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Topic: Mobility

T-Mobile, Wild Tangent team up to bring game rentals to Android

Summary: Burned by buying too many bad Android games? This collaboration between T-Mobile and Wild Tangent may just be your solution.

Ricardo Bilton

By for The ToyBox |

At $2.50, the price of the average mobile game isn't exactly wallet-busting. But that isn't stopping T-Mobile and game network Wild Tangent from making barrier for entry that much lower via game rentals.

For twenty five cents - about the cost of a single play at the average arcade -   Android users will soon be able try out games for twenty-four hours. Assuming the game isn't awful, that quarter can then be applied to the cost of buying the app.

Does this means that T-Mobile aims to compete with the Android Market? Not at all, says T-Mobile, which maintains that new functionality will only serve to remove some of the uncertainty involved in discovering and purchasing new games. T-Mobile says that the functionality, which is coming later this year, will be a part of all of its Android phones in the future.

[Via AllThingsD]

Topic: Mobility

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  • RE: T-Mobile, Wild Tangent team up to bring game rentals to Android

    I actually kind of like this idea. There have been times when I did the research, watched the gameplay videos, etc, then got in-game and realized the controls were a complete bust. Try before you buy is a gamer's way of life. It's nice to see it's still evolving.
    Aerowind
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  • RE: T-Mobile, Wild Tangent team up to bring game rentals to Android

    Ew, WildTangent? No thanks.
    A Hylian Human
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  • RE: T-Mobile, Wild Tangent team up to bring game rentals to Android

    Wild Tangent?? Seriously.... T Mobile has brought crapware to the Android phone.
    BlueCollarGeek
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    • RE: T-Mobile, Wild Tangent team up to bring game rentals to Android

      @BlueCollarGeek Hi there--millions of players enjoy wildtangent.com right now. Some people like to repeat old "labels" and they aren't true. It's a games service for casual, enthusiast and family players. Try it if you haven't in a long time. We're also rolling out social games...so stay tuned for even more on that front.
      Carol at WildTangent
      crogalski
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      • RE: T-Mobile, Wild Tangent team up to bring game rentals to Android

        Sorry Carol, but I will stay away from Wild Tangent products. My (and my customers) past bad experiences with them have forever tarnished the Wild Tangent name in our minds. You can claimed to have turned a new leaf - and if you did - good for you. But you will not get me to accept your products on any device I own. Ever. Sorry.
        BlueCollarGeek
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  • RE: T-Mobile, Wild Tangent team up to bring game rentals to Android

    Look up crapware in the dictionary and it says "See also, Wild Tangent". I wouldn't touch anything from Wild Tangent with your computer/phone.
    txscott
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  • RE: T-Mobile, Wild Tangent team up to bring game rentals to Android

    Wild Tangent?, I thought they produced malware. They certainly have "persitant" apps, or did a few years ago. No thanks.
    lcloria2
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    • RE: T-Mobile, Wild Tangent team up to bring game rentals to Android

      @lcloria2 Hi there. Nope. No malware. And no crapware. Old legacy rumors that sometimes get repeated for no reason. Just a good games service created by about 130 of us in Redmond, WA, NY, and the UK. We work hard to make wildtangent.com safe and fun--and not "persistent."
      Carol at WildTangent
      crogalski
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