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HD DVD is officially, officially, dead
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Although the format has been technically dead for over a month, HD DVD is now officially dead, as the HD DVD Promotion Group has formally dissolved itself, marking a quiet end to the High Definition format. After Toshiba's decision last month to abandon the format, other big players involved have all pulled out as well, including Microsoft, Universal Studios, Paramount Studios and more recently, Best Buy. The Promotion group, the organization in charge of persuading the world to adopt HD DVD, has now voted to disband, leaving HD DVD and its branding to the DVD Forum.
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Universal shows off Blu-ray roadmap
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13705.cfmUniversal has announced its roadmap for Blu-ray releases this summer and has added that its Blu-ray titles will see same day release dates as its standard definition counterparts. The studio, which was once the premier supporter of the now obsolete HD DVD format, announced that 'Doomsday' would be their inaugural Blu-ray title, and that 40 other films would follow in the second half of 2008. According to the source article, the releases will include 'Hellboy II: The Golden Army,' 'The Incredible Hulk,' 'Wanted,' 'Mamma Mia,' and 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.' In hopes to spur sales of the new Mummy installment, 'The Mummy,' 'The Mummy Returns,' and the spin-off 'The Scorpion King' will be released in late July as well on Blu-ray. A few of the other titles mentioned for Blu-ray included 'Land of the Dead, ' 'End of Days,' 'Knocked Up,' 'American Gangster,' 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin,' 'Miami Vice,' and 'U-571.' Permalink | Comments
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