Microsoft Adds Lionsgate HD Movies to Xbox Marketplace

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 9, 2007 - 2:11pm.

Las Vegas - Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with Canadian film studio Lionsgate, to distribute high-definition films to video game consoles through its Xbox Live Video Marketplace. The service lets gamers purchase and download movies and TV shows to their Xbox 360 video game consoles over the Internet. Lionsgate films to be added to the service include "The Blair Witch Project," "Saw III" and "Requiem for a Dream." Other providers distributing content through the Video Marketplace include Warner Bros., CBS, TBS, Paramount Pictures and MTV Networks.