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#1 Jan 06 2008 at 1:55 PM Rating: Decent

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http://www.rlslog.net/microsoft-apologized-gives-away-free-games/

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Microsoft has apologized for the glitches that hit its Xbox Live online game system during the Christmas break. The software firm said it was â€œdisappointedâ€ with its performance and promised a free downloadable game to all users as recompense.

Feelings on this? Personally I'm relieved that Microsoft is taking action and reimbursing its subscribers. Personally I didn't think Microsoft was prepared enough to deal with the surge of players that were signing on during the holidays and the mass of players who sign on everyday to play Halo, Call of Duty, Mass Effect, etc.

What are your thoughts? Feel like we should be getting more as paid subscribers or do you think an XBLA game is enough, supposedly any game is up for grabs, more info will be released in a few weeks. For non xbox players, some arcade games came reach an upwards of 20$ and the yearly superscription is 50$.

#2 Jan 06 2008 at 4:45 PM Rating: Default

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shouldn't have happened in the first place for a pay service thats free everywhere else.

the bandaid it after it breaks mentality really sucks, and microsoft seems to like it sadly.

#3 Jan 06 2008 at 9:06 PM Rating: Default

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You can keep your damn game, how about free two weeks of live?

#4 Jan 07 2008 at 10:13 AM Rating: Good

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Lord Justdistaint wrote:

You can keep your damn game, how about free two weeks of live?

which is cheaper than 1 xbox live arcade game.

2 weeks of live at the yearly rate is only like, $2.

Edited, Jan 7th 2008 1:13pm by MasterOfWar

#5 Jan 07 2008 at 10:32 AM Rating: Good

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so i can just go to the marketplace and DL a game? never seen the downloadable games tbh.

#6 Jan 07 2008 at 3:10 PM Rating: Decent

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MasterOfWar wrote:

Lord Justdistaint wrote:

You can keep your damn game, how about free two weeks of live?

which is cheaper than 1 xbox live arcade game.

2 weeks of live at the yearly rate is only like, $2.

Edited, Jan 7th 2008 1:13pm by MasterOfWar

Shhh. If you say anything more they are going to run out of reasons to *****!

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#7 Jan 07 2008 at 7:00 PM Rating: Decent

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so i can just go to the marketplace and DL a game? never seen the downloadable games tbh.

Yea theres a whole marketplace that has arcade games, movies, tv shows, among other things. Now they released Xbox originals to suck more money out of us.

However the details on how to obtain the free game will be released in a few weeks...

#8 Jan 07 2008 at 10:33 PM Rating: Default

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If they give out any free arcade game you want, Ill choose Castlevania SoTN, at the split second.

#9 Jan 08 2008 at 9:17 AM Rating: Good

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i checked out the games last night, wow. I had no idea those were on there. Contra? Castelvania? Double Dragon? haha awesome.

#10 Jan 08 2008 at 6:13 PM Rating: Good

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It's cool they're giving something up for free due to the horrid performance of their on-line service. I won't complain, at least as long as the game choices they offer is worth a damn. The sad part is it is still running poorly. I was on last night and kept getting booted from games just as they started with various connectivity issues.

That said, some of the people are getting completely ridiculous with their complaining. I can see being annoyed, but I've heard players threatening lawsuits, cancelling subscriptions and returning gaming systems (like any of these twits would be able to survive the withdrawls). It's worse than the old days of listening to EQ players gripe about Verant and/or Sony.

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#11 Jan 09 2008 at 5:23 PM Rating: Good

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I just hope they give us a halfway decent Xbox Live Arcade game. Not something like Space Giraffe.

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#12 Jan 09 2008 at 7:56 PM Rating: Good

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just do me a favor, OP, and keep us updated on this, otherwise ill never remember to DL it and miss my chance.

#13 Jan 10 2008 at 12:22 PM Rating: Decent

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I rahter have free live. I have all the arcade games I want, CV: SOTN, TMNT: 1989, Contra, etc etc. Why would I want a game?

#14 Jan 18 2008 at 7:01 PM Rating: Decent

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hahahaha, looks like people dont get a choice, and have tot ake some game undertow

#15 Feb 01 2008 at 10:28 AM Rating: Good

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where can i go to find out the status on this?

#16 Feb 01 2008 at 2:12 PM Rating: Decent

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i think timeframne for downloading it is gone now, though im not 100% sure on that

#17 Feb 01 2008 at 2:16 PM Rating: Good

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ended last sunday i thought... >.>

#18 Feb 01 2008 at 2:54 PM Rating: Good

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KTurner wrote:

just do me a favor, OP, and keep us updated on this, otherwise ill never remember to DL it and miss my chance.

goddamnit! lol

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