Remember 1 vs 100? It was that ridiculous game show tie-in idea that Microsoft used as one of the key selling points of the New Xbox Experience before everybody forgot it existed. Well, 1 vs 100 is due to to launch this Spring, and the news is that Xbox Live Gold subscribers will have the game included as part of their membership. Good, because I wouldn't have paid extra for that.
This represents perhaps the first time Microsoft has "given" something to Gold subscribers, rather than just taken stuff away from Silver members to create the illusion of giving stuff to Gold subscribers. Players will be able to take part in a "socially interactive game experience" that brings the "fun and freshness of a television show in a massively multiplayer online game."
It's a ludicrous idea, but it'll probably be quite fun. It's just nice to see XBL Gold actually get something unique, rather than access to stuff that other platforms provide for free.
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1:00 PM on 04.25.2009
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I wouldn't expect winning cars from Microsoft.....
My wife'll be really happy to hear this later.
Nope.
1) It's just MS trying to combat Flash for NO REASON
2) They require you to use it for SCREANSHOTS. That alone is beyond dumb.
OH SHI-
having said that, nobody but MS uses it, so it can stay the hell away from my browser until people do.
I suppose refusing to load it is more of a statement than a pragmatic quandary.
Silver members deserve nothing. $4 bucks a month for xbox live is cheap as hell, if you can't hack it you've got problems.
Your a loser.
How do silver members deserve nothing when every other platfrom including the PC offers online play for free? You deserve to be locked up methinks.
Xbox 360 anyone?
This is pure win and I hope it leads the way to more gameshows on Xbox Live.
Please please please give us You Don't Know Jack: Xbox Edition!!!!!