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Sega Putting Chromehounds Servers To Sleep

Xbox 360 mech sim Chromehounds is about to have its online component put to sleep. Sega will be taking the game's multiplayer portion behind the barn, hopefully ending its life with the first shot.

PLAYSTATIONGENRATION5362d ago

it still has a decent community..its a okay game same the online will be gone

v1c1ous5361d ago

we have till january 6 2010 before it's shutdown. we better pray a solution is found before then!

Godmars2905362d ago

At the very least they should be being people the option of using their own PCs as severs.

005361d ago (Edited 5361d ago )

do have dedicated servers, but it's up to the devs if they want to use them or not.

Slinkey5361d ago

This game is a mmo of sorts so using dedicated servers wouldn't help very much :P!

GiantEnemyCrab5361d ago (Edited 5361d ago )

They do have dedicated servers but this is a SEGA game not an MS game. This is the same as PSN (for example), it is up to the developers who make the games to use dedicated servers. That would be crazy expensive if MS hosted every game released on the system with their own dedicated boxes.

Maybe this new X-Server thing MS is doing will allow folks to still play it on a smaller scale?

v1c1ous5361d ago (Edited 5361d ago )

dedicated servers IS the reason why CH is being shutdown. Sega hosted their own. xbox live is a player-to-player service in itself, but Sega decided to pay for their own servers.

like EA, they apparently couldn't justify the cost of running the server with dwindling players online and decided to shut it down.

i really dont know why Sega and MS dont get together and released a patch to maybe implement a player-to-player option to at least have the ability to play with others online, like you know, 99% of all xbox games on xbox live -_-

not one of Sega, or EA's, best decisions

jib5361d ago

aren't x-servers only for section8? curious to know if it'll be something implemented in future 360 games

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edwineverready5361d ago

My life is over i play this every day.

HyperBear5361d ago

well i was lookin at my 360 library and thinking about putting this game in again and giving it another go....guess not anymore:(

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GameEnthus Podcast ep327: Goose Timing or Rock Solid 30

This week Goose(@WhoDaGoose) joins Tiny(@Tiny415), Mike (@AssaultSuit) and Aaron (@Ind1fference) talk about: Hugo Weaving, Kidzpace, Jydge, Neon Chrome, Pencil Games, XBLIG, Fortress Craft, DLC Quest, Mommy’s Best Games, Johnny Platformers Biscuit Romp, X S.E.E.D, Streets of Fury, Seafoam Princess, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, Black Spider, Man-thing, Star Trek Discovery, The Orville, Jordan Peele, Twilight Zone, Too Many Games, Pax Unplugged, BlizzCon, LGR Foods, The Saint, Stranger Things, MoviePass, NeoGAF, ResetEra, Miiverse, Best Buy, Etrian Odyssey V, Wolfenstein II The New Colossus, South Park: The Fractured but Whole, Super Mario Odyssey, Overwatch, Call of Duty WWII, Commander Keen, Giana Sisters Twisted Dreams, Bubsy The Woolies Strike Back, 8-bit Adventure Anthology, Earth Atlantis, Superbeat Xonic, Splasher, Ace of Seafood, Runic Games, Hob, Chromehounds, The Mummy Demastered and more.

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Chromehounds Countdown Site Appears

One of Xbox 360's best mech games is coming back.

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ValKilmer3471d ago

Oh man, YES. This would be such an awesome series on Xbox One.

radler3471d ago

The original Chromehounds was amazing and hands-down one of the best exclusive games for the Xbox 360. I really hope a sequel is being made.

christocolus3471d ago

Phil actually said they would go back to work on older xbx exclusiv ips and even though ill be happy to see fromsoftware and Ms work on a sequel to chromehounds, i'd be even happier if they worked on a sequel to Otogi or better still do both.

pompombrum3471d ago

Chomehounds was so ahead of it's time, a new one utilizing the new XBL tech would make so much sense and would potentially be an awesome game.

FlameHawk3471d ago

Ummm if From Software is making a Xbox One exclusive that would be surprising.

Gaming247allday3471d ago

Don't get your hopes up, i did when i found this on Reddit, then the date was Calculated as ending on April 1st, April Fools day, its a hoax

Gears_President3471d ago

I kind of liked chromehounds, but I was always wanting Mechassault 3.

Foehammer3471d ago

Great games

I'd be happy to see both come out spread over a couple years.

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Time Sink – Chromehounds

GameInformer: "I almost feel guilty about choosing Chromehounds for my Time Sink feature. By the time you're done reading this you'll want to go jump in a giant, lumbering mech yourself. The only problem is, you can't."

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Finch3941d ago

One of my most fav games of this Gen. Me und my friends still talk about this game from time to time.