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  You know when I think about Android the first thing that comes to mind is that it could really use anothe... : thecatinthehat
  • I wish there would be another app store on iOS where all the stupid shit go. : Lakipo
  • I can't wait for the store store for stores : Hemtroll
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  Does anyone have a feeling like GameFly doesn't know what it wants to be? Its the netflix of gaming yet ... : handofthrawn
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    Netflix is a company whose bread and butter is distributing physical discs but long term it may be doomed... : Schnapple
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      I think they bought shacknews for the "news" portion. I think they only tolerate us because we probably g... : mancide
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        Actually they bought shacknews to attempt to monetize your amazon referral links. : Haxim
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          You know, you joke about this, but they could totally pull a CAG and make every Amazon link a link using ... : mancide
          • Hahahah. I mean, they could but that would require... code : Jonathan
      • They're certainly pumping up the ads; they added sidebar ads on /news and article pages, as well as more ... : the archvile
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      Netflix is a company whose bread and butter is distributing physical discs Then why aren't they calle... : BeowolfSchaefer
      • Because "mail" sounded old and dated in the early 2000's, just like it does now? : the archvile
      • Either because online streaming was their long term goal from day one (I think this is their official lin... : Schnapple
    • I disagree, I think Netflix has always seen the writing on the wall in terms of physical media, they trea... : judge
  • aside from the gaming web site, that is an exact carbon copy of netflix's plan. digital distribution + b... : electroly
  • Yep. I'm worried they're putting too much money into new departments, trying to be involved with "what's ... : zuff
  • Conversely, if they weren't doing all this we'd be lamenting their lack of diversity when the game rental... : scottythejock
  • With all signs of a new generation of consoles moving towards anti game tradin-in/rental, it wouldn't hur... : liqker
  • I feel like Netflix knows what it wants to be, it just doesn't know how to make the transition and doesn'... : Lucy Labia
• shacknews is now a game publisher's message board. : chepito_
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  This is a hint that Gamefly wants us to make the ShackGame. : aasyranth
  • no it isnt. : chepito_
  • It would be an arcade shooter with the player being a giant cock. : Lakipo
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  Are they creating games or acting as a middle man publisher? : Clay
  • Eco if you're reading this I am sure there are a bunch of shackers who would apply to work for the gamefl : kaddar0
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  Why do you need a publisher for iOS at all? : singlespace
  • To do the marketing and help with dev costs I guess. : jcupitt
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  If you had a game for iOS or Android why wouldn't you just publish the game yourself? You can just submit... : Lucy Labia
  • It kind of sounds like they are trying to build an market place app like Amazon did on the Android Platfo... : TheEmissary