Blu-ray Evolution in SA

The “House Bunny” interview with Anna Faris

The hilarious and sexy comedy The House Bunny, a Sony Pictures Home Entertainment title has recently been released on Blu-ray Disk (BD). Rising star Anna Faris (Scary Movie, Lost in Translation) gives a breakthrough comic performance as Shelley, a clueless Playboy bunny who, after being unceremoniously kicked out of the Playboy mansion, takes a job [...]

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Blu-ray Review: “Felon”

Felon tells the story of hard-working man Wade Porter (Stephen Dorff) who has a thriving construction business, and lives a comfortable live with girlfriend Laura (Marisol Nichols) and their young son Michael (Vincent Miller). Porter’s happy existence turns to a nightmare when he chases and unintentionally kills a burglar who has broken into his home. [...]

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Show off your football skills online and win with PES 2009

Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH, publisher of the acclaimed PES (Pro Evolution Soccer) 2009, has unveiled a special football skills challenge for all budding football stars on the game’s official website. Overseen by professional football freestyler Billy Wingrove, visitors to www.pesunites.com are invited to upload videos of their best flicks, tricks and skills, with regular prizes given [...]

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Sony to create Movie/Game hybrids for Blu-ray

Sony has announced that later in 2009 it will be releasing video game and movie hybrid discs that will contain both a film and a video game based on the film. “The hybrid discs will leverage the huge disc capacity advantage of the PS3, and will give fans even greater depth and value when they [...]

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Blu-ray – The Journey Ahead

With the decline of DVD sales, the question on everyone’s lips is: will Blu-ray go the same way?  Blu-ray is after all the proverbial new kid on the block with a lot to prove. So how can Blu-ray weather the storm when its older brother now needs all hands on deck? Well, it is really not [...]

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Sony launches Melrose Arch Sony Centre – a one-stop-shop for all your HD requirements

Sony Electronics South Africa will be launching its fourth Sony Centre at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg on Saturday, 28 March 2009. The Melrose Arch Sony Centre is set to be yet another success story for Sony as its three contemporaries have enjoyed tremendous success. These stores’ openings at Menlyn Shopping Centre in Pretoria; Eastgate [...]

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Playstation Portable (PSP) sell-in reaches 50 million units worldwide

PSP continues to take the interactive entertainment experiences to new heights Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) has announced that the cumulative worldwide sell-in units of PlayStation Portable (PSP-1000, 2000 and 3000 series) reached a total of 50 million units(*1)  as of January 2009. As the first handheld platform from the PlayStation family, PSP made its debut [...]

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Fast paced action adventure with BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE

New on the gaming scene, BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE is based on Cartoon Network′s hit television series. Take control of the characters from the ALIEN FORCE team and get ready for the adventure of a lifetime. ALIEN FORCE is the sequel to the highly successful BEN 10: Protector of Earth. The game begins five years after the [...]

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Blu-ray hots up with new local interactive website

Courtesy of Charged Magazine Blu-ray has certainly made its mark and it is expected that sales will be even more impressive in 2009.  It enjoyed tremendous success in 2008 with more than 22 million Blu-ray disk (BD) titles sold – a whopping 280% increase from 2007. And with this buoyancy, the [...]

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