Subscription-based videogame rental service Gamefly is snaking its tendrils into the realm of digital PC gaming, unveiling plans for its own gaming download service.
GameFly will use its own digital client that offers a "a large and ever-growing collection of titles" for both PC and Mac. As well as a regular digital storefront, GameFly will also be kickstaring a rental service known as PC Unlimited Play, a subscription service that lets users download and play games as much as they like.
Users will be able to organize and share game libraries, and Unlimited Play subscribers can queue up their download rentals. There will also be a section for everybody, including non-subscribers, to pre-order brand new games and even buy used ones.
A closed beta is planned for September 8.
GameFly to launch digital client for PC games [Shack]
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9:20 AM on 08.09.2011 | 
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Still it's fucking Steam. That's like saying McDonalds should start giving a fuck because people might have their first burger at Wendy's. Not likely going to make them break a sweat.
"This is an attack on Steam! Gamefly just lost my business! Screw Gamefly! Gamefly are greedy assholes, this should be embedded within the Steam platform! Make it integrate with Steam or GTFO"
Let the hypocrisy begin.
Just because Valve has a backbone and doesn't give in to those slimy bastards over at EA, doesn't mean they are a bad company... so stop being a EA Fanboy please, Because this post has nothing to do with Valve or EA ... Its about Gamefly ...
Is there suppose to be a joke somewhere in that comment?
Oh... and uhh... Steam grrr Origin Battelfield Valve Payday bar competition digital distribution passwords hacking James Brown, etc.
SEE, EA? If you offered something like this I may've actually LIKED Origin!
The bad news: companies won't want to play nice with each other, and won't allow their games on a competitor's service. So you will have to hunt and peck and use 3+ clients to find the game you want.
Not really a tragic thing, as I see the good far outweighing the bad.
"Just signed up for the closed beta. :D"
-Slow Clap Processor on-
.... Oh good, that's still working ...
It's a reference to the header picture.
Did I hurt your feelings somehow? Are you offended that I said Steam might lose a little bit of business? Are you going to cry?
And could you please explain why I'm an EA fanboy, because I didn't really follow your logic there. Never mind that I don't really care for EA very much as a publisher, or that I have very little interest in Battlefield 3.
As far as this post having nothing to do with Steam, that's obviously untrue. When a new service starts, it certainly affects market share in one way or another, especially when that service is from a prominent brand and heavily funded.
sounds too good to be true - how will publishers make money of that thing? either the games library will be crap, subscription fee will be high or there will be some fishy tactics and rules.
Netflix does it.
also, this "Users will be able to... share game libraries" sounds really intriguing... sharing digital games? that's all i ever wanted from steam, psn, origin, xbla, etc., etc.! i want more details on that.
That's me.
WOW, sounds a lot like Valve. gg. winning.