Jan 13
Fans of the game and lore of Magic: The Gathering rejoice! 20th Century Fox has reportedly just closed a deal that would bring the wildly popular and iconic collectible card … Continue reading
Nov 15
Up until now, The Simpsons had been running on broadcast syndication – Fox, fo be exact – the same place it started (as its own show) back in 1993. Because a cartoon comedy show such as the Simpsons was relatively unheard of at the time, Fox was able to secure a contract that meant they […]
Jul 18
If you know about Marvel Comics’ X-Men, you’ll likely recognize the basics in the next Marvel Comics movie title to be confirmed this week: X-Force. This family of mutants comes as a sort of second-tier to the original X-Men team, they being one of the more popular to mature in the relatively large boom of off-shoots that appeared in the 1990′s. As with all Marvel Comics characters, these ladies and gentlemen persist, and as all those that’ve waited many, many years to see such a big-screen film made are well aware: Never Say Never with Marvel!
The report today comes from The Hollywood Reporter where they’ve gotten word from the writer of Kick-Ass 2 that he’s also attached to this next comic book adaptation. X-Force will be developed by 20th Century Fox while producer Lauren Shuler Donner is said to be producing the flick.
Donner you may remember from producing such X-Men films as X-Men (the original from 2000), X2, X-Men: Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and X-Men: First Class. And yes, that is the lot of them. She’s also attached as producer to the next X-Men film, X-Men: Days of Future Past as well as the currently floating Deadpool.
Good news is that though everyone’s favorite foul-mouthed red-suited assassin has been known to kick around a X-Force members from time to time, so there’s always the possibility that he’ll be appearing here in this first of what may very well be a new series of films.
X-Force has played host to quite a few characters from the Marvel Comics universe including a certain time-traveling relative of Jean Grey (or her clone therein) and Scott Summers: Cable. This fellow has been known to cavort with another black-eyed assassin: Domino, who in turn has been pals – if you can call it that – with Deadpool once or twice.
Those of you that are fans (or the opposite) of the depiction of Deadpool in the first Wolverine movie will be glad to hear rumblings aplenty of a relative re-boot of the Deadpool brand in this or the Deadpool movie as a stand-alone product. We shall see!
Release date unknown, actors for the film unknown, basically everything else is unknown as this very moment. Stay tuned!
VIA: MTV Splash Page
X-Force movie confirmed: Marvel Comics movie tornado continues is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Oct 30
Barnes & Noble bolstering Nook Video catalogue, bringing UltraViolet to the HD and HD+
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Barnes & Noble is seriously beefing up its Nook ecosystem by striking deals with studios and other providers to bring a ton of new video content to its HD and HD+ tablets. Debuting alongside the slates, expected to start shipping in the US this week, thousands of SD and HD movies and TV shows from the likes of NBCUniversal, 20th Century Fox and others will be available for your consumption. Brits will get the same opportunity a little later, coinciding with the local release of the tablets closer to the holiday season. B&N won’t force you to buy its hardware to enjoy the expanded catalogue, as it’ll be releasing free Nook Video apps in the future to access the content from all platforms. What’s more, you’ll also be able to view UltraViolet video on the HD and HD+, meaning you can watch all that previously purchased content right from the get-go. This is certainly a huge bonus for consumers that have a big UV library, and coupled with all the new content, we wouldn’t be surprised if Nook sales start stealing a little heat from the Fire.
Filed under: Tablets, Software, HD
Barnes & Noble bolstering Nook Video catalogue, bringing UltraViolet to the HD and HD+ originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sep 18
Google’s ecosystem of music and movies has been growing at a fast pace, but today Google announced another deal to bring over 600 movies and TV shows to the Google Play Store and YouTube. Google and 20th Century Fox have been in discussions since July and are finally bringing their content to Android.
The fact that we’ll soon be able to rent and enjoy Family Guy right from our Android tablets has me plenty excited. Not only that but we’ll also be getting movies weeks before they hit on DVD all available on Android smartphones and tablets. Today the news was released over on Google’s official blog.
Prometheus, the awesome movie we’re huge fans of here is actually available right this minute to rent or purchase from Google Play. You can even get it on HD by clicking here. It’s still 3 weeks away from being available on DVD — well done Google! Twentieth Century Fox plans to offer this early access to multiple new movies in the future so if you’re not a fan of Prometheus, maybe their upcoming film Taken 2 will be what you’re looking for.
