There’s nothing new about video rental chains
mixing video games in with the latest Harry Potter film on their shelves. The practice has historically helped supplement dwindling income from film rentals as companies like Netflix shifted the paradigm.
But now, starting in June, Redbox is getting into the game rental business — and it’s a different story than before.
Come this summer, that trip to the corner 
convenience store for a Slim Jim and a Coke will also give you the chance to check out the newest video game releases.
Redbox, whose vending machine rental kiosks revolutionized the film industry, is moving into the video game space with plans to begin offering titles at 21,000 locations starting June 17.
September’s retail sales numbers for the video 
game industry might have stunk up the joint something terrible, but there’s one bright spot to be found.
The NPD Group, for the first time, has released a new spending report that incorporates not only retail sales, but used games, game rentals, subscriptions, digital full game downloads, social network games, downloadable content, and mobile game apps.
Chris Morris: Journalist 