Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has issued an announcement stating Futurama: Bender’s Game is coming to Blu-ray Disc on November 4 after first revealing the title’s plans at Comic-Con last month.
Fox will present Futurama: Bender’s Game in widescreen 1080p video authored in BD-J with AVC MPEG-4 compression and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio.
The Blu-ray version will share extra features with the day-and-date DVD version with the lone exception of picture-in-picture functionality exclusive to Blu-ray. The shared extras are listed below, all of which will be presented in standard definition.
- Picture-in-Picture (Blu-ray exclusive)
- Commentary by Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Billy West, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille, Michael Rowe, Claudia Katz and Dwayne Carey-Hill.
- Storyboard Animatic: Bender’s Game, Part One
- Futurama Genetics Lab – Cross-breed Your Favorite Characters!
- Dungeons & Dragons & Futurama feaurette
- How To Draw Futurama In 83 Easy Steps Featurette
- 3D Models Featurette With Animator Discussion
- Deleted Scene: Cup or Nozzle?
- Blooperama 2: Outakes From Bender’s Game
- Bender’s Anti-Piracy Warning
- A Sneak Peek at the Next Futurama Epic, Futurama: Into The Wild Green Yonder
Futurama: Bender’s Game on Blu-ray will carry an SRP of $39.98. Check back frequently for the addition of high resolution cover art and pre-order information.
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