votes between Oct. 1 and Oct. 31 will win a trip to Hollywood to appear in the commercial. Get on it, as of this morning there were only six videos submitted to GameFly for the contest... many of which sucked.

Hit the jump for visual proof of suckage.

GameFly Contest [Via Joystiq]

How GameFly is Like Your Psycho Ex

Owen Good — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:00:00 MDT

I don't get these notices because, wisely, I didn't opt in for the ~~mailing list~~ spam like this guy at The -Minus World. And he acknowledges that he could just as easily unsubscribe, but it's much more fun to cast GameFly's obsessive spam engine in the role of psychotic stalky ex. Especially when you can send yourself a message that says "You better not be fucking Netflix" and take a screenshot of that to illustrate the point. Oh, not to mention: "We've Received: A Restraining Order." You can see the descent into madness in four well-done screen shots of his inbox.

Gamefly Needs To Stop Acting Like A Psycho Ex-Girlfriend [The -Minus World]

GameFly Opens Austin Distribution Center

Mike Fahey — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:20:00 MDT

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.

GameFly Opens Latest Distribution Center in the Austin Area
New Distribution Center Provides Enhanced Delivery for Members in Seven States

LOS ANGELES—(BUSINESS WIRE)—GameFly, the leading online video game rental service, today announced the official opening of its latest distribution center located in the Austin area. The warehouse represents the third distribution center to open within the last 13 months and enables GameFly to deliver games more quickly to its members.

This distribution center further reinforces GameFly’s strong foothold in the online video game rental industry by confirming the growth of the company and gaming industry. Initially, the warehouse will service Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico. Additional Midwest states may be added in the future.

“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.”

“We always strive to enhance the gaming experience for our community, whether it’s creating new applications, incorporating unique features or simply just providing a better service,” said Dave Hodess, CEO of GameFly. “We are thrilled so many gamers have found that GameFly makes videogaming an even better experience and expect the new distribution center will be a great benefit to our members in and around Texas.”

Iron Man Game Rentals Beat Out GTA IV (Sorta)

Brian Crecente — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:00:00 MDT

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.

1 Grand Theft Auto IV Xbox 360 Action Adventure Take Two
2 Iron Man Xbox 360 Action Adventure Sega
3 Grand Theft Auto IV PlayStation 3 Action Adventure Take Two
4 Mario Kart Wii Wii Racing Nintendo
5 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Xbox 360 Shooter Ubisoft
6 Dark Sector Xbox 360 Shooter D3P
7 Iron Man PlayStation 3 Action Adventure Sega
8 Army of Two Xbox 360 Shooter Electronic Arts
9 Viking: Battle for Asgard Xbox 360 Action Adventure Sega
10 Ninja Gaiden 2 Xbox 360 Action Adventure Microsoft

GameFly Trying Out Trade-In Program

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:00:12 MDT

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.

GameFly Becomes Viable For Southeast

Mike Fahey — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:40:23 MST

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.

GameFly Opens Latest Distribution Warehouse in Tampa Area
LOS ANGELES - (Business Wire) GameFly, the leading online video game rental service, today announced the official opening of a distribution center in the Tampa area. The new center will allow GameFly to more quickly serve members in the Southeast.

The new distribution center further emphasizes GameFly's commitment to ensuring member satisfaction and expedited shipping for its growing community. Initially, the distribution center will service members in Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.

"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."

"We are excited to have GameFly join the Tampa business community," said Howard Volland, Financial Services Project Manager for the Committee of One Hundred, Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. "This distribution center emphasizes the growing businesses in the area, and the continued economic vitality of Hillsborough County and the state of Florida."

Retailers All But Confirm Silent Hill Origins PS2 Port

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:20:00 MST

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]

Gamefly Testing Trade-Ins

Mike Fahey — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:40:21 MST

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]

GameFly Year-End Sale

Mark Wilson — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:40:31 MST

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).

