DVD
Optical disc format
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| 2025 | Netflix ceased its by-mail DVD service, marking the end of an era for physical DVD distribution. |
| 2025 |
Kodi
Development of Games Manager and Game Launcher front-end GUI was in progress, with plans to integrate a Games Library and Game Console Emulator API into XBMC (Kodi's predecessor).
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| 2025 |
Kodi
RetroPlayer video game console emulator interface was under development, supporting libretro API and emulator cores from the RetroArch project.
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| January 2025 | DVD FLLC announced plans to deposit DVD specifications at the National Diet Library of Japan in early 2025. |
| January 31 2025 | The DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation (DVD FLLC) announced its dissolution, simultaneously closing down the DVD Forum according to its charter. |
| 2024 | RedBox closed, further indicating the diminishing market for DVD rentals. |
| March 2024 |
Regional lockout
Apple released iOS 17.4, introducing exclusive features for European Union residents to comply with the Digital Markets Act, including alternative app marketplace installations, web browser engine choices, and alternative payment methods.
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| 2023 | Best Buy and Target stopped selling DVDs, signaling further decline of the physical media format. |
| March 14 2023 |
Beavis and Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection
A DVD titled 'Season One and Original Movie', featuring the ninth season and 'Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe', was planned for release but ultimately scrapped without explanation.
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| 2022 | Ultra HD Blu-ray and regular Blu-ray formats made up almost half of the US market, while physical media sales continued to decline in favor of streaming services. |
| May 2022 |
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp
Brutal Deluxe develops and releases a new Apple IIGS conversion of the game, based on the DOS version resources.
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| June 2021 |
Regional lockout
Google began enforcing region-locking on Google Play store by preventing users from redeeming gift cards from other countries. The system uses location history tracking and device fingerprint data to detect and block attempts to circumvent regional restrictions, even when users try to use VPNs to change their location.
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| February 19 2021 |
Kodi
Version 19 of Kodi released.
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| 2020 | DVD sales dropped 86% compared to their peak in 2005, representing only 10% of the video market, while on-demand and streaming grew by over 1,200%. |
| 2020 |
GOM Player
A new version of GOM Player for macOS was released.
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| 2020 |
GOM Player
GOM Player released a new app optimized specifically for iPhones.
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| July 2020 |
Nintendo optical discs
Released the last physically licensed game for Wii and Wii U platforms, a port of Shakedown: Hawaii.
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| 2019 |
GOM Player
GOM Player preferences were comprehensively reorganized and updated.
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| January 2019 |
GOM Player
A public report confirmed that GOM Player was installing third-party malware, substantiating user complaints from the previous year.
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| January 17 2019 |
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp
Nintendo Switch port of the Dragon's Lair Trilogy compilation, which includes Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp, is released.
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| 2018 | As of early 2018, no further DVD releases in the Choose Your Own Adventure series had been produced after The Abominable Snowman. |
| December 2018 |
HandBrake
HandBrake added support for Nvidia's NVENC and AMD's Video Coding Engine (VCE) hardware acceleration with version 1.2.0.
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| March 2018 |
Kodi
Google removed 'Kodi' from its autocomplete search query due to associations with copyright infringement, while leaving autocomplete terms for modified, piracy-focused Kodi versions.
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| January 2018 |
GOM Player
Users first reported issues with third-party malware installation in GOM Player.
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| 2017 | Digital streaming services overtook DVD and Blu-ray sales for the first time. |
| 2017 |
Nintendo optical discs
Nintendo discontinued disc-based media, transitioning to game cards for the Nintendo Switch console.
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| 2017 |
Kodi
MacWorld UK published instructions on how to install Kodi on iOS devices before iOS 11 without jailbreaking.
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| December 29 2017 |
Kodi
Kodi developers officially announced the release of a Kodi app for the Xbox One, with the UWP version maintaining the software's characteristic appearance, though many core features were noted to be missing or non-functional.
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| April 1 2017 |
Kodi
Kodi developers conducted an April Fools' Day stunt by taking down their website and replacing it with a fake domain seizure notice, subsequently considering collaboration with legal third-party content providers.
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| February 14 2017 |
Beavis and Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection
MTV and Paramount released Beavis and Butt-Head: The Complete Collection, a 12-disc set containing all three previously released volumes of The Mike Judge Collection and a special collector's edition of Beavis and Butt-Head Do America.
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| June 2016 |
GOM Player
GOM Player mobile app began supporting 360 degree video playback.
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| May 2016 |
Alan E. Bell
Killed in a motorcycle accident while on vacation in Laos.
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| February 2016 |
Kodi
XBMC Foundation reiterated its stance against third-party Kodi products designed for streaming unlicensed content, warning about trademark enforcement.
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| 2015 | DVDs began facing significant competition from video on demand services as high-speed internet became more prevalent. |
| December 2015 |
GOM Player
GOM Player became the first domestic video player to support 360 video (360VR) technology.
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| June 2015 |
Kodi
Amazon Appstore pulled Kodi app, claiming it could facilitate piracy or illegal content download, despite the software not being bundled with such content.
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| 2014 |
Kodi
Kodi won a Lifehacker Award for 'Best Media Player' in their entertainment selection, further cementing its reputation as a top-tier media solution.
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| November 2014 |
HandBrake
HandBrake added support for Intel's Quick Sync Video hardware acceleration with version 0.10.0.
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| August 1 2014 |
Kodi
Release 14 announced, with software renamed from XBMC to Kodi.
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| July 2014 |
Kodi
Project renamed from XBMC to Kodi with the release of Kodi 14, while maintaining the XBMC Foundation as its legal entity.
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| 2012 |
Beavis and Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection
The complete DVD set was reissued as a single DVD.
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| 2012 |
KMPlayer
Lifehacker listed KMPlayer as 'one of the best multimedia players in the world', recognizing its significant status in media player software.
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| June 13 2012 |
Kodi
Kodi for Android was first announced publicly, with its source code released. It was a full port of Kodi's C++ and C source code, compatible with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and later versions.
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| February 14 2012 |
Beavis and Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection
Mike Judge released Beavis and Butt-Head Volume 4, a comprehensive DVD/Blu-ray set containing the complete 8th season of the show. The release included all 12 uncut episodes, original music videos, reality show clips, the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con Panel featuring Mike Judge and Johnny Knoxville, and additional Beavis & Butt-Head Interruptions content.
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| October 4 2011 |
Beavis and Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection
Mike Judge released a simplified DVD collection of Beavis and Butt-Head, featuring 20 chapters from previous volumes, including 3 parts of 'The Taint of Greatness', the original pilot 'Frog Baseball', and preview clips from season 8. This single-disc release did not contain music videos from the original volumes.
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| July 2011 |
Beavis and Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection
Mike Judge and the Beavis and Butt-Head team participated in a San Diego Comic-Con panel, discussing the series and potentially previewing content for The Mike Judge Collection Volume 4.
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| June 1 2011 |
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp
PlayStation 3 port of Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp is released.
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