Upgrade Your Video Game Collection – Visit A Rental Store Going Out Of Business

Ripten Writes: There have been a lot of Video Game Rental stores that have packed up and closed up shop for good due to Netflix and Gamefly taking over the rental market. However don’t let this turn of events get you down; because the stores are going out of business there are quite a few deals you can snag on not only older video games but newer ones as well.

[greeneggsnsam]

Poor Blockbuster. It's still going strong in the UK, though!

[Sandwich Bender]

Fingers crossed that it will close soon and you can snatch up the inventory! :D

[greeneggsnsam]

I don't think I've been in a Blockbuster for about ten years now. I just never rent stuff. Dunno why really.

[NecrumSlavery]

We had Game Crazy's here. They started going out of business a month ago. Once the signs went up, people flocked there. Bought everything. It took almost 2 weeks before they even started 5%-10% off sales. I waited until the last days and they had nothing left worth buying and the biggest discount was 30%.

It's sad that people don't know how to shop. No one saved anything. So it was a bust.

I remember when Circuit City went under. Fallout 3 Collectors Edition was only $6.

[The Great Melon]

RIP Circuit City. I shopped there more than most retail chains. I got a great deal for the Xbox 360 Elite when they were going out of business. It was 30 percent off!!

[newhumanbreed]

You know Circuit City is still in business as an online retail store. Just pointing that out.

[nickjkl]

circuit city had the largest restructuring and then failure i ever saw

[skip2mylou]

i got rock band 2 and guitar hero wt and stalker shodows of Chernobyl for 75% off when CC went under

[Sandwich Bender]

I just use Gamefly. Blockbuster and other rental places are just way too expensive to be worth it.

[Scottyabanks]

I use Gamefly as well, if Blockbuster could match their price and offer a similar service that included games that work when you bring them home, then I'd gladly hop on board. Cause that would mean I wouldn't have to wait for shipping. But 10 dollars for a 5 day rental of MW2 is not worth it. Especially when you have to go back 3 times in one night because the disc you got didn't work. True story by the way.

[CrzyFooL]

really? I didnt even know they had BB in the UK. But I'm a dumb american what do I know!!

[ian72]

Yeah, we have BB here in UK. The only place round here where I live that rents games and movies.

[KingNintendoFanboy]

I've gotten many good games at low prices from stores going out of business.

[greeneggsnsam]

It is a shame they close but it's a bit inevitable when they are so expensive.

[mrv321]

The video store next to my local quick stop is by far the best, friendly staff and open all the time.

I wonder how many people got that... quite a few I'd imagine.

[Siesser]

Won't stay open for long if they keep renting porn to minors

[mrv321]

37 in a row?

Bubbles for the clerks reference? And yes I am a whore for bubbles, I just want 3.

[CrzyFooL]

I bought so many games I never wanted due to my local Blockbuster and Hollywood Video going out of business. I was going to write this article, but I was too busy buying crap!! :-p

[TheBuIIetSponge]

Gamefly is shit, nothing new is ever available. Blockbuster has Gamepass, which allows you to go pick up games from the store and they always have the new games in stock.

Netflix is good though, especially with streaming online.

[CrzyFooL]

I only play old games via GOG.com anyway lul.

Who wants to play Journeyman Project 2!!! woot woot

[JJFNIGHTS80]

Does anyone even use Block Buster anymore? I sure don't cause lots of people scratch up their DISC too munch can't even enjoy renting a good game without being scratch or have hand prints. I just wish Netflix would rent games it be nice. Never use BLOCK BUSTER AGAIN, used to use Block Buster when I was a kid

[Sitdown]

and rather enjoy the mailers........always get the new releases, plus the monthly free game rental coupon.

[ASSASSYN 36o]

I rented Just Cause 2 from movie gallery. I returned it only to find they were closed and consolidating their inventory with another movie gallery across town. So I kept it.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

Im very anal about the quality of what I buy... if something is wrong with it, I want to know it's cause of something I did... not that I bought someone elses problems!!!

[Jaces]

That's the beauty of blu-ray, they never scratch so I hardly ever worry about used games. I still look at the bottom though just in case, and game cases are a big factor when I buy used. I'll turn down a game that would be 90% off if the case had even a minor crack or tear in the display.

=P

[Paradise Lost]

blockbuster is doing fine here in Good ol' Canada. But they have some pretty sweet deals on games, i mean i found games like Red faction for under 5 bucks in mint condition and found gta4 for 12 bucks lol.

[NIN64]

Picked up Crackdown. Crack is absolutely correct...best $6 I ever spent.

[wakash]

good idea, gamers should jump on that fo sho

[Sitdown]

usually do not have the best going out of business sells.....as somebody posted further up, most people bite at the 10% to 20%. With that said, there is a video store going out of business (Movies..use to be Hollywood video I believe) that is up to 60% off....and all their bluray movies are $4.99; collected for 20 and not a single scratch. I was actually surprised by the quality of titles...got everything from Black Dynamite to 7 Pounds.

[kunark]

all retail rental stores are headed for a down fall just like bb is doing cause of netflex and redboxs every where why pay 5bucks for new releses or w/e they are now when can pay 8.95 for unlimited release at netflex and 1 dollar at redboxes theere jsut killing off retail stores soon wont be no retail store be all online in time sept for them redboxes dont think there going anywhere when u get a dvd for a dollar

[Michael-Jackson]

usually ex-rentals aren't cheap enough and the quality is rubbish from case, manual and disc - could have labels and written on.