Marketplace Issues Resolved

19 06 2009

Issues should now be resolved for the LIVE Marketplace–new content should now be visible, and missing content should be back.

What’s everyone planning on playing this weekend?

- jinx





Marketplace Update

18 06 2009

Progress!

All 3 new Arcade games (Rocket Riot, Magic: The Gathering, and Sam & Max Save the World) should now be downloadable from the Xbox LIVE marketplace. Issues with new and vanished content are being worked on still.

- jinx





Marketplace Issues

18 06 2009

We know that users are having trouble with some marketplace content–trouble purchasing some new items, other content disappearing, etc. I’ve been getting emails from the team since yesterday evening and these guys are diligently (and sleeplessly!) working on getting it all fixed.

In the meantime, I’m deactivating the promotions for affected content so they’re not staring you in the face. Trust me, I’m salivating over Magic: The Gathering too!

- jinx

PS–Special jinx trivia. When I was growing up I didn’t know anyone who played Magic but I bought a few decks because they were pretty (I dare you to argue! They are pretty!), much the same reason I first got interested in Myst. I tried to teach myself to play from the manual and largely failed. I made up rules and played against myself instead. I always tended to favour one side instead of playing fairly. Yes, I favoured myself against myself. I’m sure a therapist would have a field day with that.





LIVE Restored

17 06 2009

Xbox LIVE and Xbox.com are both back up. You won’t see much different in the dashboard–updates were mostly behind the scenes. One thing you will notice is a new layout to MyXbox. It’s shiny and avatary!

Love it? Hate it?

- jinx





LIVE Downtime

17 06 2009

So I FINALLY get back to Australia, and finally back to my Xbox, and it’s the middle of the downtime. I thought I was clever, flying during the downtime, but not clever enough. What are you guys doing to keep occupied?  I feel like there’s a black hole where my heart is supposed to be.

- jinx