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By Julia Kukiewicz
Editor
31 July 2009
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Pirate bay are looking more buckle than swash this week while gamers seem to have lost the pause button in this week's DVD roundup.
Keeping Pirate Bay at Bay
PIRATE bay could be taking to the high seas for real following threats from the Dutch government.
A court order means that the company has 10 days to block the website's traffic from the Netherlands after which it will be fined 30,000 euros a day every day the order is ignored.
However, as the Associated Press point out, since it's not really clear whether the court can even enforce a ban if The Pirate Bay declines the threat seems a little toothless.
Brothers could see DVD Rentals in Bloom
THE Brothers Bloom could start a new trend in DVD exclusives if a new strategy by suppliers goes well.
The film, a post-modern caper (no, we don't know either) starring Rachel Weisz, Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody, did disappointingly at the box office but the filmmakers are hoping to claw back some cash by releasing the DVD on rental only for around three months in the US.
Industry insiders say other studios and suppliers are plotting similar moves in an effort to take advantage of the fact that DVD sales are still slipping while rental is climbing.
The stunt, which hopes to create a buzz around the movie, has been lifted from the early days of video rental.
Lets hope it doesn't go the way of VHS.
Once a Gamer, Always a Gamer
GAMES rental execs worldwide breathed a sigh of relief this week as new research claimed to show that gaming is for life.
According to a report from the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) "Older gamers continue to be engaged by video games, rather than dropping out and being replaced by a new generation. Once a consumer decides to play video games, they continue to play for life - adding to the growing number of gamers worldwide."
You heard it here first: the race to invent game controllers for arthritic thumbs starts now.
Time Out for DVD rental?
TIME magazine were marking the popularity of online rentals stateside by mourning the loss of video stores this week.
An article by Richard Corliss mourned the death of video rental stores and complained that with online rental, "you surrender those basic American rights: impulse choice and instant gratification."
Obviously they don't yet have Blockbuster's Xtra service in the US.
The service allows you to rent in-store as well as online.
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