Microsoft will now apply the technology that kept 100,000 players in the game concurrently on "new projects that will be unveiled in the future." We wish Microsoft had polled the mob before pulling the plug on the popular program.
Microsoft will now apply the technology that kept 100,000 players in the game concurrently on "new projects that will be unveiled in the future." We wish Microsoft had polled the mob before pulling the plug on the popular program.
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Posted: Jul 15th 2010 12:50PM dokidoki said
@Chilly P slapperonlyblogspotcom I got my stuff by following the instructions on the 1 vs 100 forum.
http://forums.xbox.com/30909605/ShowPost.aspx
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http://forums.xbox.com/30909605/ShowPost.aspx
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 11:39AM Octoplus said
So does that make Microsoft the One?
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 11:41AM Ignatius said
That's pretty lame, I was looking forward to the third season.
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 11:42AM Capgun said
Well this is friggin depressing, I really enjoyed playing this game, as well as facepalming that people actually answered the stupid answers to incredibly easy questions. I can only imagine the conversation the execs had over this.
Exec1: So 1vs100 is really popular. Are we ready to renew it for another season?
Exec2: How much money are we making off it?
Exec1: Not a huge amount. A couple thousand over breaking even. But its really popular an-
Exec2: Shut it down.
Exec1: Wait what?
Exec2: Shut. It. Down.
Exec2: It's really popular, we really should go and renew it
Exec1: SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING.
Exec2:....
It was really difficult not to invoke Godwin's law on that conversation
Exec1: So 1vs100 is really popular. Are we ready to renew it for another season?
Exec2: How much money are we making off it?
Exec1: Not a huge amount. A couple thousand over breaking even. But its really popular an-
Exec2: Shut it down.
Exec1: Wait what?
Exec2: Shut. It. Down.
Exec2: It's really popular, we really should go and renew it
Exec1: SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING.
Exec2:....
It was really difficult not to invoke Godwin's law on that conversation
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 11:42AM Captain Slender said
Pretty awesome how Microsoft managed to release and cancel this PrimeTime project before anyone outside of the US got to try it. Thanks, guys!
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 11:48AM BlackedOut said
Wait what?
I live in the UK and I've played 1 vs 100, I've got the achievements to prove it.
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I live in the UK and I've played 1 vs 100, I've got the achievements to prove it.
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 11:53AM Captain Slender said
@BlackedOut
I stand corrected, I'm just another jilted Australian burnt by promises of interesting services that never make their way here.
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I stand corrected, I'm just another jilted Australian burnt by promises of interesting services that never make their way here.
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 11:43AM Lerkero said
I was interested in 1 vs 100 and I tried it out a few times, but since I could only play at awkward on inconvenient times I never stuck to playing it.
Who wants to play 1 vs 100 during primetime TV hours? That's when I'm watching my stories.
Who wants to play 1 vs 100 during primetime TV hours? That's when I'm watching my stories.
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 11:48AM Alex R said
I have never actually played it.
I don't really know what it is, so I doubt I'm going to miss it. I assumed it was an arcade game like UNO but you can only play when it's 'in season'?
I don't really know what it is, so I doubt I'm going to miss it. I assumed it was an arcade game like UNO but you can only play when it's 'in season'?
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 12:00PM MisterSquared said
@Alex R
It was a gameshow crafted after the actual 1vs100 TV gameshow for Xbox Live. A trivia based game where real players competed against other players to win Microsoft Points and Arcade games.
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It was a gameshow crafted after the actual 1vs100 TV gameshow for Xbox Live. A trivia based game where real players competed against other players to win Microsoft Points and Arcade games.
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 12:30PM Vcize said
@Alex R
The big difference between it an Uno is that it was one giant game. If you were playing 1v100, and someone else was playing 1v100, you were all in the same game. If you were "the one", then everyone on XBL that was playing the game, was watching you.
It also had a live human host, real prizes, etc.
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The big difference between it an Uno is that it was one giant game. If you were playing 1v100, and someone else was playing 1v100, you were all in the same game. If you were "the one", then everyone on XBL that was playing the game, was watching you.
It also had a live human host, real prizes, etc.
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 12:04PM The Wicker Man said
Its a shame. I really enjoyed this game. It really did have the power to interest all the "casuals" in my life. I think (as another commenter mentioned) that having a "prime-time" show alone was a mistake. It would have been nice to have a live late night show for all the night-owls to unwind to after a fearsome game of LFD2! I am also saddened to know that I am missing one achievement for hopping about like a meth'd up prick and doing ten gestures during a live game.
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 12:06PM Petebot330 said
Yeah, this sucks, I was just wondering when it was going to start up again. One of the few games the girl and me could play together and have a lot of fun with.
