I don't know how many people know about this, but I would assume most Xbox 360 (or more importantly gold members) are aware that the beta of the new game 1 vs 100 went live last night. If you missed it I want to give my own brief review of it.

For what is currently a free game (as long as you have a gold membership), based on the gameshow of the same name, it was excellent! Like the Wii sport games, you play it using your 360 avatar. You can ask for it to give you a reminder when the game is about to go live. The main problem is that the game only runs at certain times during the evening or on certain days. But I think there would be a lot of problems if it ran all day everyday. For example they wouldn't be able to dish out as many prizes.

Which is where I head to next. If you get a chance to play as The One or one of The Mob, you have a chance at winning Microsoft points and even a free Xbox Live arcade game. Last night it seemed as if it's almost impossible to get those places. Then again, if I read it correctly, at one point there were over 40,000 people playing. So you can imagine it's going to be difficult to get those places.

But despite it being hard to get into The Mob or end up as The One, you can just play in the crowd. You don't win anything, but you get the chance to build up your lifetime score, which is supposed to improve your chances of getting a place in the future. But in order to get a good amount of points, you need to answer your questions correctly and quickly. The faster, the better. You can even win points for being fast, even if it's wrong.

The problem I had during the game, were the breaks. They weren't long enough to have a quick toilet break or grab a cup of tea, but it was boring while you waited. Also there was a lot of repeating sections when a new game started. They really need to shorten it!

Overall it was a lot of fun, especially for a free game. Considering how many people played last night, I strongly believe that this is the start of a new era of gameshows, provided after the beta they don't bring in extra fees to play (it's under consideration at the moment). I think they'd destroy themselves if they do that.

1 vs 100 Live 8/10