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Gamerang is an American subscription-based online video game rental service that specializes in providing game titles for popular gaming platforms, including handheld game consoles and other mobile devices. Gamerang operates its rental service similarly to online video rental services such as Netflix and Blockbuster Online. Members pay a monthly fee and receive video games delivered to their homes via United States Postal Service First Class Mail, using pre-paid mailers. Subscribers keep the games as long as they wish and may return them at any time, as long as an account is paid in good standing. Once the returned game is received by the distribution center, the next game on a user's Game Queue, or list of game titles prioritized in order of desired delivery, is sent. Members also are provided the option to purchase games they have rented rather than send them back, as well as to purchase new and previously-played games directly from the Gamerang website. Gamerang is ranked #2 on TopTenREVIEWS' list of Online Video Game Rentals, and site editors have 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."〔http://video-game-rental-review.toptenreviews.com/gamerang-review.html〕 == History == Gamerang was launched on September 30, 2003 by co-founder and CEO Greg Gentling, and currently features over 9,000 game titles for popular gaming platforms, including Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PSP, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, PSone, Nintendo DS, GameCube, and Xbox. Gamerang utilizes four distribution sites in California, Oklahoma, Minnesota, and New Jersey, which reduces delivery times for subscribers. In July 2010, Gamerang announced the launch of its revised site,〔http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2010/07/29/gamerang-launches-new-game-rental-site-with-social-and-api-features〕 scheduled for the end of summer 2010, which will include features designed to improve member accessibility and interactivity through social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. This launch will also include exclusive applications for new mobile devices and smartphones, such as the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Android devices. Additional new features include QuickReturnTM, Gamerang Reward$TM, GamerDockTM app, as well as an expanded library of games and improved parental controls. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gamerang」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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