Paramount to release last HD DVD titles in further sign of victory for Sony's Blu-ray

In a further sign that Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray has won the high-definition format war, Paramount Pictures home entertainment unit has said it will release its last HD DVD titles on Tuesday.

The company intends to switch to Blu-ray after it offers "Things We Lost in the Fire" and "Into the Wild" in HD DVD.

Paramount said Friday it is in the process of determining its Blu-ray release schedule.

Universal Studios said last week it was shifting its focus to Sony's Blu-ray standard.

That announcement came after Toshiba Corp. said it would no longer develop, make or market players and recorders in HD DVD, the standard it invented.

Blu-ray won another key battle last month when Warner Bros. Entertainment chose it as the exclusive format for its releases.

Other Blu-ray backers are Sony Pictures, Walt Disney Co. and News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox.

Paramount is a division of Viacom Inc.

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The Top 25 Pieces of Movie Merchandise Too Awesome To Exist

Between those sad plastic light sabers and the even sadder Vote for Pedro shirts, the movie merchandise industry clearly doesn't try very hard.

We asked you about the merchandise that would exist if only Hollywood had the balls to make it, and offered money to whoever could photoshop the most ball-flatteningly awesome example.

That winner is below, but first the runners-up:

by Sanchez

by chefwit

by codespyder

by College Binary

by Lord Cownostril

by Fairview

by fancytaco

by FoodStampDavis

by Fortey

by Gibbo69

by AnnArrogance

by Bishopwhitet

by AnnArrogance

by Bishopwhitet

by boredatwork

by Krick

by codespyder

by Mella

by Mella

by Pr3

by Rubbin Hood

by Sanchez

by ginchael

by Zaws

And the winner is...

by Sanchez

Congrats, Sanchez. You win money. Again.

Want in on this?

You'll have another chance. This week's Photoshop contest theme is:

Terrible Movie Adaptation Ideas.

You've probably heard that they're making a Monopoly movie, so you'll have to work extra hard to get more ridiculous than a movie based on a board game. We have faith, though. Post your entries in the forums.

If you'd like to see the other entries from this week that didn't make it, see them here. If this is your first time visiting the Photoshop contest, you should probably check out The 40 Most Inappropriate Children's Book Covers. Or, for some pictures that even we couldn't make up, check out The 25 Most Insane Protester Signs You're Likely to See Today.

Got an idea for a future Cracked photoshop contest? Let us know.

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