Even though we don't yet know what the PlayStation 4 looks like or how much it will cost, one of the many details revealed at Sony's February event was that games will be playable even as they download. Now it turns out we won't have to wait for the new hardware to experience that feature on a console -- Steam, for example, does this on PCs with some games -- as The Last of Us leaders Bruce … [Read more...]
The Last of Us will debut ‘play while it downloads’ feature on the PS3
May 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
TiVo brings ‘What to Watch Now’ feature to its iPad app
May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
TiVo, the company that made its fortune by making you forget about live television, is now attempting to revamp the traditional TV guide with a new content-discovery feature for its iPad app. The feature, called "What to Watch Now," is similar in concept to TiVo's existing Discovery Bar, though the layout is different. Here, you get seven columns of tiles showing what's currently airing or what … [Read more...]
Aussie Filmmaker Andrew Morgan Uses Indiegogo In Reverse To Distribute Debut Feature
May 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Andrew Morgan is an experimental filmmaker, with his feature debut Yes No Yes Yes Go a sort of documentary-fiction hybrid, so it's fitting that he's also decided to release the film in an experimental way. It's a variation of what we've seen before, releasing a film online for a pay-per-view fee, but instead of using an iTunes-style platform, Morgan has opted to cut out almost all middlemen and … [Read more...]
Amy Winehouse Documentary to Feature Unseen Footage of Late Singer
April 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A new documentary about Amy Winehouse is set to hit theaters soon. Although the film has yet to be given a title, it does have something really special: unseen footage of the late... E! Online (US) - Movie News … [Read more...]
Netflix’s House of Cards comes to Blu-ray in June; second screen feature tweaked on Android
April 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
While Netflix is focused on a streaming future the first series to appear exclusively on its service will see a more conventional release this summer. High Def Disc News points out an Amazon listing indicates the House of Cards Season One Blu-ray will arrive June 11th, from Sony Pictures. Sony signed on to distribute the Media Rights Capital project worldwide after a window for Netflix's streaming … [Read more...]
Hulu Plus gets ‘Kids Lock’ feature on iPad, enhances the experience for little ones
February 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Hulu's Kids Lock has already been implemented on Android, and now it's time for the children-tailored, itty-bitty feature to make its way to iOS -- well, at least to the iPad. It's rather simple, really: Kids Lock essentially comes in the form of a virtual button on the app, allowing parents -- or whoever's in charge -- to easily secure their tiny loved ones into the Hulu Kids experience. … [Read more...]
Sentinels ‘Big Feature’ of ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’; Kitty Pryde Fans Won’t Be Disappointed
February 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Now that X-Men: Days of Future Past is in active pre-production, we’ve enjoyed some intriguing announcements. It certainly helps that director Bryan Singer is pretty active on Twitter – offering timely casting confirmations and behind the scenes looks at the film-in-progress. Similarly, 20th Century Fox’s Marvel Universe consultant Mark Millar has been keeping busy on the … [Read more...]
Amazon beta tests ‘Instant Video Finder’ feature
January 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The video streaming arena is only seeing more competition in 2013, and Amazon's latest attempt to get a leg up is the "Instant Video Finder" feature it just announced it's beta testing. Similar to the way Netflix and others have attempted to sort movies by more than just the top few genre categories, it sorts flicks by more nuanced definitions like Feel-Good, Nonlinear or Sea Adventure. What … [Read more...]
American Horror Story Season 3 to Feature “Evil Glamour,” Ryan Murphy Teases
January 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
It's already visited a haunted house and a mental asylum. Where could American Horror Story possibly go on Season 3? Ryan Murphy hinted at an answer this week when chatting with Entertainment Weekly and the answer has to do with... Shakespeare?!? "I want to do something that’s a little bit more 'evil glamour,'" Murphy said, adding in reference to American Horror Story Season 1: "One of the … [Read more...]
Plex Media Server update brings web client for all, new PlexPass-only feature teased (update: PlexSync)
November 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When Plex rolled out its PlexPass subscription that offered paying customers access to some new features as they were being developed, a new web client was first in line. Now an update to its Media Server is available that brings it to all users, along with a slew of other fixes and tweaks including improved photo access, transcoder management and increased subtitle support over DLNA. If you are … [Read more...]
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