Chessmaster Arrives on XBLA in January

By Chris Faylor, Nov 29, 2007 8:17am PST Ubisoft's long-running Chessmaster series is headed to Xbox 360 in the form of a downloadable Xbox Live Arcade title. No pricing was announced, though the game is expected to release in January 2008.

Titled Chessmaster Live, it includes numerous AI opponents for solo play, five original chess variants, and chess pieces inspired by those of fancy board maker House of Staunton. As the title implies, the game features online multiplayer as well, complete with the ability to engage in one of those "message chess" matches that can end up taking months.

Though Chessmaster Live isn't the first chess game to hit XBLA, it will hopefully turn out better than Strange Flavour and Freeverse's budget-priced Spyglass Board Games, which was marred by cumbersome controls, a troublesome online setup, and the lack of same-screen multiplayer.

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I can just see it now.

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-You're mom's in check.

Nov 30, 2007 6:32am PST

I can just see it now. -Check -You're mom's in check. : Grumbeld

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i'll wait for the port of National Lampoon's Chess Maniac 5 Billion and 1.

Nov 29, 2007 12:14pm PST

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i'll wait for the port of National Lampoon's Chess Maniac 5 Billion and 1. : j0nchan
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- That's why I love shacknews, it makes me remember shit like Chess Maniac. Shit I hadn't thought of in eas... : AgentPothead

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I wonder what someone who walks by would say, seeing someone who bought an expensive console, a HUGE tv and a 5.1 speaker system playing Chess. :D

Nov 29, 2007 8:21am PST

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  Sometimes it's about what you want, not what you need. I have almost $300 invested in just one board and... : yaniro
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    I'm just yanking chains ;) My father always used to make such remarks when he's see me playing DOS and NE... : avatar_58
    - I figured as much. It would be interesting to see people's reactions at some of the XBLA games if they w... : yaniro
- I think UNO still wins. : ThomW

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I bought that other xbla game with the chess in it and it was the most horrible thing Ive ever played. let's hope this is better. Better yet, bring back battle chess :)

Nov 29, 2007 8:24am PST

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I bought that other xbla game with the chess in it and it was the most horrible thing Ive ever played. l... : bagelcc
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- Yep I did too...I want my $$ back. I know how checkers is played, but I have house rules that say you don... : Madwacker
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  This has to be better than Spyglass. That was a giant POS. This will kick ass. The Chessmaster games a... : jason bergman
  - One of the latest Chessmasters was a piece of crap. When you right clicked on the board, FOUR context men... : OverloadUT

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