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11:30 PM on 06.15.2009, Brad Nicholson

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Destructoid reminder: Xbox LIVE will be down tomorrow.

Starting Tuesday June 16 at 7:01 A.M. UTC, the service will be offline for up to twenty-four hours. This -- just like the last time Microsoft purposefully pulled the plug on Xbox LIVE for an extended period of time -- is to prepare the service for new integrations: Twitter, Facebook, Last.FM and the host of other stuff announced at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009.

The bad news is you won’t be able to Tweet from your dashboard that the service is online again. However, if you can make that long walk back to your computer desk, you’ll be able to do it from there. Provided Twitter isn’t down as well.

The good news is that the transition to the aforementioned forthcoming features should be painless. After all, Microsoft did steal an entire day in order from you to do so.

What should you do while Xbox LIVE is down? We suggest checking out some PSN titles, playing Killzone 2, or revisiting some PlayStation One classics if you’re spectacularly bored. Or, you know, you could play an Xbox 360 game offline -- that’s always an option, although your Achievement time stamps will be slightly off.

The choice is yours! What will you guys be doing?

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38 comments | showing # 1 to 38

Tdiddy9182

NOOOO!!!! Where the hell am I supposed to get my 1 vs 100 fix? I am a total junkie for that game.

Magnalon

My wife tends to play Xbox Live (L4D+LOTR Conquest). I'll probably get some crucial PS2 backlog in today.

Havoc Fang

An excuse to play MGS3 for the third time this month? I'll manage. Oh how I will manage...

The Johnggernaut

The day Ghostbusters comes out? Are you SERIOUS?

Barcode

NOOO! What will I watch without my Netflix before I go to bed!

Dexter345

Oh, shoot. That's like, now, almost. I guess I'll play some KZ2.

blackdeath1347

I'll just play offline like I always do, then just go online when it's back up.

Jack Maverick

The Xbox servers have obviously been slimed, they're just looking for an excuse to take it offline as they clean it up.

Infininja

Slightly off? Don't you mean nonexistent?

sTo0z

@Otomiruninja,
I don't know what you're talking about, I play my arcade titles offline all the time.

GoldenGamerXero

*Laughs at the screams of the 12 year old racists and homophobes who will have to wait till wednesday to be "cool" again

LuntiX

I'll be writing finals because I'm that lame. I also lack a screen to hook my xbox 360 up to. I mean, I have my monitor but I lack a way to get sound right now.

FitzLik3AlG0r3

I'll be playing through the single player campaign in Ghostbusters!

CrocBox

Better be back up by tomorrow morning damn it! >_< How do you expect me to bust ghosts OFFLINE!?

Los255

I'll be playing Raiden Fighters Aces. Solid and batshit insane SHMUPS, can't believe I missed them.

DrunkyDerek

@ GoldenGamerXero

haha that was fantastic

007

Oh god, Tdiddy, I thought I was the only one. I've been in love it since it came out. So much fun to play with friends.

Yeah, I'll probably spend most of today discovering the world that lays beyond my houses walls. Seriously, I need to get outside.

Rainbowblack

Guess I'll be playing Sacred 2 today

Mockingbird

Play some Fallout 3, Sacred 2, or some challenges in SFIV...

Boatz

World of Warcraft FTW.

007

Boatz is kidding, guys. Don't worry...

FinnE

I just realized that I can't play Mass Effect without being connected to XBL because of the downloadable content. Big sigh.

Batthink

Playing on my PS2 (Persona 3) or DS (Final Fantasy III).

Sexualchocolate

Wow, it's a good job you don't have to PAY for that.

Wait.

Brandon Undead

I was under the impression it was just certain aspects of Xbox Live that would be down? Seemed like online play was staying up. But, then again, reading comprehension is why I was in middle school til I was twenty.

Shadowiii

Aaargh and I just got Halo YESTERDAY and my friends and I were planning on trying to beat it on Legendary. Guess not; more Prototype!

Rational Animal

I'll be playing my PS3

ChaosTeaCup

Prototype.

Evilvet

"The bad news is you won�t be able to Tweet from your dashboard that the service is online again."
why does this line make no sense? i see this a lot on blogs. writers just use spell check, but have no grammer check (hah) this is where editors come in handy.

de BLOO

I guess its time to beat some Challenges in SF:IV.

Holyetheline

Prototype without xbox live is still just as badass... that's what I'll be doing.

Tarvu

Wow, SexualChocolate took the opportunity to make a snide remark, I never could have called that.

aerofan11

@Sexual Chocolate - Nice one. *rolls eyes*
I don't mind that it's down, but I hope this sort of thing doesn't start happening often.

Magnalon

@sexual
you don't. Just make a hotmail account and get the one month trial. As long as you're not a cheevo whore, enjoy online play with your friends for free.

TheDreadHawk

This is a great opportunity to clean the car. Hooray!

Caelum Nocte

Wait... you can play 360 games offline...?

buzzrock

why say "up to 24 hours"?? its obvious that it gonna be 24 hours--
Kinda sucks all my community (indie) games are reliant on xbox live! I bought em dammit let me play em ( and random Rock Band DLC wont let me play either)-- this DRM thing is bullshit!

Char Aznable

I had a fun day of Mass Effect during the downtime.

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