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Ubisoft to Bring Chessmaster to Xbox Live Arcade

Ubisoft to Bring Chessmaster to Xbox Live Arcade
Published by wes213 on Monday, December 03, 2007
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Ubisoft to Release Chessmaster Live on Xbox Live Arcade

SAN FRANCISCO – Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced that it is releasing Chessmaster® LIVE on the Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

"Bringing the Chessmaster series to Xbox LIVE Arcade makes the game accessible to a whole new audience," said Peter Helm, business development associate at Ubisoft. "Chessmaster LIVE is not only a comprehensive chess program, but it is also one that has expanded beyond the traditional game to include exciting features for fans, both old and new."

Chessmaster LIVE will feature:

Hundreds of AI opponents to play in ELO-ranked matches
Voice-chat and LIVE Vision capabilities for head-to-head matches
New 3D chess sets inspired by luxury board designer, House of Staunton
Five original chess variants, including the all-new Message Chess option, which will allow players to engage in a match over the course of days, weeks or even months

Chessmaster LIVE will be available for download in January 2008.Ubisoft will also be publishing Chessmaster for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, scheduled for a worldwide release in Spring 2008.

News-Source: TeamXbox
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Chessmaster Live Achievements (12)

There are 12 achievements with a total of 200 points available
Annihilator AchievementAnnihilator
Capture all your opponent's pieces in Classic Chess (Single Player).
1010 gamerpoints
Blitzkrieger AchievementBlitzkrieger
Win 1 game (Single Player) in less than 5 minutes (personal time).
2020 gamerpoints
Apprentice AchievementApprentice
Win 1 game (Single Player).
55 gamerpoints
Champ AchievementChamp
Defeat a chess personality with an ELO rating of 1000 or more.
2525 gamerpoints
Rising Star AchievementRising Star
Win online against a higher ranked player.
1515 gamerpoints
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