What to do during Xbox LIVE maintenance
As Major Nelson posted on his blog, Xbox LIVE will be unavailable for up to 24 hours tomorrow June 16. We thought you might have some questions. Well, at least one.
Q: What the heck am I going to do for 24 hours if I can’t troll the forums, pwn my rivals, download stuff on Marketplace and video chat with my friends?
A: We’re glad you asked. We hereby submit our Top Ten Things to Do on June 16 2009:
1. Beef up your Gamerscore. That’s right; you can still earn achievements when you’re offline. Your achievements will be uploaded to the Xbox LIVE service when it becomes available.
2. Play some of the amazing single-player games in your games library: Fallout 3, Fable 2, Assassin’s Creed, BioShock and Mass Effect are some of the best.
3. Nominate a friend for the Gamer Spotlight. Trixie360’s email will still be working, so drop her a line at xlmail@microsoft.com and tell her who you think needs some attention on Xbox.com.
4. Catch up on your gaming podcast listening: We suggest Xbox 360 Fancast, Sarcastic Gamer Pink, Loading Reality, Unscripted360, GameHounds and The Married Gamers to name just a few.
5. Study up on June 16 history. Here are some examples of momentous events that occurred on 6/16:
a. 1858 – Abraham Lincoln gave his “House Divided” speech.
b. 1963 - Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.
c. 1980 - The movie "The Blues Brothers" opened in Chicago, IL.
6. June 16 is also the birthday of Geronimo, Joyce Carol Oates, and Stan Laurel. So watch “Geronimo: A Living Legend”, read Oates’ short story “Where are you Going, Where Have you Been?” or screen "Nothing But Trouble."
7. Holidays anyone? Hoist a glass in honor of Bloomsday in Dublin and Youth Day in South Africa.
8. Talk to your significant other. Maybe even your children. How old are they now?
9. Shop for Dad. Father’s Day is next Sunday, June 21! If he’s a gamer, you know exactly what to get him!
10. Check out what some folks from the Xbox LIVE Twitter community will be up to:
- I'll be finally doing my laundry and food shopping, HAHA, mrfusiononcar
- Stack controllers and game boxes around my XBOX to build the Eiffel Tower, then knock down as XBOXZilla. UnderTaker
- Crawl up in the fetal position and scream for mommy while crying in a dark closet! aimzb
- Create an orbital array of kittens to begin my evil plan of world domination. BahamutZaero
- Finally enjoy a night off from my 1 vs 100 addiction. wolvie75 VwR
- Finally organize the 360 game cases that have take over my house. III ULTRA III
- Maybe remove the inch thick layer of dust off my ps3 and actually use it for once? sc00termcg33
- Walk outside and realize there is an outside world, and it's not as cool as Gears of War 2! DarqFlare
Comments
Anonymous
June 15, 2009
Record the latest episode of the Truthcast! :DAnonymous
June 15, 2009
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June 15, 2009
Um...number 6. Laurel and Hardy did not do Who's On First...that was Abbott & Costello.Anonymous
June 15, 2009
play new game Ghostbusters which hits stores tomorrowAnonymous
June 15, 2009
at RockinTheRedDog. Yep, my bad. It's fixed now. I blame BabyTrixie.Anonymous
June 15, 2009
I'm gonna keep playing Mass Effect since I'm trying to queue up a TON of different Shepards with different decisions to play through on Mass Effect 2.. I think it's going to take me five years to finish Mass Effect 2 at this rate..Anonymous
June 15, 2009
I'll also be playing Mass Effect, replaying that as evil character at the moment.Anonymous
June 15, 2009
hey, how bout u guys fix current problem before ya start new ones. wow!!!Anonymous
June 15, 2009
So we all get 50,000 free Microsoft points for this travesty right?Anonymous
June 15, 2009
im just gonna hold my breath untill its back up. that will teach them!Anonymous
June 15, 2009
im just gonna hold my breath untill its back up. that will teach them!Anonymous
June 15, 2009
Guess i get back to making my game or finish building my computer or maybe watch a movie for once :PAnonymous
June 15, 2009
lie down and cry till i can play lone wolves on halo again )': , and whats that you said about 50,000 free market pts? O.o!Anonymous
June 15, 2009
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June 15, 2009
man i hate to wait i had no clue this was going down they should really warn someone about this when xbox live system is working, like on spotlight or something to give a heads up next timeAnonymous
June 15, 2009
Well mjaymack21, if you have eyes.....the Xbox live team sent a message to everyone (yes, everyone) with a gold membership saying that live was going down for atleast a day.Anonymous
June 16, 2009
Complain to xbox live support to get refunded 24hrs gold membership >8-|Anonymous
June 16, 2009
I'M going to play my PS3 and killzone 2 all day instead.Anonymous
June 16, 2009
Well they actually did send everyone a message saying that they were going t o update today but im assuming that everyone just deleted it without reading it but ill probably play CoD 4+5 and get some gamerscore and maybe go do other things since its nice out. But at first i forgot about the update and then i thought it was my internet but i went on here and said oh yah there is and update :pAnonymous
June 16, 2009
ill be doing that painting in the bathroom what my mums being nagging me about for the past three weeks :)Anonymous
June 16, 2009
IM GOING TO GO TO OUR BASKETBALL CAMP TODAY ITS ALOT OF FUN!!!!!Anonymous
June 16, 2009
WE SHOULD COMPLAIN TO XBOX LIVE AND GET 24 HOURS OF FREE GOLD MEMBERSHIP OR GET A REFUND OR SOMETHINGAnonymous
June 16, 2009
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June 16, 2009
Go out and get some sun. I knew that acheivement meant something.Anonymous
June 16, 2009
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June 16, 2009
everyone should get this 24hr period back added to subbscription we pay for it we dont pay for it to be down.Anonymous
June 16, 2009
I admit I'm annoyed. Girlfriend's out of town and I was looking forward to playing C.O.D.MW. Oh well. Maybe I'll go to happy hour.Anonymous
June 16, 2009
well i'll be using the "free" time provided by Microsoft Game Studios, to further hone my ability to withstand the temptation to destroy the planet. sorta like tetsuo shiima from akira. "free" time from the woes of being so close to Forza 2 tournament grandure. but maintenance is necessary when you're providing a service as tremendous as xbox live. thnx. would it be too much to ask for some MSpoints to compensate the void of being wrecked out of another trophy! fourtwEnti@nAnonymous
June 16, 2009
any way to find out when xbox live is up and running?Anonymous
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June 16, 2009
time to take my fallout 3 out (blows dust off fallout 3 case) alright lets destroy some muttie facesAnonymous
June 16, 2009
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June 16, 2009
Work on some of my Halo 3 Forge maps and upload them when live is back, or I could study for exams... nah.Anonymous
June 16, 2009
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June 16, 2009
go outside enjoy nature ha.ha.ha.Anonymous
June 16, 2009
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June 16, 2009
Play call of duty 4 modern warfare on old school free for all and find new places to go and look for glitches if there is any left out there. Also i think we should get our 24 hrs back because mine expires on the 24Anonymous
June 16, 2009
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June 16, 2009
What about Tupac Shakur's birthday?Thats today as well isn't it?Anonymous
June 16, 2009
what was that all about nothing new but your profile update on xbox.com...thats it, so when does facebook come out ya i know this fall but when this fallAnonymous
June 18, 2009
I got on sacred 2 and leveled the heck out of my shadow warrior. He is a tank now for his level.Anonymous
June 23, 2009
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