With the rising prices on video games and the sheer volume of worthwhile titles to play, online rental service Gamefly is a god-send, the likes of which have not been seen since Adriana Lima's emergency escape pod crash-landed on this planet. Unfortunately, when not helping rescue burning orphans and making cookies for old people, Gamefly also runs a business. That business has expenses. Thanks to the recent postage hike, those expenses have now become your expenses.
As of June 18th, all Gamefly subscription rates will be increased by an unbelievably astoundingly ridiculously whopping $1. While one dollar now may not seem so bad, think back to what you thought the first time gas was making it's way past the $2 per gallon mark. I say we rise up against the tyranny that lives in the hearts of men now before our faces are raped by throbbing purple--- you know what, on second thought just pay the extra dollar. Jesus would.
[Via Gamespot]
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5:49 AM on 06.07.2007
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plus i find them making cookies for the elderly irresponsible. they need a more healthy, balanced diet. as well jesus wouldn't pay the extra dollar, he could make the game appear out of thin air or turn bread into halo 3's. thats right even jesus is an Xbot.
You Americans don't know how good you've got it as there isn't even an online videogame rental service in Blighty!
and Axle, you could drive cross country on a tank of gas, right? Its about 3 bucks a gallon here.
Nice play on words - not so sure about the connatations.
(Like "You Bussin'?"
"Yeah."
"Weaksauce.")
The L is pretty comprehensive, and you can get just about everywhere in the city proper by rail and bus. However, so much stuff out in the suburbs is simply not accessibly by public trans. That and American Car culture subdues any wont for more environmental means of getting around. Why else would stupid fuckers be spending half of their annual income on a motherfucking H2 that's impossible to park and would never have more than 20# of crap and two or three people in it? Because big cars are a status symbol, and every last motherfucker with a luxury car or a full-size SUV should be drained of all usuable vital fluids and have their organs disseminated to the applicable needy parties.
Yikes.
Nothing's changed. I've had subscriptions from all the major game rental firms and they're all garbage. Gamefly happenes to be one of the worst. First off, they have ONE shipping center and it's in San Jose or something. So if you live on the east coast prepare to wait eleventy-five days to get a new game shipped when you return one. Second, like all game rental companies, you will never ever be able to procure a marquee new title within the first few months of release. Obviously they can't make money if they're buying one new copy for every queue spot-- seeing as everyone's only paying about half the cost of one new game every month.
On the upside, Gamefly is offering a 20% discount on their 2-game plan if you prepay for it before the 18th of June and/or when the price increase goes into effect. You can either go for the 3, 6 or 12 month plan. Here's the link. The yearly subscription is pretty hard to beat at $18.33 mo.
https://www.gamefly.com/giftcert/prepaidoffer.asp?cid=pcexpm