Private company

Gamerang

American online video game rental service

GameRang was an online video game rental service that provided game titles for multiple platforms, including handheld consoles and mobile devices. GameRang operated its rental service similarly to online video rental services such as Netflix, Gamefly, 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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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GameRang was an online video game rental service that provided game titles for multiple platforms, including handheld consoles and mobile devices.2

The story

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, PlayStation, Nintendo DS, GameCube, and Xbox. Gamerang had four distribution sites in California, Oklahoma, Minnesota and New Jersey.

In July 2010, GameRang announced the launch of its revised site, scheduled for the end of summer 2010. This revision featured designed to improve member accessibility and interactivity through social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, as well as mobile devices.

As of June 2019, GameRang is no longer in business according to the Better Business Bureau. GameRang's website now shows archived informational posts about video games.

Stated from an article on allgamerentals.com, "With Gamerang, it's really easy to rent video games online, and it's also cheap, convenient and a great way to try tons of games."

From Wikipedia’s article on Gamerang, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

  • video game

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Timeline

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Sources

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