Xbox Live – Down Again??
I seem to be having issues with Xbox Live again...very similar to those I was having just after Christmas and around New Year.
Also they seem to be relating to Call Of Duty 4 again which seems more than a coincidence to me. If it carries on I'll be phoning Microsoft to see what I can get out of them for it, because I know that I'm not the only person that has been experiencing this problem. 
Free XBLA Game: Weds 23/01/2008
Found out last Thursday, that the free Xbox Live Arcade Game all members are meant to receive as compensation for the completely abysmal performance of Xbox Live over the Christmas period.
The game we'll all be receiving is Undertow which normally sells for 800 MS Points, though there isn't yet a word on whether Microsoft will be refunding those people who have already bought the game. Quite why they didn't just release a new game for free is beyond me, it'd be a lot easier. Never mind.
From what I've found out, Undertow is some sort of "Aquatic Shooter" now - whether that means under water, or based on water, I've got to wait until morning to find out. Plus, if I get bored, you might find a review on here as well soon 
Back To Normal
So it's back to normal for most people and we're all back at work/college/university and all can't be bothered (me especially!!) so I figured I'd make a post in the 3 hours I'm free today.
I noticed last night that the Xbox Live issues everybody has been experiencing over the Christmas season still haven't gone completely, which is annoying...and there's still no news on that free arcade game.
Also there's been a lot of people on the Ubuntu Forums posting in "Internet Speak" e.g. lyk this n its hard 2 read sumtimes LoL!!1!  I'll be honest, and I'm sure I speak for most...it's annoying...don't do it I've been doing my bit to help all the newcomers that we've had over Christmas, so try to help us, and make the posts' readable
Free: Xbox Live Arcade Game
I just read a post on Major Nelson's website (it's also on the official website) that there will be a free XBLA game for all Xbox Live users (Gold & Silver), as a sort of apology for the, frankly, appalling performance of Xbox Live over the Christmas Period.
I'll put up another post when I find out what it is and when you can get it Until then, I'm just hoping it doesn't go down (again), because I'll be very annoyed, along with a lot of others I'd imagine.
Xbox Live 3rd Jan 2008
After almost a week of Xbox Live being down, and just generally not working, it seems that the problems are almost all fixed. I had trouble signing in to the Xbox website last night, and in finding a game of Call Of Duty 4, but in the end perseverance paid off, and I managed to do both
Trouble is that it was still slow, so I'm hoping that it'll all be sorted by the weekend!
Another Xbox Live Update
It seems that Xbox Live is still down, yesterday/this morning I noticed it was down from about 5PM until at least 3AM (G.M.T). I can't say why this is, but I can say that it's to do with Call Of Duty 4, because I can't play that online during that time at all. I can play other games online (Forza 2, Guitar Hero 3) just not COD4.
I'm hoping Microsoft get this fixed soon, because if they don't I'll be calling them to give me an extra month of Xbox Live for free...if it continues I'd like to think some of you would do the same
Update On Xbox Live
It seem's that Microsoft are aware of this issue, which is good. However I noticed last night (December 29th) my Xbox was doing the same as the 28th!
Basically I turn the Xbox on, sign in, and it tells me how many friends are online then I just get the loading ring, and if I wait long enough it tells me to sign into Xbox Live. The weird thing is that if I put a game in, it signs me into Xbox Live no problems.
I think this is something to do with Call Of Duty 4:MW because I couldn't play that online at all last night, so for the last 2 nights I've been racing on Forza Motorsport 2. If anybody else is having these exact same issues I'd be interested to know, as it only seems to happen around 9PM G.M.T until about 2AM.
And if you want to know who I am on Xbox Live, check the about page, I've just added my GamerCard! And don't forget that comments are always welcome...unless you're spamming me
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