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First UMD Movie/Game Combo

Posted by Zonk on from the blatant-ripoff dept.

Gamespot is reporting that, for the first time, Sony is selling a combo UMD movie/game disc. For about $40 you get three levels of Wipeout: Pure and the craptacular film "Stealth", which didn't even manage a 30% recoup on the film's budget. From the article: "On November 15, Sony will release the military sci-fi film Stealth, which slipped under most summer moviegoers' radar, on UMD. The portable version of the $130-million-budget, $31-million-grossing film will come with the first three levels of the best-selling PSP racing game Wipeout Pure. It will also feature a "Stealth" track not found in the regular version of the game, which will let players race as the advanced fighter jet from Stealth."

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  1. Even the trailers looked like shit by general_re · · Score: 2, Funny

    Pay *me* $40, and I'll think about it...

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    1. Re:Even the trailers looked like shit by isd_glory · · Score: 2, Funny

      Wipeout Pure isnt all that hot either. While the whole "downloadable content" thing is cool, its repetitive nature and poor control layout dont help.

      At least the tracks in Gran Turismo had substancial differences. The downloadable tracks in Wipeout Pure seem to be mostly the result of changing the color pallete and giving it some inane backstory ("This track accurately recreates the famous 2019 race through a public library" or something like that).

  2. Re:But.. by PaganRitual · · Score: 4, Funny

    The stupid thing is, if they had have uploaded a virus into the planes systems to take down it's defences, it would have actually MADE SENSE this time.

  3. crap movie? by Lehk228 · · Score: 3, Funny

    "slipped under most summer moviegoers' radar," == "such a relentless piece of shit nobody bothered to go see it" ?

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  4. Article not quite right... by Knight2K · · Score: 4, Funny
    the military sci-fi film Stealth, which slipped under most summer moviegoers' radar


    No, no, no... It didn't slip under anybody's radar. That movie showed up on theater-goer's scopes like a great big 747 of suck.
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  5. Re:Please explain: by Hitto · · Score: 3, Funny

    Simple : Were you dumb enough to buy a PSP? Then you'll LOVE our upcoming lineup!

      - GTA : Another Fucking City + the smash hit "Crossroads" featuring Britney Spears!

      - Lumines bundled with the New Kids on the Block reunion tour DVD!

      - Metal Gear Tactics with cards and "Yu-Gi-Oh : Look, I found this booster pack behind the fridge and it's got a few unco's and rares"!

      - "Gran Turismo : We changed the ads on the cars" plus the limited edition of "Autobahn Raser : Original, Uncut, and Undubbed!"

    Look for more EXCITING bundles with all the crap you love... At a price that will make you yell for your mama!

  6. Re:Only promsing thing to come out of this ... by metamatic · · Score: 3, Funny
    I know I would be keen on paying $8-$10 for the option of trying out half a dozen PSP games just to see if I'm happy with the control scheme or the framerate or simply the game itself.

    Yeah, but what would they do for issue 2?

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  7. For an extra $10 by erroneous · · Score: 3, Funny

    For an extra $10 you can get a deluxe edition that *doesn't* come with the movie.

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