Is The Terminator Salvation Machinima Series

The first instance of a corporate entity selling a machinima series or any machinima for that matter.

Trailer at IGN.

More info at BluesNews.

Is it just the Animatrix with machinima? Is this good or bad news for machinima makers as game companies leverage their IP? Will they crack down on homemade machinima now that they are selling it themselves?