With Microsoft hard at work revolutionizing the gaming world with their controller-free system Project Natal, the whole mind-control nanite thing in Gamer could be next. Gaming becomes as real and violent as ever when Lionsgate Home Entertainment releases Gamer on DVD and Blu-ray January 19th, 2010.

Michael C. Hall is Ken Castle, the creator of the wildly popular game “Slayers.” Using self-replicating nanites, complete control of a person’s motor functions can be granted to a third party. In “Slayers,” death row prisoners are forced to relinquish all control to kids like Simon (Logan Lerman). Simon has kept his avatar, Kable (Gerard Butler), alive for a record-breaking 27 death matches. It may be all fun and games to the players behind the controls, but the avatars are real people with real problems and emotions. Desperate to reunite with his family, Kable is determined to do whatever it takes to escape the game and regain his freedom.

Like videogames? Like action? You’ll probably enjoy Gamer. If you’re a gamer yourself, you might want to take a pass on the DVD and go right for the BD. At $29.95, the DVD comes with audio commentary by writers-directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, as well as cast members Alison Lohman, Terry Crews, and Amber Valletta. You'll also get the making-of documentary “Inside the Game” and cinematography featurette “First Person Shooter: The Evolution of Red.” For those craving control and the ultimate technological experience, bump it up to the BD edition. For $39.99 you get everything on the DVD, as well as loads of interactive elements providing access to additional material. You can size up your options below:

DVD	Blu-ray
Audio Commentary with the Filmmakers and Cast ”Inside the Game” Featurette ”First Person Shooter: The Evolution of Red” Featurette	Audio Commentary with the Filmmakers and Cast ”Inside the Game” Featurette ”First Person Shooter: The Evolution of Red” Digital Copy of the Movie Never-Before-Seen Trailer I-Con Mode with Expanded Visual Commentary Game Cheat Codes – Specialized Commentary Accessible Within the Film Lionsgate Live Enabled BD Touch Compatible Metamenu Remote Enables – Special Features iPod Access D-Box Compatible