1 vs. 100 News

For:Xbox 360 Release Date: 9 July 2009

MS shuts down 1 vs 100

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Interactive Xbox 360 game show won't be returning for the third season.

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Microsoft has announced that the interactive game show, 1 vs 100, will not be returning for a third season on Xbox LIVE.

During the Beta season, more than 114,000 people played 1 vs 100 on Xbox LIVE simultaneously, setting an official Guinness world record for the most contestants in a game show.

"When we started on this journey, we knew we were creating an entirely new genre of entertainment that would be a continually evolving concept," said Dave McCarthy, General Manager, Microsoft Game Studios. "We're very proud of the 1 vs 100 team and their accomplishments, and are excited to apply what we’ve learned to future programming."

Microsoft says that the 1 vs 100 team is now focusing their skills and applying the technology used to develop 1 vs 100 to new projects that will be unveiled in the future.

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Marink

NOOOOOOOO!!

I'll never get those last few achievements now! DX
Posted 12:47 on 16 July 2010
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Timid

I hope Microsoft do a similar kind of trivia game with prizes, because I was very good at trivia and actually won something on the game. :(

I guess the reason could also be to do with the 1 vs 100 brand; it might cost money to have the name, so Microsoft could make a new game without having to shell out money or be locked into a contract or something.
Posted 10:59 on 16 July 2010
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Karlius@ omfg-bbq

The prizes were negligible and to even contemplate that the reason for cancelling the program was due to the minute cost of prizes is ridiculous. The second seasons attach figures dropped off so obviously not enough of an audience. Also there is a means of creating the series if the series wasn't covering the cost of creation I.E. staff development time via advertisements etc then the project would be deemed a failure.

Its more likely that it was running/development costs that got the project the can rather than the prizes.
Posted 20:09 on 15 July 2010
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omfg-bbq@ Get2DaChoppa

Dont think so because people used to earn thousands of ms points and then buy stuff which meant ms didn't make as much as they wanted
Posted 19:53 on 15 July 2010
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Get2DaChoppa

Yeah but you have to be a gold member to play 1 vs 100 so they still ahve a huge profit margin per player.
Posted 18:01 on 15 July 2010
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Bloodstorm

Probably why they're getting rid of it. Those prizes mean money and MS dont want to give them away no more.
Posted 17:36 on 15 July 2010
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Get2DaChoppa

I'll kinda miss it, I remember I won 260 MS points and Age of Booty, surprised it didn't get more traffic, I mean you can win prizes!
Posted 17:32 on 15 July 2010
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CheekyLee

I'll miss it. I got to be The One one night! Messed up on a literature question, something to do with T S Eliot. Later that night, 50+ people didn't know that Hayao Miyazaki directed Spirited Away. WHY THE HELL did I not get that question?
Posted 17:12 on 15 July 2010
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chelskiboy247@ pblive

Yep, it could be very slow as well. It's a shame that it's gone as I always enjoyed playing it but often forgot to.
Posted 16:56 on 15 July 2010
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pblive

Yeah, it was quite fun, only managed to get a game organised a few times though, I think the timing part is the thing that let it down the most, having to be there at a certain time.
Posted 16:45 on 15 July 2010
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Clockpunk

Aw geeze - I only played t a few times, but always meant to go back in. Was a rather fun way to spend the odd hour in an evening...
Posted 16:27 on 15 July 2010
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Karlius

Hoping its replaced with a new quiz show as I loved it.
Posted 15:34 on 15 July 2010
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atheistium

It was good to have a natter and play it with friends :)
Posted 15:34 on 15 July 2010
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dazzadavie

Such a shame, when you had nothing to do this was always a fun way to spend some time.
Posted 15:20 on 15 July 2010
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Bloodstorm

It does suck.....i remember my ex won over 1000 MS points in the first season. She was over the moon with that.
Posted 14:40 on 15 July 2010