Update: As of this morning the Xbox.com support page says the service should be back up to speed.
Updating you from our story a few hours ago comes new information regarding the state of Xbox Live. A little under an hour ago Microsoft and Activision have acknowledged the issues that have plagued the Xbox Live and Xbox Live Marketplace services. A notice was posted on the Xbox.com support page as well as the above message found on the Game of the Year Map activation page for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
While no formal reasoning is given the community finger has points squarely on the Variety Map Pack for Call of Duty 4 that released earlier today. Even though we're assured via Twitter, "the team is aware of issues w/ LIVE" from Xbox Live's Major Nelson, we wonder how the service will cope on April 29 as the world attempts to experience Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV.
Microsoft, Activision aware of Xbox Live Issues [Update]
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4-04-2008 @ 11:11PM
isocrazy said...
august? you mean april my dear friend.
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4-04-2008 @ 11:12PM
Xav de Matos said...
LOL. I edited that as your comment came in.
4-04-2008 @ 11:13PM
StLouisRibs7734 said...
Blame call of duty for no microsoft points to get rock band songs for me...
sad face...
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4-04-2008 @ 11:13PM
mrbiggs n d atx said...
damn, and i decided not to go out drinking!! i never got my 1st free game, i better get one this time!! m$ sucks azz!! im sending this to the consumerist.com, cuz M$ always drops the ball when it is not their game!!! ANYONE SEE PROBLEMS WITH HALO 3??? I THOUGHT SO!! FCK BGATES!
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4-04-2008 @ 11:23PM
Dadidito said...
You would think by this point Microsoft would have figured high demand for a particular download on Live will mean lots more bandwith used up. Elementary yet they can't seem to get it!
4-05-2008 @ 11:27AM
DemonGSides said...
And I remember a period of roughly 2 weeks after Christmas which involved halo 3, so yeah.
Shut up.
4-04-2008 @ 11:23PM
mrbiggs n d atx said...
i would like to retract all previous statements made, except the halo 3 part, cuz its right. it works for me now, please jesus, let it HOLY SH!T THATS FCKNG BETTER THAN PRON!!!
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4-04-2008 @ 11:24PM
Zoot Suit Jedi said...
Awesome. COD4 breaks the interwebs again. Oorah!
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4-04-2008 @ 11:50PM
harma41 said...
Xbox.com seems to be going down now. I cannot even get into my Live account data anymore.
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4-04-2008 @ 11:58PM
Ivan said...
WTF are you guys talking about? Xbox Live is the greatest thing out there! So what if the marketplace isn't working, just be happy that we're able to play the fun games that our great overlords Microsoft have provided us with!
/sarcasm
But seriously, I've been looking forward to these maps since February, and I honestly can't stand anymore Disctrict, Downpour & Shipment. F*** Shipment!!!
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4-05-2008 @ 12:01AM
Deck said...
Aye this is for sure going on. I hope it can be resolved in a timely manner.
Been busy and off COD4 for week or so and I logged on tonight to just play some multi w/o the new maps first but I can't even get the update I need for it. Oh well..this stuff happens. No reason to get up in arms about it.
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4-05-2008 @ 12:19AM
Balr0g said...
this is complete B.S.
Why are we paying for xbox live
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4-05-2008 @ 12:59AM
ZEBRA NINER said...
Yeah, my GF procrastinated on downloading the maps and now she isn't able to play. I downloaded mine this morning, and haven't had any connection issues. I hope this all gets sorted out soon, I mean... it's the weekend!
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4-05-2008 @ 1:10AM
Matt Claus said...
Maybe we will get another free arcade download?
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4-05-2008 @ 3:07AM
Preston Crawford said...
"I got cussed at, shot by my own teammates and then my Live service went down for a month and all I got was this lousy copy of Undertow."
4-05-2008 @ 1:41AM
AnOffday said...
This is seriously unacceptable. And I'm sick of hearing, "We are aware of the issues." Don't give us that crap. Tell us what's wrong and when it'll be fixed. MS needs to stop treating Live like it's a free service. We pay for it, and for that I expect it to work.
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4-05-2008 @ 2:03AM
zero.player said...
microsoft should be ashamed of themselves, becuase right now millions of people are paying for Xbox Live just to get this BS...thats why iam getting a PS3.
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4-05-2008 @ 3:06AM
Preston Crawford said...
Between this and people cussing at us, why are we paying for Live indeed.
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4-05-2008 @ 3:11AM
Yeah TB said...
I asked this question before during Christmas when Live was all wonky: Do people seriously have nothing better to do with their lives than play video games online? Is it that big of a deal if you can't play a game for a day? Honestly. Go hang out with some friends. Go outside. Play a game offline.
If your cable goes out during a thunderstorm or something, what do you do: Call and complain to the cable company that they should get their **** together? Bitch on websites about how terrible your life is because you can't watch TV for a couple hours?
Chill out. Seriously. They'll fix the problem, and you'll get to play soon. I wonder what would happen if Live went down and gaming message boards disappeared.
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4-05-2008 @ 3:31AM
Preston Crawford said...
I completely agree. Live goes down and I play a SP game or read a book. The question quickly becomes, however, what the value of Live is. Because right now it's not a value at $50.