VUDU Launches on Xbox 360 and Announces End-of-Year Savings on Top Movies and TV Shows.

VUDU Launches on Xbox 360 and Announces End-of-Year Savings on Top Movies and TV Shows.

New voice-controlled experience on Xbox 360 allows customers more interactive options to search and browse VUDU's expansive catalog.

SAN BRUNO, Calif., Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Walmart (NYSE: WMT) today announced the launch of its popular VUDU entertainment service on Xbox 360. Xbox LIVE customers can now shop VUDU's library using new, interactive features such as voice search, voice control and Kinect gesture commands to rent or own the latest Hollywood hits, TV shows, cinema classics and independent gems in standard or high definition. To encourage customers to try VUDU on Xbox, VUDU is offering a $4.99 credit toward their first rental or purchase. Also, through today only (11:30 p.m. PST) at Walmart.com, customers can get free shipping to home on Microsoft Xbox 360 consoles, games and accessories and still receive in time for Christmas.

Kinect for Xbox 360 offers customers the ability to become the controller, using their body and Bing voice search to browse VUDU's expansive catalog, and their voice to play, pause, fast forward or rewind content. Because VUDU is a cloud-based service, content purchased via the Xbox LIVE service is viewable on other VUDU-enabled devices or platforms including game consoles, Internet-connected Blu-ray players and HDTVs, tablets, computers, Walmart.com and more. Also, content purchased on any of these platforms can be viewed on the Xbox LIVE service.

"VUDU on Xbox 360 brings more fun into finding, watching and buying your favorite movies and TV shows," said Edward Lichty, general manager, VUDU. "With the new, interactive features on Xbox 360 to browse VUDU's library, along with special savings like 99-cent VUDU rentals, we hope to make the holidays even more entertaining and affordable for families."

"Our partnership with VUDU marks a significant milestone in our vision to bring you all the TV entertainment you want, shared with the people you care about, made easy," said Pete Thompson, General Manager, Xbox LIVE. "By bringing VUDU to the Xbox LIVE service and adding the magic of Kinect, we are transforming the way consumers experience entertainment forever."

VUDU End-of-Year Savings

As families gear up to watch their favorite movies and TV shows together this holiday, VUDU is offering big end-of-year savings and digital exclusives. Examples include:

    --  99-cent rentals including Jingle All the Way starring Arnold
        Schwarzenegger and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints starring Robert
        Downey, Jr.
    --  Early digital availability of Moneyball starring Brad Pitt and Abduction
        starring Taylor Lautner.
    --  50%+ savings on holiday favorites like Christmas with the Kranks, The
        Holiday and This Christmas.
    --  Season 1 episodes (to date) of Pan Am free
    --  Every first episode from all BBC America seasons for just 99 cents each.
Free Shipping on Xbox 360 Consoles, Games and Accessories

At Walmart.com, customers can save more on Xbox 360 with free shipping to their home, local Walmart store and participating FedEx Office locations. More is available at http://www.walmart.com/cp/Free-Shipping/1088989.

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