Xbox 360
All-Pro Football 2K8 $9.99
Bullet Witch $9.99
Call of Juarez $9.99
Eragon $9.99
Fantastic 4: Rise of t... $9.99
MLB 2K7 $9.99
Spider-Man 3 $9.99
Vampire Rain $9.99
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 $10.99
Armored Core 4 $12.99
Cabela's African Safari $12.99
Def Jam Icon $12.99
History Channel: Civil... $12.99
NBA Street Homecourt $12.99
Project Sylpheed: Arc ... $12.99
Shadowrun $12.99
Tony Hawk's Project 8 $12.99
Winning 11 Soccer '07 $12.99
WWE SmackDown! ... '07 $12.99
Samurai War. 2: Empires $13.99
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 $14.99

FIFA Soccer 07 $14.99
Monster Madness: Batt... $14.99
Need for Speed: Carbon $14.99
Samurai Warriors 2 $14.99
Star Trek: Legacy $14.99
Superman Returns $14.99
Tenchu Z $14.99
Call of Duty 3 $15.99
Over G Fighters $16.99
Pirates: At World's End $16.99
Shrek the Third $16.99
F.E.A.R. First Encount... $17.99
Moto GP '07 $17.99
Rapala Fishing $17.99
The Bigs $17.99
Virtua Tennis 3 $17.99
C&C3: Tiberium Wars $18.99
Tom Clancy's GRAW 2 $18.99
Sega Rally Revo $19.99
Stuntman: Ignition $19.99
Viva Pinata: Party Ani... $31.99

Wii
Anubis II $9.99
Pool Party $9.99
Legend of the Dragon $11.99
Alien Syndrome $12.99
Counter Force $12.99
Dave Mirra BMX... $12.99
Escape from Bug Island $12.99
Heatseeker $12.99
Ninjabread Man $12.99
Open Season $12.99
Surf's Up $14.99
Wing Island $14.99
Spider-Man 3 $15.99
Pirates: At World's End $16.99
Red Steel $16.99
Super Swing Golf $16.99
Tamagotchi: Party On $16.99
Blazing Angels: Squadr... $17.99
Bust-A-Move Bash! $17.99
Shrek the Third $17.99
The Sims 2: Pets $17.99
Elebits $19.99
Metal Slug Anthology $19.99
SSX Blur $19.99
The Godfather: Blackha... $20.99
Dragon Blade: Wrath of... $21.99
Super Monkey Ball... $21.99
Trauma Center: 2nd... $21.99
Brunswick Pro Bowling $22.99
Rapala Fishing $22.99
Kororinpa: Marble Mania $24.99
Rockstar Table Tennis $24.99
Transformers: The Game $24.99
Bleach: Shattered Blade $26.99
Dewy's Adventure $26.99
Pokemon Battle Revolut... $29.99
Wii Play $29.99
Scarface: The World Is... $32.99

PS2
Made Man: Confessions ... $6.99
MVP 07 NCAA Baseball $6.99
The Plan $6.99
Ghost Rider $7.99
Legend of the Dragon $7.99
MLB 2K7 $7.99
Pimp My Ride $7.99
Brave: The Search for ... $9.99
Eragon $9.99
Eureka Seven Vol. 2... $9.99
Hard Rock Casino $9.99
Naruto: Uzumaki Chroni... $9.99
Pirates: The Legend of... $9.99
The Bigs $9.99
TMNT $9.99
Tony Hawk's Project 8 $9.99
X-Men: The Official Game $9.99
Destroy All Humans 2 $11.99
Happy Feet $11.99
Raiden III $12.99
Shrek the Third $12.99
Spider-Man 3 $12.99
Yakuza $12.99
Nicktoons: Battle for ... $13.99
Pirates: At World's End $14.99
Ratatouille $14.99
Thrillville $14.99
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 $16.99
Samurai War. 2: Empires $19.99
Shin Megami Tensei... $19.99
Tony Hawk's Downhill... $19.99
.Hack: G.U. Vol. 1 - R... $21.99
.Hack: G.U. Vol. 2 - R... $21.99
GrimGrimoire $21.99
The Fast and the Furious $21.99
Valkyrie Profile 2: Si... $21.99
Atelier Iris 3: Grand ... $24.99
Shining Force EXA $24.99

