Register for Experimental Leagues

Register for Experimental Leagues is the story today, and it is the kind of late-April 1999 news blast that makes the pre-E3 season feel like someone kicked the hornet nest. Microsoft today revealed that there are only 2 days left to register for the Rainbow Six and Cribbage Experimental Leagues on the MSN Gaming Zone. The Experimental Leagues are new to the Zone, offering options for the enthusiast who has mastered the basic skills of the title and wants to find a more competitive environment to challenge other skilled opponents. League play will allow for the creation of competitor brackets, standings, plans, dates, and organized rules and regulations for team-play. Registration for both Rainbow Six, by RedStorm Entertainment, and Cribbage are open until Wednesday, April 28.

It may not be the same thrill as a fresh demo, but this stuff shapes what actually reaches players. Boring paperwork today can turn into games on shelves tomorrow.