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Xbox 360 Bundle With Star Trek And Transformers 2 Movies
12:06AM Mark Wilson | The Xbox 360 may or may not be getting that Blu-ray drive, but a new marketing strategy bundles the console with Star Trek or Transformers 2. More »
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Is R2-D2 Driving the Enterprise?
4:00AM Jesus Diaz | We know JJ Abrams is a Star Wars fan. He now says he included R2-D2 in Star Trek, and Paramount is running a contest for astromech spotters. We think we got him in two places: More »
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3:30PM Nick Broughall | In the 12 months since Blu-ray emerged victorious over HD DVD in the battle for high-definition format supremacy, BD-Live has gone from having huge potential as a key sales and marketing feature to becoming a footnote on the spine of a handful of Blu-ray movies. And despite the fact that some studios like Disney are actively pursuing the technology, its implementation still feels like a random collection of ideas that lacks cohesion and focus. And sadly, it doesn’t really look like things are going to change any time soon. More »
Will Blu-Ray Untap The Potential Of BD-Live?
3:30PM Nick Broughall | In the 12 months since Blu-ray emerged victorious over HD DVD in the battle for high-definition format supremacy, BD-Live has gone from having huge potential as a key sales and marketing feature to becoming a footnote on the spine of a handful of Blu-ray movies. And despite the fact that some studios like Disney are actively pursuing the technology, its implementation still feels like a random collection of ideas that lacks cohesion and focus. And sadly, it doesn’t really look like things are going to change any time soon. More »
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Tony Stark’s Boozing Ways, BD-Live Snafu Bring Down Paramount Servers
12:00AM Jack Loftus | I would love to tell you this morning that the record breaking Iron Man Blu-ray release on October 1 was all puppies and rainbows, but that just isn’t the case. And I can’t lie to you, dear readers, at least not about Iron Man. The truth is, while the release made director John Favreau a happy man, it’s done nothing but piss off consumers, thanks to huge BD-Live-related traffic jams the popular release created on Paramount’s servers. Tony Stark, thy newest enemy and threat to the free world is BD-Live! More »
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Which of the EIGHT Versions of the Iron Man DVD Should You Buy?
11:00AM Matt Buchanan | Okay, so you don’t have a Blu-ray player and you’re not getting a new Dell. That still leaves you with eight—EIGHT—different versions of Iron Man to choose from, with everyone from Walmart to Borders hawking their own exclusive kit. Best Buy’s might the most exquisitely fanboy fapworthy, encasing the flick and a custom lithograth in a Mark II mini-bust made by Sideshow Collectibles. Here’s a guide to the rest, which we’ve placed in order of awesomeness, if you need some help deciding. AU: Don’t expect 8 different versions down here. And seriously – if you don’t already own a Blu-ray player, this is the movie you want to buy one for. More »
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Apple to Sell Movies on DVD Release Day, Confirmed
10:44PM Jesus Diaz | It’s confirmed. Apple will release all new movies from 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lionsgate, Image Entertainment and First Look Studios on the same day as their DVD release, for US$14.99. Full press release after the jump. More »
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Paramount’s First Blu-ray Flicks Hit May 20, Will Blow Your Face/Off (Sorta)
2:13PM Matt Buchanan | Even though Paramount has taken longer to announce their Blu-ray slate than the other former HD DVD lackey, they’re getting ‘em out the door quicker, surprisingly. The first three BDs (I hate the acronym, but let’s go ahead and digest it) from Paramount arrive May 20: Face/Off (yes!), Bee Movie and Next. Then it gets kinda sparse, with intermittent releases through the rest of the summer (AU winter), though its first simultaneous new release w/ DVD will be The Spiderwick Chronicles on June 24. Not the hot roster I was looking for (Woo’s opus excepted), but at least the Blu ball for every major studio is finally rolling. Update: We just did one better and got Paramount’s press release with the full list (which confirms HR’s report), check it out below. More »
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Paramount Kills Entire HD DVD Release Schedule, But No Blu Flicks ‘Til Winter
5:10PM Matt Buchanan | There won’t be a soft transition to
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Stop! Why It Still Isn’t Safe to Buy Blu-ray
3:35AM Wilson Rothman | By now you know waaaaay too much about Toshiba’s format-war surrender, the death of HD DVD at the hands of the larger Blu-ray armada. You may even be eying the Blu-ray players mounted proudly in point-of-sale displays at Best Buy or Wal-Mart. Pricing hasn’t come down to HD DVD player levels—and with those sinking even further, it’s unlikely they ever will—but the need to get in on the action might provoke you to spend some extra cash. All we’re saying is DON’T! Not yet. If you don’t know why, let us explain.
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