Wal-Mart Stores has unveiled an in-store service that would allow consumers to convert their previously bought physical DVDs and Blu-ray discs to digital movies stored on the Internet. The service, available beginning April 16 in more than 3,500 Wal-Marts in the U.S., will charge $2 a copy for equal conversion of standard DVDs and Blu-ray […]
Doobie Brothers drummer Michael Hossack has died at age 65. The band’s manager, Bruce Cohn, said in a statement that Hossack died of cancer on Monday in his home in Dubois, Wyo., reports AP. “His family was by his side,” said a statement on the band’s site. “Our thoughts and condolences go out to his […]
On March 13th the Science Channel will probe the depths of space to continue the search for extra-terrestrial life. Renowned experts including Nick Sagan and SETI Institute’s Dr. Jill Tarter come together to explore how alien life might communicate with Earth in the debut of Alien Encounters. The show is part of a programming theme […]
ComiXology is exhibiting for the first time this year at WonderCon ’12, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California from March 16th-18th. To celebrate their WonderCon ’12 debut the first 5,000 attendees to come by comiXology’s booth (#107) will receive a limited edition promotional postcard imprinted with a unique download code redeemable for The […]
Warner Brother’s Home Entertainment president Kevin Tsujihara used time at a Morgan Stanley technology conference to outline in more detail how his studio would steer viewers towards converting their videos from DVD and Blu-ray discs to the UltraViolet format and cloud video access per a report by the LA Times. It would start with in-store […]
Independent Dutch game developer Two Tribes has released the first trailer for Toki Tori 2, follow up to the original hit, Toki Tori. The game first appeared over ten years ago on the Game Boy Color. It was relaunched as a Wii Ware game in 2008 and has also appeared on PC/Mac/Playstation3/iPhone/iPad/Android. The game’s creators […]
Profiles in History has announced that in association with Marvel Entertainment they will hold the Captain America: The First Avenger Auction at this year’s C2E2 (Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo) at McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60616 at 6PM Central Time on April 14, 2012. The auction consists of over 220 […]
Berry Meyerowitz, President & CEO of Phase 4 Films, has announced that the company has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to writer-director Andrew Edison’s groundbreaking high school comedy “Bindlestiffs”. This is the first film to be released under the company’s new “Kevin Smith’s SModcast Pictures Presents” banner. In “Bindlestiffs”, three smart-mouthed high school virgins, suspended […]
RadioShack has started pre-orders for the third-generation iPad. Shoppers must pay for a $50 gift card, although the card can be used towards picking up an iPad. Like Apple, RadioShack will carry the tablet in stores on March 16th. The retailer is promising that people using the company’s Trade & Save program can get up […]
Keiji Inafune somewhat unintentionally let slip that he’s working on a PlayStation Vita game during his “The Future of Japanese Games” talk at the GDC. After speaking of work on his upcoming 3DS title, King of Pirates, as well as his company’s work in social gaming, he mentioned that he’s challenging himself once more with […]
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