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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 more successful than Avatar and Harry Potter
Biggest entertainment release of all time? 12 December 2011 16:56 GMT TweetThe latest game in the Call of Duty franchise, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, is officially the fastest selling entertainment product of all time. After release, it hit $1 billion worth of sales in 16 days, beating records held by Avatar and Harry...
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Fox: 3D Blu-ray will take time to develop
EXCLUSIVE: Over 100 titles expected soon 18 July 2011 12:43 GMT Tweet3D Blu-ray has had an inauspicious start. Launch titles exclusively tied to consumer electronics manufacturers and kit bundles, a (minor) format war on which technology works best - passive or active, and a general lack of content have all attributed...
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THX talks 3D, Cameron & Star Wars
FEATURE INTERVIEW: Senior VP Rick Dean explains how THX Media Director will bring the the perfection of the cinema to all TVs 24 May 2011 13:24 GMT TweetImagine you're a passionate film technician who's spent hours laboriously ensuring that the look and sound of your latest feature film is up to date. It launches at the cinema and it looks fantastic - just as the director intended. But what happens...
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George Lucas: 3D will completely take over cinema
Until he finds another format to remaster Star Wars in 31 March 2011 11:22 GMT TweetGeorge Lucas has boldly stated that he believes that 3D will eventually be the dominant format for movies, and that even today, 2D films are old hat.
Sitting on a digital-film panel at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, US, alongside James Cameron and...
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Top 10 uses of augmented reality in the movies
FEATURE AR WEEK: How Hollywood sees it happening 1 March 2011 13:30 GMT TweetAugmented reality is all around us and it’s been helping Hollywood storytellers tell their adventures for a very long time and will probably continue to do so in the future.
While we've spent much of AR Week on Pocket-lint so far explaining...
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Sky: 3D Blu-ray chaos helping channel
Customers settle in for Avatar, Toy Story and Alice in Wonderland 17 December 2010 17:22 GMT TweetThis Christmas Eve, thousands of Sky 3D customers will sit down, don a pair of active or passive glasses and watch Avatar in 3D. But not on Blu-ray.
Launched earlier this year with the Ryder Cup, Sky 3D’s showing of a three-dimensional...
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Avatar 3D Blu-ray exclusive to Panasonic until 2012
Won't be available to buy next year 13 December 2010 18:00 GMT TweetPanasonic has confirmed that the 3D Blu-ray of Avatar will continue to be exclusively bundled with the manufacturer's kit until February 2012, dashing hopes that a retail version of the disc will hit stores any time soon.
The company has been...
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Avatar 3DTV world premiere on Sky 3D
Christmas Eve airing for James Cameron's Oscar winner 1 December 2010 10:56 GMT TweetSky 3D has secured a major coup - the 3D TV world premiere of the biggest movie of all time, Avatar.
James Cameron's blockbuster will be shown in 3D, on the Sky 3D channel, on Christmas Eve at 8pm.
John Cassy, Sky 3D’s channel...
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VIDEO: PC and Mac take flight with Avatar
Microsoft pokes Apple with the funny stick, Cupertino probably won't laugh though 12 November 2010 16:47 GMT TweetMicrosoft has taken to mocking the MacBook's lack of Blu-ray in its latest YouTube based-viral.
In it, a Windows machine and its Apple counterpart take a flight and watch Avatar in Blu-ray via the PCs optical drive.
The video ends just...
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James Cameron: Glasses-free 3D TV in "eight to ten years"
Autostereoscopic screens will change entertainment forever 3 November 2010 11:39 GMT Tweet"3D is here, and it's here to stay", said James Cameron to an amassed throng of journalists and Blu-ray industry experts around the globe. "That's been pretty resoundingly demonstrated over the last couple of years. This is not a flirtation".
However,...
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Avatar 3D Blu-ray now available
But you're gonna have to buy some Panasonic 3D kit to get it 1 November 2010 10:45 GMT TweetAvatar has, at last, got a 3D Blu-ray release, courtesy of a tie-up with Panasonic.
If you want to get your hands on one now, simply buy a full HD 3D Viera TV bundle and you'll get James Cameron's Oscar winning Pocahontas tribute thrown in.
Laurent...
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Avatar box-set Blu-ray incoming: But still no 3D
Extended cut alongside two theatrical versions 5 October 2010 15:20 GMT TweetAvatar is all set for another Blu-ray release, but sadly there's still no sign of a 3D Blu-ray release.
This is bad news because without the amazing 3D effects, you're basically going to be watching a poor Pocahontas rip-off.
Until...
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Hot 3D Blu-rays to buy now or coming soon
Your three-dimensional shopping guide 21 September 2010 10:47 GMT TweetAs promised, the latest software update from Sony means that you can now watch 3D Blu-rays on the PlayStation 3. Obviously you'll need a 3D-capable TV as well, but the big problem is going to be finding something to watch as the current selection of...
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Avatar becomes fastest selling DVD ever at Play.com
Selling like hot cakes 17 March 2010 18:05 GMT TweetAvatar has beaten off previous efforts from Mamma Mia and The Dark Knight to become Play.com’s biggest selling DVD ever.
We brought you news of the box office spectacular Avatar going on pre-order on the 16 March, since then it has... -
Avatar goes on pre-order
3D version out in autumn 16 March 2010 16:09 GMT TweetAvatar, the big 3D hit of 2009, has gone on pre-order meaning you can count down the days before its release and be safe in the knowledge that you'll have a copy winging its way to you.
Available on both DVD and Blu-ray, Avatar will go on...
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