 1 vs. 100 Coming to Xbox Live..., ...from today's E3 coverage. |
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 Jul 14 2008, 01:36 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 21-October 05 From: Apple Valley CA Member No.: 1501  |
Was reading the liveblog from Engadget over today's Microsoft announcements for the Xbox, and this jumped out at me:
QUOTE 11:17 am PT: A partnership with Endemol manifests in the "primetime" channel, which takes you and your pals into 1 vs. 100, a massively multiplayer game show coming to Xbox Live this Fall. You'll be able to win real prizes even, which we'd speculate include games, MS points and a sense of decency. Playing 1 vs. 100 with a REAL 100 people? Sounds fun to me. Kinda odd they would license this after the show seems like it's been canned. |
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Jul 14 2008, 02:13 PM
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The quizmaster of 72 Whooping Cough Lane Group: Members Posts: 738 Joined: 18-June 03 From: Delaware Member No.: 80 |
And it would seem that MS is very open to talking with other producers about content from the way I took the intro. Fremantle seems to be a no-brainer partner.
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Jul 14 2008, 10:37 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 306 Joined: 17-June 03 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 61 |
As I saw the released trailer, I wondered: "Where the hell is Bob Saget?" He better be in there, or no purchase from me.
I kid, I kid. If they can pull it off, I'll be impressed. But what happens if you don't have 100 players? |
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Jul 14 2008, 11:04 PM
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Director of Suck Consolidation Group: In the Biz Posts: 18449 Joined: 17-June 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 26 |
QUOTE(TonicBH @ Jul 14 2008, 08:37 PM) [snapback]190895[/snapback] As I saw the released trailer, I wondered: "Where the hell is Bob Saget?" He better be in there, or no purchase from me. I kid, I kid. If they can pull it off, I'll be impressed. But what happens if you don't have 100 players? There are 12 million people on Xbox Live worldwide. I'm gonna guess finding 100 of them to play a game, especially under the lure of *real* prizes, won't be a problem. My gut is that this is going to be huge. |
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Jul 14 2008, 11:59 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 459 Joined: 13-December 06 From: Lincoln Park, Chicago Member No.: 2486 |
I can't begin to understand the politics or logistics of cross-platforming something like this, but please, PLEASE, bring it to Wii.
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Jul 15 2008, 01:17 AM
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Director of Suck Consolidation Group: In the Biz Posts: 18449 Joined: 17-June 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 26 |
QUOTE(Sodboy13 @ Jul 14 2008, 09:59 PM) [snapback]190902[/snapback] I can't begin to understand the politics or logistics of cross-platforming something like this, but please, PLEASE, bring it to Wii. Never happen. I mean, never, EVER happen. Neverminding that a) this is a Microsoft thing designed for Microsoft's own service and b) the Wii doesn't do voice chat at all, Nintendo's got too much of a hard-on about keeping their online community insular. You have to put in at least two codes per person to play Brawl with someone not-random. There is NO WAY that Nintendo would ever let 101 complete strangers actually interact in a free manner with each other. Maybe in a console down the road, if their philosophy changes a LOT, but not on a Wii. |
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Jul 15 2008, 03:19 AM
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Not only that, EA originally had interests in this. Apparently, they either 1) were not intrerested or 2) were "too busy with other projects" to even consider partnering with Endimol on that game. Basically, it's "untranslatable" as far as the Wii goes(YUCK!).
If I had an Xbox, I wouldn't mind a good 1 vs. 100 challenge. If only NBC "cared" enough about this show. Oh well. |
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