News tagged with blockbuster
Sony offers 'Cloudy' early to people with its TVs
Nov 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- In a bid to sell living room electronics and spur buzz for "Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs," Sony Corp. is offering the movie for free to U.S. buyers of its Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players starting ...
New 'Call of Duty' could set entertainment record
Nov 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake ...
Best Buy embraces digital delivery of home video
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Best Buy Co. is trying to nudge consumers away from its stores' DVD aisles by making it easier for them to rent and buy movies over high-speed Internet connections.
Gamers get Hollywood-esque touch in Uncharted 2
Oct 13, 2009 |
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"Uncharted 2: Among Thieves", the video game released this week by California studio Naughty Dog, transports gamers into an action-adventure with pacing, effects and storytelling worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster.
Can the Fab Four reverse the slide in music games?
Sep 11, 2009 |
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After a five-month decline in sales, the video game business is pinning its hope for recovery on a handful of rock bands, including one that hasn't put out a new record in nearly 40 years.
The Beatles rock music invasion reborn in videogame
Aug 28, 2009 |
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The Beatles rock-and-roll invasion that conquered the music scene in the 1960s has been reborn in a hotly-anticipated assault on the world of videogames.
Blockbuster to offer movies on Motorola phones
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Blockbuster Inc. plans to offer movies that can be watched on Motorola Inc. cell phones. It marks the struggling rental company's first step into mobile video and is its latest effort at chasing down the customers ...
British UFO sightings spiked when blockbusters released
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Lemon-headed aliens, scrambled fighter jets and mysterious lights over a cemetery were among details of some 800 UFO sightings released by British authorities Monday.
July video game sales show sharp decline
Aug 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Hurt by the recession and few hit game launches, U.S. retail sales of video games dropped sharply in July, showing an even bigger decline than what many analysts were expecting.
Redbox sues 20th Century Fox in DVD dispute
Aug 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- DVD rental kiosk company Redbox said Wednesday it has sued 20th Century Fox over the movie studio's attempts to delay its titles from appearing in Redbox vending machines.
Historical movies help students learn, but separating fact from fiction can be challenge
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Students who learn history by watching historically based blockbuster movies may be doomed to repeat the historical mistakes portrayed within them, suggests a new study from Washington University ...
Blockbuster to stream video rentals on Samsung TVs
Jul 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Having been a step behind in the race to pipe entertainment from the Internet to television screens, struggling video rental-chain Blockbuster Inc. is counting on a new partnership with Samsung Electronics America ...
Low-cost online computer gaming surges in US
Jul 11, 2009 |
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US videogame lovers are adapting to tough economic times by turning to low-cost online play, according to figures released Friday by industry tracker comScore.
Giant alien robots start life as sketches
Jun 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Giant alien robots don't actually exist. So the dozens featured in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" had to be built from the ground up.
Redbox's machines take on Netflix's red envelopes
Jun 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- With more subscribers than ever flocking to its DVD-by-mail service, Netflix Inc. is one of the few companies to prosper during the worst U.S. recession in 70 years. Yet Netflix CEO Reed Hastings still has something ...
