Blockbuster adds games to home-delivery service

DALLAS Blockbuster announced that it is now offering games through its Blockbuster by Mail service. According to the company, Blockbuster is the only entertainment company to offer rentals of games, movies, and TV shows for home delivery through a single subscription service.

New customers can start renting games for a little as $8.99 per month with no limit on the number of games rented in a month, the company reported.

"The addition of games for our Blockbuster By Mail customers -- from families looking for entertainment experiences they can enjoy together, to serious gamers -- is yet another convenient way to access entertainment content from Blockbuster," said Kevin Lewis, SVP digital entertainment. "This enhanced offering supports Blockbuster's multichannel strategy and shows our commitment to being the leading provider of home entertainment content," said Lewis.