Rumored last week to be in the works, Google Play gift cards are now official and headed to number of popular retailers. Cards will be available for sale at Target, RadioShack, and GameStop locations in the United States over the coming weeks, and will be available on Walmart.com later this month.
Available in $10, $25, and $50 denominations, the cards can be used to purchase music, movies, books, apps, and games from Google Play. Cards can also be used from in-app purchases in games.
With the quickly approaching holiday season, it makes sense for Google to introduce Google Play gift cards now. Apple sells a ton of iTunes gift cards each holiday season. Now that Google offers the same, many customers might opt to purchase Google Play cards for the Android-lover in their life.
Google paved the way for the service in June by giving early Nexus 7 customers a $25 credit to use in the Google Play store, and allowing those customers to store a balance on their Google account and use that credit over time.