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 12:07PM Courtney said
I'm actually quite disappointed about this. Of all the "casual" stuff that MS has tried, this was by far the best and most fun of them all. Great for a family to sit down and do for an hour, even grandma got in on the action.
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 12:16PM Octoplus said
C'mon e'rybody! Let's us show them folks at Microsoft a reeeeeal mob! Now roust!
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 12:22PM Accessgranted said
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! :( I hope they hear our responses and bring it back.
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 12:32PM Vcize said
Seriously what the heck goes on in MS executive meetings? They hype up these products, dump ungodly amounts of money into them, and then completely abandon them either before they have a chance to take off, or even when they actually are pretty popular.
Really, it reminds me of me. I'm always starting up new side projects to make money and dump all these hours into them, but then I get so distracted by the next project I want to work on that I never even finish them. Only I'm just some dude, not a multi-billion dollar company.
Really, it reminds me of me. I'm always starting up new side projects to make money and dump all these hours into them, but then I get so distracted by the next project I want to work on that I never even finish them. Only I'm just some dude, not a multi-billion dollar company.
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 12:40PM def PD said
This would be cool if it hit PS Home.
Kind of like the Buzz space, but larger and with actual prizes.
Kind of like the Buzz space, but larger and with actual prizes.
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 1:02PM commonperson said
Ahhh another example of the New Microsoft. Lack of vision, lack of focus, and ultimately, lack of results. An interesting idea they talked about implimenting across a host of games. In the end they did one game, they support it just long enough for it to begin building a fan base and then they yank it. They are to video games what Fox Television is to Joss Wheedon shows.
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 1:08PM Ashitaka said
Maybe they are integrating the game with Natal? It's gotta be it
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 1:20PM Krackalot said
Ooh, maybe the new thing won't only be available while I'm at work. Like a Twinkie outside the hamster's cage. I know what the real thing was like, but never got to try it.
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 1:24PM MarkHawk said
:(
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 1:37PM Tuxy79 said
Make a 'WipeOut' gameshow version, using 360 Avatars to participate!
Contestants participate in the stunts, while the audience can interact by manipulating the obstacles or give them instruments like air cannons to try and disrupt the contestants progress.
Platforming, Entertainment, Prizes, Fun, Winner of an idea. Common MS do it! I wasn't too keen on triva style game show, but others exist. Price is Right anyone?
Contestants participate in the stunts, while the audience can interact by manipulating the obstacles or give them instruments like air cannons to try and disrupt the contestants progress.
Platforming, Entertainment, Prizes, Fun, Winner of an idea. Common MS do it! I wasn't too keen on triva style game show, but others exist. Price is Right anyone?
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 1:46PM whymog said
My girlfriend and I were looking forward to season 3 for months. I can't believe it's been canceled. Between this and the cancellation of Courier and the weird, short lifespan of the XBLA game browser, I'm starting to wonder if someone at Microsoft is just trying to pull the plug on everything that sounds cool to me.
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 2:58PM Whoppinberg said
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I haven't gotten all of my achievements yet :(
I haven't gotten all of my achievements yet :(
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 3:02PM Duke said
This is sad for sure. I always said I would try it one of these days when I had some time....and I never did it. Damn!
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 3:36PM skfireboy said
This really sucks. For something that they touted for so long and actually turned out to be a lot of fun, it really sucks to lose it. Thumbs down on this blunder Microsoft. Oh yeah and my Xbox just red ringed........
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 4:48PM Starcade said
Awe, that's too bad. This was a really cool game. I didn't really get into it until Season 2, but it was a fun diversion on nights when I was totally bored.
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 5:51PM GlassAgate said
We need a "You Don't Know Jack!" game.
I enjoyed playing, on the nights that I knew the categories,
but I never got very far. I started to suspecting that the
people who won likely consisted of a family, or a
group at a college, who'd play for fun, keeping
the average person from ever winning a prize,
unless you became the 1, or joined the mob.
Of course, I guess that they can't give away too
many prizes.
I enjoyed playing, on the nights that I knew the categories,
but I never got very far. I started to suspecting that the
people who won likely consisted of a family, or a
group at a college, who'd play for fun, keeping
the average person from ever winning a prize,
unless you became the 1, or joined the mob.
Of course, I guess that they can't give away too
many prizes.
Posted: Jul 15th 2010 10:54PM Conzar said
Ah, I actually quite liked playing 1 vs 100 with couple a friends online.
It's nice to have a "peaceful" and more relaxed game to play with your buddies as opposed to the usual cods and halos.....
It's nice to have a "peaceful" and more relaxed game to play with your buddies as opposed to the usual cods and halos.....
Posted: Jul 16th 2010 11:23AM SquareMuffin said
There goes the only reason I was hanging on to live :\ . I think Microsoft is only hurting itself by doing this, it was a great incentive to get people to pick up gold.
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