PSP
Coded Arms $6.99
Armored Core: Formula... $9.99
Brothers in Arms: D-Day $9.99
Death Jr. $9.99
Infected $9.99
Justice League Heroes $9.99
Marvel Nemesis: Rise o... $9.99
Pirates: Dead Man's Ch... $9.99
Prince of Persia Revel... $9.99
Pursuit Force $9.99
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo $9.99
Steel Horizon $9.99
Worms: Open Warfare $9.99
Spider-Man 2 $10.99
NFS: Most Wanted 5-1-0 $11.99
Sonic Rivals $11.99
Thrillville $11.99
Crash Tag Team Racing $12.99
From Russia With Love $12.99
Ghost Rider $12.99
Medal of Honor: Heroes $12.99
Monster Hunter Freedom $12.99
Pirates: At World's End $12.99
Scarface: Money. Pow... $12.99
Star Wars: Lethal Alli... $12.99
The Sims 2 $12.99
Ultimate Ghosts 'N Gob... $12.99
Burnout Legends $14.99
Dragon Ball Z: Shin Bu... $14.99
Eragon $14.99
GTA: Liberty City Stor... $14.99
Family Guy Game! $16.99
Marvel: Ultimate Allia... $16.99
Sid Meier's Pirates! $16.99
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 2 $16.99
TMNT $16.99
Crush $17.99
D&D Tactics $17.99
Final Fantasy $17.99
Full Auto 2: Battlelines $17.99
LocoRoco $17.99
Valhalla Knights $19.99
Ace Combat X: Skies of... $22.99
Transformers: The Game $22.99

PS3
Fantastic 4: Rise of... $9.99
MLB 2K7 $12.99
All-Pro Football 2K8 $14.99
Spider-Man 3 $16.99
Harry Potter: Order of... $17.99
Sega Rally Revo $19.99
Tony Hawk's Project 8 $19.99
Armored Core 4 $22.99
Call of Duty 3 $22.99
Lair $22.99
F.E.A.R. First Encount... $24.99
Transformers: The Game $24.99
Elder Scrolls IV: Obli... $25.99
NASCAR 08 $28.99
NBA 08 Featuring... $28.99

Nintendo DS
Code Lyoko $12.99
Custom Robo Arena $12.99
Paws & Claws: Pet Vet $12.99
Touch the Dead $12.99
Children of Mana $14.99
Dragon Ball Z: Harukan... $14.99
Hoshigami Remix: Ruini... $14.99
Star Trek: Tactical As... $14.99
Xiaolin Showdown $14.99
Brothers in Arms DS $15.99
Eragon $15.99
Spectrobes $15.99
Theme Park DS $15.99
Inuyasha: Secret of th... $16.99
Mage Knight: Destiny's... $16.99
Ratatouille $16.99
Sim City DS $16.99
Superman Returns $16.99
Yu-Gi-Oh! Spirit Caller $16.99
Diddy Kong Racing DS $17.99
Mega Man Star Force: L... $17.99
Mega Man Star Force: P... $17.99
Naruto: Ninja Council 3 $17.99
Sonic Rush $17.99
Star Fox: Command $17.99
Suite Life of Zack & C... $17.99
Purr Pals $18.99
Lost in Blue $19.99
Mega Man ZX $19.99
Planet Puzzle League $19.99
Pokemon Ranger $21.99
Bomberman Land Touch! $22.99
Elite Beat Agents $22.99

GameFly Sale [via hawtymcbloggy\]

House of the Dead Series Shuffling To Wii

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:40:00 MST

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]

GameFly Rates Go Up

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:50:54 MDT

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.

Recent (boring) changes to the USPS's rates not only had an impact on rent-by-mail outlet GameZnFlix, they're hitting GameFly, too. Says, GameFly:

...The May 14th postal rate hike on "flat" mailers, as well as the higher cost of new console games, has significantly increased our cost of doing business. In order to continue improving our service while facing higher external costs, we're raising the monthly fee on all membership plans by $1. All accounts billed on or after June 18, 2007 will be charged at the new rate. Since we opened our doors nearly five years ago, this is the first time we've ever raised the price of our most popular two-game plan.

Damn you, publishers! Curse you, Postal Service Board of Governors! Haven't we suffered enough?! Michael McWhertor

Spider-Man Tops GameFly's Most Wanted

Brian Crecente — Mon, 07 May 2007 15:00:32 MDT

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.

The 360 version is listed as the most wanted game, while the PS2 is number two, the PS3 version is number five and the Wii version is number seven.

I'll write up my impressions later this week, but in a nutshell the game is, at best, a mixed bag. Very mixed. Oh and it made me TREMENDOUSLY motion sick. Brian Crecente

1 Spiderman 3 Xbox 360
2 Spiderman 3 PlayStation 2
3 Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Xbox 360
4 Shadowrun Xbox 360
5 Spiderman 3 PlayStation 3
6 Super Paper Mario Wii
7 Spiderman 3 Wii
8 Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Xbox 360
9 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 Xbox 360
10 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Xbox 360

GameZnFlix Drops PSP Titles

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:20:59 MDT

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.

