Mark IsaacsonMicrosoft Apologises to its Community
January 19th 2008 11:00
You know, for all the problems there may be in the gaming world, what with breaking consoles, dodgy games and bugs, it's always nice to see someone raise their hand and say 'yeah, that's our fault, sorry about that. Hey, have something on us.'
It's Microsoft's turn this week, and it's an Xbox Live arcade game on offer for free after the Christmas/New Years errors that slowed Live to a crawl in most areas of the world. And they haven't just thrown out a dodgy title no one wants either, since Undertow (the game in question) isn't a pushover. In fact, it's safe to say it's one of the best action titles on the system, period. It's a fair trade, especially since everyone will have a chance to download it ... well, as long as they don't already own the game. That's the only sticking point, but you can't please everyone.
So a quick tip of the hat to the big M for apologising profusely and making up for some difficult troubles for the gaming mass. Of course, this should never have happened in the first place, but that's technology after all. It has a mind of its own some times.
On a side note, apparently some errors are still floating around, and Major Nelson has been numbed from telling us whether it's been fixed, thanks to a handful of lawyers. Interesting times ahead, for sure.
It's Microsoft's turn this week, and it's an Xbox Live arcade game on offer for free after the Christmas/New Years errors that slowed Live to a crawl in most areas of the world. And they haven't just thrown out a dodgy title no one wants either, since Undertow (the game in question) isn't a pushover. In fact, it's safe to say it's one of the best action titles on the system, period. It's a fair trade, especially since everyone will have a chance to download it ... well, as long as they don't already own the game. That's the only sticking point, but you can't please everyone.
So a quick tip of the hat to the big M for apologising profusely and making up for some difficult troubles for the gaming mass. Of course, this should never have happened in the first place, but that's technology after all. It has a mind of its own some times.
On a side note, apparently some errors are still floating around, and Major Nelson has been numbed from telling us whether it's been fixed, thanks to a handful of lawyers. Interesting times ahead, for sure.
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