First HD ‘South Park’ free on Xbox 360

Cory Bergman March 5th, 2007

South Park is giving away the popular episode, “Good Times with Weapons” on Xbox 360 for the next two weeks, and it just so happens to be the first high definition episode of the animated show. Coolness. Press release…

PRESS RELEASE — March 5 — Beginning tomorrow, fans of COMEDY
CENTRAL’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series, “South Park,” are going to
see just how good Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman really look with the launch
of the first-ever high definition episode “Good Times With Weapons.” COMEDY
CENTRAL, a division of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B),
has partnered with Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system and is
offering to Xbox LIVE(R) members the HD episode free for two weeks. The
episode can be downloaded via Xbox LIVE Marketplace, home to more than
1,500 hours of premium entertainment content.

Best Buy will offer free HD DVDs of the “Good Times With Weapons”
episode with the purchase of any Xbox 360 console or HD DVD drive from
March 20 through April 3.

The 11th season of COMEDY CENTRAL’s “South Park” kicks-off on
Wednesday, March 7. Also for the first time ever, the newest episodes from
Season 11 will be available uncensored on Xbox LIVE beginning March 13.
“South Park” seasons five through nine are currently available on Xbox LIVE
as well as the critically-acclaimed movie, “South Park: Bigger, Longer,
Uncut.” Since its debut on Xbox LIVE, “South Park” episodes have been among
the most popular downloads.

Launched in 1997, “South Park,” now in its 11th season, remains the
highest-rated series on COMEDY CENTRAL. “South Park” repeats Wednesdays at
12:00 a.m., Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., Fridays at 12:00 a.m.
and Sundays at 11:00 p.m.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone are co-creators and executive producers of
the Emmy and Peabody award-winning “South Park” with Anne Garefino as
executive producer. “South Park’s” Web site is http://southparkstudios.com.

COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more
than 91 million homes nationwide. COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by, and is a
registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of VIACOM
Inc.’s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks. COMEDY CENTRAL’s Internet
address is http://www.comedycentral.com. For up-to-the-minute and archival
press information and photographs visit COMEDY CENTRAL’s press-only Web
site at http://www.comedycentral.com/press.

*** For up-to-the-minute and archival press information and
photographs, visit COMEDY CENTRAL’s press-only website at
http://www.comedycentral.com/press ***