On May 14, 2007, the US Postal Service is instituting both new postal rates and significant changes to how they process mail. Companies who use the Postal Service, like we do, will be subject to new processing standards and significant changes in how the mail is processed through their facilities.
The good news is that it is not going to affect your service from us. The bad news is that these changes to the mailing standards are forcing us to discontinue offering games and movies for the PlayStation Portable device. Because of both the disc weight and thickness, we would have to use a more expensive shipping method and slower side of the postal system since these discs are no longer eligible to be shipped as 1st class letters.

Bummer! Ubiquitous Media Disc fans can still rent through GameFly, of course. Michael McWhertor

Sony Playstation Portable [GameZnFlix via Aeropause]

GameFly Expands To East Coast

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:40:37 MDT

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.

One of our readers tipped us today to let us know that the Los Angeles based company was informing its subscribers about the change which would be rolled out to a limited number of members while they get up to speed. While not much a renter myself—I prefer to buy, then let games collect dust unopened on my shelf—those looking for another rental option may want to check it out.

Thanks for the heads up, Justin! Michael McWhertor

Wii, PS2 Crack GameFly's Top Ten List

Brian Crecente — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:00:28 MST

Finally!

A non-Xbox 360 game, two actually, managed to work their ways on to the most popular games being requested from GameFly crossplatform.

If anything was going to track it Xbox 360 stronghold I knew it was going to be Wario Ware: Smooth Moves... but Rogue Galaxy? Obviously I'm missing something here.

1 Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Xbox 360 Action Adventure Capcom
2 Crackdown Xbox 360 Action Adventure Microsoft
3 Battlestations: Midway Xbox 360 Action Adventure Eidos
4 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas Xbox 360 Shooter Ubisoft
5 Wario Ware: Smooth Moves Wii Arcade/Puzzle Nintendo
6 Rogue Galaxy PlayStation 2 RPG Sony Computer Entertainment
7 Call of Duty 3 Xbox 360 Shooter Activision
8 Grand Theft Auto IV Xbox 360 Action Adventure Take Two
9 NBA Street Homecourt Xbox 360 Sports Electronic Arts
10 F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon Xbox 360 Shooter Vivendi Universal

Brian Crecente

Gamefly's Most Popular Titles Cmas Edition

Brian Crecente — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 07:58:15 MST

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.

Rank Title Platform Category Publisher
1 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas Xbox 360 Shooter Ubisoft
2 Call of Duty 3 Xbox 360 Shooter Activision
3 Lost Planet Xbox 360 Action Adventure Capcom
4 Gears of War Xbox 360 Shooter Microsoft
5 F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon Xbox 360 Shooter Vivendi Universal
6 Tony Hawk's Project 8 Xbox 360 Sports Activision
7 Star Trek: Legacy Xbox 360 Strategy/Sim Bethesda
8 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Xbox 360 RPG Activision
9 Viva Pinata Xbox 360 Action Adventure Microsoft
10 Dead Rising Xbox 360 Action Adventure Capcom

Hit the jump for the most popular PS3 and Wii games. Brian Crecente

PlayStation 3 Most Popular Games:
Rank Title Category Publisher
1 Resistance: Fall of Man Shooter Sony Computer Entertainment
2 Fight Night: Round 3 Fighting Electronic Arts
3 Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII Strategy/Sim Ubisoft
4 Ridge Racer 7 Racing Namco
5 Full Auto 2: Battlelines Racing Sega
6 Call of Duty 3 Shooter Activision
7 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance RPG Activision
8 Need for Speed: Carbon Racing Electronic Arts
9 Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom RPG Sony Online Entertainment
10 Genji: Days of the Blade Action Adventure Sony Computer Entertainment

Nintendo Wii Most Popular Games:
Rank Title Category Publisher
1 Elebits Action Adventure Konami
2 Metal Slug Anthology Shooter SNK
3 Rayman Raving Rabbids Action Adventure Ubisoft
4 Excite Truck Racing Nintendo
5 Red Steel Action Adventure Ubisoft
6 Super Swing Golf Sports Tecmo
7 Trauma Center: Second Opinion Strategy/Sim Atlus
8 Call of Duty 3 Shooter Activision
9 Madden NFL 07 Sports Electronic Arts
10 Wario Ware: Smooth Moves Arcade/Puzzle Nintendo

Gamefly: PS3, Wii Anticipation Not So Hot

Brian Crecente — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:26:35 MST

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.

