Free 360 Arcade game

[Hostile_18]

For all users due to all the problems on Live over Christmas.

Link: http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6184292.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0

 

[drunken fool]

dont suppose you could post the details, stuck at work

 

[Scythe]

Over the holidays Xbox Live suffered a week of off-and-on-again outages, comprising a variety of different errors including problems signing in to the service and difficulty recovering accounts.

Microsoft put the issues down to the fact that "record numbers" of people had been trying to get online, both to register for new accounts after picking up an Xbox 360 for Christmas, or to play games online over the break.

Xbox Live director of programming Larry Hryb admitted that the issues were "not acceptable." Now Microsoft wants to say sorry by offering Xbox Live members worldwide a free Xbox Live Arcade game "as a thank you for your loyalty during the holiday period."

A post on Hryb's Major Nelson blog, which contains a statement from the general manager of Xbox Live, states that January 2 saw the biggest ever number of concurrent members using the service, and the holiday period also saw the most new users sign up for the service in its five-year history.

More details of the free game offer will be made available "in the coming weeks."

 

[Hostile_18]

I never noticed any problems myself, but staying that I have been rather busy!

 

[NokkonWud]

Hope it's not a fixed title, likewise I hope it's not a 400pt game.
I'd rather have had a free month of Gold instead.

 

[Mr Jones]

I hope it's "any" free game... I'd like to have Metal Slug 3...
At least MS Xbox Live is willing to admit it's unacceptable and giving us something that that period of constant outage.

 

[drunken fool]

i noticed a few problems but nothing major. Mainly connecting to live in the first place, once it was connected it was fine

 

[Red Porsche]

Imo they should have given people a free week or how ever long the outages where, much more appropiate compensation than a free game, but its better than nothing.

 

[Wyrdo]

Hope it's not a fixed title, likewise I hope it's not a 400pt game.
I'd rather have had a free month of Gold instead.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Hostile_18]

If its any game I'd pick up Streets of Rage 2.

 

[Ripper]

It won't be any game. It'll be something rubbish like that German board game again

 

[Andybtsn]

I only want SWOS.

 

[dannyjo22]

It will be uno, because 3/4's of the world already has it. Or some launch arcade game.

 

[RoachycaL]

I think what ever the case its good of them really. They could have done nothing about it like my ISP does when they keep messing up... Despite being one of the biggest companies in the world, they listen to the little people pleading compensation for their Live being down

I personally haven't had that many problems, just the guide being really slow and it keep freezing

 

[ScarySquirrel]

Better than nothing.

 

[JUMPURS]

It will be uno, because 3/4's of the world already has it. Or some launch arcade game.

Maybe Texas Hold 'em as they have already gave that away as a freebie before.

 

[roboffer]

Guaranteed to be something rubbish, or something I already have but I guess its better than nothing.

Are the problems with Live fixed yet? Worth renewing my subscription?

 

[Andybtsn]

Guaranteed to be something rubbish, or something I already have but I guess its better than nothing.

Are the problems with Live fixed yet? Worth renewing my subscription?

Was stick **** last night so maybe wait

 

[Buffman]

*here's hoping for geometry wars* or any other arcade game I dont have =/

 

[SiD the Turtle]

I wonder, as my gold expired during the issues will I get the frebie? I'm guessing not.