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Dragon's Lair, the Animated Series, Now on DVD

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:45:00 EDT

The further animated adventures of Dirk the Daring, Hanna-Barbera's 1984 Dragon's Lair cartoon, is now available on a two-disc DVD set, thanks to Warner Bros. It's early '80s animated Dragon's Lair fun, only without the rote memorization! [WBshop via EGM] 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 »

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 »

Xbox 360's "New Disc Format" Is A 1GB Storage Boost

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:30:00 EDT

So, Microsoft is testing a "new disc format". The more fanciful of you are thinking that means "Blu-Ray". The more sensible and well-connected are thinking it's something a little more realistic. 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 »

Kiss Your Copying Software Goodbye, Japan!

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:00:00 EST

Under current Japanese, it is illegal to upload or sell pirated games and movies. It is legal to copy for one's own personal use. Better get all your personal copying done pronto, because that's going to get harder. More »

A Nintendo Console That Plays DVDs

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:30:00 EDT

The Wii might not be able to play DVDs, but this crusty old Nintendo Entertainment System has no such dramas. More »

A History Of Adventure Games, Get Lamp, Ready To Get

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:40:00 EDT

Do you love computer adventure games? You know, Zork, Planetfall, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy or anything that falls under the "interactive fiction" description or bears the Infocom label. Then get Get Lamp, a long-in-the-making documentary. 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 »

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 »

Gee ... Thanks, Grandma ...?

Owen Good — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:00:00 EST

Remember kids, some products exist purely to victimize the clueless. Like this four DVD set with a familiar name. Although, to be fair, it is playable on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Seen via Ripten. More »

Press Start 2: Your Princess Is In Another Movie

Mike Fahey — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:20:00 EDT

The unapologetically cheesy video game homage film Press Start gets the inevitable sequel next year, as Dark Maze Studios announces the brilliantly named Press Start 2 Continue. More »

Crazy Eyes Chun-Li Invades Shadaloo Lounge Party

Brian Crecente — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:40:00 EDT

Did any of you make it out to Capcom's Chun-Li wake last week in Chinatown? More »

Video Game Sales Bigger Than DVDs and Blu-ray Sales Last Year

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:00:00 EST

Last year, video games trumped the global combined sales of DVD and Blu-ray. Congrats, video games! More »

Aussie Game Business Gives Aussie Movie Business A Good Thumping

Mike Fahey — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:40:00 EST

The video game industry is exploding in Australia, with new figures released today showing games revenue double that of box office revenue and 40% larger than the DVD market. More »

Max Payne: The Movie Inflicts Viewer Pain On DVD, Blu-ray Tomorrow

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:20:16 EST

If you missed the theatrical release of Mark Wahlberg's go as Max Payne in Max Payne, you can catch it on DVD and Blu-ray starting tomorrow in one of three flavors. More »

MGS Bande Dessinée Headed For DVD

Stuart Houghton — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:20:00 EST

Comic book fans! Did you know there was an even more pretentious way to refer to comics than 'graphic novel'? Thanks to our friends the French Bande Dessinée can be your go-to phrase when you want to compare The Punisher to Infinite Jest. More »

Udon Street Fighter Comics Coming To DVD

Mike Fahey — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:30:00 EDT

Those of you who missed Udon's excellent Street Fighter series in comic book form have another chance to catch the series next February as Eagle One Media and Capcom team up to present a DVD version of the comic in animated form. Street Fighter: Round One - FIGHT!, due out February 9th, just in time for the release of Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li on February 27 - not only reprints issues 0-6 of the Udon series, it animates the comic, adding movement, music, special-effects, and even voice overs to the comic book dialog. If you ask me it's a complete and utter bastardization of the comic book as an art form, but that's just the sort of thing you'd expect from a big old comic book geek like myself. More »

Postal Movie Out On DVD - Everybody Hide

Mike Fahey — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:20:00 EDT

Uwe Boll's epic masterpiece Postal has now been released on the unsuspecting DVD purchasing public, complete with a Uwe commentary, deleted scenes, special features, and a copy of Postal 2 for the PC. The news is so unexciting that even bombastic Running With Scissors boss Vince Desi can barely muster a crude joke about it. More »

