Microsoft’s Halo movie may be on hold but the company is finding other ways to merge movies and video games, such as offering major studio product and network shows for download through its Xbox 360 gaming console. Initial partnerships have been struck with CBS, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Turner Broadcasting System, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Initial animated offerings to be included in the Xbox Live Marketplace are Comedy Central’s South Park, Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken and Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Nickelodoen’s Avatar: The Last Airbender and SpongeBob SquarePants, Nicktoons Network’s Skyland and Nicktoons Network Animation Festival. Gamers will also be able to download the vfx-driven feature films The Matrix, Superman Returns and Batman Forever, among others.
The shows and movies will be available beginning Nov. 22, the first anniversary of the Xbox 360, making the machine the first gaming console to provide high-definition entertainment content. The TV episodes will be sold on a download-to-own basis while the movies will be rental downloads with limited play.
Xbox 360 owners can access the Xbox Live Marketplace with a free Xbox Live Silver membership and a broadband connection. More information about available content can be found at http://www.xbox.com/marketplaceentertainment.
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