Google already has Paramount pictures on board and are slowly getting all six major movie studios to sign on too. Twentieth Century Fox is offering tons of TV shows on Google Play as well. While I’m not a fan of Glee they’ll also be offering Family Guy, Modern Family and more for those interested. While this is currently only available to the US and parts of Australia Google plans to further their reach as soon as possible.
[via AndroidCommunity]
Twentieth Century Fox inks deal to bring over 600 titles to Google Play is written by Cory Gunther & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Sep 18
Fox kicks off its Digital HD initiative by joining Google Play and YouTube, offering movies early
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Fox embraced a radical thought when it outlined its Digital HD initiative earlier this month: customers are more likely to buy digital movies if the content isn’t artificially delayed and priced to match the releases on conventional discs. The studio is about to see if that gamble on common sense pays off. As of today, you’ll find 600-plus Fox movies ready to buy or rent in HD across every major digital video store in the US, with many downloads cleared to arrive ahead of their physical counterparts at lower prices that reflect a disc-free reality. The media giant has also decided to play nicely with Google after a longstanding absence, putting its movies and TV shows on Google Play Movies and YouTube. Its tentpole movie release Prometheus is unsurprisingly being used as the prime incentive to try Digital HD; the title is available online three weeks before the Blu-ray launch at a more reasonable $15 price. The sci-fi thriller is even Fox’s first movie destined for UltraViolet cloud lockers. Only Americans will have expanded access to movies and TV at first, but it shouldn’t be too long before many countries can be creeped out by Michael Fassbender’s android — including on their Android devices.
Filed under: Cellphones, Home Entertainment, Tablets, Internet, HD
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Sep 07
Friday is here once again, marking the beginning of the weekend. We need it too – we were traveling all around the country from press event to press event this week. Today, no such event took place, but that doesn’t mean there was a lack of noteworthy news. There were tons of iPhone 5 rumors and news today, starting with the rumor that we might see one or two iPod lines get updated at Apple’s upcoming press event. Speaking of that press event, Apple has started to prepare the Yerba Buena Center for its September 12 conference, and today we were told that the pricing structure of one of the iPhone 5′s models might be similar to that of the iPhone 4S.
There’s also the new rumor that claims the iPhone 5 will have LTE capabilities in multiple regions around the world. Some crucial Samsung components may be missing from the first batch of iPhone 5s, and today a backplate for the oft-rumored iPad Mini surfaced in new images. Amazon has released a new update for its Silk browser, and in it, the company makes Bing the default search engine for the browser. Verizon has said that it will have a BlackBerry 10 device on offer as soon as the new OS launches, and today a set of specs for the rumored HTC One X+ were spotted on Twitter.
The HTC One X+ wasn’t the only HTC device to suffer a leak today, as we also got some new information about the Accord. European carriers have said that the Lumia 920 will go one sale in November, and later on in the day we heard that it will arrive at AT&T on November 2. Dijit NextGuide has landed on the iPad and we go hands-on, while Fox is saying that it will begin releasing digital copies of its movies before releasing them on Blu-ray and DVD. Everything Everywhere is gearing up for a 4G LTE launch event on September 11, and Amazon has dispelled rumors that it is planning to enter the smartphone market. Madden NFL 13 has sold more than 1.5 million copies in its first week, and last but not least, Google’s latest doodle celebrates the anniversary of the first Star Trek episode.
That does it for the news, but we also have a few original posts for you to check out. Don Reisinger tells you why you don’t need to buy a new TV now, and we talk to the creator Everest Bands to see how his Kickstarter campaign is going. Don’t forget to enter our latest giveaway either – SlashGear’s Beach Buggy Blitz Tegra 3 Tablet Giveaway is now open, and trust us when we say that you don’t want to miss out on this. That does it for tonight’s Evening Wrap-Up, so go out and enjoy the weekend!
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: September 7, 2012 is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Sep 07
Fans of digital media have a reason to smile today, as Fox has revealed that it will begin offering digital versions of its movies weeks before physical Blu-ray and DVDs release. The first movie that will getting this treatment is Prometheus, which is scheduled to release on Blu-ray and DVD on October 11. Fox will begin offering the high-definition digital version of the movie on September 18, giving those who don’t mind losing the disc about a three week jump on those who do mind.
