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Netflix jacks up prices if you like Blu-ray
FROM GADGETELL - Sometimes it doesn’t pay to like the latest and greatest. Netflix, the name in the online DVD rental world, has just increased its prices if you prefer Blu-ray discs. Myself, I have the 3 DVD at-a-time plan. Normally it costs $16.99. Netflix increased the cost of the plan by $1… MORE »
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Would you pay $10 to get Netflix on your Wii?
FROM GADGETELL - $10 for all you can stream Netflix movies and TV shows is what Netflix is testing the water with via a new…
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Weekend Deal: Blu-ray bargains on Amazon
Amazon’s offering some worthwhile Blu-rays at decent discounts to help build your library. Click through for a quick look and a link to the bargains…
Blu-ray Update: X-Men trilogy, Watchmen tie-in and digital comic coming March 2009
Just in time for the big-screen releases, dueling comic book companies put out must-have Blu-rays of popular franchises. Three weeks after the Watchmen movie hit theaters, an animated movie, Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter, based on the story within a story concept featured in the original Watchmen 12-issue miniseries… Continue Reading »
Will Hulu pull content from other programs? Gadgetell talks to the makers of PlayOn
FROM GADGETELL - With Hulu pulling their content from Boxee, there’s a question as to what will happen to other programs that pull content from Hulu. PlayOn from MediaMall is a Windows program that sends video from CBS, ESPN, Hulu, Netflix, and YouTube to devices like the Xbox 360 and the PS3. Gadgetell… MORE »
Sony working on movie-game hybrid Blu-ray discs
Remember back in the day when multiple games shipped on a single cart? Well it seems Sony is hoping to use modern technology to offer more than one thing (not games) on the same disc. According to Video Business, Sony is working on a hybrid Blu-ray disc that will offer… Continue Reading »
Blockbuster to begin testing online game rentals
The Associated Press is reporting that Blockbuster has announced that it will begin a test program beginning Q2 2009 to allow Total Access subscribers to rent video games. From the article: “Customers of Blockbuster’s Total Access can rent DVDs online and exchange them in Blockbuster stores as well as by… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: Battlestar Galactica Season 4.0 on DVD
There are so may reasons to enjoy the new Battlestar Galactica series. This latest DVD set, featuring the first half of the series final fourth season, exemplifies why the series remain strong, defeating story pitfalls that would crush other series and yet remaining in parallel with the original series. This… Continue Reading »
Dark Knight video game is officially not happening
Sorry, Batman fans. The game based on the hit movie The Dark Knight isn’t going to happen, according to Kotaku Australia. The studio charged with the project, Pandemic Brisbane, was caught in the Electronic Arts cost-cutting measures. EA, which had acquired the Batman game rights from Time Warner, was going… Continue Reading »
Lost Planet movie will have Dark Knight-sized budget
Capcom wants to make big moves with its original properties, seeing the Resident Evil film series as a model for how successful its games can become in Hollywood. Capcom Head of Character Content Business, Toshihiro Tokumaru, mentioned that the budget for the Lost Planet movie is between $150-200 million. That… Continue Reading »
Wii will soon offer streaming video in Japan
Nintendo has finally decided to join the “now generation” and offer a little bit more in terms of multimedia - at least in Japan. According to a recent item at Gamasutra, the company just signed a deal with advertising firm Dentsu and “will include some ad-supported but free videos, and… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: The Dark Knight on Blu-ray (with digital download and BD-Live)
Title: The Dark Knight (aka Batman: The Dark Knight, Batman Begins 2, The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience) Price: $35.99 Format(s): *Blu-ray (DVD, Digital Download) Release Date: December 9, 2008 Publisher: Warner Home Video Rating: “PG-13” Pros: Amazing quality video and audio of a great movie that doesn’t lose anything… Continue Reading »
The Dark Knight’s returning to the big screen January 2009
Chances are, if you’re reading this site, you saw The Dark Knight - and that you liked it. If so, you’ll be pleased to know that the film will be returning to theaters - and IMAX - on January 23, 2008. The moody, beautifully crafted film is a serious contender… Continue Reading »
Important Importables
Jenni Lada brings us information about all of the groovy new gaming imports from around the world.
