Tag archive: hollywood video

The future of movie and game rentals may be found in the form of a little red box, as the Redbox service is now offering game rentals nationwide. The service, which has grown steadily while the rental giants Hollywood and Blockbuster have filed for bankruptcy, has begun to rent games for the PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, DS, and Wii. The selection includes most current releases, including EA’s Medal of Honor, which was released just yesterday. A full… Read More

Another game retailer bites the dust. The Game Crazy chain of stores will begin to shut their doors in the coming weeks. The decision is part of a larger restructuring by parent company Movie Gallery, which also owns Hollywood Video. Many Hollywood Video locations have already closed and liquidated stock, but more closures are expected. The website Kotaku is reporting that the stores will begin to sell off its inventory in two weeks. The… Read More

Wi-Fi TV Inc. chairman Alex Kanakaris in a live interview with Alan Rothman, on the Business of Success talk radio show, created a stir when he called Blockbuster and Hollywood Video dinosaurs on the verge of extinction. In the interview that lasted thirty minutes, Kanakaris expressed his belief that the potential merger of Blockbuster and Hollywood Video will prove meaningless in the big picture of how content delivery is changing.… Read More

Quote from the article at ipKonfig: “Hollywood Video games, now there's an oxymoron–or is it? Today's games are heading for a major change, one that's beneficial for players. Hollywood is now getting deeply involved with game designers to achieve more realistic games, introducing favorite actors and characters such as James Bond. The added value? Entertainment!” Read the full article