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McDonald's to Offer DVD Rentals, Free Games from Shockwave.com

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 28, 2004 - 4:40am.
Los Gatos, Calif. -- DVDplay, a provider of self-service DVD rental kiosks, announced that it has extended a trial agreement with fast food chain McDonald's, and will install its kiosks in 13,000 restaurants over the next several years. The company has already installed 157 of its machines in 107 Denver-area McDonald's restaurants. Los Gatos, Calif.-based DVDplay also has deals to install its kiosks in 3,000 Albertsons and 3,500 Safeway grocery stores. Separately, McDonald's announced on Thursday that it has partnered with online games publisher Shockwave.com to give away 2 million 30-day subscriptions to Shockwave.com's GameBlast subscription service, through its Monopoly Best Chance Game 2.0. GameBlast, which normally costs under $10 per month, offers over 100 premium online games in an ad-free environment.
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Microsoft to Sell Xbox Bundled with Online Service, Two Free Games

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 15, 2003 - 6:57am.
Redmond, Wash. -- Microsoft on Monday unveiled a holiday promotion for its Xbox video game console that includes two free games and two months' access to its Xbox Live online gaming service, for $179. The games offered will be LucasArts' "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and THQ's "Tetris Worlds Live" -- which features online play through the Xbox Live service. The promotion also includes a free two-month trial subscription to Xbox Live, Microsoft's online game service that normally costs $50 per year or $9.95 per month. The promotional bundle will begin selling separately on Sept. 17 and will be packaged together and sold in a single box beginning Oct. 15. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030915/sfm098a_1.html
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