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11:24 AM on 01.18.2008







The free XBLA game has just been announced. The 800 points ($10) game, Undertow, will be free from this upcoming Wednesday to Sunday. I don't know about you [nubs], but this is pretty nice. I was expecting to get some crap game like Frogger (My opinion... which is everyones) that has already been handed out to practically everyone for free already.

Letter from xbox.com:

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 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

Updated January 18, 2008

We’re pleased to announce that from 2:00 a.m. PST Wednesday, January 23, 2008 through 11:59 p.m. PST, Sunday, January 27, 2008 you can download the full version of the recent Xbox LIVE Arcade game, Undertow free of charge.


So, what are you thoughts or feelings on the just announced, free arcade game? Happy? Still pissed? RROD'd? Couldn't really give a shit? Penis?


Edit: Here'z be a few reviews of this game just in case you're think that this just a crappy way for M$ to pay us back for the bad XBL connection ... which it isn't (I still wanted free handjobs from Trixie... but what evz)

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/836/836872p1.html

http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1435/Undertow/p1/

http://xbox360.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r32378.htm



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FUCKING AWESOME!
Definitly Penis.

What the hell is undertow?

I hope they learned their lesson. I could care less about the game. Just don't let this happen again.

And does anyone else still get the sense of... We're awesome, oh by the way here's a free game to make you forget you couldn't play a game of CoD4 online with your friends for 2 weeks.
Vid added just in case you wanted to know what the game looked like.
I hope the achievements are easier to obtain than Yaris. It's the only reason I'm getting it.
Ok, so I have the RRoD. I won't be able to download this in time, what do I do? Sulk? Because I'll do it.
Eh free game, can't complain
@Snaileb, bring ur HD to a buddys house n d/l it onto there, woot, u win!
Yeah, this game sucks. And what if someone's already bought it?

AND WHAT ABOUT SNAILEB!?

Please, think about the Snailebs.
Just added some reviews for your reading pleasures


also, Trixie is some sick shit. I still don't know why M$ even hired her without making her get a facelift or something... Just wanted to say that.... sorry.
Noooooooo I already have this game I died a little on the inside. Ah well time to make sure all my frieds download this.
I'm glad I didn't cave a few weeks back and purchase it like I was going to (I saved the points for REZ, one of my all-time favorite titles). Sucks for people who bought it, though.
Yeah, if you already own the game they said that there's not going to be any kind of refund or substitutions.
I was hoping for Metal Slug 3, but oh well. I am one of the poor suckers who bought this game already, the reviews made it sound so good. Maybe it'll be more fun once someone's actually online to play it with.
Well, I am satisfied. I played it and looked pretty damn fine.
@ 007, when was frogger handed out for free? i love me the freebies!
Wow I was so close to buying this last week.

I would have been so pissed.
Not my #1 choice but not my last choice either. Should be fun.
You banner hurts my eyes.

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