In our last story about the work Naughty Dog put into Uncharted 2 to make sure the game was a showcase for the PlayStation 3 hardware, we explored some of the technical aspects of the game and the developer’s role as a first-party source of information for other developers and publishers… to somewhat controversial results.

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India’s space agency calls off its inaugural moon mission, a day after losing all contact with the orbiting satellite.

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The Business Software Alliance exists to fight software piracy, and the group has thrown its weight behind the “graduated response” method of dealing with online copyright infringement.

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Writer Ian McEwan is among thousands of people calling for a government apology to World War II code breaker Alan Turing.

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The delay between clicks and orders can often make test results appear artificially bad or good in the early stages. This post defines two different approaches for more accurately gauging the effectiveness of tests.

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Drue Kataoka and Svetlozar Kazanjiev were married this weekend in Silicon Valley, even as they prepared for the launch of their new stealth-mode startup, Aboomba. So they decided to combine the two big “beginnings” in their lives, registering not for crystal and flatware but for startup expenses like “lunch for a VC” and “rent a Continue reading →

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BKeeney Software, Inc. today announced Font Pilot 2.4.3, an update to its popular font management software for Mac OS X. Font Pilot allows users to view their collection of fonts, as well as uninstalled fonts, quickly and easily. Additionally, Font Pilot offers numerous other features, such as the character map, key combo list, and print engine. Version 2.4.3 offers many enhancements to allow for easier and faster application of fonts.

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Pricing for BD software has dropped significantly everywhere, fostering an increase in demand and spending. In the US, BD software pricing has fallen more than 10% for new releases and a full one-third on catalog titles since 2008. This has caused spending on theatrical Blu-ray catalog to increase 72% from the same 2008 period. However, Continue reading →

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Eagle Rock Entertainment is releasing no fewer than five concert titles on Blu-ray in the fall. ‘Eminem: Live from New York City’ and ‘Toto: Falling in Between Live’ will be released on October 20, while ‘Earth, Wind and Fire: Live at Montreux 1997′, ‘Billy Idol: In Super Overdrive Live’ and ‘Carlos Santana Presents: Blues at Continue reading →

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For once, special-packaging enthusiasts don’t have to look overseas. Amazon is offering J.J. Abrams’ ‘Star Trek’ in an exclusive limited-edition Blu-ray gift set containing a “screen-accurate” 8.5-inch replica of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701, modeled directly from the digital-effects files used in the making of the movie. Note this figure isn’t cheap plastic, but rather solid Continue reading →

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Two of the most requested film franchises might be on Blu-ray soon (or rather, not so soon). Cinema site Nuke The Fridge (sic) claims that it has learned from an “inside source at Universal” that both the ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Jurassic Park’ trilogies will be released on Blu-ray in October or November of Continue reading →

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Tech site Engadget and AV site Home Cinema Choice have just published two reviews of the slim PS3, including its performance as a Blu-ray player. One of the reviews’ findings is that the new PS3 is slightly slower when loading a Blu-ray disc. On the other hand, improvements such as reduced power consumption and lower Continue reading →

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HBO Home Entertainment in conjunction with Warner Home Video has announced that the upcoming Blu-ray release of ‘The Sopranos: The Complete First Season’ will hit store shelves on November 24th. No technical specs or special features have been announced at this time…. Read full article at Blu-ray.com

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In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has revealed that they will bring ‘I Love You, Beth Cooper’ to Blu-ray on November 3rd, day-and-date with the DVD release. Technical specs have not been announced at this time, but you can expect the typical 1080p AVC and DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack from Continue reading →

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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of ‘Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead’, which is scheduled to hit store shelves on October 20th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Continue reading →

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