Gamerang
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Rental & Sales |
| Founded | September 30, 2003 |
| Headquarters | Santa Ana, California |
Key people | Greg Gentling, Co-Founder & CEO Nargess Fassih, Co-Founder & COO |
| Products | Video games for video game consoles |
| Website | Gamerang.com |
GameRang was an online video game rental service that provided game titles for popular gaming platforms, including handheld game consoles and other mobile devices.
GameRang operated its rental service similarly to online video rental services such as Netflix and Blockbuster Online. Members paid a monthly fee and received video games delivered to their homes via United States Postal Service First Class Mail, using pre-paid mailers. Subscribers kept the games as long as they wished and returned them at any time, as long as an account was paid and in good standing. Once the returned game was received by the distribution centre, the next game on a user's Game Queue, or list of game titles prioritised in order of desired delivery, was sent. Members also were provided the option to purchase games they rented rather than send them back, as well as to purchase new and previously-played games directly from the GameRang website.
GameRang was ranked #2 on TopTenREVIEWS' list of Online Video Game Rentals, and site editors previously indicated that "GameRang has one of the largest and most comprehensive game libraries on the internet and with just a little more innovation, this service could be a real force to reckon with."[1]
History
GameRang was launched on September 30, 2003 by Co-founder and CEO Greg Gentling, it amassed over 9,000 game titles for gaming platforms such as the Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PSP, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, PSone, Nintendo DS, GameCube, and Xbox. Gamerang had four distribution sites in California, Oklahoma, Minnesota, and New Jersey, which allowed it to be widely accessible around the U.S.
In July 2010, GameRang announced the launch of its revised site,[2] scheduled for the end of summer 2010, which was to include features designed to improve member accessibility and interactivity through social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube and mobile devices.
As of June 2019, GameRang is no longer in business according to the Better Business Bureau.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Gamerang 2010 - TopTenREVIEWS". Archived from the original on 2010-09-08. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ "WebProNews".
- ^ "Better Business Bureau".