Entries in 'movies' (43)
Will games miss out on annual Star Wars movie blitz?
Disney has confirmed plans to release a new Star Wars film every year from 2015.
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 ...
Entertainment overtakes gaming in Xbox 360 usage
US Xbox 360 owners are now spending more time using Xbox 360’s multimedia functions than they are gaming.
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Video games now bigger than movies
Growth in digital has seen video games overtake movies as the most lucrative entertainment medium in the UK.
Netflix is finally coming to the UK
US film and TV streaming service Netflix will launch in the UK and Ireland early next year.
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.
Resident Evil film boss slams bad game movie directors
The Hollywood movie director behind the Resident Evil films has hit out at the directors of poor video game adaptations.
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Signs of 3D struggles at cinema
There are indications in the US that the appetite for 3D movies is on the decline.
Ubisoft sets up film division
French publisher Ubisoft is launching its own movie division to bring its games properties to TVs and cinemas.
New retail stats show games on top in entertainment war
3.3 million copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops were sold in 2010, making it the most successful entertainment property of the year, according to ERA.
Facebook clarifies Warner movie service
Facebook has clarified that it has not partnered with Warner Bros to bring movies to its site.
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Facebook signs Warner movie partnership
Facebook and Warner Bros have announced a partnership that will see the latter’s movies made available for rental or purchase with Facebook Credits.
Games and video - the markets compared
The UK movie market remained static in 2010 with an annual value of £2.6bn, according to a new report by the BVA.
Black Ops crushes music and movie markets
It was the week Take That reformed.
The week a new Harry Potter movie premiered.
But the real winner in the entertainment war? It was a video game.
ShopTo targets movie market
ShopTo will ramp up its DVD and Blu-ray range after reporting record market share last week.
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Levine: Games don't need Hollywood directors
Speaking in an interview with Develop, BioShock creator Ken Levine has stated that he's turned down the chance to co-develop games with Hollywood directors, adding that the game industry ...
Xbox 360 gets unlimited music service
Microsoft has lifted the lid on an ambitious new digital content service for Xbox 360 that will grant users the right to download as much music as they like for ...
3D Blu-ray for PS3 next month
Sony has confirmed at the IFA trade show that a patch to introduce 3D Blu-ray movie playback on PS3 will be released some time next month.
Online games dominate UK media usage
39 per cent of UK internet users now play online games, making it the most popular form of media consumption in the country, according to a new Ofcom report entitled ...
Is 3D already in trouble?
There are significant doubts about whether the success 3D has seen at cinemas can translate to the home.
3D games ‘more compelling’ than movies
With the likes of the 3D-ready Killzone 3 (and the predicted 3D revamp of Gran Turismo 5) expected to feature big at next month’s E3, Sony has admitted that the ...
Bruckheimer on games, films
Action movie kingpin Jerry Bruckheimer believes games and movies will be visually interchangeable within the next decade.
No 3D Blu-ray for PS3
It has emerged that Sony’s 3D PS3 update coming this June won’t add 3D Blu-ray functionality to the machine, TechRadar reports.
