xbox live video marketplace
Japan Finally Gets Its Xbox Live Video Marketplace On
11:20PM Luke Plunkett | The US video marketplace launched in November, 2006. In case you just joined us, it’s now December 2008, and poor old Japan still doesn’t have access to a store of their own. More »
Video Downloads Make Up A Third Of All XBL Transactions
11:20PM Luke Plunkett | Speaking with MCV during E3 a couple of weeks back, Microsoft’s John Shappert has revealed that, of all paid downloads on their Xbox Live service, 1/3 of them are for TV show or movie downloads on the console’s Video Marketplace. So. What does that actually mean? We don’t know! Though we guess it shows the service is a lot more popular than most people figured. That or it shows how big a proportion of the 360’s install base is American, what with the woeful state of everyone else’s video marketplaces. The X-Men [MCV] More »
British 360 Vid Marketplace Gets… Michael Jackson Videos
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Poor Britain. Your 360 Video Marketplace, it was so late! And is still woefully understocked! What could possibly make amends for this? How about…uh, five Michael Jackson videos? Bad, Billie Jean, Thriller, Beat It and Black or White are all available, all for 200 points, and all – sadly for the legions of Macaulay Culkin fans in Ireland and the United Kingdom – all in standard definition. No, before you ask, I don’t know why the hell they’re there either. Marketplace Roundup for May 1, 2008 [Microsoft] More »
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11:30AM Logan Booker | Screenplay’s Jason Hill managed to corner Jeremy Hinton, Xbox Product Marketing Manager, for an interview about pretty much everything. There’s a focus on Xbox 360 and Microsoft, as you’d expect, but Jason was able to sneak in a few general questions about the industry.
Take this gem regarding the Xbox Live Video Marketplace and its absence from our consoles: More »
Microsoft: Aussie Game Prices Should Stablise, Xbox Live Video Marketplace Coming Soon
11:30AM Logan Booker | Screenplay’s Jason Hill managed to corner Jeremy Hinton, Xbox Product Marketing Manager, for an interview about pretty much everything. There’s a focus on Xbox 360 and Microsoft, as you’d expect, but Jason was able to sneak in a few general questions about the industry.
Take this gem regarding the Xbox Live Video Marketplace and its absence from our consoles: More » 
Robot Chicken Star Wars Special On XBL Video Marketplace
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | Seen the Robot Chicken Star Wars special yet? It’s…OK. Some awful stuff, some stuff you’ve seen before, but Admiral Ackbar’s cereal is always good for a chortle. I bring this up because it’s now available on the Xbox Live Video Marketplace for 240 MS points (US-only, though, I’m afraid). More »
10:15PM Luke Plunkett | UK VIDEO MARKETPLACE – Good news, Britons: Paramount have signed onto the UK Video Marketplace, bringing with them films like Transformers (Feb 19) and Top Secret. Complementing Paramount’s offerings is news Warner Bros. will also be adding more content, headlined by The Assassination of Jesse James, though their movies won’t arrive until the Spring. More »
