HBO will release Game of Thrones Season 2 to DVD and Blu-ray on February 19, 2013. Here’s the extras:

Blu-ray Exclusives

War of the Five Kings: Track the claims, strategies and key players involved in the battle for the Iron Throne with this interactive guide. Follow the movements of various armies and learn all about their victories and defeats.

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Histories & Lore: 19 animated histories detailing the mythology of Westeros and Essos as told from the varying perspectives of the characters themselves and featuring, in-part, illustrations from Game of Thrones storyboard artist Will Simpson.

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In-Episode Guide: An in-feature resource that provides background information about on-screen characters, locations and relevant histories.

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Hidden Dragon Eggs – Find the hidden dragon eggs to uncover even more never-before-seen content.

Other Special Features

Audio Commentaries: 12 commentaries with cast and crew including David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, George R.R. Martin, Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington and more.

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Creating the Battle of Blackwater Bay: See how the epic Battle of Blackwater Bay was brought to life in this exclusive, in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the climatic episode. The 30-minute feature showcases never-before-seen interviews with cast and crew.

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Game of Thrones: Inner Circle: Actors Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Michelle Fairley and Liam Cunningham talk in detail about their experiences shooting season two in this roundtable discussion moderated by executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.

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The Religions of Westeros: Hear author George R.R. Martin, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss discuss the competing religions in the series and how they influence the various characters in Westeros and beyond.

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Character Profiles: Profiles of seven major characters as described by the actors portraying them including Renly Baratheon, Stannis Baratheon, Robb Stark, Theon Greyjoy and more.

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HBO brings Game of Thrones ^SM season 2, Boardwalk Empire ^SM season 2 and more to blinkbox

August 13^th 2012: HBO Home Entertainment UK has today announced plans to make its innovative portfolio of TV shows available to watch instantly through a new agreement with digital movie service blinkbox.

For the first time, consumers in the UK can buy the second seasons of Emmy® and Golden Globe® winning epic Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire via blinkbox a digital movie service and ahead of their DVD and Blu ray release. Fans of HBO’s landmark programming will be able to own individual episodes or entire seasons, and all without subscription.

Already known as the place to watch the latest releases without subscription, from 13^th August blinkbox will offer a broad range of premium HBO series including all four seasons of smash hit supernatural drama True Blood ^SM as well as the critically acclaimed blockbuster mini-series Band of Brothers ^SM and The Pacific ^SM.

Colin Smith, Director, International Digital Distribution for HBO said: “We are delighted to partner with blinkbox and to offer a wide variety of award-winning premium content to fans in the UK with a number of titles available on an EST basis for the very first time.  I’m particularly excited that Game of Thrones Season 2 will be available to own for all those fans out there that haven’t had the opportunity to watch it yet.”

“HBO delivers innovative, critically acclaimed programming and it is part of our ongoing strategy to make this content available to viewers in a variety of formats so they can immerse themselves in their favourite shows whenever, wherever. Fans will now be able to own their favourite series in digital format.”

blinkbox CEO Michael Comish added:“This partnership with HBO is huge news for blinkbox and our customers. Anyone wanting to watch the second seasons of Game of Thrones or Boardwalk Empire will have to wait to watch them on DVD – we’ve got them right now on blinkbox.”

“This just adds to all that makes blinkbox great: the latest movie releases available without subscription, and now acclaimed TV series before they are available anywhere else in the UK.”

Fans of HBO’s first-class content will be able to purchase the latest hit shows (Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire), landmark mini-series events (The Pacific, Band of Brothers), familiar favourites (Sex and the City ^SM, The Wire ^SM, The Sopranos ^SM) or previously undiscovered gems (Big Love ^SM, Bored to Death ^SM).

As with all blinkbox titles, these HBO shows can be viewed on PC, Mac, SMART devices (TV, Blu-Ray players, Set Top boxes), iPad, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. So now there’s always something good to watch, anywhere, anytime from HBO via blinkbox.