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British 360 Vid Marketplace Gets...Michael Jackson Videos

Poor Britain. Your 360 Video Marketplace, it was so late! And is still woefully understocked! What could possibly make amends for this? How about...uh, five Michael Jackson videos? Bad, Billie Jean, Thriller, Beat It and Black or White are all available, all for 200 points, and all - sadly for the legions of Macaulay Culkin fans in Ireland and the United Kingdom - all in standard definition. No, before you ask, I don't know why the hell they're there either.
Marketplace Roundup for May 1, 2008 [Microsoft]

5:30 AM on Fri May 2 2008
By Luke Plunkett
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Candlejack at 05:33 AM on 05/02/08
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O_O

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Chadders at 05:37 AM on 05/02/08
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Blame it on the buggers at MS UK
DugDawg at 05:37 AM on 05/02/08
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Hey you know what? I'm not afraid to admit liking all of those videos. Would I spend time with Michael on the Never Never land ranch?... hell's no!, creepy, but would I download Thriller? Definitely!
enewtabie at 05:38 AM on 05/02/08
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Wow,Europe is getting MJ videos and they are giving them 200 MS points to watch them too. Good deal!
vig0r at 05:39 AM on 05/02/08
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Wow :p full red plastic suit and white socks on black shoes,and for some reason that doesnt even bother me.
Huatnee at 05:44 AM on 05/02/08
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It's because Michael Jackson is sixth in the line for The Crown, due to a quirk of English law (Prince Philip)...
Keef at 05:48 AM on 05/02/08
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MJ is my roll model....wait... SH*T!!
pandafresh at 05:48 AM on 05/02/08
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hey, those are all good songs. but people, we got youtube nowadays.
frostcircus at 05:53 AM on 05/02/08
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Great songs and great videos. But yeah, Youtube.
Dakobah at 06:06 AM on 05/02/08
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Just eat it, eat it
get yourself an egg and beat it, have some more chicken, have some more pie, it doesn't matter if it's boiled or fried

Just eat it, eat it, just eat it, eat it

best.parody.ever.
juscallmeweasel at 06:16 AM on 05/02/08
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does`nt Sony own the rights to MJ`s music?
davahsa at 06:29 AM on 05/02/08
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This is like paying to watch a tv show that is free on abc.com
Sweet deal
jigglypoofs at 06:38 AM on 05/02/08
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oh come on....Thriller is the best music video in the world.

I would buy it if it was in HD, it's on the music channels all the time so why bother charging for SD?
CHU BOI at 06:41 AM on 05/02/08
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No HD? Boo. But still that is fuckin' sweet. No, really. Michael Jackson had the sickest videos ever. You just don't get choreography like that anymore; nowadays everyone just shakes around like a chicken with its head cut off and its called "sick dancing" (*cough* Black Eyed Peas *couch*). I stopped taking music videos seriously after the 90's. He might (might) touch children at night and all, but respect the originator. Too bad they're missing his best one, Smooth Criminal.

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Consider me officially jealous. And sorry to be the one MJ defender everyone, there's always one. Lol
cordsie at 06:51 AM on 05/02/08
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The kids on XBOX live will love this. Almost as much as Michael loves the kids on XBOX live.
gamerSMB at 07:47 AM on 05/02/08
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Its probably not in HD becuase the videos obviously weren't filmed in HD so whats the point upscaling them and having more data to download when the 360 upscales SD content automatically.
BillyLee at 08:07 AM on 05/02/08
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Michael Jackson on Xbox Live. Great stuff! Now put the Moonwalker arcade game on XBLA.

I agree with CHU BOI about Smooth Criminal being the best one.
Klopfer123 at 08:14 AM on 05/02/08
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@DugDawg: I'd stay at never-land ranch, it depends how much out of court settlement he'd be willing to pay lol.
Guizzy at 08:39 AM on 05/02/08
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@CHU BOI: Where there's one, there's two!
exprohound at 08:47 AM on 05/02/08
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how crap is that, what idiot though that folk who play gears,halo, cod4 etc would download michael jackson videos!

The Uk marketplace needs its ass kicked big time, cmon MS get some decent content up!
TrustyBadger at 09:41 AM on 05/02/08
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@jigglypoofs: You summed it up: "UK Xbox Video Marketplace: Why Bother?"; it's just like Microsoft to take what should/is free and charge for it instead of pitching us some interesting new content and a reasonable price.
excel_excel at 09:45 AM on 05/02/08
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@cordsie: fucking classic!
But god lord thats really shitty isn't it? Kind of like the whole Microsoft video market place in the first place
HobbaHobba at 10:13 AM on 05/02/08
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Come on, boys. Who doesn't like Michael Jackson when he's in his prime? He was awesome back then.

BTW, This reminds me of the recent Britains Got Talent:

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Jacktherip at 10:17 AM on 05/02/08
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Hmm Michael Jackson...now while I do enjoy his Thriller album someone up there is a little late to the party. I bet the person that thought this up just bought the 25th anniversary of Thriller and thought everyone should relive that age.
robinthakur at 10:27 AM on 05/02/08
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Whilst I spent my formative years worshipping the gloved one like a latter day Jesus and still "feel the magic" when I see him perform I admit that the timing of this is really bewildering...I can only think that...MS think...that there's alot of retro value here with people who grew up in the 80's. I think they ignore the fact that unless you're a completist, you already have these videos in some form or other if you're a fan so what's the point?
eskimo-bob at 10:27 AM on 05/02/08
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what the hell...
TheFaze at 10:49 AM on 05/02/08
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MJ fan in the house here...

You know, you might not like him, or you might believe everything you hear from biased media outlets regarding his trial (instead of the FACTS of the case), and you might not like his music, but at least respect the fact that he's a great artist.
KM91 at 10:58 AM on 05/02/08
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Ah, Thriller, that sparks up some pleasant childhood memories.
DARTH_TIGRIS at 11:16 AM on 05/02/08
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Thriller may very well be the biggest video of all time. So there.

Its funny how today's youths really have no idea of how HUGE Michael Jackson was back then. There hasn't been anyone close to being as big since. Yeah, he was like that. Waaaaay back then ...
xbulletholes at 11:39 AM on 05/02/08
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one of the greatest musicians of the last twenty years.
Khalil at 12:47 PM on 05/02/08
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His music never gets old. And most of his videos are damn good as well.
DigitalHero at 02:25 PM on 05/02/08
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He is still the King of Pop no matter how weird he gets. I just hope he gets less weird. =P
burpingcat at 03:07 PM on 05/02/08
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Michael Jackson rocks, but 200 points a video? Just buy one of his DVDs.
NoBullet at 03:34 PM on 05/02/08
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Europe still loves MJ. Even after all the child touching crap. Whats wrong with them?
Jim on the Wall at 05:10 PM on 05/02/08
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Michael Jackson is a great dancer and artist. He is mentally fucked up now, probably due to his lack of a childhood, but his skills are undeniable.
VakeroRokero at 07:23 PM on 05/02/08
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nice videos, but that's it? not everyone will download 80's music...
Jnkzm4 at 12:06 AM on 05/03/08
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i may end up getting a 360 after all.