Homebrew Wii Channel Enables DVD Playback

Stuart Houghton — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDT

Nintendo has been far too busy printing money and dreaming up strange new controllers to actually finish that DVD-on-Wii thing it has been promising for the last couple of years. More »

Not So Fast Gaming, DVD Still Pwns You

Brian Crecente — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:40:00 EDT

As Luke pointed out early this morning, the report that U.S. games sales had surpassed DVD sales was bound to be misconstrued. And it was. In fact it's just plain wrong. More »

Amazon Hands $50 To HD DVD Suckers

Mark Wilson — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:40:00 EDT

OK, folks. We're almost entirely passed the debacle that was HD DVD. But we thought that we'd betterlet you know that Amazon is offering $50 of credit back to those who purchased HD DVD players before February 23, 2008. More »

Dungeon Siege DVD Dated

Mike Fahey — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:00:18 EDT

For those of you who decided that the theater just wasn't the right place to thoroughly enjoy Uwe Boll's In The Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, Fox Home Entertainment has some great news for you. While normally you'd expect to have to wait a good six months before a quality film such as this made it to DVD, Fox is rushing it into the hands of eager fans on April 15th, complete with deleted scenes (he DELETED some?), a behind the scenes featurette, and trailers. All of this for a suggested retail price of $27.98, which translated into Wal-Mart money is roughly $14.99. Rejoice, movie fans! Our long, nightmarish wait is soon over! More »

EA And Starz Team For Dead Space Movie

Mike Fahey — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:20:34 EDT

EA is not screwing around with promotions and marketing for their upcoming space horror game Dead Space. Not only are they in the midst of a comic book limited series, now they've teamed up with Starz Media to create a full-length animated movie prequel for the game. The animated film, which will bridge the gap between the end of the comic series and the beginning of the game, is being produced by Film Roman, the animation company behind The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!

"We are really excited to be working with Film Roman to create an animated feature that will tell the portion of the Dead Space saga between the comic and game," said Glen Schofield, Executive Producer for Dead Space. "With the video game, comic book and now animated movie, Dead Space has become a true multimedia brand.

The animated feature will launch simultaneously with the game, first on TV and then on DVD. Awfully big push for a new and untested IP, isn't it? If Dead Space ends up tanking a lot of people are going to end up looking very, very silly. More »

Double Fine's Scott C. To Autograph Alternate King of Kong Cover

fdemarco — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:20:50 EDT

The folks behind I am 8-Bit, the art show featuring works based on video games, is holding an event this Saturday in Alhambra, CA. On hand will be Double Fine Productions' art director Scott C. who will be personally be autographing prints of his alternate DVD cover for the documentary, King of Kong: Fist Full of Quarters. The print is a nice sized 18 x 24 inches and will sell for a paltry $20. It's a pretty cool piece and having the autograph of someone who worked on Psychonauts would be pretty freaking sweet. You can go get your signed copy of the dvd and or print at Gallery Nucleus, 210 East Main Street Alhambra, CA. The event will go from 7 - 11pm and will feature such exciting extras as free booze and a Donkey Kong high score tournament with prizes. More »

Hitman Movie Takes Out Tuesday

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:20:00 EDT

If you were one of the many millions who opted to skip the Hollywood adaptation of Hitman during its theatrical run, you will soon have the option of enjoying it from the comfort of your couch. The DVD and Blu-ray street date for the Timothy Olyphant-starring flick is tomorrow, Tuesday March 11, with special edition unrated versions featuring digital copies of the film. More »

Devil May Cry 4 Anime Does Exist

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:40:00 EST

Best Buy doesn't lie, as the threat of the Devil May Cry anime's cancellation truly has ended. An anonymous employee has provided us with photos of the new ADV Films discs in hand, complete with Best Buy price tags and manufacturer labels, definitive proof that the publisher has made good on its release. We wrote last week that the Capcom licensed series was one of many ADV titles whose future was in doubt after the publisher dropped dozens of upcoming releases from its web site, but it appears DMC is good to go. Thanks for the heads up, anonymous. More »

The King Of Kong Is Now On DVD. If you missed...

