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Best Buy drops Blu-ray player to $99

By Punch Jump • Oct 26, 3:39pm

Best Buy Co. Inc stores this month discounted a house brand Blu-ray player to under $100 in a new high-definition hardware sale.
This week, the Insignia Blu-ray Disc Player to $99.99 after $50 instant savings.
In addition, it discounted all regular priced Blu-ray discs by 30 percent this week.
Meanwhile, retailer Amazon.com this month began holding a new [...]

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Microsoft: No plans for Blu-ray on Xbox 360

By Punch Jump • Oct 24, 3:35pm

Microsoft Corp. this week reiterated it had no plans to release Blu-ray product for the Xbox 360 console.
Rumors of company plans to release Blu-ray peripherals were sparked in an interview with CEO Steve Ballmer in which he said consumers would be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories.
Director of programming for Xbox Live Larry Hryb [...]

Gaming

Wii HD expected in 2011, says exec

By Punch Jump • Sep 23, 3:35pm

Square Enix Holdings Co. CEO Yoichi Wada told The Financial Times this week that he expects a new version of Nintendo Co.’s Wii hardware to be released in 2011.
Yoichi said that he expects a Wii HD include functionality more like Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 and Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 and a possible new controller for [...]

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Best Buy sells $99 Blu-ray player

By Punch Jump • Jul 13, 3:39pm

Best Buy Co. Inc. this week discounted a house brand Blu-ray player to under $100 in a retail store offer.
This week, the retailer is selling the Insignia Blu-ray disc player with 1080p output at $99.99.
The product page disclaims that the item is not available for direct shipment, but is available in limited quantities in brick [...] ...

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Wal-Mart sells Blu-ray 2-packs for under $25

By Punch Jump • Jul 8, 3:39pm

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has begun selling Blu-ray 2-packs at under $25 via its online division.
Walmart.com is offering a wide range of Blu-ray 2-pack SKUs to online customers. Titles include Shooter / The Italian Job, Top Gun / Days of Thunder, Face Off / Next, and Mission Impossible / Mission Impossible 2.
Meanwhile, retailer Amazon.com is offering [...] ...

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Target offers new PS3 hardware deal

By Punch Jump • Jul 7, 3:25pm

Target Corp. stores this week began offering a free controller in a new hardware deal for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3.
In the one-week offer, customers who purchase an 80GB PS3 will receive an extra Dualshock 3 controller at no additional cost.
Meanwhile, retailer Amazon.com is offering a free Blu-ray remote and movie title with the purchase of [...] ...

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Best Buy price cuts BD-Live Blu-ray player

By Punch Jump • Jul 6, 3:39pm

Best Buy Co. Inc. this week price cut a BD-Live enabled Blu-ray player in the latest high-definition price cut.
This week, the Insignia NS-BDLIVE01 Blu-ray disc player held a sale price of $169.99, down from a $199.99 MSRP.
BD-Live is a Blu-ray feature that allows users to access content via an Internet connection to download up-to-date content.
Blu-ray [...] ...

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Wii HD in 2010, PS3 nabs No. 2, Xbox 360 third, says analyst

By Punch Jump • Jun 30, 8:35pm

A report by Wedbush Morgan Securities predicts that Nintendo Co. will upgrade the Wii in 2010, Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 will move up to No. 2 in sales, and that Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 will fall to third place.
In the report, analyst Michael Pachter predicts that the Wii hardware will maintain its No. 1 position [...] ...

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Amazon holds Blu-ray sale starting at $7.99

By Punch Jump • Jun 29, 3:39pm

Retailer Amazon.com this month began holding a new Blu-ray sale that discounts titles to as low as $7.99.
Titles include The Searchers, Enter The Dragon, Lethal Weapon, The Road Warrior, Rush Hour 3, The Aviator, and Alexander – Revisited.
Amazon this month began offering a free Blu-ray remote and movie title with the purchase of Sony Corp.’s [...] ...

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Target holds new Xbox 360 game clearance

By Punch Jump • Jun 29, 3:29pm

Target Corp. stores this month began holding a new game clearance for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360.
Discounted titles include F.E.A.R. 2 at $24.98 from $49.99, Ninja Blade at $27.98 from $39.99, 50 Cent: Blood in the Sand at $41.98 from $59.99, and Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe at $14.98 from $59.99.
Microsoft this month showcased a new [...] ...

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