Watchmen Gets First Blu-ray Game/Film Hybrid Debut
Though Sony earlier this year touted the potential for game/film hybrids on the same Blu-ray disc, The Complete Experience will instead package the two End Is Nigh games and the director's cut of the film on separate Blu-ray discs. "Exclusive artwork" will of course be featured, along with the standard fancy box. The second chapter of the beat-em-up will see Rorschach and Nite Owl helping to solve the case of a missing girl named Violet Greene. Both episodic games are also set to be packaged for a single Xbox 360 retail release, while chapter two will be available separately for digital download on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.
All of the Watchmen-related releases are scheduled for a July 21 debut.
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Nick, wasn't Stranglehold for the PS3 the first game/blu-ray package?
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I seriously doubt Hard Boiled would benefit from a proper HD transfer. It's an old, relatively low budget Hong Kong action flick shot on pretty poor quality stock.
I read somewhere that most films shot this century should look better in HD but for older films it depends on the quality of film used and how it was shot. Lawrence of Arabia and West Side Story are some of the oldest films that'll benefit because they were shot using the Super Panavision 70 process.
Slightly OT: I'd love to see the Kenneth Branagh directed Hamlet on Blu-ray. Not only is it the only unabridged theatrical adaptation of the play but it's also the last film shot entirely on 65mm film. I'm surprised it hasn't already been released! -
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