XBL gone down?

[toythatkills]

No mention of whether this is gold members only. If it's not, there's no way they can give away points, surely? I've got four live accounts in various countries which would equal four free games. It'd be easy to set up another fifty accounts if that was the case too.

At best you'll have a choice of 3 games or something, and you'll have to apply online for a redemption code.

[ChrisF]

As mentioned already, it's gold and silver.

[EvilBoris]

I imagine it'll be one new release game or something that didn't sell very well.

The new release would make sense, but then which developer in any sane state of mind would want their game to be free on it's first day of release?

[ChrisF]

Jeff Minter would. He'd be glad for more than 10 people playing his game.

[toythatkills]

The new release would make sense, but then which developer in any sane state of mind would want their game to be free on it's first day of release?

Toyota?

We could get Aegis Wing outside the US or something

[EvilBoris]

Jeff Minter would. He'd be glad for more than 10 people playing his game.

He's always outta his mind, so doesn't count.

"WHY DID ALL YOU ****ERS NOT BUY MY **** GAME! WHYYYYY!?!!"

[Ish]

Perhaps because it gave me an epileptic fit every time I tried to play it....

Anyway whatever it is its better than a kick in the teeth. Of course I'll still be bitching and whining when it turns out to be something I don't want

[RuBiQ]

considering theres hardly anything I want I havent got apart from Poker Ill probably just bitch regardless :P

[Ish]

Rez HD? That would make me happy - somehow I can't see it though

[Spatial]

BBC bloke says you're all a bunch of grumblers.

Charming.

[Jebus]

...there will come a point when saying sorry just isn't enough for some subscribers

What a cock. We're paying for the subscription and most of us have been without it at the point in a year where nearly everyone actually has some time off.

If he ever has a tragic accident where he falls from a great height whilst on the job onto his erect manhood, and the surgeon botched the job, I'd LOVE to be there when the surgeon just shrugs his shoulders and goes "Sorry mate".

Admittedly he does say it's good customer service, but I couldn't let that get in the way of a nice bout of vitriolic spite.

[Red Hogg]

Typical BBC idiocy - showing a picture of an offline only game to highlight the problems of getting online this xmas.

[Jebus]

Typical BBC idiocy - showing a picture of an offline only game to highlight the problems of getting online this xmas.

I didn't notice that, well spotted

[MartyG]

BBC bloke says you're all a bunch of grumblers.

Charming.

I'm sure he'd soon complain if he went to a pub only for his pint to be poured with an inch gap at the top.

[capcom_suicide]

XBL fell on it's are again in the wee hours. (I think when the US woke up)

The closest I can get to an official response is "Yes, E knows" on http://twitter.com/majornelson

(E in the Operations Manager at the XOC)

The xbox forums are fairly heated!

Oh well, just glad I'm not E.