Here, Have Some Games of Thrones in Japanese
There's no Game of Thrones this week. How to cope? With a preview of its upcoming Japanese language disc release.
Chinese Bootleggers Are Just Screwing Around
Pretty sure Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't in Star Wars: Episode I. That didn't keep Chinese bootleggers from slapping his mug on this pirated box.
The Second Ace Attorney Musical is the Most Depressing Phoenix Wright…
Bikini Lady with an Anime Head Is More Than *Just* Nightmare Fuel
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Debuting in 2010, Amamiya released an image DVD, which featured her in various provocative poses, wearing said…
This $22,000 TV Makes Blu-ray Look Bad
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The Pac-Man Saturday Morning Cartoon is Coming to DVD Next Week
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Despite how silly it looks, the Pac-Man animated series broadcast on ABC in the early 1980s was a modest success. It lasted only two seasons, but that can partly be attributed to the crash of home console video gaming taking the subject off people's minds.
Dragon's Lair, the Animated Series, Now on DVD
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]
Alternate ending to Limitless: Is Bradley Cooper heading for the…
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Did you think the ending of Limitless was too neat and tidy? Did you think Bradley Cooper got off too lightly after spiraling down the rabbit hole of brain-enhancement drugs and superdickery?
We'll Forgive Another Take on Catherine's Scantily-Clad Actress for Not…
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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.
This is All You Really Need to See of Uwe Boll's Latest Bloodrayne Movie
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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?
Tekken Brings the Iron Fist Tournament Direct to Blu-ray and DVD in…
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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.
Redbox Video Game Rentals Go Nationwide In June
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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.
Xbox 360's "New Disc Format" Is A 1GB Storage Boost
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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.
Tron: Legacy Comes To Blu-ray (With The Original Tron!)
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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.
Kiss Your Copying Software Goodbye, Japan!
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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.
10 must-watch movies that influenced Scott Pilgrim
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In celebration of today's Scott Pilgrim DVD/Blu-ray release, guest editor Edgar Wright is posting all day at io9. First up: his detailed list, given to io9 exclusively, of the top 10 DVDs that influenced Scott Pilgrim.
A Nintendo Console That Plays DVDs
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The Wii might not be able to play DVDs, but this crusty old Nintendo Entertainment System has no such dramas.
A History Of Adventure Games, Get Lamp, Ready To Get
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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.
These Images Might Be Different
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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?