Xbox Live Productions
Encyclopedia
Xbox Live Productions is an American
video game developer based in Redmond, Washington
created internally by Microsoft Game Studios in 2008, in order to create "high quality digital content" for Xbox Live
.
began hiring for Xbox Live Digitally Distributed Games (DDG) team, described as "a newly formed organization focused on digital distribution of games via Xbox Live Marketplace
". Shortly after, internal studio Carbonated Games
was disbanded on March 27, 2008, with some employees being folded into this new group.
General manager of Xbox Live
, Marc Whitten, officially announced the studio on May 22, 2008. The first game to be released under the new label was Fable II Pub Games
on August 13, 2008.
.
Announced at Comic-Con 2008, the first original programming will be a series of free comedic short films
, each less than ten minutes in length. The pilots
will be directed by established horror film
directors including James Wan
, David Slade
, James Gunn, Lucky McKee
, and Marcus Nispel
. The pilots will also be distributed via MSN
and Zune Marketplace
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
video game developer based in Redmond, Washington
Redmond, Washington
Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located east of Seattle. The population was 54,144 at the 2010 census,up from 45,256 in 2000....
created internally by Microsoft Game Studios in 2008, in order to create "high quality digital content" for Xbox Live
Xbox Live
Xbox Live is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It is currently the only online gaming service on consoles that charges users a fee to play multiplayer gaming. It was first made available to the Xbox system in 2002...
.
History
On January 30, 2008 MicrosoftMicrosoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
began hiring for Xbox Live Digitally Distributed Games (DDG) team, described as "a newly formed organization focused on digital distribution of games via Xbox Live Marketplace
Xbox Live Marketplace
The Xbox Live Marketplace is a virtual market designed for Microsoft's Xbox 360 console that allows Xbox Live members to download purchased or promotional content...
". Shortly after, internal studio Carbonated Games
Carbonated Games
Carbonated Games was the first-party game developer studio for Microsoft Casual Games in Microsoft Game Studios. It was founded and run by Joshua Howard, and was active from 2004 until its disbanding on March 27, 2008. Carbonated Games developers were located in Redmond, WA; Hyderabad, India; and...
was disbanded on March 27, 2008, with some employees being folded into this new group.
General manager of Xbox Live
Xbox Live
Xbox Live is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It is currently the only online gaming service on consoles that charges users a fee to play multiplayer gaming. It was first made available to the Xbox system in 2002...
, Marc Whitten, officially announced the studio on May 22, 2008. The first game to be released under the new label was Fable II Pub Games
Fable II Pub Games
-Exploits:Fable II Pub Games had suffered various exploits that allowed players to earn millions of gold. Lionhead Studios acknowledged this and released a patch removing the glitch encountered on Fortune's Tower, along with a leader board reset for the minigame...
on August 13, 2008.
Games
- South Park Scott Tenorman's Revenge — Xbox 360 (2012)
- South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! — Xbox 360 (2009)
- Fable II Pub GamesFable II Pub Games-Exploits:Fable II Pub Games had suffered various exploits that allowed players to earn millions of gold. Lionhead Studios acknowledged this and released a patch removing the glitch encountered on Fortune's Tower, along with a leader board reset for the minigame...
— Xbox 360 (2008)
Video content
Xbox Live Productions will also produce exclusive video content for Xbox LiveXbox Live
Xbox Live is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It is currently the only online gaming service on consoles that charges users a fee to play multiplayer gaming. It was first made available to the Xbox system in 2002...
.
Announced at Comic-Con 2008, the first original programming will be a series of free comedic short films
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...
, each less than ten minutes in length. The pilots
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
will be directed by established horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
directors including James Wan
James Wan
James Wan is a Malaysian-born Australian producer, screenwriter, and film director of Chinese heritage. He is widely known for directing the horror film Saw and creating Billy the puppet. He also directed Dead Silence, Death Sentence and Insidious.-Life and career:Wan was born in Kuching, Sarawak,...
, David Slade
David Slade
David Aldrin Slade is a British film director who began his career making music videos. His work includes videos for artists such as Aphex Twin, Rob Dougan, System of a Down, Stone Temple Pilots, Tori Amos, and Muse.-Life and career:...
, James Gunn, Lucky McKee
Lucky McKee
Edward Lucky McKee is an American director, writer, and actor, largely known for the 2002 film May, which has acquired a cult following.-Biography:...
, and Marcus Nispel
Marcus Nispel
Marcus Nispel is a German–American feature film director and producer, and formerly a director of television commercials and music videos. Many of his films have been remakes, all of which have met with a negative critical reception....
. The pilots will also be distributed via MSN
MSN
MSN is a collection of Internet sites and services provided by Microsoft. The Microsoft Network debuted as an online service and Internet service provider on August 24, 1995, to coincide with the release of the Windows 95 operating system.The range of services offered by MSN has changed since its...
and Zune Marketplace
Zune
Zune is a digital media brand owned by Microsoft which includes a line of portable media players, a digital media player software for Windows machines, a music subscription service known as a 'Zune Music Pass', music and video streaming for the Xbox 360 via the Zune Software, music, TV and movie...
.