An article at MSNBC has caught some interest. Apparently studios and Blockbuster are fighting again over DVD. Have a read its not looking good. On the bright side of things Harry Potter fans will happy to hear that WB has officially announced a release date for the title. May 28th is going to ring in some big sales when Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone hits shelves. There will be an Anamorphic Version as well as a Pan & Scan. Both will be a 2-disc set and will contain the following. “Includes never-before-seen footage prepared especially for DVD, a 360-degree IPIX self-guided tour of Hogwarts (including the Gryffindor Common Room, The Great Hall, Harry’s Room, Hagrid’s Hut) controlled by your remote, new interviews with director Chris Columbus and producer David Heyman, a tutorial on how to play Quidditch (with an original Quidditch montage featuring Oliver Wood and Harry) and the Catch a Snitch game (play with your remote). There are also many interactive games that give you the chance to “have a wand choose you at Ollivander’s Wands”, “meet the ghosts of Hogwarts”, “cast a spell over a scene in eight languages”, “create potions correctly or wind up in the Infirmary”, “sneak past Fluffy and other challenges to reveal the secret in the Mirror of Erised”, “transfigure objects”, “open a screaming book”, “enjoy video highlights of the students and professors” and much more. The disc also includes many interactive DVD-ROM features that allow you to “be sorted by the Sorting Hat”, collect Wizard Trading Cards, download “flying owls in the Great Hall”, “Quidditch screensavers” and “your own Rememberall”. You can also receive “owl e-mail messages”, play Apple game demos and more.” – Digital Bits
