Games...Roster of XBAND supported games doubles!
Pick a game and choose your challenge! XBAND has added seven new titles to its list of supported games, giving you the ability to choose from fifteen different games for your multi-player fix!
NEW! Killer Instinct (SNES) Weapon Lord Primal Rage DOOM (SNES) NHL 96 Madden NFL 96 Ken Griffey Baseball (SNES)
join Network favorites: Madden NFL 95, NHL 95, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat
II, NBA Jam, NBA LIVE 95, NBA Jam TE, Super Street Fighter II.
Tournaments... XBAND's the place to prove you're the best!
Special Guest Wild Card Events... You never know who you'll be matched with.
Derrick Deese of the San Francisco 49ers and NBA LIVE 95
Derrick's benched with a bum ankle, but he's still in the game with XBAND. Derrick's got a special photo icon and he's dying to show it off when he and his team try and fend off all takers.
Electronic Gaming Monthly and a smorgasbord of titles
Editors from this publication will go online with four different
games. This will be the second in a series of Wild Cards we'll do with
EGM.
Dates to be determined....so come back and visit us again!
XBAND's Online Factoids...
Average hours on XBAND: 11 hours per month
Over 1.5 million connections in November 1995
Mail connects run neck and neck with game challenges
Over 2,000 online clubs
The biggest, baddest Madden Tourney YET! Thousands of XBANDers have logged on to try and qualify for this EA SPORTS, CATAPULT ENTERTAINMENT and EGM-sponsored event.
Prizes (both platforms)
GRAND PRIZE: Trip to Super Bowl XXX, VIP passes to the Madden Bowl at the NFL Experience, $500 spending money AND an article in Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM).
Last Qualifying Rounds December 7/8 and December 9/10
This action title has plenty of staying power and a lot of fans. First two Qualifying rounds took place on December 4 and 6. Here's the remaining
Qualifying Round and Finals Schedule:
Thursday, Dec. 14 -- Tips & Tricks Editors Wild Card 5:00-7:00 PM (PST)
XBANDers will log on and hope to be matched up with one of the Tips & Tricks editors who will be sporting a fancy custom T&T icon. Once matched, if the XBANDer is victorious, he'll automatically move into the finals.
Killer Instinct is definitely the game of choice on SNES. A loyal following has emerged and the play is fast and furious. Our long awaited tournament begins in December with the finals in January. Here's the scoop:
Thursday, Dec. 28 -- Team XBAND Wild Card from 5:00-7:00PM (PST)
Team XBAND, our in-house gamers, will take on the membership in the last
qualifying opportunity. Match with Team XBAND and you win, but beat them
and you're on the way to the finals.
Final Rounds/Date Time Single Elimination
Tuesday, January 2 5-6:00PM (PST) 32 - 16
Wednesday, January 3 5-6:00PM (PST) 16 - 8
Thursday, January 4 5-6:00PM (PST) 8 - 4
Friday, January 5 5-6:00PM (PST) 4 - 2 - 1
Prizes (SNES)
First Place: $200 and an auditorium interview at Nintendo's AOL site -- Nintendo Power Source
Catapult Entertainment, Inc. was formed to create premier products and services to support networked real time interactive entertainment. The XBAND video game network, in operation since November 1994, is the only head-to-head on-line gaming service for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo platforms. XBAND for the PC, a collaboration between Intel Corporation and Catapult, will be introduced in December 1995. Equity partners include Viacom Corp, Blockbuster Entertainment Group and Nissho Iwai, whose wholly-owned subsidiary, Catapult Entertainment Japan, will launch XBAND for the Super Famicom platform in November 1995. Catapult is a private company based in Cupertino, California. More information about Catapult Entertainment and XBAND products can be found at www.xband.com.
Modem X (modemx@catapent.com)