Blockbuster Adds Games to the 'by Mail' Service

This is something that might bring Blockbuster back into the game.  Last year Blockbuster piloted 'Games by Mail' which was apparently successful hence Blockbuster is now adding the program to the Blockbuster by Mail service nationwide.  Blockbuster appears to be beating both Netflix and Gamefly to the punch and offering both services under a common starting price...$8.99.  If you're already a member of the Blockbuster by Mail service then the Games by Mail service will be added at no additional charge.

The lowest price, $8.99 will allow 1 game/movie out at a time with unlimited rentals a month and gives Blockbuster customers access to over 3,000 games for the Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii.

Clearly Blockbuster is fighting hard for the win since Netflix doesn't offer games and Gamefly doesn't offer movies.  If you were to join both services (Netflix and Gamefly) at there lowest offering it would cost $17.94 + tax.  But are you ready to get rid of your Netflix account for Blockbuster?  I'm not.