Entries in 'disc' (73)
Scratchbusters enters liquidation
UK disc repair specialist Scratchbusters has gone into liquidation, MCV can confirm.
Ubi looks to net piracy solution
In a move to try and quell the ongoing piracy problem on PC, Ubisoft will require players of a selection of its future PC titles to have a constant connection ...
Blu-ray disc capacity upped
The prospect of additional layers means that Blu-ray capacity will no doubt over time continue to increase, but a new development from Sony and Panasonic could see the capacity of ...
TDR reveals in-store marketing blitz
Total Disc Repair is to ramp up awareness for its disc cleaning machines with an in-store marketing campaign.
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LittleBigPlanet sequel looks unlikely
There were lots of puzzled looks when Capcom recently revealed that it is to release a disc-based successor to Street Fighter IV rather than expand its title via DLC, but ...
More Hero discs due next year
The CEO of Guitar Hero has confirmed to MCV that retailers can expect more disc-based releases for its music games in 2010.
PES to go download only?
In a remarkable admission, Konami’s long-time Pro Evolution Soccer producer Shingo ‘Seabass’ Takatsuka has admitted that future versions of Pro Evolution Soccer may not be available as a boxed product.
Super Street Fighter IV announced
As was rumoured yesterday, Capcom overnight announced a major update to last year’s celebrated fighter in the shape of new standalone title Super Street Fighter IV.
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WipEout HD speeds onto Blu-ray
SCEE has confirmed that its technically accomplished future racer WipEout HD, which to date has only been available as a download on the PlayStation Store, is to get a boxed ...
TDR makes disc repair offer to retail
Disc repair specialist TDR is inviting MCV readers to make them an offer for any disc repair machine in their range.
Wii tops reliability survey
A new study from SquareTrade claims that the Nintendo Wii is by far and away the most reliable console in the current generation of machine – and Xbox 360 is ...
New games packaging hits market
Shorewood.blueprint has launched two new DVD
media packages for multiple disc releases: the ShoreStack and the ShoreTwin.
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Warner outlines new Watchmen roadmap
Emerging publisher Warner has dated its upcoming slate of Watchmen game offerings, with Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2 heading to Xbox Live Arcade later this month in Europe ...
Blu-ray sales boom in UK
Some good news for Blu-ray at last. New numbers from the British Video Association show that 3.1m of the hi-def discs have been sold so far in 2009 – that’s ...
Blu-ray and DVD sales down
The global market for both Blu-ray and DVD discs dropped by 4.8 per cent to $482m in 2008, with analyst Screen Digest blaming both the worldwide recession and online piracy ...
Warner speaks out on Watchmen retail reversal
Emerging games publisher Warner Interactive has stated that its decision to bring its previously digital-only Watchmen game to retail is all part of its wider plan for the IP – ...
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Warner reverses Watchmen digital exclusivity plans
Having touted the digital-only release of episodic adventure Watchmen last year as a ‘risky experiment’, Warner has seemingly had a re-think following its confirmation of a boxed retail ...
Blu-ray player sales picking up pace
Whether Blu-ray’s rise to ascendancy will gather the required pace needed before the mainstream adaptation of digital movie downloads arrives is yet to be seen, but sales of HD discs ...
Moore: Boxed PC games 'aren’t working'
The outspoken boss of EA Sports and former Xbox boss Peter Moore has stated that the current business model of boxed PC games is no longer viable for the publisher.
Blu-ray approaching 100m disc sales
Global sales of Blu-ray discs will pass the 100m unit mark this year, according to data from research firm Futuresource Consulting.
JAPAN: Blu-ray hardware outsells DVD for the first time
Stats from Gfk Retail and Technology Japan have revealed that in the first week of November Blu-ray disc recording hardware outsold DVD recorders for the first time.
‘UMD ain’t dead’ says Boulevard
Movies on PSP could undergo a major revival if retailers sell UMDs at the right price, says Boulevard Entertainment.The DVD specialist dipped its toe into the gaming world by ...
E3 08: Ratchet & Clank heading to Blu-Ray
Though it was announced as a frontline downloadable PSN product at the Sony E3 press conference, SCEE boss David Reeves has confirmed that the upcoming Ratchet & Clank: Quest for ...
