Kotaku: Blu-ray

Play Dirty Games on Your PS3

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EDT

Like really dirty games. You know, porn. Online retailer BD-Game is selling Blu-ray versions of adult PC games, meaning that the PS3 can play them. More »

Sinestro Batman is Yours for Arkham City if You Pick Up a Crappy Blu-Ray

Owen Good — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:00:00 EDT

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Green Lantern was not critically acclaimed. Nearly everyone hated it, but that won't stop it from getting a Blu-Ray release. And with its Extended Cut Blu-Ray Combo pack is a skin dressing Batman in a Sinestro Corps getup for Batman: Arkham City, should you have the PS3 version. More »

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Komes to Blu-ray This November

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:20:00 EDT

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The nine episode web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy will come to a Blu-ray near you this November, courtesy of Warner Bros. and director Kevin Tancharoen, delivering live action Jax, Sonya, Scorpion, Sub-Zero and more onto one high-def disc. More »

See the PS3 Exclusive Tekken Hybrid in Glorious Three-way Action

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:40:00 EDT

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What's Tekken Hybrid? Well, as we learned at Comic-Con this weekend, it's now three Tekken things on one Blu-ray disc: Tekken: Blood Vengeance, Tekken Tag Tournament HD and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Prologue. Still confused? Maybe this trailer will help! More »

The Wii U Will Not Play DVDs or Blu-ray Discs

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:38:00 EDT

The Wii U plays games that run on a proprietary 25 GB format. As Kotaku previously reported, that's the same size as Blu-ray discs. But don't think that means the Wii U will run Blu-ray discs. Heck, it won't even run DVDs. More »

Tekken Hybrid is Sexy PlayStation 3 Exclusive Combo

Mike Fahey — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:40:53 EDT

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Take the gorgeous computer animated Tekken: Blood Vengeance movie and bundle it together with the HD remake of Tekken Tag Tournament and you get Tekken Hybrid, a Blu-ray movie you'll want to watch with a game you might want to poke at. More »

Is This Game Bundle Worth $500?

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 19 May 2011 04:00:00 EDT

2nd Super Robot Wars OG is coming to the PS3. To mark the game's release, there is a bundle—a very pricey bundle. More »

We'll Forgive Another Take on Catherine's Scantily-Clad Actress for Not Being Good at the Game

Mike Fahey — Mon, 16 May 2011 20:30:00 EDT

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Launching day-and-date with Atlus' sexy Persona spin-off Catherine, Another Take on Catherine is 70 minutes of Japanese gravure idol CoCo demonstrating how much she looks like the game's title character both with and without clothes. Just don't ask her to play the game. More »

This is All You Really Need to See of Uwe Boll's Latest Bloodrayne Movie

Mike Fahey — Fri, 13 May 2011 12:20:00 EDT

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Next month Phase 4 Films releases the latest movie in Uwe Boll's epic Bloodrayne series on Blu-ray and DVD, Bloodrayne: The Third Reich, starring Natassia Malthe and her breasts. Instead of purchasing it, why not just look at Fangoria's exclusive images and make up your own story? More »

Tekken Brings the Iron Fist Tournament Direct to Blu-ray and DVD in July

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:40:00 EDT

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The live action Tekken movie adaptation is bringing its version of the long-running fighting game series to a disc format near you this summer. Starting July 19, you can own Tekken on DVD, Blu-ray or some combination of the two. More »

Get Your First Taste of Resistance 3 with the Battle Los Angeles Blu-ray

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 02 May 2011 18:40:00 EDT

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Resistance fans, you'll be able to get your hands on this—the flooded town of Wrightsburg, Missouri—next month, when the first single-player demo for Resistance 3 goes public. It'll do so in the upcoming Blu-ray release of 2011 explosion-fest Battle: Los Angeles. More »

Redbox Video Game Rentals Go Nationwide In June

Mike Fahey — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:20:00 EDT

After nearly two years of testing video game rentals in its ubiquitous crimson movie rental machines, Redbox is ready to take its game national, offering game rentals at more than 21,000 locations nationwide starting June 17. More »

Tron: Legacy Comes To Blu-ray (With The Original Tron!)

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:00:00 EST

Looks like Disney's planning a Blu-ray and DVD disc orgy for the upcoming home video release of 2010's Tron: Legacy. And it looks like that includes the long-awaited release of the 1982 original on Blu-ray as well. More »

Triple The Splinter Cell Heading To PS3 In HD And 3D

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:30:00 EST

A triple dose of Sam Fisher comes to the PlayStation 3 this March with the long-rumored release of the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell HD trilogy. He'll be joined by three times the Prince of Persia on a Blu-ray disc. More »

How About A TV With Built-In Tetris?

Mike Fahey — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:30:00 EST

With today's smart television sets capable of packing multiple internet applications directly on the hardware, why not just install games directly on the TV? That's what Oberon Media is doing with Tetris. More »

OnLive Gets Built Into Cheap Electronics

Mike Fahey — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:20:00 EST

Why spend $99 on OnLive's Microconsole TV adapter when you can buy an inexpensive Blu-ray player with the streaming game service built right in? OnLive teams up with bargain electronics manufacturer VIZIO to bring streaming games to the masses. More »

Sony Can't Quit You, Plastic Discs

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:00:00 EST

Sony did win that HD format war, you know. More »

This Custom Scott Pilgrim NES Blu-ray Case Deserves To Be Official

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:00:00 EDT

Edgar Wright's adaptation Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is coming to DVD and Blu-ray on November 9, but sadly not in this fantastic fan-made case that accurately apes NES boxes (and cartridges) of old. More »

