Microsoft signs Guild charter

Cult World of Warcraft show The Guild to be distributed via Xbox Live; more Red vs Blue also promised.

It's been two years since Microsoft first started offering Xbox 360 owners access to online video content through the Xbox Live Video Marketplace, and the service was recently expanded in the US with the Redmond firm's much-touted partnership deal with video-rental service Netflix. The partnership was announced at E3 and is even now available in HD.

Guild host Felicia Day.

Just in time for Halloween this year, the first content produced specifically for the platform went live: Janitor, a 9.5-minute homage to 1980s slasher movies, directed by John Clisham. Now a new deal has been signed to premiere the second series of online cult-hit show The Guild, as well as a number of other independently produced Web shows.

The Guild's second series is being distributed exclusively via Xbox Live from today forward, with the first series available via the service as well as through the show's Web site. Created by Felicia Day (Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along), who also stars in the show, The Guild follows the fictional online and offline tribulations of a small World of Warcraft Guild, The Knights of the Good. It won the 2007 YouTube award for Best Series, as well as a 2008 Yahoo video award.

Although initially Microsoft confirmed the series only for the US, Xbox Live's Major Nelson last night confirmed that the series would be available worldwide..

The Independent Video Channel also features Red vs Blue, with the first two series currently available for download. Seasons three and four of the Halo machinima project are promised "soon," according to Microsoft. The package is rounded off by offerings due this year from Blind Ferret Entertainment and The Jace Hall show.

32 Comments

  • snokdruid

    Posted Jan 3, 2009 6:57 am PT

    the second series being distributed excluseively via xbox live from today forward?

    You are making a show about a PC game only available to download from a 360. Wow.....

  • Mr_Unko

    Posted Dec 10, 2008 3:04 am PT

    btw, the guild is a series about a group of people who play wow together but the setting is outside of the game. I don't believe there was even one in-game shot during the first season.

    just to clarify to some.

  • Mr_Unko

    Posted Dec 10, 2008 2:44 am PT

    Awesome! I loved watching the first season of the guild, but if I'm going to have to pay to download the second season on xbox live, i'll just stick with youtube.

  • Darth_Ultima

    Posted Dec 7, 2008 12:57 pm PT

    Felicia Day could make my day any day.

  • datniccah187

    Posted Dec 1, 2008 2:19 pm PT

    Chicks hot!

  • DPhunkT

    Posted Nov 26, 2008 2:15 pm PT

    How about they 1 up the situation by putting WOW on 360? As difficult as it sounds.

  • Vorodor21

    Posted Nov 26, 2008 1:00 pm PT

    The Guild is actually a pretty funny series. It doesn't actually call out WoW by name (though it does imply). The whole show is about a group of people in a guild on a nameless MMO. It's more about the people and some of the crazy stuff they get into.

  • Scooter_6_7

    Posted Nov 26, 2008 10:16 am PT

    What does this have anything to do with Halo 3: Recon. I also have RVB on my iPod. By the way, where can you download whole seasons?

  • HIM-Jimmy-AvA

    Posted Nov 26, 2008 9:27 am PT

    Red Vs Blue is beast!!
    I have it on my ipod :]

  • cjdaweasel

    Posted Nov 26, 2008 8:02 am PT

    "It won the 2007 YouTube award for Best Series"

    Isn't that like being the smartest roach in a roach motel?

  • TehUndeadHorror

    Posted Nov 26, 2008 6:04 am PT

    Red Vs Blue!!!!

  • V-Nine

    Posted Nov 26, 2008 2:46 am PT

    ..cool, still remeber the RvB ep when Sarge went on a "killing spree"(lol)...Didnt know bout a WOW version...

  • blackace

    Posted Nov 26, 2008 1:13 am PT

    Is it FREE? I haven't watched Red & Blue or The Janitor yet. May check them out if they are cheap. I'm not paying $8 for a 10 min short. $2 or less for most of this stuff may not be bad.

  • CharlieFubar

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 7:07 pm PT

    oooh lets watch people grind to level 60....

  • tonyleo01

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 4:53 pm PT

    Wow, that gotta be pretty big for them. I remembered watching the show on Youtube and it's pretty funny.

  • snakes3425

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 4:17 pm PT

    Sweet

  • allotheabove123

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 4:08 pm PT

    yesssssssssssssssssss
    red vs blue is awesome!!!!!

  • jtthegame316

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 2:57 pm PT

    cool. xbox live is awesome.

  • mspranav

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 2:29 pm PT

    R vs B Rocks

  • Media_Mind

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 2:10 pm PT

    yup

  • okassar

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 2:03 pm PT

    Red vs Blue is awesomeIt's like my favorite machinima,and it's pretty witty.

  • Pete5506

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 1:03 pm PT

    I enjoy RvB

  • Larzarus1

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 11:53 am PT

    Hmmm, download RvB for 80G an episode or watch it for free online..... I love it to bits and I have donated to 'em but 80G each? Buy the dvd

  • funnysplay

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 11:20 am PT

    I agree with darkwarrior. RvB cracks me up me more than family guy.

  • lightwarrior179

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 8:52 am PT

    Red versus Blue. Oh yes I am totally going for that one.

  • DukeEdwardI

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 6:33 am PT

    i assume all of these would be free of charge seeing as how they are available online for free?

  • 0_demo_0

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 6:22 am PT

    sweet RvsB coming to xbox live!!!! and world of warcraft series!!!! this is radical!

  • DarkWarrior42

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 5:55 am PT

    Red vs. Blue is more important than all the other news lol

  • The_Pig_Demon

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 4:45 am PT

    I do like that Red vs. Blue... Haven't seen too many of the episodes though..

  • shemrom

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 4:43 am PT

    Movie and shows from the World of Warcraft coming to X-Box live-Lovely

  • Kh1ndjal

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 4:31 am PT

    interesting
    normally id be meh, but i know that Blind Ferret are pretty good

  • qweasd54 posted Nov 25, 2008 4:28 am PT (does not meet display criteria. login to show)

    qweasd54

    Posted Nov 25, 2008 4:28 am PT (hide)

    sry not too interested in those kind of movies xD

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