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November 1, 2021 | 14:00

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

Microsoft adds DVD playback to Windows 10

Charges £11.59 for it, though.

August 6, 2015 | 11:42

Blu-ray Disc Association announces Ultra HD standard

For those who can't, or won't, stream.

May 13, 2015 | 12:45

Atari: Next gen will eschew physical media

Atari's Phil Harrison may be ex-Sony but he still thinks that discs and physical media are on the way out.

December 5, 2008 | 11:05

Microsoft says no Blu-ray for Xbox 360

Again, Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox 360 will not be getting a Blu-ray attachment as the company sees no future in the technology.

October 13, 2008 | 09:59

Blu-ray 8 percent of home video market

The high-definition video disc Blu-ray accounts for just eight percent of home video sales and rentals in the US, trailing far behind predictions.

September 29, 2008 | 08:57

Researchers create photonic jet storage

A team at Northwestern University in Illinois has published results of work into creating removable optical storage based around photonic jet technology with massive capacity.

June 4, 2008 | 10:06

Episode 16 - HD-DVD is dead and GeForce 9 is here

March 5, 2008 | 18:59

Woolworths to ditch HD DVD

High-street retailer Woolworths has announced that its stores are to go Blu-Ray only in a surprising show of support for the Sony-backed HD disc format.

January 29, 2008 | 09:19

Universal no longer HD DVD exclusive

Wait, what is that sound? Oh, nothing - just the death knell of HD DVD as the Format Wars come to a close. That and Sony, snickering.

January 11, 2008 | 11:40

Paramount moving to Blu-ray too?

Rumours are that Paramount is set to move to the Blu-ray format too, abandoning HD DVD. Could the format wars be over already?

January 8, 2008 | 10:42

A DRMerry New Year

On the last day of 2007, columnist Brett Thomas takes a look back at a year of the People vs. the RIAA. Who fought, who won, and what we have to look forward to in 2008 - a DRMerry New Year.

December 31, 2007 | 08:57

HD DVD gets a big boost from sales

Toshiba’s HD-A2 HD-DVD player has sold over 90,000 units this past weekend alone thanks to a sub-$100 price point at BestBuy and Walmart.

November 8, 2007 | 15:04

Sony targeting yo’ momma with the PS3?

Sony admits to trying to appeal more to a ‘broader audience’ with the PS3, marketing it as a media centre suitable for mothers everywhere and not as a gaming platform.

October 23, 2007 | 10:26

PS3 price cut won't affect format war

According to the European HD DVD Promotional group, the introduction of the cheaper PS3 will not affect the format war - it's being fought out between stand-alone players.

October 8, 2007 | 16:18

Intel unveils Montevina – next-gen mobile platform

IDF FALL 07: Intel has disclosed some information on its next-generation mobile platform, codenamed Montevina.

September 19, 2007 | 22:19

New HD media disc coming from China

As if we were not already tired of the format war going on between HD DVD and Blu-ray, the Chinese government has seen fit to introduce a new player into the market.

September 10, 2007 | 09:49

Sony goofs by showing declining Blu-ray sales

Sony meant to show that Blu-ray sales have been double that of HD DVD. Instead, it's shown that sales of both formats have been decreasing.

September 7, 2007 | 15:02

Cheap HD DVD players on the way

A budget HD DVD player will soon hit the market thanks to Venturer Electronics.

August 30, 2007 | 12:43

Paramount is now HD DVD exclusive

Viacom, the parent company for both Paramount and Dreamworks, has announced that it will be HD DVD exclusive.

August 21, 2007 | 12:44

Bizzare Creations talks about PGR4 disc space

Yesterday it was revealed that day and night cycles had been cut from Project Gotham Racing 4 because of space issues on the DVD. Today, the developer says that isn't the case.

August 2, 2007 | 09:39

The format wars march on

As consumers sit back and wait for a winner to emerge in the format wars, big corporations are now deciding for you.

August 1, 2007 | 15:53

PGR4 won't fit on a DVD, content axed

PGR4 won't fit on a DVD and the developers have had to remove day/night cycles to make room. Meanwhile, Sony boasts about how great Blu-ray is.

August 1, 2007 | 12:01

HD DVD shrugs off Blockbuster move

Earlier this week, Blockbuster video announced that it was going to expand its line of Blu-ray titles into another 1450 stores in America. HD DVD has shrugged this off as an insignificant event.

June 21, 2007 | 16:19

MSI MPG Velox 100R Chassis Review

October 14 2021 | 15:04