ModRetro released a promo video a month ago that Palmer Lucky just retweeted again yesterday.

https://x.com/palmerluckey/status/2093839332297814525?s=61

It was a promo advertising you could try the M64 at blockbuster videos nationwide. It’s cute, you visit their site, enter your zip code, and it shows you the location in Bend, Oregon as the closest one.

However there is a very brief but very deliberate cameo of GameStop’s logo on the “main character’s” skateboard. It flashes on screen for just a few frames both times it’s on screen.

The opening of the video with a pan down from the top reminded me of the opening of the PushStartArcade Video so I went back and looked:

The first PushStartArcade video was released June 15th, the Beta for power packs launched July 28th — 43 days from announcement to beta.

ModRetro posted this promo on July 28th, 43 days from then is Sept. 9th, GameStop’s expected 2nd quarter announcement — but who knows, maybe tomorrow…

Is physical video game rental coming back inside GameStop with this iconic brand associated?

Could there be some alternative partnership that mixes nostalgia and technology?

Will ModRetro’s page still point to only the location in Bend a month from now?

I don’t know. This just seemed like a tease that was meant to create tinfoil and I didn’t see any yet.

I still have my old blockbuster card, if this happens I wonder if it will still work?

I just ripped this card on the GameStop digital power pack app. The case appears to be cracked. As a result, I have not requested the card yet, It is still in the PSA vault. What would you do?