Xbox Live Primetime is still slated to hit this spring. Microsoft quietly released a trailer (viewable post-jump) for “1 vs. 100” this afternoon that essentially echoed everything we heard about the game at CES 2009, including the date Microsoft frontman Robbie Bach threw out.
So, yes, Xbox Live Primetime and its first game show, "1 vs. 100" are still on schedule. Deep breathe.
Don’t know what “1 vs. 100” is? It’s basically Smash T.V. without blood, bullets, fire, hot chicks and VCRs. Instead of killing monsters and finding keys, you answer questions and attempt to eliminate the one hundred people competing against you. Also, there are no boss monsters.
I learned last summer that 1 vs. 100 is a game show that pits one contestant against a panel of 100. It is not, therefore, an extreme reenactment of the Dark Assembly in Disgaea. If they don't correct this discrepancy then they aren't hearing anything from me.
i know most people in the hardcore set will say that this is stupid and they won't play it, but when you really get down to it, this is an amazing idea. the potential of a gameshow where 101 real people are playing live through their gamertags and can win real prizes is insane. sure it's no halo or killzone... hell its not even mario galaxy. but this could really really be a cashcow for microsoft and all parties involved if this live primetime thing takes off. im really very interested to see what they do with it.
at the very least it will finally validate the avatar system.
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8:23 PM on 04.16.2009
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at the very least it will finally validate the avatar system.