Ever wanted to win prizes watching “Martin Lawrence Presents: 1st Amendment Stand-Up” and “The Bronx Bunny Show” on your Xbox 360? Sure you did. Microsoft and Starz Media announced today they’re giving out free episodes of these shows for Xbox Live, hoping to promote the new Starz store on the service.
Users who visit the partnership website between now and June 23rd will get the free eps, and be entered to win Xbox 360 consoles, video games and DVDs.
The Starz service launched in May, and in addition to these two series, it currently offers “Head Case” and “Tripping the Rift.” Starz says that new seasons from these series will be announced for Live in the coming months, plus news shows like “Painkiller Jane” and “Crash,” a TV series based on the movie.
Now’s when I confess I’ve never heard of any of these TV shows. I rarely watch shows on Live – am I in the minority?
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EA is not screwing around with promotions and marketing for their upcoming space horror game Dead Space. Not only are they in the midst of a comic book limited series, now they’ve teamed up with Starz Media to create a full-length animated movie prequel for the game. The animated film, which will bridge the gap between the end of the comic series and the beginning of the game, is being produced by Film Roman, the animation company behind The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
“We are really excited to be working with Film Roman to create an animated feature that will tell the portion of the Dead Space saga between the comic and game,” said Glen Schofield, Executive Producer for Dead Space. “With the video game, comic book and now animated movie, Dead Space has become a true multimedia brand.
The animated feature will launch simultaneously with the game, first on TV and then on DVD. Awfully big push for a new and untested IP, isn’t it? If Dead Space ends up tanking a lot of people are going to end up looking very, very silly. More »
