Warner Home Video has announced to retailers that the US version of the Half-Blood Prince DVD will be released on Tuesday, December 8th.

The Blu-ray copy is stated to contain:

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The Blu-ray version will include the WB Maximum Movie Mode with the stars, director and producers, and BD Live with Facebook Connect, with which fans can invite their Facebook friends to a BD Live Community Screening. Both the Blu-ray and two-DVD editions will include digital copy, as well as featurettes on the cast and crew, the life of books series author J.K. Rowling, additional scenes and a sneak peak at the Universal Orlando Resort's The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park.

The covers of the US DVD can be seen here, thanks to SS.

The Half-Blood Prince DVD can be pre-ordered at Amazon starting October 13th here.

UPDATE: It has now just been announced that the UK edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be released on December 07, 2009.

UPDATE: The back cover of the US DVD has been released by Warner Bros, and can be seen here.

UPDATE: A new promo for the 3-disc Blu-ray set, which will include the movie itself (in Blu-ray and standard DVD), the special features, and a digital copy, has been released. It displays the cover (which alternates between Harry with Dumbledore and Snape with Draco), and a sneak preview into the cast and crew's running commentary during the film; it can be seen here. Â

UPDATE: More details reveal that cast members Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis and Alfie Enoch will be presenting various extra features on the Blu-Ray disk;

# Close-Up with the Cast and Crew of Harry Potter: hosts Matthew Lewis ("Neville Longbottom") and Alfred Enoch ("Dean Thomas") lead us on an entertaining look at the cast of Harry Potter as they explore their interests away from acting and spend a day on set with the production team (28'30")
# One-minute Drills: the cast has 60 seconds to describe their character's personality, history, relationships and other traits before time runs out (6'43")
# What's on Your Mind: hosted by Tom Felton, the cast is put on the spot when asked a series of rapid-fire questions on their likes and dislikes. (6'41")

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