Tag archive: Charlie

In an unexpected move, chipmaking giant Intel has announced it is acquiring Havok, Inc., a leading developer of physics and animation tools mostly used in video games and other digital media. Terms of the aquisition were not revealed. Under the deal, Havok will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intel, and continue to develop solutions for the gaming and movie industries. “Havok is a proven leader in physics technology for gaming… Read More

Billing itself as the first broadcast-quality Internet television service, Joost has officially launched commercial operations. Combining more than 150 channels from a variety of content partners with Web 2.0 social networking and community driven features, the new Internet video service from Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström is currently a front-runner in the race to capitalize on the burgeoning Internet video… Read More

Last week we talked about the potential ending for Blu-Ray DVD players which was largely the result of execution problems with the PlayStation 3. Since then NPD has indicated, in terms of sales, the PS3 will fall well short of the numbers we used in our analysis and will not only be behind Microsoft (which had a year lead) but behind Nintendo as well. Nintendo, which had dominated this segment before Sony, had done so poorly with the… Read More

These days, it seems like everybody wants to get into the downloadable movie business. Today, it's AOL, who has just announced the availability of download-to-own movies via its AOL Video site. Movies are prices from $9.99 for back catalog titles to $19.99 for new releases; once downloaded, movies can be viewed offline on a user's PC, as well as on other PCs and compatible devices. Participating studios include Sony Pictures… Read More

Viewers of video on demand and pay per view services might be interested to take note of an upcoming feature Warner Home Video On Demand will begin using with their distributed content come December. Called Movies That Pop, selected titles will come with extra content similar to that found on DVDs. Movies That Pop, Warner Home Video On Demand said, provides viewers with up to 15 minutes of enhanced content at the end of the movie. The… Read More

Oh, but you could easily see this coming. Coinciding with today's new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie release is the corresponding video game of the same name. The "E" rated game is published by Take-Two Interactive Software under license from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It is (or shortly will be) available for most gaming platforms, including Playstation 2, Xbox, GameCube and PC. In the Charlie and the… Read More

Like the big screen IMAX experience? What a place to find all of the theatres nationwide which play these types of films and perhaps buy tickets for them online? Fandango and IMAX have teamed to create a co-branded portal specifically related to the film format which is approximately ten times larger than the standard film frame used to show regular movies. The co-branded portal, which is live now, features move information, showtimes and… Read More

With 25 percent more storage than the leading mini-sized player, plus a built-in FM tuner and dual headphone jacks, the $249 Virgin Player illustrates Virgin's renowned dedication to customer value.The Virgin Player also sports excellent hardware and software integration making it truly easy to use. For example, the Virgin Player 5GB has dedicated buttons for the activities consumers do most –like changing the volume, skipping to the… Read More

The action-fighting game based on the highly successful movies Charlie's Angels and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle will feature the likenesses and voices of Dylan, Natalie and Alex, played by DrewBarrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu, respectively. “Charlie's Angels is a great license with a cutting-edge style,” said Tony Kee, vice president of marketing for Ubi Soft Entertainment. “Our game will feature the… Read More