Is there such a thing as "too much of a good thing"? Let's find out.
Okay, it’s a Call of Duty launch week, so that means it’s time to get crazy. I wanted to do something different for the launch of Modern Warfare 3, and I’ve been thinking about it for a while now. What would be big? What would be epic? What would be downright silly?
How about a 12-hour Playing With Swords session, spread across two platforms?
Starting at 9am Pacific on Friday, November 11, I will play for 12 hours more or less straight (allowing for the usual food and bio breaks, not to mention work emergencies) and I will alternate between PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 every three hours. It breaks down like this:
ALPHA SESSION: PlayStation 3
9am PT/12pm ET/5pm GMT to 12pm PT/3pm ET/8pm GMT
BRAVO SESSION: Xbox 360
12pmPT/3pm ET/8pm GMT to 3pm PT/6pm ET/11pm GMT
CHARLIE SESSION: PlayStation 3
3pm PT/6pm ET/11pm GMT to 6pm PT/9pm ET/2am GMT
DELTA SESSION: Xbox 360
6pm PT/9pm ET/2am GMT to 9pm PT/12am ET/5am GMT
These alternating times give the UK gamers a chance to jump in during the first chunk, and the US gamers some evening opportunities during the second. And who knows, maybe you night owls will stay on in the UK if you’re barmy. (Do you Brits still use the word “barmy” or have I been watching too many old comedy shows?)
What’s more, now that I have finally dipped my toes in the stream, as it were, and I am hoping to broadcast most if not all of the gameplay on my channel on Twitch.tv. This is new for me and hopefully I will be able to make it happen with my freshly obtained gear and the office’s hefty bandwidth. I hope it works — no promises, but this is the plan. UPDATE: The stream doesn’t look likely; I’m not happy with the results and need to work on this some more. Anyway, join me and see what happens! :) The FAQ is here.
