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'Saw IV' Blu-ray to Feature Web-Enabled "MoLog"

Thu Dec 13, 2007 at 04:00 PM ET
Tags: Lionsgate, Web-Enabled Features (all tags)

Promising to push the limits of next-gen interactivity, Lionsgate says its January Blu-ray release of 'Saw IV' will allow consumers to blog about the flick directly from a web-connected Blu-ray player.

Dubbed "MoLog" (short for Movie Blog), Lionsgate tells us that the new feature will enable consumers to create and share their own added value content via blog entries.

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'Saw IV' is the second announced Blu-ray title from Lionsgate to include web-connected features. Last week at the Web 2.0 conference in Los Angeles, it was revealed that the studio plans to include a network-connected game on its Jan 1 release of 'War,' which Lionsgate says will allow fans to play each other online.

At press time, it still wasn't clear whether there would be any Blu-ray players compatible with the new technology at launch. Although studio officials have hinted that an upcoming firmware update for the PS3 will unlock web-enabled features such as these, Sony has yet to confirm these reports, and no manufacturer has provided a timetable for the first true BD-Live hardware.

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Related links:
Lionsgate to bow first BD-Live titles in January [Video Business]
Discs mentioned in this article: (Click for specs and reviews)
Saw IV (Blu-ray)
War (Blu-ray)
Earlier on High-Def Digest:
'Saw IV' Buzzes to Blu-ray (Nov 26, 2007)


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