Entries in 'dvd' (28)

GAME embraces film with biggest ever DVD range

GAME embraces film with biggest ever DVD range

GAME will be launching its biggest range of Blu-rays and DVDs in-store and online from Monday May 13th.

Billy Langsworthy
by Billy Langsworthy
on May 10th 2013 at 3:11PM in News
OPINION: DVD hits £700m so far in 2012, highlighting the challenge for games retail

OPINION: DVD hits £700m so far in 2012, highlighting the challenge for games retail

DVD and Blu-ray have already made more than £700m for UK retail this year.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Sep 20th 2012 at 12:28PM in News
FEATURE: Bringing Movies to Games Retail

FEATURE: Bringing Movies to Games Retail

The summer is almost upon and that means a drought for games retailers. With only a handful of big releases to keep us going until late August, sales are expected to dry ...

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on May 1st 2012 at 2:43PM in News
Video games now bigger than movies

Video games now bigger than movies

Growth in digital has seen video games overtake movies as the most lucrative entertainment medium in the UK.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 22nd 2012 at 11:03AM in News

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Games retailers turn to film for sales boost

Games retailers turn to film for sales boost

UK games retailers are missing a trick by not stocking DVD and Blu-rays, Koch has told MCV.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Oct 4th 2011 at 2:10PM in News
Nintendo shuns DVD once again

Nintendo shuns DVD once again

There's nothing Nintendo likes to do more than be a little different and it's a tradition that the Wii U will embrace in more ways than one.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 15th 2011 at 2:11PM in News
Disney plans games and movie bundles

Disney plans games and movie bundles

Disney Interactive has teamed up with its movie division to launch new video game and DVD movie packs.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 27th 2011 at 10:00AM in News
New 360 discs get 1GB boost

New 360 discs get 1GB boost

Tech blog Digital Foundry claims to have word that the "updated disc format" being trailed on Xbox 360 adds around 1GB of extra capacity to DVD discs.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 30th 2011 at 11:33AM in News

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Games eclipse fitness DVD market

Games eclipse fitness DVD market

Fitness video games are outselling their DVD rivals according to Chart-Track figures.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 23rd 2010 at 1:30PM in News
Latest Xbox update blocks piracy

Latest Xbox update blocks piracy

It looks as if the recent update to the Xbox 360 UI was more than simply preparation for the arrival of Kinect – it’s also dealt a big blow to ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 4th 2010 at 10:43AM in News
ShopTo targets movie market

ShopTo targets movie market

ShopTo will ramp up its DVD and Blu-ray range after reporting record market share last week.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 13th 2010 at 3:27PM in News
DVDs and CDs out, video games in

DVDs and CDs out, video games in

The US arm of retailer Best Buy is to increase the shelf space it gives to video games by cutting the allocation granted to DVDs and CDs.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 21st 2010 at 10:38AM in News

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Xbox 360 has a ‘storage problem’

Xbox 360 has a ‘storage problem’

The developer drafted in by Konami to work on the upcoming Castlevania: Lords of Shadows has said that while the game will be shipping on a single Blu-ray disc for ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 4th 2010 at 5:04PM in News
MW2 is 2009’s entertainment champ

MW2 is 2009’s entertainment champ

Having shattered most the game industry’s records upon its release last year, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has also emerged as the overall UK entertainment champ of 2009.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 26th 2010 at 12:01PM in News
Lost Planet 2 cut on Xbox 360

Lost Planet 2 cut on Xbox 360

Publisher Capcom has confirmed that it was forced to cut a “significant” amount of content from the Xbox 360 version of upcoming shooter Lost Planet 2 thanks to the lack ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 18th 2010 at 1:54PM in News
Games RRP increase on the cards?

Games RRP increase on the cards?

Gamers could face an unwelcome price hike at some stage this year as the price of procuring polycarbonate – a key material in the disc manufacturing process – continues to ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 1st 2010 at 2:06PM in News

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Halo heading to Blu-ray

Halo heading to Blu-ray

The Master Chief remains an Xbox 360 loyalist for now, but PS3 owners will for the first time next month get the chance to bring Bungie’s universe to their consoles ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 8th 2010 at 10:29AM in News
UK DVD sales hit £2bn in '09

UK DVD sales hit £2bn in '09

The DVD market continues to outperform video games in 2009, with £2.167 billion worth of DVD and Blu-ray discs sold last year.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 6th 2010 at 6:14PM in News
Gaming surpasses film in 2009

Gaming surpasses film in 2009

Despite the British cinema industry enjoying its best 12 months in almost 30 years, the UK public spent around half a billion pounds more on gaming than it did movies ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 4th 2010 at 10:05AM in News
Tesco unveils digital movie drive

Tesco unveils digital movie drive

It already boasts a popular and competitive MP3 marketplace and now leading national supermarket Tesco has taken a huge stride into the digital video space with the announcement of its ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 7th 2009 at 1:05PM in News
Amazon debuts own brand electronics

Amazon debuts own brand electronics

Amazon has launched a portfolio of low price consumer electronic accessories under its own AmazonBasics brand.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 22nd 2009 at 10:34AM in News
Blu-ray and DVD sales down

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 ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 15th 2009 at 2:16PM in News
Forza 3 to come on two DVDs

Forza 3 to come on two DVDs

The increasing complexity of games and the limited storage capacity of DVDs has been threatening to come to a head for Xbox 360 of late, and Forza 3 is set ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 4th 2009 at 6:05PM in News
Games overtake films in global entertainment market

Games overtake films in global entertainment market

Statistics from market research company Media Control Gfk International suggest that gaming has overtaken DVD and Blu-ray in terms of worldwide market value, Edge Online reports.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 26th 2009 at 10:45AM in News
JAPAN: Blu-ray hardware outsells DVD for the first time

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 10th 2008 at 12:53PM in News