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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: brawndolicious on January 04, 2008, 02:15:10 AM

Title: Major Nelson: MS gives away free arcade game due to recent XBL hiccups.
Post by: brawndolicious on January 04, 2008, 02:15:10 AM

http://www.majornelson.com/ (http://www.majornelson.com/)

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    Dear Xbox LIVE Members:                                                                                                   
    During this past holiday season you helped us break a number of Xbox LIVE records.  This included our largest sign-up of new members to Xbox LIVE in our 5 year history and just yesterday you broke the record for the single biggest day of concurrent members ever on the service.
    As a result of this massive increase in usage we know that some of you experienced intermittent Xbox LIVE issues over the holiday break.  While the service was not completely offline at any given time, we are disappointed in our performance.  I would like to take this moment to thank you each and every one of you for your patience and understanding as our team has worked around the clock to return the service to a stable state.
    At the same time we would like to offer a token of our appreciation to all of you in celebration of record success for the service.  And as a thank you for your loyalty during this holiday period, we will be offering all of our Xbox LIVE members around the world access to a full Xbox LIVE Arcade game that will be available to download free of charge.  In the coming weeks we will be sharing the specific details of this offer with you.
    Thank you again for helping make Xbox LIVE everything that it is today!
    Sincerely,
    Marc Whitten
    General Manager, Xbox LIVE
    Gamertag: Notwen

since it's not a special occasion/circumstance type of thing (like Aegis Wing, Yaris, and Carcassone) it sounds like they'll let you choose the game.  I wonder what price limit there is.

Title: Re: Major Nelson: MS gives away free arcade game due to recent XBL hiccups.
Post by: Kyle on January 04, 2008, 02:16:56 AM

Sonic 1 XBLA plz   8)

Title: Re: Major Nelson: MS gives away free arcade game due to recent XBL hiccups.
Post by: demi on January 04, 2008, 02:18:17 AM

everyone has Joust already lololol

Title: Re: Major Nelson: MS gives away free arcade game due to recent XBL hiccups.
Post by: brawndolicious on January 04, 2008, 02:20:46 AM

how do you know it's joust?  it better not be.

Title: Re: Major Nelson: MS gives away free arcade game due to recent XBL hiccups.
Post by: CajoleJuice on January 04, 2008, 02:21:14 AM

You should be able to pick the XBLA game. $10.

Title: Re: Major Nelson: MS gives away free arcade game due to recent XBL hiccups.
Post by: demi on January 04, 2008, 02:26:41 AM

Quote from: am nintenho on January 04, 2008, 02:20:46 AM

how do you know it's joust?  it better not be.

ok, my mistake

it's robotron lololol

Title: Re: Major Nelson: MS gives away free arcade game due to recent XBL hiccups.
Post by: MrAngryFace on January 04, 2008, 02:27:05 AM

missile command! but I already have it, but it still rox

Title: Re: Major Nelson: MS gives away free arcade game due to recent XBL hiccups.
Post by: MCD on January 04, 2008, 02:27:54 AM

Aegis Wings 2 with some crazy MS innovation

CES 2008, believe.

Title: Re: Major Nelson: MS gives away free arcade game due to recent XBL hiccups.
Post by: brawndolicious on January 04, 2008, 02:28:16 AM

I hope I remember the password for the email I used..