News: Belgium Abolishes Game Rentals
Posted 31 Oct 2008 at 10:47 by Nathan Whincup
Bad news for Blockbuster - as of December 1st, it will be illegal for Belgian gamers to rent videogames.
Some unfortunate news for Belgian gamers on a budget has emerged today, as game rentals in the European country will no longer be tolerated any longer as of December 1st.
Rentals have always been illegal in Belgium, though they have been tolerated up until now. Game developers and publishers will no doubt be happy with this news, as they previously made no profits from rentals. However, it's entirely possible that the law will lead to an increase in sales of preowned games (also damaging to publishers).
So Belgian readers, will the reinforcement of this law affect your gaming habits in any way? Let us know in the comments.
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| Learning with the Pooyoos Episode 1 | Lexis Numerique | September |
| UNO | Gameloft | September |
| Worms: Battle Islands | Team 17 | September |
| You, Me, and the Cubes | Nintendo | September |
| Tales of Monkey Island - Chapter 2 | Telltale Games | September |
| LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias | Frontier | October |
| BIT.TRIP.VOID | Aksys | October |
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| Tales of Monkey Island - Chapter 3 | Telltale Games | October |
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| Cave Story | Nicalis | October |
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| Frogger | Konami | October |
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| Ghost Mansion Party | Gameloft | October |
| Dracula - Undead Awakening | Chillingo Ltd. | October |
| And Yet it Moves | Broken Rules | November |
| La Mulana | Nicalis | November |
| Military Madness: Nectaris | Hudson Soft | November |
| Ben 10 | Konami | November |
| Copter Crisis | Digital Leisure | November |
| Night Sky | Nicalis | December |
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| Diner Dash | Hudson Soft | December |
| Fast Draw Showdown | Digital Leisure | December |
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| Furry Legends | Gamelion Studios | Q4 2009 |
| Hoopworld | Virtual Toys | Q4 2009 |
| Pearl Harbor - Episode 1: Red Sun Rising | Legendo Entertainment AB | Q4 2009 |
| Solitaire | GameOn | Q4 2009 |
| Blockout | Cosmigo | Q4 2009 |
| Art of Balance | Shin'en Multimedia | Q4 2009 |
| Super Meat Boy | Team Meat | Q1 2010 |
| B.C.Kid: BRINK OF EXTINCTION | Hudson Soft | Q1 2010 |
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| Castlevania Re:Birth | Konami | Q1 2010 |
| Where's Waldo - The Fantastic Journey | Ludia Inc. | Q1 2010 |
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| SUDOKU | EA | September |
| MySims Camera | EA | September |
| UNO | Gameloft | September |
| Bomberman Blitz | Hudson | September |
| Dracula - Undead Awakening | Chillingo Ltd. | October |
| Flight Control | Firemint | October |
| Castle of Magic | Gameloft | October |
| myNotebook: Red | Nnooo | October |
| myNotebook: Green | Nnooo | October |
| myNotebook: Blue | Nnooo | October |
| Pop Island | Odenis Studios | October |
| Combat of Giants: Dragons - Bronze Edition | Ubisoft | October |
| A Little Bit of Brain Training: Arts Edition | Nintendo | October |
| Downtown Texas Hold 'Em | EA | November |
| High Stakes Texas Hold'em | Hudson Soft | November |
| SUDOKU Sensei | Hudson Soft | November |
| Flashlight | Kasaa solution | November |
| Discolight | Kasaa solution | December |
| Super Yum Yum | Mastertronic | December |
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| Simply Mahjong | Engine Software | Q4 2009 |
| Extreme Hangman | Gamelion Studios | Q4 2009 |
| Miami Nights: Life in the Spotlight | Gameloft | Q4 2009 |
| Chess & Checkers | GameOn | Q4 2009 |
| Backgammon | GameOn | Q4 2009 |
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| Reflections | Konami | Q4 2009 |
| The Price is Right | Ludia Inc. | Q4 2009 |
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| Car Jack Streets | Tag Games | Q4 2009 |
| Spaceball: Revolution | Virtual Toys | Q4 2009 |
| VT Tennis 2010 | Virtual Toys | Q4 2009 |
| Where's Waldo - The Fantastic Journey | Ludia Inc. | Q1 2010 |
