Bad news for gamers who were planning on blasting zombies come this Nov. 4th: Valve’s severed undead limbfest has been pushed back until Nov. 20th. Valve has not given an official reason for the game’s two week delay, but we’re guessing that it has something to do with all those other blockbuster titles which will be coming out around the time of Left 4 Dead’s original ship date (see Fallout 3 and Gears of War 2).
Interestingly, this delay places Left 4 Dead’s launch on the same day as Half Life’s 10th birthday. I guess playing one of the most highly anticipated games of the year is as good a way to celebrate as any!
The new version of one of the greatest Sci-Fi films ever made will make its way to HDDVD and Blu-ray in two editions this Tuesday. You can pick up the Ultimate Collectors Edition (pictured above) or the slightly less flashy Complete Collectors Edition, which comes sans briefcase. Both are 5 Disc sets which include not only the new final cut of the movie but also the theatrical version, the international version, and the 1992 Director’s Cut, along with tons of commentaries and other special features.
This new version is fully restored and remastered, and is scanned at 4k resolution (that’s 4096 x 2160 pixels people). This may not only be one of the most anticipated High Def releases to date, but could turn out to be one of the greatest as well. Look for the Ultamate Edition to run you about $100 (around $70 on amazon), and the Complete Edition will retail for $40 (under $30 at amazon).
Now you just have to ask yourself, “Do I really need that briefcase?”. Come on, you know you do.
It seems that Toshiba or someone else has bought the sponsered link on the ‘Bluray’ search on Google. Ownership rights.
Home Media Research recently reported in a study that Blu-Ray Discs have sold 1.6 million copies, while HDDVD’s have sold 795,000 discs from the beginning of the year till July 1st. That puts the BluRay Discs outselling HDDVD’s 2:1 in the US. This can be attributed many exclusives that were present in the beginning of the year; however, the features-exclusive HDDVD of 300 seems to be lagging behind the 300 Blu-Ray even though lacks many of the features of the 300 HDDVD like picture-in-picture commentary. Many people believe this will also reflect the second-half of the year because of the various types of players available for BluRay, as opposed to the HDDVD’s players. Is this the last straw for HDDVD?
[via Electronista]
Well as of yesterday BluRay gained more supporters with Target annoucing its loyalty to BluRay this holiday season. This backed by the same move made by Blockbuster may make HDDVD supporters feel a little queezy with a sense that they may be headed the way of BetaMax. But fear not, Microsoft is here to help all you lost souls with a price drop of it’s HDDVD add-on for the 360. The add-on is now going to be $179.99 and will also be coming with five free HDDVD movies between August 1st and September 30th. This is a deal similar to one that is incorporated with BluRay players, but who cares about details. But, is this just a failed attempt to help a format that is dieing or is it the great revival that the format needs to win the war. Who Knows? But, maybe I’ll buy this add-on now…
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