DVD

03.21.12

Thanks in part to the sales surge of Sony’s PlayStation 3, there are now Blu-ray Disc players in one quarter of U.S. households. Lower hardware prices for stand-alone BD players have also contributed to this growth. According to Centris Research, the installed base of Blu-ray players in U.S. homes was up 47% in Q4 2011 over the same quarter of 2010.

03.21.12

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has sold more than 1.2 million units of the action-fantasy film Immortals in its first week. Nearly half of those sales were for Blu-ray versions of the game and 10% were for the 3D Blu-ray combo pack. Actor Henry Cavill (Man of Steel) talks about the 3D movie in the exclusive video interview below.

03.19.12

On Tuesday, March 27, “South Park: The Complete Fifteenth Season” will be released on Blu-ray and DVD by Comedy Central Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Media Distribution. Each Blu-ray and DVD come with an added bonus – free copies of Microsoft’s South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge Xbox Live game. 

02.13.12

Twihards were in the mood for love before Valentine’s Day. Summit Entertainment, a Lionsgate company, has continued to make a mint off Stephanie Meyer’s last book in the supernatural love triangle franchise. It was a very smart decision to split the final film into two parts, as the home entertainment release is picking up right where the theatrical release left off. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 sold an estimated 3.2 million DVD and Blu-ray units during its first weekend of release. Actress Ashley Greene talks about the movie in this exclusive video interview below.

02.01.12

Consoles and PC's have had a slow month interms of new AAA quality games arriving for your respected platform. While January got off to a slow start, it quickly recovered to bring us high quality tittles through digital distribution. Plenty of great downloadable arcade tittles were made available through XBLA, PSN and Steam, giving us many hidden gems on the digital marketplace. Let's look back at the games we reviewed over the past month.  

02.01.12

Every Tuesday, Sony brings its PlayStation faithful new content, add-ons for your favorite games, Themes and avatars for your PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. Again another standard week of PSN goods you can get, but for the most part the main draw are going to be demos. Twisted Metal is finally going to hit store shelves and the fans of  the series will be eager to get their hands on the multiplayer demo now available.  

01.22.12

Summit Entertainment’s fourth installment in the blockbuster TWILIGHT SAGA franchise, BREAKING DAWN – PART 1, has earned over $701.3 million in global box office receipts since the film’s release on November 18, 2011.  The movie’s well on its way to becoming the highest grossing film in the series to date, as it looks to surpass the worldwide box office gross of NEW MOON’s $709.8 million. Actress Ashley Greene talks about working on the films in this exclusive video interview.

01.11.12

LAS VEGAS -- The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), a cross-industry consortium dedicated to creating a consumer-friendly open market for digital content distribution, held a press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012) to outline the expansion of UltraViolet. Following the launch of an initial 19 UltraViolet-enabled titles, more than 750,000 households have registered with UltraViolet to create and start using personal digital libraries.

01.11.12

One brave warrior, touched by the gods, must overcome all odds to save mankind from a merciless and powerful tyrant when IMMORTALS comes to Blu-ray and DVD on March 6th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Directed by visionary filmmaker Tarsem Singh (The Cell, The Fall) and written by Charles Parlapanides and Vlas Parlapanides, the home entertainment release is chock-full of must-see bonus features including an alternate beginning, two alternate endings, deleted scenes and an amazing graphic novel, creating the ultimate viewing experience. Actress Freida Pinto talks about the movie in this exclusive video interview.

01.04.12

Every Tuesday, Sony brings its Playstation faithful new content, add-ons for your favorite games, Themes and avatars for your PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. For those who have the Playstation Plus, you can now get telltale's Back to The Future game for free. Ever wanted to find out what happened and wanted to continue your adventures with Marty Mcfly and Doc? Now is your chance, as you get all the six episodic for free. Another game you can get thanks to your PSN Plus membership is Sword & Soldiers. It's an enjoyable 2D sidescrolling strategy game that is highly replayable with a group of friends.

12.29.11

Although many people have upgraded to Blu-ray Discs, the majority of Americans still view movies on DVD. While the overall home entertainment market is still hurting as more people rent than buy movies, blockbuster event movies still entice purchases. Warner Home Video had a very good year with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I and II dominating the chart. Disney has a trio of kid-friendly movies, including Cars 2, which is featured in the exclusive video interview with Owen Wilson and Eddie Izzard below. And it's worth noting that every movie, save for Bridesmaids, had a videogame tie-in for gamers to further explore these worlds.

12.20.11

There’s never been a better time for Gleeks. The new season of “Glee” has righted its ship after a rocky start, and now there’s a new Konami Karaoke Revolution: Glee Volume 3 game for Wii on store shelves. Complementing the third Wii game is Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment’s Glee: The Concert Movie 3D Blu-ray. The new movie introduces Shazam technology, which connects your PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Blu-ray, or DVD player to your smartphone.

12.16.11

James Cameron made Avatar to take advantage of 3D technology, but the Oscar-winning filmmaker also made sure that the film would play well in 2D. And although he originally said the experience was designed for a large screen, Avatar has been a hit on mobile devices. The movie comes pre-installed on the T-Mobile Samsung Virbant Galaxy S. Now Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Lightstorm Entertainment are bringing a first-of-its-kind interactive version of the film called Avatar iTunes Extras Special Edition beginning on Tuesday, December 20. The director talks about the movie in the video below from the 3D Entertainment Summit.

11.10.11

The world of Harry Potter comes to life in New York City. In celebration of the Blu-ray release of the final Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II, on November 12 and 13 the International Quidditch Association (IQA) will host the 2011 Quidditch World Cup (QWC). Nintety-five college quidditch teams will descend on New York City to compete in a live action-packed sporting event, best described as “a cross between the Super Bowl and a medieval festival.” The two days will feature 450 games with live music, entertainers, food and drink vendors, and many other exciting events.