Filed under: Internet, Video, Microsoft
Starz enters movie download business
CNet
News.com is reporting that premium TV network Starz is launching a movie download
service called Vongo. Vongo succeeds the preexisting Starz Ticket service that
relied on RealNetworks software. The $9.95-a-month subscription service will be powered by Windows Media and Microsoft
is set to give it premium placement on its Windows Media devices, but the movies won't be playable on iPods which. They
will, however, be available through Sony's Connect service, which may mean PSP owners will be able to take their movies
on to go.
I don't know if this is a labor of love or merely the brainchild of four very gifted games designers, but Level Up is a really weird mash-up of gaming elements that you have probably never seen in a Flash game before.
Let's start with the premise itself: Groundhog Day meets Memento. The game experience revolves around 'days': you explore the world and the clock slowly ticks towards the evening. You bounce around picking up gems and talking to the denizens of 'Level Upland'. Eventually you feel tired and head back to ...
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ken said 11:05AM on 1-03-2006
Argh. To heck with sites that won't let me find out more about a service because I'm on Mac. -- Sure, tell me the service won't work but let me find out what it is. Is it unfathomable that I may use a Mac at work and PC at home?
Reply