XLeague.tv (that new video game TV channel that don’t reply to their emails) have now announced their launch details. Sort of.
I have fairly mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, really good televised video game matches could be great fun to watch. On the other hand, player-view videos tend to be intensely dull. I’d like to see something that mixes player-cam with top-down views of the entire map/pitch/area showing the player locations. Is that even possible without some serious customisation?
A pre-match visualised tactical plan from each team could be entertaining as well. Watching a team’s tactics coming together (or failing) is the best part of spectating any sport. Flipping from one player to another can never really give you a sense of the whole match.
Here’s the opening game line-up. It’s not bad at all. They’ve stuck with the hi-def platforms so there’ll be none of that hideous PS2 quality video that has historically plagued gaming shows.
- Pro Evolution Soccer 6
- Rainbow Six: Vegas
- Project Gotham Racing 3
- Gears of War
- Halo 2
- Dead or Alive 4
- Resistance: Fall of Man
- Motorstorm
- Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
- Quake 4
They’re now launching online and on Sky in May 2007. No word as to what channel or even a launch date but they’ve spruced up their website a bit. Progress is being made.
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