For the first time since Michael Jackson's death, we actually have something relevant to talk about that concerns him. This is great news for the various game blogs that keep trying to find excuses to mention his name in a bid to score some cheap pageviews. Xbox Live has decided to pay a subtle tribute to the Smooth Criminal, as US Xbox Live customers can download the video for "Thriller" at no extra cost.
Unfortunately, it seems that this is a US-only offer, as the SD version of the music video still costs European Xbox owners 200 Microsoft Points. Still, if you're in the United States and don't feel that the television networks have been playing Thriller enough times, you can download this little beauty right now.
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11:00 AM on 06.28.2009
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How is a free video profitting? Is it only free if you download a paid video first? No, no it's not. Cynical much?
Sony fanboy by any chance? Weirdest comment ever
I'm not talking about the Thriller video, I'm talking about the rest of MJ's video's they have up there. Like Smooth Criminal , Bad, Beat It, yada yada. I just don't like the idea of paying for music videos when I can get em free online.
@Kris S
Sony Fanboy? lol, that is funny. I'm not a fan of fanboys for any system. And I own XBox 360
holy crap, celebrities are dropping left and right.
I'm a sucker for freebies. Let me bask in my cheapness.
Also, it'd be nice if this hits the PSN, too, so I can actually take it off my system and bring it somewhere if I want.
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/videos/media/fbed879f-75ab-451b-a0e5-252dcdea61e2/?p=1&of=0&bt=0&sb=1
...and while it lists it as free, it says that "This offer is not valid in your region, or it has expired." I'm in the US, so this seems wrong. Is it because I'm a lowly silver?
Fuck that.
I too live in the US
What the hell, Microsoft?
My one wish for dead rising 2 is an unlockable zombie dance sequence.
Think about it.
a- ask for money
b- beat the shit out of Jackson
The obvious answer is b, but the parents (who already had sued somebody else for 150,000$ for child molestation) chose a). Now there was a trial, during which a "victim" fled the country to avoid having to testify. Oh, and he was found not guilty.
Think about that.