Xbox HD DVD customers to get movie offer

Consumers buying a new Xbox 360 HD DVD player before the end of January will receive five movies free of charge, it has emerged.

Xbox manufacturer Microsoft has joined forces with three major Hollywood film studios, including Warner Bros, Universal, Paramount and Dreamworks, to give movie-goers the option of purchasing five of the following films on HD DVD: Serenity, The Chronicles of Riddick, Hulk, Children of Men, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Troy, Full Metal Jacket, Corpse Bride, The Prestige, Swordfish, Black Rain, Dreamgirls and Word Trade Centre.

"The HD DVD player for Xbox 360 gives customers a high quality and affordable way to enjoy state of the art HD DVD movies," Microsoft UK's Stephen McGill, commented.

"We're delighted to enable everyone to enjoy the technology to the full and offer some fantastic movie releases, completely free."

The Xbox 360 HD DVD player will cost £114.99, inclusive of the five DVDs.