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Jo Clowes, Director of Development on 1 vs 100 was kind enough to sit down with us and answer some questions about the upcoming exclusive Canadian Beta that launches this Friday May 8th at 10:00 PM EST. The game will be available exclusively to all Canadian Xbox Live Gold members and can be found in the dashboard in the brand new Primetime channel later this week.

Almost a year ago Microsoft announced Xbox Live Primetime then went silent about it. There was precious little news about it. Many began wondering if it had died a quiet, lonely, death. Then, late last month it was announced that Canada would be getting an exclusive beta for it and 1 vs 100 would be the first playable title on the new scheduled gaming platform. Yesterday Xbox Canada gave us and other media (including our friends at Toronto Thumbs and NextGen Player) the opportunity to preview this new feature for Xbox Live and tease out a little bit of information. Now that the embargo has lifted we can finally share what we’ve learned.

When Primetime snuck in to the news at the launch of the New Xbox Experience back in November last year, it sounded like the update’s most interesting feature, and 1 vs 100 seemed like an ambitious and unique title to launch. 1 vs 100 pits one player in a trivia gameshow against a mob of 100 players though the Primetime version will accommodate a larger number of simultaneous spectator players that also answer questions. How many? That’s one thing the beta is trying to determine among other things, of course.

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Exclusive Canadian Beta launching May 8th.

Canadians are used to getting the short end of the stick in the world of game release dates, pricing, and sometimes even whole availability of games. However, in a surprise announcement this week via the Xbox Live Dashboard it’s been announced that Canadian Xbox Live members will have have exclusive access to a 1 vs 100 beta, the first implementation of the long-awaited Xbox Live Primetime feature.

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