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Game Rental Service Gamefly Files For IPO; Up To $50 Million Raise

Feb 10, 2010 10:50 AM

So Gamefly finally does file for an IPO, after flirting for years with a possible sale: The Los Angeles-based videogame rental-by-mail subscription service has filed its S-1, and intends to raise a smallish up-to-$50 million through it. It plans to list on Nasdaq under the symbol “GFLY”, and underwritten by…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, IPO, gamefly

GameFly Deploys First Game-Rental Kiosks

Mar 6, 2009 4:27 PM

*Blockbuster* encroached on GameFly’s game rental business with its rental-by-mail trial about a month ago, and now GameFly has responded by deploying its first game rental kiosk. The Daily Toreador reports that GameFly has partnered with Barnes & Noble to set up new G-Box Kiosks at various campus bookstores—the first…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, gamefly

Rental Service GameFly Expands; Acquires Shacknews And Digital Download Service FileShack

Feb 4, 2009 2:35 PM

GameFly is moving beyond just renting video games with the acquisition of Shacknews, parent company of a group of game news properties. Financial terms were not disclosed, though the companies said Shacknews’ editorial staff will remain in place.  Founded in 1995, Shacknews runs consumer gaming info site Shacknews.com, downloadable content…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, gamefly, shacknews

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