Even better is the fact that these digital movies will be offered for less than current going rate for movies. Fox plans to offer its digital flicks for around $15 a pop, down from the $20 that consumers normally pay. The company will offering these movies with “Digital High Definition” or “DHD” branding, and this new initiative marks a team up between Fox and UltraViolet, a digital streaming service that Fox has been hesitant to partner with in the past.
Fox needs to tread carefully here, however. The company has tried to offer early digital copies in the past and failed to succeed for a number of reasons. Not only did Fox offer these earlier releases at a premium, charging as much as $30 per movie, but it also released these digital copies only two months after the movies premiered in theaters. Obviously, that didn’t sit too well with theater owners, so this time around, we’re seeing Fox take a much less aggressive approach to offering digital content early. Everyone should be happy with this new plan, as Fox says that most of the movies it offers early will be out of theaters by the time they become available digitally.
This new initiative will launch in 50 countries around the world simultaneously, and even though Prometheus is the only film with a solid digital release date at the moment, we’re told to expect other Fox films such as Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, The Watch, and Ice Age: Continental Drift to follow suit. If Fox does this right, it could help grow the digital movies market, which is already on the rise but still quite small when compared to the boxed movies market. Stay tuned, because this could get interesting.
[via The New York Times]
Fox will offer digital movies weeks before DVD release is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Sep 07
Fox to sell UltraViolet Digital HD movies three weeks ahead of discs or VOD, Prometheus is first
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According to the New York Times, Fox is about to try another tactic to enhance sales of its movies, by offering downloadable UltraViolet copies for sale a full three weeks ahead of their release on Blu-ray / DVD or for video on-demand rental. The first movie to get the treatment will be Ridley Scott’s Prometheus later this month, and Fox is pricing the copies at about $15, down from the $20 of previous releases. Other flicks on deck for the early digital sale treatment are Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, The Watch and Ice Age: Continental Drift. Fox is apparently calling the setup Digital HD, or DHD, as it rolls out in 50 different countries all at once, and opted to offer the flicks in high definition instead of issuing cheaper standard def versions to “put its best foot forward”. Last year’s $30 premium VOD rental pilot was another attempt to experiment with release windows that Fox participated in, but DHD’s more reasonable pricing makes it an interesting option. Of course, the main trick will be getting customers to opt for an UltraViolet format which is still not supported by Apple and Amazon’s movie stores, but dangling early access to mainstream movies could be just the bait required.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD
Fox to sell UltraViolet Digital HD movies three weeks ahead of discs or VOD, Prometheus is first originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Sep 2012 03:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Sep 07
Fox to sell Digital HD movies three weeks ahead of discs or VOD, Prometheus is first (Update: via Amazon, iTunes, Xbox, Vudu etc.)
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According to the New York Times, Fox is about to try another tactic to enhance sales of its movies, by offering downloadable UltraViolet (Update: and many other formats, see below.) copies for sale a full three weeks ahead of their release on Blu-ray / DVD or for video on-demand rental. The first movie to get the treatment will be Ridley Scott’s Prometheus later this month, and Fox is pricing the copies at about $15, down from the $20 of previous releases. Other flicks on deck for the early digital sale treatment are Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, The Watch and Ice Age: Continental Drift. Fox is apparently calling the setup Digital HD, or DHD, as it rolls out in 50 different countries all at once, and opted to offer the flicks in high definition instead of issuing cheaper standard def versions to “put its best foot forward”. Last year’s $30 premium VOD rental pilot was another attempt to experiment with release windows that Fox participated in, but DHD’s more reasonable pricing makes it an interesting option. Of course, the main trick will be getting customers to opt for an UltraViolet format which is still not supported by Apple and Amazon’s movie stores, but dangling early access to mainstream movies could be just the bait required.
Update: We talked to Fox and confirmed that the DHD initiative is not limited to only Ultraviolet. According to the studio when this kicks off September 18th, it will make more than 600 films available across stores including Amazon, CinemaNow, iTunes, PlayStation, VUDU and Xbox. Prometheus is also Fox’s first UV title and its first new release under the DHD program, but if you prefer your digital movies in another format, it looks like you’ll be able to get them.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD
Fox to sell Digital HD movies three weeks ahead of discs or VOD, Prometheus is first (Update: via Amazon, iTunes, Xbox, Vudu etc.) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Sep 2012 03:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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