Lionsgate deal brings big-name movies to Steam
You can watch 'The Hunger Games' in between rounds of 'Rocket League.'
You've had pretty slim pickings for major movie rentals on Steam (unless you really like Mad Max), but that's changing today. Lionsgate has reached a deal with Valve to put over 100 of its movies on Steam, including flicks you'll definitely recognize -- the Hunger Games, Saw and Twilight movies, for example. Availability might vary where you live, but the prices are at least right. You're usually looking at between $4 to $5 for a 48-hour rental, depending on how big a title you're hoping to watch.
Steam's movie catalog is still far from complete without the support of other major studios. However, this is still a big deal. It represents a shift away from the service's near-exclusive focus on games and toward a general-purpose store. In that sense, it's competing more directly with the online stores of Apple and Microsoft than game providers like GOG -- it wants to cover all your digital entertainment desires, not just feed your Dark Souls addiction.
