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Gamefly
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Gamerang
Our Rating
5/5
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3/5
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4/5
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Bottom Line
Great service, great selection, great pricing. One of the original and largest companies in this space. Great service with a variety of unique features & competitive pricing. Guaranteed fastest shipping of any online game rental service. A clear competitor in this space, substantial selection, ability to buy & rent games, robust customer support.
Free Trial
Yes. 10 day free trial, take out up to 2 games Yes. 10 day free trial. Not at the moment.
Rental Fees
$22.95 a month for 2 games out at a time, $15.95 a month for 1 game out at a time $28.95 for 3 games out at a time, $20.95 a month for 2 games out at a time plan, $12.95 for 1 game out at a time $59.95 a month for 4 games out at a time, $49.95 a month for 3 games out at a time, $24.95 for 2 games out at a time, $17.95 for 1 game out at a time
Buy & Rent
Both. “Keep It” program allows you to buy games you currently have rented and they will send the original case and manual. Both. You can also trade games you own with other members. Both.
Consoles
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox 360, Xbox, Wii, GameCube, Nintendo DS, and Game Boy Advance PSP, PS2, PS3, Xbox, X360, GameCube, GBA, DS and Wii. Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2, PS1, PSP, PS3, NGC, GBA, NDS, Wii
Selection
Over 6,000 video game titles. Over 4,000 video game titles. Over 4,500 video game titles.
Support
Online & Phone support Online & Email support Online & Phone support

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Game Rental

Video game rental services are convenient You just need to pick and rent games from your home computer and the video game rental service will mail them to you as soon as possible. Online video game rental services are less expensive than buying video games new and cheaper and more convenient than neighborhood game rentals because there are no return dates and no late fees. And most video game companies pay postage both ways so you don't even have to buy stamps. Also, video game rental websites usually offer thousands of games for all the popular gaming systems, including XBox from MicroSoft, PlayStation's PS2 and PS3, Nintendo's GameCube, GameBoy Advance and Wii. Instead of paying a new fee for each game rental, you should be able to customize your rental plan to match your gaming habits. Your video game rental plan cost should be based how many games you want to rent at a time, not how many games you turn over in a month.