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GameFly acquires Shacknews... wait, what? photo

We're not normally for running news about another game site's goings-ons, but this one is interesting.

There's one less independent game site out there now that Shacknews has been snapped up by online games rental outfit GameFly.

GameFly intends to keep the same staff and not swat down the site direction as it stands now, which is good news. They now command all the related Shacknews sites, including FileShack. 

"GameFly has demonstrated a true understanding of and commitment to Shacknews' gaming culture," said Shacknews founder Steve Gibson. "We are confident they will protect the legacy and community we've established, while at the same time providing much needed resources to expand into new and exciting areas." 

"We purchased Shacknews because it's a great site," said GameFly co-founder Sean Spector. "We believe we can help expand its reach--we're not looking to twist and turn the site into something else." 

Both Gamefly and Shacknews are pretty cool on their own, but this is a very interesting combination, don't you think? They might have something up their sleeves with with the whole FileShack thing, too.  








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Barcode's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 11:24
Barcode
I wouldn't be surprised if Gamefly starts putting their ads into freely available game demos on fileshack.
Gantz's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 11:32
Gantz
So does that make them Game-Shack now or Fly-News?
or maybe Shack-Fly?
perri's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 11:33
perri
How does this bode for Linde??? [He's still there right?]
Overcrowd's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 11:35
Overcrowd
LINDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
nukka jdav's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 11:38
nukka jdav
He prolly gets free Gamefly now AH that bastard.
Guagloves's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 11:44
Guagloves
Confusing acquisition is confusing.
Pyroph's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 11:58
Pyroph
Linde works at Microsoft Game Studios.
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 13:58
falinter
Hmm I came to inquire about Linde but that question has been answered.

Well nice shoop dale!
Rusty Ghia's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 20:34
Rusty Ghia
Gamefly should have used the money to buy more damn games. I have about a dozen games in my queue and they are all "low availability." Everything from new releases to Gamecube games, not one is available. If this keeps up, I will cancel my account.
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