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| SpartanSinister | Aug 14 2008, 12:19 AM Post #1 |
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![]() Ever wanted to play your favorite game console on a theater screen? I know I have. That's what I have dreamed of for a 16th birthday, a LAN party at the movies. Well, if you're Canadian (Rocky, you bastard), now you can. "Cineplex Entertainment is renting out downtime at its theatres to video gamers looking to play their Xbox 360 titles on a giant screen. Beginning on Friday, gamers will be able to book two-hour sessions at 29 Cineplex theatres across the country for $179 plus taxes. Up to 12 people will be allowed into the session to play their own games, or those from a supplied library, on the theatre's giant screen with surround sound. The Xbox 360, however, can only accommodate four players at a time. "It takes it to a whole new level when you see the game on a screen that's more than 50 feet wide," said Pat Marshall, Cineplex's vice-president of communications. Theatres will generally have about 12 to 24 hours of available downtime a week, mostly in the morning, she said. Many theatres are in "full grind" right now showing summer movies, but they should slow down and have more available time once school begins in September. Theatres may also stay open late into the evening to accommodate groups, at the discretion of each manager. "If they wanted to book a four-hour window, we could certainly go later in the evening," Marshall said. "If the theatre manager has the staffing, they could go till two in the morning." The move to offer video games is the result of years of testing by Cineplex. The theatre chain has been holding one-off gaming sessions and special events in partnership with Microsoft for more than three years, Marshall said. The move also couldn't have happened without new digital projectors that are capable of displaying games in high resolution. Cineplex also rents theatre downtime to businesses looking for large venues to show video or PowerPoint presentations." Source: CBC News Edited by SpartanSinister, Aug 14 2008, 12:26 AM.
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| SpartanZypher | Aug 14 2008, 12:28 AM Post #2 |
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Sinister, you do know that Harkins Theatre is a Cineplex Theatre... |
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| SpartanSinister | Aug 14 2008, 12:30 AM Post #3 |
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"Canada's Cineplex theater chain has opened up 29 of its theaters for gamers, letting them have multiplayer gaming sessions on, most likely, the biggest screen they'll ever have access to — some 50-plus feet wide." -Kotaku I think it's just in Canada, if the above is correct. If not, my dream's coming true! Edited by SpartanSinister, Aug 14 2008, 12:57 AM.
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| SpartanZypher | Aug 14 2008, 12:41 AM Post #4 |
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I know that Harkin's does rent out it's theaters, just not sure if they'll rent them out to have games played on them. |
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| SpartanSinister | Aug 14 2008, 12:56 AM Post #5 |
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Something to look into, yea? |
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| saucey feet | Aug 14 2008, 04:57 AM Post #6 |
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I've never even thought of doing something like that. That would be so wicked... imagine having like... a lan party in a movie theater. You could have 4 people on a system in one room, 4 in another, etc., with like a bunch of people watching and going from room to room playing and having a blast. That would be the best party ever! |
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| SpartanZypher | Aug 14 2008, 05:06 AM Post #7 |
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It would be expensive, but it would be a blast. |
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| Rocky2000 | Aug 14 2008, 06:49 AM Post #8 |
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Imagine how great Bomberman Act Zero would look on that, Sin.... |
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| SpartanSinister | Aug 14 2008, 07:04 PM Post #9 |
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*drop kicks Rocky in the nuts* *Grabs Bomber Man disc* "PULL!" *pow* Edited by SpartanSinister, Aug 14 2008, 08:16 PM.
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