While we rarely speculate on future products or report on rumors here at ZNF, it’s been a pretty quiet week and I haven’t seen this particular item pop up elsewhere. My source is rock solid, but his informants are possibly suspect. So file this under the unsubstantiated rumor category when I say GameStop is in talks to acquire the Netflix-ish Gamefly in a deal set to go down later this year. A link up like this seems logical, allowing the brick & mortar GameStop to get into the online mail order (and kiosk) video game rental business without reinventing the wheel (and without a competitor). Time will tell if an acquisition or partnership of some sort is worked out.
I did try calling press reps for comment at both companies last Friday afternoon, but got voicemail and didn’t bother leaving a message.