Remember the note to Xbox Live subscribers about a free Live Arcade title? Major Nelson spreads the word today that Undertow will be available for free next week from Wednesday, January 23rd until Sunday, January 27th. That’s an 800 Microsoft Points value being made for free. (to those of you who don’t have it that is) I’ve played it and it’s a pretty cool game and in fact one of the best in the Xbox Live Arcade in my opinion. It looks great.
What say you of this peace offering? Those of you who have the game already are encouraged to call Xbox Support next week.
[Update] - I called Xbox Support and was told that those of us who have the game already would be credited 800 Microsoft Points. Some have already received the credit while others, like myself, were told to wait until next Wednesday to receive the points.
yeah i know lol
*HUGZ*
January 18th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
beyond it being unattractive for those who have it…Undertow is really a pretty good game. it looks great and it plays pretty good. not amazing, but it’s a very decent title.
January 18th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Wed-Sun!? Ouch, no undertow for me
January 18th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
@ Rhyme, Thanks for the tip! I’ll try that out.
January 18th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
for those of us that have the game…
on the GSB post John P did say that if you all ready have the game you can call support and they are “ready to deal with you”
@Reaper - yeah its Wed to Sun, you can probably download it at a friends like Rhyme suggests, it wont be linked to your console so you wont be able to play offline (but you can always try and get that resolved later on too, since you have a valid download of it which was “paid” for
January 18th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
I expect ALOT of hate towards MS about this..I for one and happy, but having to call support if you already have UT is going to cause a stir to say the least…I’m amazed that they just didn’t make a new wednesday arcade DL free instead…that way avoiding this problem altogether…oh well…
January 18th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
The game is very cool and its one I’m looking forward too, I haven’t bought and this works out great. Still if it didn’t appeal to me, that sounds like a situation that would be handled over the phone on a case by case basis. As for Reaper, I’m sure you can call them up and get the title well after your system comes back.
January 18th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
After all this talk of lawsuits and constant problems with the hardware you`d think they would want to do this right, at least. I personally don`t have the game so I`m fine, but for those who have already purchased it, I feel for because calling support is a hassle all on it`s own.
January 18th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
The bonus for everyone who already bought Undertow is that there’ll now be a lot more players available for multiplayer matches on LIVE, which almost makes it an extra game in its own right.
January 18th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
just got off the phone with Support and they’re dishing out 800 Microsoft Points for those who already have the game. yay for me and anyone else that have it already *thumbs up*
January 18th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
DB are they giving you the points now or wait till Wed. This is great news, can I ask who you spoke to? Most people at customer support have no clue. Also did you buy this game or did you have a code, and will that make a differnce?
Those poeple at 800-4MY-XBOX take months to get updates. The last RROD I had the guy had no clue about MS extending the warranty 3 years. I had to call over and over again for about a month before they finally sent me a coffin.