AOL launches new pay ladder style gaming service

Noodles · Dec 10, 2003

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticl...e=technologyNews&storyID=3966707&section=news

What self respecting gamer with the skill to compete in a best of the best ladder would have anything to do with AOL? I think they should just go back to trying to court our grandparents and teenaged girls.

"Like, all my friends totally use AOL!"

Bensa · Dec 10, 2003

"The new AOL Ladders service, a partnership with Case's Ladder, a division of eUniverse Inc. EUNI.PK , will be offered for games on Sony Corp.'s 6758.T PlayStation 2 console. Support for Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s 7974.OS GameCube is planned for next year."

For consoles? Seems like they are targetting the audience that uses comps for the net, and consoles for games. That means, mostly very un-l33t gamers.

Robrules18 · Dec 10, 2003

the sad thing is this will probably be HUGE, just because AOL is so popular with the non comp-savvy, Dell buying masses out there.

Noodles · Dec 11, 2003

I just hope it doesn't become so popular that good games are released with an "AOL only" multiplayer.

However, that would likely prove to be the death of the sales of that game...now that I think about it. Since I personally don't use consoles for gaming I have little to worry about.

Blotty · Dec 11, 2003

Aol sucks. I refuse to use anything that has to do with AOL.

YellowDart · Dec 11, 2003

Now that's a huge waste of money... The sad thing is, I'm sure they'll snag a bunch of 13 yr olds who think they pwnz THUG or Madden or something. Notice there wasn't any product being released for X-Box or PC????

cobray · Dec 11, 2003

All my friends are on AOL

YellowDart · Dec 11, 2003

cobray said:
All my friends are on AOL

Return to the pit that spawned you, foul demon!!!! =P j/k

Noodles · Dec 11, 2003

LOL yellowdart.

cobray · Dec 11, 2003

Robrules18 · Dec 11, 2003

the only thing i use that has anything to do with AOL is winamp now that AOL owns them... grrrrr

TheGhengisKhan · Dec 12, 2003

ohhh noooo...... AOL owns WinAmp???

Great.... Another usefull program goes down the toilet

Noodles · Dec 12, 2003

AOL has defiled winamp? I didn't know that.

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