PlayStation 3 Firmware Update Goes Live

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:30:00 EDT

Your PlayStation 3 has just graduated to version 3.50, adding 3D Blu-ray support, more Facebook integration and better griefing reporting. More details at the official PlayStation.blog. More »

3D Blu-ray Playback For PS3 Delayed

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:00 EDT

Earlier this year, Sony stated it would be bringing 3D Blu-ray playback to the PlayStation 3 in September. Turns out, it won't be. More »

The PS4 Doesn't Sound Like It'll Be Download Only

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EDT

The PlayStation 3 was released in 2006. Sony has famously said the console will have a ten year console life. By that math, we can expect the PlayStation 4 sometime after 2016. But can we expect a digital-download-only console? More »

Sony Boss Responds To Nintendo 3DS

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:00:00 EDT

Nintendo caused quite a stir at the E3 gaming expo with its glasses-free Nintendo 3DS. In an interview with Japan's Sankei, Sony Computer Entertainment honcho Kaz Hirai had this to say about the glasses-free 3D tech: More »

Sony Planning More PS2 Upgrades?

Brian Ashcraft — Sat, 29 May 2010 02:00:00 EDT

PlayStation 2 title God of War and God of War II were released on a single Blu-ray disc for the PS3 and feature smoother graphics and a faster frame rate. Is Sony planning to do the same for more titles? More »

These Images Might Be Different

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 25 May 2010 05:30:00 EDT

Anime Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance is being released with "adjustments" on DVD and Blu-ray as Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance. What kind of adjustments? More »

Blu-ray Discs Getting Bigger

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:30:00 EDT

Blu-ray discs are 25 to 50 GB for single-layer discs and 50 to 100 GB for dual-layer discs. They're about to get bigger. More »

Report: Sony To Release Michael Jackson Video Game

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EDT

Last week, Sony shelled out US$200 million for for the rights to release 10 new posthumous Michael Jackson albums, DVDs and video games between now and 2017 reports The Independent. More »

Halo Legends DVD Review: Ring Around The Halo Universe

Mike Fahey — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:20:00 EST

Delve deeper into the Halo Universe with seven animated shorts from acclaimed animation studios in Halo Legends. Does anime and Master Chief mix? More »

Boy Loses Girl, Boy Chases Girl Through Hell

Mike Fahey — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:20:00 EST

Dante and Virgil race through the City of Despair in order to save Beatrice from the evil clutches of Lucifer, in this clip from Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic. More »

Gamer Comes Home To Blu-ray, DVD

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:40:00 EST

You can now own (OK, rent) last year's video game turned mind-controlling futuristic bloodsport, Gamer on handy DVD and Blu-ray formats, giving you a chance to enjoy the movie that Crecente called "more Second Life than Counter-Strike." More »

The Six Faces Of Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic

Mike Fahey — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:20:00 EST

Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic hits DVD and Blu-Ray the same day the game drops in stores, with six limited edition covers showcasing Dante's different animated looks. More »

Halo Legends DVD Release Dated And Detailed

Mike Fahey — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:40:00 EST

Halo anime anthology Halo Legends is coming to North American DVD and Blu-Ray on February 16th. Which of the three versions will you be picking up? More »

Sony Increasing The Storage Capacity Of Blu-Ray Discs

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:00:00 EST

Sony and Panasonic have announced plans to increase the capacity of Blu-Ray discs (such as those used by PS3 games) from 25GB to 33.4GB. Hideo Kojima will be so pleased! More »

God Of War Collection Dated And Trophied

Mike Fahey — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:20:00 EDT

Sony has nailed down a November 17th release date for the God of War Collection for the PlayStation 3, revealing the full trophy listing for both remastered games in the process. More »

Microsoft: No Blu-ray Add-ons Coming To Xbox 360

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:40:00 EDT

Despite what Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may have implied, the company has "no plans" to bring Blu-ray playing accessories to the Xbox 360, according to a statement from the company. More »

Ballmer: You'll Be Able To Get Blu-ray Drives As Accessories

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:30:00 EDT

In the format wars, Microsoft supported HD DVD in the battle against Sony's Blu-ray. The company even released an HD DVD player for the Xbox 360. But, HD DVD lost. Blu-ray won. More »

Sony Adding PSP-only Digital Copies To Blu-ray Discs

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:40:25 EDT

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will be introducing digital copies of movies on upcoming Blu-ray releases that are exclusively offered for use on the PSP. That should make the process of adding portable copies a bit easier for PlayStation family owners. More »

Star Trek Online Hides Clothes In Star Trek Blu-ray

Mike Fahey — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:30:00 EDT

Star Trek fans who buy the Blu-ray version of The Original Series' third season will find themselves in the Admiralty when Star Trek Online launches next year. More »

The God Of War Collection Collects GoW III Demo

Mike Fahey — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:20:00 EDT

As if re-mastered versions of God of War I & II on a Blu-ray disc for the PlayStation 3 weren't enough, Sony sweetens the God of War Collection with a God of War III demo. More »

Asking Publishers About Other PS2-To-Blu-Ray Releases

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:30:00 EDT

We touched on this in a dreamy way yesterday, but today, let's look at it a little more seriously: now that God Of War 1 & 2 are being re-released on Blu-Ray, can we expect other series to follow suit? More »

What Series Will Sony Re-Release On Blu-Ray Next?

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:20:00 EDT

On the one hand, Sony's decision to re-release God of War 1 & 2 on Blu-Ray seems selfish. A chance to force many people to re-purchase a game they already own. But on the other, it sets an interesting precedent. More »