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Crackle Gets Voice Control on Xbox 360
The new version of the Crackle App for the Xbox 360 how offers voice control via the Kinect sensor.
By partnering with Xbox, and through the Kinect for Xbox 360, Crackle offers consumers yet another way to enjoy free, ad supported full-length Hollywood movies and TV series. Adding the Kinect experience to Crackle’s content allows consumers to interact with their favorite Crackle movies and TV shows in a more personal, seamless and effortless way. The voice- and motion-activated controls with Kinect and voice search with Bing on Xbox allow Crackle viewers to quickly find the content they want. For example, users are able to search for a movie on Xbox LIVE by stating, "Xbox, Bing: THE INTERNATIONAL," or use verbal commands to play a movie on Xbox LIVE by stating, "Play DONNIE BRASCO," in this breakthrough new way to find and watch their favorite movies.
All Crackle content, which includes more than 200 films from studios including Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Classics and more, is now available to watch for free with an Xbox LIVE Gold membership. In addition, the Crackle service offers over 1,500 full-length television episodes in genres its audience loves best: action, comedy, crime, horror, thriller and sci-fi. A sampling of the movie and TV offerings available on Xbox LIVE in the U.S. includes:
- TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY
- THE INTERNATIONAL
- YEAR ONE
- DEUCE BIGALOW: EUROPEAN GIGOLO
- THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES
- GROUNDHOG DAY
- DONNIE BRASCO
- DEFENDOR
- THE MESSENGERS
- "Seinfeld"
- "Married…with Children"
- "News Radio"
- "Jackie Chan Adventures"
- "Bewitched"
- Hundreds of episodes of anime including "Samurai X," "Blood +" and "Blue Exorcist"
- Plus over 40 Crackle originals including "Issues," "Why It Crackles," "Urban Wolf" and more, as well as the award-winning "The Bannen Way."
Movie and TV shows available on Xbox LIVE in Canada, include:
- 88 MINUTES
- CADILLAC RECORDS
- CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON
- "Bewitched"
- "Diff’rent Strokes"
- Hundreds of episodes of anime including "Samurai X," "Blood +" and "Blue Exorcist"
- Crackle originals including "Issues," "Why It Crackles," "Urban Wolf" and more.
New content will continue to premiere on the app regularly. The Xbox LIVE Crackle app is available in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia.
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