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captain of americaLakitu
Posts: 1,276 Join Date: Dec 2004 |
Lions Gate releasing 12 UMD movies Studio's first round of films on the PSP's proprietary media will include new offerings like Open Water, The Punisher, and Total Recall. Fears that the only films available on the PSP's Universal Media Disc (UMD) would be Sony Pictures were further allayed today. Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Lions Gate Entertainment president Steve Beeks said his company would release a dozen films on the 50-centimeter, 1.8 gigabyte discs in order to connect with the gamer audience. "The typical buyer of the machine--a young male gamer--also happens to be the core demographic to whom our films generally appeal," he said. "So it dovetails nicely not only with out past and current theatrical releasing but also with our library, where we have a lot of action/special effects films." Indeed, among the initial batch of Lions Gate films are a number of titles tailor-made for the 18-to-35 males. Recent films such as the low-budget thriller Open Water, the horror film Saw, and the comic book-inspired actioner The Punisher--which itself inspired a game--will be among the 12 films. They will be joined by muy macho classics from Lions Gate's library, including Total Recall and Rambo: First Blood. The remainder of the titles were not named as of press time. "When we first saw the machine and started talking to Sony, we immediately decided it was going to be a winner, both from the gaming perspective and from the perspective of people watching movies on the go," Beeks said. For all its kind words for the PSP, Lions Gate has actually sided against Sony in the battle to succeed the DVD. It is supporting the HD-DVD format over the Blu-Ray Disc media which the PlayStation 3 will use. http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/03/07/news_6119891.html ___________________   
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DayLahsWill Never Be Another
Posts: 46,290 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Miami, Florida |
GET YOUR ASS BACK TO MARS!!!! |
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JoesterNeedle Mouse
Posts: 14,987 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO |
Its starting to look like HD-DVD will come out as the winner. Oh and most of the movies listed for UMD release are crap. Now when they release Saw, we will talk. EDIT: Never mind, I actually read the article instead of skimming the first paragraphs. |
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KuribooSuper
Posts: 12,190 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: A Galaxy far far away.... |
It'll be interesting if nobody will buy any of the movies. Yes HD-DVD will win...because of WB. ___________________ Mario's Bitch |
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CinderBanned
Posts: 960 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: California |
I hope HD-DVD will fail, it isn't enough space for long HD movies, it is an inferior format. As for he UMD movies, I doubt they will become a big hit, not worth the money, just get a 1GB memory stick. ___________________ 
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