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PS2 owners have finally begun to migrate to the PlayStation3, thanks to GTA4 hardware bundles. Bob McKenzie, Senior Vice President for Merchandising, at US chain GameStop, says: “The launch has been tremendous in driving traffic to our stores, as well as providing a vigorous lift in PS3 console sales over this time last week.”
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Blu-ray player sales in the US plummeted in February. According to data released by the NPD Group’s Retail Tracking Service, dedicated player sales dropped 40 per cent, as a string of special retail promotions and bundling deals came to an end. NPD director Ross Rubin suggests that the format war with HD DVD was not […]

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Copy protection giant Macrovision will acquire the original electronics TV listings company  Gemstar-TV Guide International on May 2. Macrovision arranged 650 million dollars in debt financing to finance the deal.
Macrovision has its routes in the original DRM system for VHS video tape movie releases. Gemstar has a comparable heritage, as the originator of VCR timer […]

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Former HD DVD stalwarts Paramount and DreamWorks Animation SKG are back with Blu. The two majors have announced a slate of big Blu-ray releases for the Summer, as well as some back catalogue choices. May 20 see the arrival of Bee movie, Next and Face/Off, with box-office hits Cloverfield, There Will Be Blood and The […]

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The high cost of Blu-ray players will stall the mainstream adoption of the format. So predicts a new report from US-based research group Applied Business Intelligence. With few BD players able to display advanced features such as Bonus View and BD Live, retailers have little to sell when it comes to format benefits, they […]

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