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Star Trek and new Transformers film see USB drive releases

Hit movies Star Trek and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen are being released as collector's editions on USB drives.

From Paramount Digital Entertainment, 20,000 of each movie will be available on a 4GB USB drive (leaving around 3GB free space) with each...

Win one of five copies of the new Star Trek DVD

Pocket-lint has teamed up with Paramount to bring you the chance of winning one of five copies of its new re-imagining of the legendary adventure, Star Trek - due for release on 16 November 2009.

This visually spectacular, blockbuster prequel from acclaimed director...

VIDEO: Transformers 3D webcam demo

To promote the new Transformers flick, "Revenge of the Fallen", Paramount has released a "ground-breaking" augmented reality webcam app.

Using face-tracking tech, the app lets Transformers fans use their webcam to picture themselves with the original 3D CGI...

R2-D2 turns up in Star Trek

Cheeky Star Trek director JJ Abrams has snuck an intergalactic reference of intergalactic proportions into the latest Star Trek it seems.

Everyone's favourite feisty droid, R2-D2 is supposedly pulling a Where's Wally moment and according to Paramount, the makers,...

Motorola closes movie store

Motorola has closed down the online movie downloads store it launched just 9 months ago.

The store, that was launched in conjunction with movie studio Paramount, was aimed at mobile phone owners to download films on their PCs and then sideload them to their...

EA date Godfather II game for Europe

EA and Paramount Digital Entertainment have confirmed that the Godfather II video game will be on the shelves in Europe on 10 April.

The game sees players taking the role of a Don in the Corleone family, and allowing players to "carve out their own story of...

Paramount's "Iron Man" Blu-ray experiences tech issues

Paramount's recent high profile release of "Iron Man" on Blu-ray has experienced some technical difficulties.

The launch of the new disc, that saw "big sales", was marred by connectivity problems with the disc's BD-Live interactive features, as reported by...

Bay says I told you so over Transfomers Blu-ray release

As we've previously reported, the multi million dollar hit Transformers has now gotten a Blu-ray release.

"I've been waiting for Transformers to be released on Blu-ray for a long time and it was worth the wait", said Bay.

"This is the complete...

BioWare "looking at" more DLC for Mass Effect

BioWare boss Greg Zeschuk has said the company is looking into more downloadable content for action role-playing game, Mass Effect.

When asked directly in a recent interview about more DLC, Zeschuk simply replied: "We're talking about that. You know how we are.

Star Trek Online trailer debuted

This trailer for the new Star Trek Online was unveiled at the annual Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas.

Cryptic Studios gave fans a sneak peek at what to expect from the new MMO game based on the popular sci-fi TV series.

Whatsmore, fans got an...

Godfather II details announced

Electronic Arts and Paramount Digital Entertainment have announced details of The Godfather II videogame.

Inspired by the film and Mario Puzo’s Corleone family drama, The Godfather II is set in the world of organised crime in 1960’s Florida, Cuba and New York.

Paramount to make girly film favourites into games

Paramount is powering its way into the games market with titles based on popular girls films Clueless, Mean Girls and Pretty in Pink.

In association with Legacy Interactive, the titles will be cheap and downloadable, and available in the States at the end of...

Motorola to offer Paramount movies

Motorola has announced that it is partnering with Paramount to launch a movie service for its mobile phone customers.

Launching initially in the UK and then four other European countries - Germany, Italy, Spain and France, the movie download store won’t be...

Comment: Paramount confirms "Transformers" Blu-ray release

Arguably the single most interesting individual title to launch during the HD DVD and Blu-ray next-gen disc format war in terms of headlines, Paramount has confirmed that the previous HD DVD flagship movie "Transformers" is to get a Blu-ray release.

The Michael...

Paramount to re-issue entire Blu-ray back catalogue

Paramount was the last Hollywood studio to confirm its commitment to the Blu-ray format after the demise of HD DVD early this year, but the company is making up for it by announcing it will re-issue its entire Blu-ray back catalogue before this month is out.

Apple announces same-day iTunes movies

We'd heard it was to be the case via a rumour, but it is now so for American consumers - Apple has announced that new movie releases from both major film studios and independent studios are now available for purchase on the iTunes Store on the same day as their DVD release....

Paramount launches movie clips app on Facebook

Paramount Pictures has just become the first major studio to make clips from thousands of its movies available for use on the Internet.

The studio has teamed up with LA-based developer FanRocket to launch the "VooZoo" application on Facebook which lets users...

Transformers movie drives DVD sales

It seems our love of those robots in disguise has been driving DVD sales for Paramount studios.

The studio's owner Viacom has announced its quarterly sales figures and boasted a 16% rise in profit.

As well as booming DVD sales (perhaps also driven...

Dreamworks and Paramount cancel HD DVD releases

Dreamworks has performed a massive U-turn and now cancelled all future planned HD DVD releases including Bee Movie due to be released on the 11 March.

The studio, along with its parent company Paramount, has now officially confirmed that they will both be stopping...

DreamWorks sticks with HD DVD

DreamWorks Animation has surprised the industry by saying it will stick with the dead HD DVD format.

The CEO of the company said that despite Toshiba discontinuing production of HD DVD players, it was locked into an exclusive deal to produce movies with the...

Paramount makes statement on HD DVD

The Hollywood Reporter has received an exclusive statement from Paramount Home Entertainment on their stance as the definitive end of the high-def disc format war is now in sight.

Paramount, who surprised the industry last summer by announcing that it, as well...

Universal to stop making HD DVD movies

Not at all surprising considering that HD DVD's main backer, Toshiba, has decided to discontinue the format, Universal, one of the few studios to publish HD DVD films is going Blu-ray.

"The path for widespread adoption of the next-generation platform has finally...

Paramount movies coming to Xbox LIVE

Paramount Pictures has confirmed that it is extending its partnership with Microsoft to bring its catalogue of current and library films to the UK, following the recent Warner Bros deal.

This means that all Xbox 360 owners connected to Xbox LIVE can now download-to-rent...

Michael Bay on Blu-ray: I told you so

Hollywood director Michael Bay has made some public comments about the state of the format war that sound very much like "I told you so".

Bay made headlines last year by publicly criticising Paramount for going HD DVD exclusive just as "Transformers" was due...

Paramount Blu-ray movies spotted on Amazon.co.uk

Despite Paramount's official statement that they are sticking with the flagging HD DVD format as their next-gen disc of choice, rumours still abound online that the company will go Blu-ray in the not-too-distant future.

Adding fuel to those particular flames...