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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | April 15, 2002 |
| Founders | Sean Spector (Co-Founder) Jung Suh (Co-Founder) |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Key people | |
| Website | gamefly.com |
GameFly is a privately held American online video game rental subscription service that specializes in providing games for Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft systems starting from the sixth generation onwards.
The business model of GameFly is similar to the DVD-by-mail subscription service Netflix and Blockbuster online. In 2009 GameFly sued the U.S. Postal Service alleging the favoring of Netflix and Blockbuster by sorting their DVDs at no charge.[2] GameFly sends games to subscribers for a monthly fee. Over 8,000 titles are available.
In May 2018, Electronic Arts announced that they acquired cloud gaming technology assets and personnel from GameFly (including its Israeli outpost).[3] GameFly is currently owned by the same ownership group as Alliance Entertainment and is operated as a stand-alone company.
- ^ Name Change post sale to Alliance
- ^ "Postal Service must stop favoring Netflix DVDs over GameFly ones, says appeals court". January 11, 2013. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ Musil, Steven. "EA acquires GameFly subsidiary's cloud technology assets". CNET. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.