Black Box, part of EA, has recently announced the closed beta for Need for Speed World, the MMO racing game has begun.Thousands of players will have the opportunity to participate in the beta over the course of the next few months. World will be the first MMO racing title and will provide a new experience to fans of the genre providing a new power up system and RPG style progression. This title also takes 150 miles of of open world racing from environments found in the Most Wanted and Carbon titles.
You can enlist for the beta now at world.needforspeed.com.
Media Molecule, the brilliant team behind Little Big Planet, have announced they are taking beta applications for their upcoming "add-on" for Little Big Planet Water.
Head on over to this link and register with your e-mail, PSN ID and the country in which you reside currently (please note, actual birth country does not need to match).
Check out the trailer below to see the always cute, always fun, Sackboys getting wet.
Day 1 of e3 2008 has come and gone, and after all the hoopla of Microsoft's and EA's Press Confrences and other various news for the day, Microsoft finally brought the beta of it's Primetime offering of 1 vs 100 to the US. Already playing out in Canada, aligning the addition of US during the industry's largest event was brilliant. Chris Cashman, the host during last night's sessions, said there were over 50,000 logged in playing...impressive numbers, but even more so that his counter stopped at 50K.
You've no doubt seen the popular dramatic gameshow on television, hosted by Bob Saget, it's in the same vein as "Who Wants to be a Millionaire", the show pits 1 lucky individual against a mob of 100. As the all answer trivia questions, increasing in difficulty, over time, the mob dwindles, and the pot increases for the one, with key moments giving the one the ability to take the money (Microsoft points) and run, or continue on for bigger amounts.
Still in beta, no real microsoft points were handed out last night, but the appeal is addicting. The only problem is with so many logging on, it's like playing the lottery for a chance to play the lottery. It's difficult to be picked as the one, or the mob. I played at least 10 rounds (the length of about 2 hours over the course of the session), and each round I was just in the audience. While you can still participate, you're not really going for the real prizes. I suppose the good news is neither was anyone else. Unfortunately, the game isn't available to play at anytime, you have to be around for the few hours once in a while, and I recommend getting there early.
The Xbox Live Primetime has insurmountable potential, and I for one will be tuning in...
