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Pre-launch analysis of the XBOX 360by Kirk, 2005-11-14 |
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3. The XBOX 360's XBOX live system actually has a god damn graph to skill.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://research.microsoft.com/mlp/trueskill/Details.aspx ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I never ever knew that skill had some sort of graph to it. All those hours I spent on Counter-strike telling pimply 14 year olds I had skill? I was wrong. 4. That party in the desert of California? Most of the attendees will be winners of the HEX168 contest.  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unfortunately, those hoping for a big revelation, such as the final Xbox 360 launch lineup or Halo 3 details, should prepare to be underwhelmed. It turns out Hex168.com is nothing but fancy window dressing for a garden-variety sweepstakes that will see 360 winners walk away with an Xbox 360, three Xbox 360 games (Perfect Dark Zero, Project Gotham Racing 3, and Kameo: Elements of Power), a one-year membership to Xbox Live, and a night trip to an unnamed Xbox 360 event. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, there you go. To note, the trick with the Hex 168 site had something to do with the hex value of 168, or some similar bullshit that translated to "360". Again, the only people who actually spent time doing that kind of stuff spent more time than they would working to get money to afford what they won. Lame, but smart. Halo fans will note this is exactly what Bungie did with Ilovebees.com. As well, Nintendo fans will remember how Nintendo purchased a lot of parody sites, like "http://ilovesneeze.com/", to sell Metriod Prime 2.
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