For stat junkies, a new site is launching that will track your every move during online gaming sessions. Called GameStrata, the free site will follow your progress in console and PC games by the currently partnered companies Capcom, EA and Sega. What seems so promising is that the service doesn’t just track simple kills or wins and losses. Instead, the site aggregates tons of detailed information, like shots fired per match, total amount of damage dealt or frags per minute.
The downside is that GameStrata registration is currently using a token system, requiring you to sign up in hopes of receiving an invite (similar to the moderate pain it was to first join Gmail). But we tested the service and received an invite with no problem after our registration. Here’s the full list of games that GameStrata will be supporting at launch:
Capcom is looking for some gamer volunteers to help them playtest what sounds to be beta or a near gold version of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition for the PC.
Experienced PC first-person shooter gamers living in San Francisco who are able to hit up Capcom’s office for an afternoon during working hours should shoot your info over to capcom at CONTEST at capcom dot com. Capcom is partnering with Intel for the “focus test”, so they plan to five away a bunch of goodies.
If you apply send the following in your email: –Name –Age (you must be over 18 with valid ID to participate) –What are the system specs of the machine you play on? –Which titles have you played in the last 6 months? –Approximately how many hours per week do you spend playing? –Phone number at which you may be reached during business hours –Email address
UPDATE: Capcom helped me, help you, help them with this correction. Turns out they forgot to mention that the playtest is in fact for the Intel hardware than their game, which has been out for a bit.
