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Gears of War 2 Xbox 360 Vid Doc: “A Pixel is Worth 1000 Words”

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October 21, 2008

Microsoft and Epic Games have released the sixth and possibly final video documentary pulled from the upcoming Limited Edition version of Gears of War 2. This six-minute documentary sits down with Mike Capps, President of Epic Games; Cliff… Read More

Amazon Spins Buy 2 Blu-ray Titles, Get One Free Sale

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October 21, 2008

We’ve caught wind of a new Amazon.com buy two, get one free Blu-ray Disc sale that expires relatively soon on October 25. The sale includes a whopping 147 title to choose from, one of the most extensive lists we’ve ever seen for a… Read More

Majesco Ships Jillian Michaels’ Fitness Ultimatum 2009 for Wii

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October 21, 2008

Wii fit continues to be a bestseller, selling out the moment it hits store shelves packaged with the Nintendo Wii Balance Board. Wii owners obviously want to exercise and Majesco aims to build upon Wii Fit’s success. Now shipping from… Read More

Netflix Expects 500k Blu-ray Subscribers, Confirms Xbox Support for November

October 21, 2008

Netflix yesterday afternoon announced in a conference call that they expect 500,000 of their roughly 8.7 million subscribers to be renting Blu-ray Discs by the end of the quarter, or year’s end. This estimate comes in lieu of the new… Read More

The Women Choose Blu-ray in December

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October 21, 2008

New Line and Warner Home Video have announced the comedy/drama The Women starring Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendez, Jada Pinkett Smith, Candice Bergen, Carrie Fisher, Debra Messing, Bette Midler and Cloris Leachman is coming to Blu-ray… Read More

Analyst Drops Blu-ray Player Sales Prediction by 25 Percent

October 20, 2008

The entertainment industry in general has been fortunate to avoid a lot of the economic strife other industries such as the housing market are enduring. For the Blu-ray format, this is the most important holiday season yet where HD DVD is officially… Read More

Swing Vote with Costner Scheduled for Blu-ray

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October 20, 2008

The Kevin Costner-starring comedy Swing Vote has been cleared for a Blu-ray and DVD bow January 13, not ironically timed with the month’s Presidential Inauguration. Touchstone and Buena Vista Home Entertainment will present Swing… Read More

Space Buddies Cleared for Blu-ray Blast-Off

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October 20, 2008

Disney Home Entertainment has announced the next entry in the long running “Air Bud” films will be a direct-to-video release of Space Buddies day-and-date on Blu-ray Disc and DVD February 3. Space Buddies will receive a widescreen… Read More

Nintendo Ships Out Wii Music to Stores

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October 20, 2008

The game, if you can call it that, which everyone loves to hate before even playing it, Wii Music, has shipped out to stores. With Wii Music, Nintendo hopes to followup on the soaring popularity of Wii Sports and Wii Fit. In order to do, they’ll… Read More

My Best Friend’s Girl Slated for Blu-ray

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October 20, 2008

Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced an unrated version of My Best Friend’s Girl starring Kate Hudson, Alec Baldwin, Dane Cook and Jason Biggs is coming to Blu-ray Disc on January 13, day-and-date with DVD. At this time we don’t… Read More