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Bender's Game DVD + Blu-Ray Preorders

The third Futurama Movie "Bender's Game" has been added to amazon's database and is up for preordering at $19.99. It will be released on November 4th, 2008. At the same time, a Blu-Ray version of Bender's Game will be available for $27.95.

Details on the extras can be found in the following press release from FOX HE:

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NEVER MIND THE UFO's...DRAGONS ARE ON THE ATTACK IN AN ALL-NEW FEATURE-LENGTH EPIC

FUTURAMA: BENDER'S GAME

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Debuts The Most Futuristic Medieval Adventure Ever On Hi-Def Blu-ray

Touching Down On DVD And Blu-ray Disc November 4

Century City, CA - Head back to the future when 'Futurama: Bender's Game' premieres on DVD and, for the first time, Blu-ray Disc November 4 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Park your hover-car and saddle up your unicorn for the most fantastical "Futurama" yet: 'Futurama: Bender's Game'. With fuel prices skyrocketing, the Planet Express crew sets off on a dangerous mission to infiltrate the world's only dark-matter mine, source of all spaceship fuel. But deep beneath the surface, they discover a far stranger place...a medieval land of dragons and sorcery and intoxicated knights who look suspiciously like Bender.

Joining the cast are guest stars George Takei, the iconic Captain Sulu from the original "Star Trek" series, and comic impressionist Rich Little.

The third installment of four all-new feature-length adventures, the 'Futurama: Bender's Game' DVD and Blu-ray are packed with special features. Hosted by David X. Cohen, 'Dungeons & Dragons & Futurama' chronicles the influence of the classic role-playing fantasy game on the franchise. Other special features include outtakes, cast commentary, an anti-piracy message from Bender, an interactive Futurama Genetics Laboratory, a sneak peek at the next Futurama epic, and much more!

The 'Futurama: Bender's Game' DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $29.98 U.S. / $37.98 Canada, and on Blu-ray for $39.98 U.S. / $49.98 Canada.

DVD Special Features:

'Futurama: Bender's Game' will be presented in widescreen format with English Dolby Surround 5.1, along with French and Spanish subtitles. Bonus features include:

Commentary by Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Billy West, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille, Michael Rowe, Claudia Katz and Dwayne Carey-Hill.

Storyboard Animatic: 'Bender's Game', Part One

Futurama Genetics Lab - Cross-breed Your Favorite Characters!

Dungeons & Dragons & Futurama feaurette

How To Draw "Futurama" In 83 Easy Steps Featurette

3D Models Featurette With Animator Discussion

Deleted Scene: "Cup or Nozzle?"

Blooperama 2: Outakes From 'Bender's Game'

Bender's Anti-Piracy Warning

A Sneak Peek at the Next "Futurama" Epic, 'Futurama: Into The Wild Green Yonder'

Blu-Ray Exclusive:

The 'Futurama: Bender's Game' BD release includes the wide screen version of the film and all of the above standard definition special features plus Picture-in-Picture capabilities. The disc will be authored in BD-J with AVC (MPEG 4) compression and presented on 50 GB dual-layer disc with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio plus English, French, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin and Cantonese subtitles.

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KazzahdraneAug 20th 2008, 09:18

Here's hoping the Blu-Ray makes it to Europe, since I'm waiting to buy these films in HD rather than buy the DVD then double-dip down the line. I remember Cohen saying they would all be available in High Definition back before Bender's Big Score was released, so perhaps they'll release a HD boxset of all four movies?

SmartyAug 20th 2008, 18:10

Hey are you going to have another contest?

[-mArc-]Aug 20th 2008, 20:03

Quite likely around October. But that shouldn't stop you from preordering. You can always cancel your preorder in case you win ;)

MarcAug 20th 2008, 22:54

Wow, the BD will include Korean, Mandarin and Cantonese subtitles. Didn't they fit on the regular DVD? Heheheh!
Can't wait for a box-set to appear here in Europe, to put next to my other 4 boxsets!

trinAug 21st 2008, 09:21

does anyone know if the bluray is region-free - so will it work on a pal ps3? otherwise i will just order the dvd, i have a region-free dvd player :-)

i would rather have the bluray though, for animation-movies the high-definition has really paid off. (ice age - wow!)

coldAug 23rd 2008, 10:55

Do you really need a high def copy of futurama? Since the animation is so simple i cant see how it would look better in high def?

SmartyAug 23rd 2008, 17:19

Still, people may be used to HD. I have HD tv and when you put the reg channel on it looks so different. I'd like to see the difference of Blu-Ray to DVD...but I don't own a Blu-Ray player.

SteveSep 9th 2008, 00:44

Hi guys

It seems that the website Screenjabber [dot] com has done it again - the world's FIRST review of the next Futurama DVD, Bender's Game

Cheers

Steve

ZoeSep 25th 2008, 09:05

According to Play[dot]com, the film's coming out in England 3rd November

DamianDec 6th 2008, 11:56

Hey every one just seen the Futurama move {benders game] its a trippy movie thats for sure but enjoyed every min of it, hope they my a 5th season

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