Decking in the matrix, once again
User wwm0nkeyon Reseterahas revealed that thanks to a push from fans, Microsoft has revived the matchmaking service on the 2007Shadowrunshooter on PC and Xbox 360.
TheShadowruntabletop RPG has seen its share of video game representation over the years, but it hasn’t all been good. The 2007 multi-player shooter is seen asthe biggest flop. This is mainly because it has very little to do with the tabletop game and was widely written off before it even hit the market. It didn’t help the PC version that this was when Microsoft was trying to push people to the maligned Windows Vista, and they locked it to that version of the OS and left anyone unwilling to upgrade out in the cold.
Nonetheless, the shooter has always had its fans. According to wwm0nkey, the game was considered dead until about a year ago when it was discovered it was still working. This continued until about a week ago when matchmaking fixes for olderCall of Dutymatchmaking were pushed out, which inadvertently borkedShadowrun. Fans reached out to Microsoft, who were quick to fix things. Things are apparently back now and faster than ever.
Bring it in, Chummer
wwm0nkey gives props to Adam Isgreen, Jason Ronald, and others on the backward compatibility team at Microsoft for getting things back into ship-shape. Considering that Microsoft probably has little financial incentive to do this, it’s an extremely solid thing to do. High-fives for everyone involved and hugs for anyone who feels comfortable.
Being a fanof the property, I have always been a bit curious aboutShadowrun2007, but I thought the ship had sailed on actually trying it. I’m not much of a multi-player shooter, but I might have to hurry to get some time into this one before I lose my chance entirely. Not sure I’ll join the unofficialDiscord server. I assume there are people there, and I have social anxiety.
Shadowrunis still availableas part of the backward-compatible catalog for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
