January 17th, 2008
Break out the black turtleneck sweater and beret, because this Friday Xbox Live Video Marketplace is featuring 45 short films from the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Of course the opportunity to thumb your nose at Hollywood big budget and harp on about penumbras is never free, with each movie costing you 160 Microsoft points (US$1.99).
For those without an Xbox 360 the films will also be available on iTunes and Netflix. If you truly want to stick it to the man or are just a cheap bastard then one film a day will be free on Sundance.org during the 10 day festival period.
via Joystiq
Posted in Culture, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
December 5th, 2007
A year after Xbox Live Video Marketplace was released in the US its finally making its way to Europe on the 11th of December. 720p HD movies will cost 380 Microsoft Points while SD ones will cost 250 points. After you download a movie you have 14 days to watch it, and once you start watching you’ve got 24 hours until it’s deleted. Check after the jump for a list of the available titles.
Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Xbox 360 | No Comments »
October 29th, 2007
A whole heap of Looney Tunes episodes are now available for purchase from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Those wishing to revive old memories on a budget will be ecstatic to hear that the classic “What’s Opera, Doc?” is available for free.
via Gaming Today
Posted in Xbox 360 | No Comments »
August 1st, 2007
A digital tuner add-on for the PS3 is set to arrive in the first quarter of 2008, coinciding with the launch of Freeview’s terrestrial digital broadcasting service in March 2008. Adding DVR functionality is the next step towards in Sony’s vision of the PlayStation 3 as an all-in-one living room device, according to SCE’s Warwick Light.
Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Playstation 3 | No Comments »
July 18th, 2007
Xbox Live general manager JJ Richards had the following to say to CVG regarding the upcoming launch of Video Marketplace in Europe.
It’s going to be a country at a time, […] We’re going to have to get it right for each country; the rights, as well as the operation and localisation for each country. That will be our implementation rollout. So rather than hold everybody up we’d rather turn on France when we get enough French content and French rights, we’ll turn on the UK when we get UK, we’ll turn on Italy when we get Italy.
Still no word on an Australian launch - inexcusable, given that RealPlayer launched in Australia just last month, already has tons of content, and it’s all-you-can-eat. If Real can manage the international licensing of video content, and only charge half the price of an Xbox Live Gold account (or free if you’re willing to put up with ads), Microsoft need to pull their finger out.
Posted in Xbox 360 | No Comments »