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:00:00 EST

The King Of Kong Is Now On DVD. If you missed the theatrical release of the Donkey Kong score-off documentary The King of Kong, you now have a chance to catch it on DVD. The film, which chronicles the high score struggles of chronic weeper Steve Wiebe and the dastardly tactics of the ultra-patriotic Billy Mitchell can probably be had from fine retailers and/or Netflix as of today. It's a gripping, if somewhat manipulative, good time and a worthwhile primer for the Hollywood adaptation. More »

Writers' Strike Drives Viewers To Video Games

Mike Fahey — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:20:04 EST

The ongoing Hollywood writers' strike has much greater implications to the world of entertainment than a disappointingly rushed ending to Heroes season 2 and Ellen being forced to play Guitar Hero III to entertain her audience. The results of a survey just released by new-media consultancy company Interpret indicates that large percentages of viewers are abandoning network and cable programming in favor of watching movies and television series on DVDs and yes - playing video games. More »

PS3 Is Still The Blu-Ray Player To Buy

Mark Wilson — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:40:15 EST

Our sister site Gizmodo just landed the first review of a Blu-ray 1.1 formatted disc—and you may remember that the PS3 just got the 1.1 spec in a recent firmware update. After enjoying new functions like Resident Evil: Extinction's PiP (picture-in-picture) bonus features and comparing the PS3's entire movie experience to that of the only other 1.1 player on the market today (the Panasonic DMP-BD30), their reviewer dropped the gauntlet:

...when it came to processing motion, we agreed that the PS3 edged out the Panasonic by a nose.

And then they went on to praise the PS3 even more: More »

Resident Evil: Extinction Now On DVD, Blu-ray Apparently

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:40:36 EST

The third and possibly final Resident Evil cinematic masterpiece, scribed by the multi-talented Paul W.S. Anderson of Alien vs. Predator fame, has come home. Resident Evil: Extinction is now available on DVD and Blu-ray, with the latter definitely not featuring playable demos of Resident Evil 5 and Devil May Cry 4, despite what you may have heard elsewhere. Anyone pick it up? Get your fill of zombie crows and sand? I'll refrain from biting remarks, as I've yet to see any of the Resident Evil film adaptations due to a crippling fear of hearing Milla Jovovich speak on camera and having better things to do with ninety minutes. More »

Clip: Final Fantasy XIII Extended Trailer

fdemarco — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:00:00 EST

When I checked my Kotaku email this morning I was nearly buried under the dearth that three weeks away brings. But ,one that seemed to keep coming in repeatedly over the last several hours were reports of an extended FF XIII trailer that was unceremoniously ripped from a DVD that was included in a Japanese Final Fantasy "Cloud" book. Much of this footage was seen at E3 and TGs, but there is some new footage in there as well. As an added bonus, there's an extended FF Versus XIII extended trailer after the jump. The quality on these isn't the best, but I'm sure with a little searching you can dig up some higher quality footage. More »

King of Kong Coming To DVD

fdemarco — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:00:00 EST

GoNintendo is reporting that King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters is heading for DVD. So, if you missed it in the theaters, now is your chance to see grown men acting like bratty children over who has the highest game score in the comfort of your own living room. The DVD, put out by New Line Cinema, will sell for $19.98 and will have an anamorphic widescreen transfer and commentary from director Seth Gordon and producer Ed Cunningham and a the obligatory extra features. Provided all goes as planned, the disc should be hitting shelves January 29, 2008. More »

No Wii DVD This Year? OK. Really, It's Fine

Mark Wilson — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:40:19 EST

Nintendo Japan has posted in their site's Q&A section that they will not be releasing a DVD-ready Wii in 2007. They claimed to need to focus on current production to meet worldwide demand (even though such a Wii model would and will have nearly identical hardware.) More »