The top PS3 game on the list was Fight Night Round 3 which hit at number 33. The Wii, on the other hand, had a dozen games on the list. With the most anticipated on the list being Metal Slug Anthology at number six.

While next-gen titles may not be dominating the list for most anticipated games, they took up all ten spots on the current most popular game requests for all systems. In fact, the Xbox 360 completely dominated the list, filling all ten spots.

Hit the jump for the breakdown of the cross-platform list. Brian Crecente

1 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas Xbox 360 Shooter Ubisoft
2 Call of Duty 3 Xbox 360 Shooter Activision
3 Superman Returns Xbox 360 Action Adventure Electronic Arts
4 Gears of War Xbox 360 Shooter Microsoft
5 F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon Xbox 360 Shooter Vivendi Universal
6 Tony Hawk's Project 8 Xbox 360 Sports Activision
7 Sonic the Hedgehog Xbox 360 Action Adventure Sega
8 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Xbox 360 RPG Activision
9 Lost Planet Xbox 360 Action Adventure Capcom
10 Need for Speed: Carbon Xbox 360 Racing Electronic Arts

GameFly's Top Ten Requested Games

Brian Crecente — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:00:05 MDT

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.

Hit the jump to see which Playstation 2 title made it to number one last week. Brian Crecente

1 Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus PlayStation 2 Action Adventure Square Enix
2 Dead Rising Xbox 360 Action Adventure Capcom
3 Saint's Row Xbox 360 Action Adventure THQ
4 N3: Ninety-Nine Nights Xbox 360 RPG Microsoft
5 Prey Xbox 360 Shooter Take Two
6 Chromehounds Xbox 360 Shooter Sega
7 NCAA Football 07 Xbox 360 Sports Electronic Arts
8 Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II Xbox 360 Sports Electronic Arts
9 Gears of War Xbox 360 Shooter Microsoft
10 Madden NFL 07 Xbox 360 Sports Electronic Arts

GameFly's Top Ten Requests List

Brian Crecente — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:00:45 MDT

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.

I can't believe Chromehounds is number two. Trust me, it won't be on the list next-week. The game's far too spotty. I just got a copy of Prey like five minutes ago. Far too late for me to review for the Rocky Mountain News, but I can still play the hell out of it. Anything missing from the list, do you think?

1 Prey Xbox 360 Shooter Take Two
2 Chromehounds Xbox 360 Shooter Sega
3 Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II Xbox 360 Sports Electronic Arts
4 NCAA Football 07 Xbox 360 Sports Electronic Arts
5 Dead Rising Xbox 360 Action Adventure Capcom
6 NCAA Football 07 PlayStation 2 Sports Electronic Arts
7 N3: Ninety-Nine Nights Xbox 360 RPG Microsoft
8 Gears of War Xbox 360 Shooter Microsoft
9 Over G Fighters Xbox 360 Strategy/Sim Ubisoft
10 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow PlayStation 2 Action Adventure Bethesda

Wii, PS3 Hits GameFly Rental Que

Brian Crecente — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:00:03 MDT

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? Brian Crecente

Wii Game listings
PS3 listings

GameFly Gets Annoyed At 360 Scratching

Brian Crecente — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:00:33 MST

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:

We have received reports that certain XBOX 360 consoles have caused damage to GameFly videogames. Unfortunately, we have been notified that you recently returned a damaged XBOX 360 game.
As a precaution, we have removed all XBOX 360 games from your GameQ. Please contact Microsoft at 1-800-4MY-XBOX. Please do not rent XBOX 360 games until you have resolved this issue.

In the future, should GameFly receive XBOX 360 games from you that have been damaged, you will be charged a replacement fee.

That can't be good, has anyone has similar experiences with other game rental services?

GameFly Rental Service Relays Xbox 360 Disc Scratching Problems [Gamasutra]

Top Ten Most Requested 360 Games Via GameFly

Brian Crecente — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 07:00:32 MDT

Mail-order game rental company GameFly plans to start renting Xbox 360 games as soon as they can get their hands on them. In the meantime they have been tracking the requests by their members and put together a list of the Top 10 titles for the system. Not a whole lot of surprises here, but still very interesting.

1. Perfect Dark Zero, Microsoft
2. Call of Duty 2, Activision
3. Quake 4, Activision
4. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Take 2
5. Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Electronic Arts
6. Dead or Alive 4, Tecmo
7. GUN, Activision
8. Madden NFL 06 , Electronic Arts
9. Project Gotham Racing 3, Microsoft
10. Kameo: Elements of Power, Microsoft