We told you back in September that Microsoft was working with content providers to bring television and movies to XBox 360. Verizon, one of said providers, has announced that a FiOS TV app will be coming to XBox 360 next month, which will allow subscribers to watch their FiOS channels directly through their XBox. The app will feature an initial lineup of 26 channels, with more to come later, and will also be integrated with Kinect, so users can surf using voice and gesture commands.
If that weren't cool enough, Verizon is sweetening the deal by offering a $89.99/month bundle to new subscribers, which includes FiOS TV, 35/35Mbps internet, and voice service. Subscribers will also get a 12-month XBox Live membership and HALO: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition. Verizon is taking orders for this contract-free bundle from now until January 21. Current FiOS customers can call now to sign up.
To celebrate the lunch of their new service, Verizon is partnering with gaming network Machinima to sponsor the Gamers’ Choice Award, to be announced at Machinima’s Inside Gaming Awards on Dec. 9. You can vote for your game of the year through Facebook or Twitter. Your vote also enters you a chance to win a grand prize of two years of Verizon FiOS triple-play service, a multi-room DVR, a Microsoft Kinect and 40,000 Microsoft points. There are also daily 4,000 MS point prizes until December 8.
Source: Verizon
