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First Aliens on Blu-ray News; Possible Game Tie-In?

February 19, 2009

In November 2007, Fox Home Entertainment packaged all four Die Hard movies into a Blu-ray Disc box set as the “must have” Blu-ray purchase for the holiday season. Almost exactly a year later, they raised the bar and forged a lavish… Read More

Fracture to Thrill on Blu-ray in June

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February 19, 2009

Warner Home Video has announced the New Line thriller Fracture starring Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling will look to thrill again for the first time on Blu-ray Disc this summer. Fracture is scheduled to arrive in stores on June 16 in its original… Read More

Blu-ray Deal: Bond, Blackhawk & Hellboy for $11 Each

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February 19, 2009

While Amadeus continues to rule Amazon.com’s Blu-ray bestsellers list after a temporary price drop to $14.99, the online retailer has slashed the price of an older catalog bundle and sent its sales skyrocketing. For today only, Amazon… Read More

Passengers with Anne Hathaway Sees Blu-ray Flight Delayed

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February 18, 2009

It looks like Passengers on Blu-ray isn’t going to leave the gate on time. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has confirmed the Anne Hathaway vehicle has been delayed from March 24 to May 12. Passengers limped to a less than $300k domestic… Read More

EA Confirms Dead Space Coming to Nintendo Wii in “Extraction”

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February 18, 2009

Electronic Arts has formally announced the Dead Space franchise is coming to Nintendo Wii and is being built from the ground up to take full advantage of Wii’s control scheme. The title, dubbed Dead Space Extraction, is a prequel to the… Read More

Universal Re-Schedules 8 Mile on Blu-ray

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February 18, 2009

Universal Studios Home Entertainment has re-scheduled 8 Mile for its Blu-ray debut on April 14. The Eminem biopic was originally scheduled to be released on Blu-ray Disc last November 18 before Universal pulled it from their schedule shortly… Read More

Amazon Selling Oscar Blu-ray Titles for $14.99

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February 18, 2009

The Academy Awards are now just around the corner and retailers are looking to cash in on the publicity. Amazon.com has opened up an “Oscar-nominated movies on Blu-ray” sale that sees prices on many high profile titles slashed… Read More

MGM Letting Fans Design Stargate Atlantis Blu-ray Cover Art

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February 17, 2009

This summer, MGM Home Entertainment will debut Stargate Atlantis on Blu-ray Disc in the form of a best-of compilation collection comprised of ten episodes (or episode collections), two of which were chosen by fans. Starting this week and… Read More

First Six Star Trek Films on Blu-ray in May

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February 17, 2009

The Star Trek film franchise will boldly transport onto Blu-ray Disc when Paramount Home Entertainment releases all 11 films — including the new J.J. Abrams reboot — on Blu-ray by year’s end. The first six films in their… Read More

Star Trek Original Series Sets Beaming to Blu-ray

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February 17, 2009

CBS and Paramount Home Entertainment have confirmed the by now obvious by formally announcing the first season of Star Trek: The Original Series is coming to Blu-ray Disc on April 28. This 7-disc set will be nearly identical to the previously… Read More