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Subscription video-game rental service GameFly is looking to take on Netflix (NFLX) in the DVD-by-mail business. Netflix has seen its DVD and Blu-ray Disc rental business decline in recent years as it has shifted attention to its streaming video business. GameFly sees an opportunity to capitalize on Netflix’s disregard of its legacy business. Los Angeles-based GameFly started notifying current customers about the new service on Monday, VentureBeat reported. “We’re viewing this as a test based on feedback we’ve received from subscribers who asked for it,” GameFly CEO Dave Hodess told VentureBeat. The service, now in beta, will offer both DVD and Blu-ray discs. Subscribers who are on at least a two-game plan are eligible to use the service. The two-game plan costs $22.95 a month and lets subscribers have unlimited rentals with two games out at a time. Adding movies to its service seems like a natural fit for… . Scalper1 News
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