Flixster Launches on Xbox 60 Giving Millions of Xbox Owners Acce to One of the Most Popular Entertainment Destinations

Flixster Launches on Xbox 360 Giving Millions of Xbox Owners Access to One of the Most Popular Entertainment Destinations Thousands of Movie Titles and Quick Access to Consumers Ultraviolet Collections Now Available at the Touch of a Button

Rotten Tomatoes Scores, Reviews and Movie Trailers also Available

SAN FRANCISCO Flixster, one of the most popular online destinations for discovering and accessing entertainment today announced a new, free application has launched on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment service from Microsoft. Available now for Xbox LIVE subscribers in the U.S., Flixster will give movie fans the ability to access the latest information about movies from the most trusted review aggregating site Rotten Tomatoes . In addition, Flixster lets consumers buy and rent thousands of movie titles and access their UltraViolet(TM) movie collections directly through their Xbox.

Already one of the most popular apps on mobile platforms with millions of downloads to date; the launch of Flixster on Xbox will provide movie lovers easy access to purchase thousands of movies with UltraViolet. Used by more than 12 million consumers and growing, UltraViolet gives consumers the freedom to access their digital movie collections from virtually anywhere and easily watch them via application such as Flixster across devices that include Xbox 360, iPhones, iPads, Android devices, and PCs and Macs.

The mission of UltraViolet is to allow consumers to enjoy their content on any device and platform they desire, said Joe Greenstein, Co Founder and President of Flixster. Launching Flixster on Xbox is an exciting step forward for us as its one of the most popular platforms for consumers to enjoy entertainment in their living room.

Xbox 360 users can now download the Flixster application for free* from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and quickly:

Buy or rent standard and high definition movies

Browse current movie listings in theatres

Watch high quality movie trailers

Look up movie details, including film posters and synopses and Rotten Tomato scores

Access My Movies (UltraViolet Playback) to easily sort and watch movies from a familys UltraViolet movie collection

Browse new and upcoming DVD releases

Experience cinematic 5.1 surround sound with Dolby Digital Plus , the audio standard for online and connected entertainment

Navigate the app using voice and gesture controls with Kinect for Xbox 360*

About Flixster

Founded in 2006 and based in San Francisco, Flixster, Inc. operates one of the worlds most popular movie communities, used by more than 25 million people every month. The company was the first to launch applications that allow consumers to access UltraViolet, an industry standard that gives greater flexibility with how and where consumers watch the movies and TV shows they purchase. Flixster services include destination websites at Flixster.com and RottenTomatoes.com, as well as leading apps on Xbox 360, Facebook, Windows 8, iPhone, BlackBerry and Android powered devices.

*Xbox LIVE Gold subscription and/or additional subscriptions/fees may be required and sold separately. Kinect functionality available with select Xbox LIVE content and varies by feature and country. For additional details and availability, see http://www.xbox.com/live.

Contact: (for Flixster)

Peter Binazeski

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

818 977 5701

peter.binazeski@warnerbros.com

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