An Xbox Live downtime announcement from Major Nelson
Call this a public service announcement from the always accessible Major Nelson. By now you’d have noticed that Xbox Live is down for some regular maintenance work. The Major’s talked to the guys at Xbox Live Operations, and while they can’t give an exact time when Live will go Live again, they say that things are “progressing nicely.”
Well, the Major can give one specific to 360 gamers out there. When Live finally goes back online, and you log on, expect to see a new download available from Marketplace: Lumines Live! The game can be bought for 1200 points, which includes new content, new music, and 12 different skins. Plop down an additional 600 points, and receive an “option pack” that includes 22 new skins and the option to change the music scene.
Here are the full features of Lumines Live!:
- Full online multiplayer play over Xbox Live – battle your friends head-to-head
- Classic Lumines gameplay, including Challenge, Puzzle and vs. CPU modes
- All-new Skin Edit Mode allows you to re-mix the order of your unlocked skins to create a custom Lumines experience
- All-new Mission mode presents player with pre-designed Lumines puzzle scenarios
- Dynamic skins, sound effects and music optimized specifically for Lumines Live! in high-definition graphics and 5.1 channel surround audio
- Extensive downloadable content support over Xbox Live Marketplace – add new skins, puzzles, missions, artist packs and more
- Full suite of online leaderboards
Call this a public service announcement from the always accessible Major Nelson. By now you’d have noticed that Xbox Live is down for some regular maintenance work. The Major’s talked to the guys at Xbox Live Operations, and while they can’t give an exact time when Live will go Live again, they say that things are “progressing nicely.”
Well, the Major can give one specific to 360 gamers out there. When Live finally goes back online, and you log on, expect to see a new download available from Marketplace: Lumines Live! The game can be bought for 1200 points, which includes new content, new music, and 12 different skins. Plop down an additional 600 points, and receive an “option pack” that includes 22 new skins and the option to change the music scene.
Here are the full features of Lumines Live!:
- Full online multiplayer play over Xbox Live – battle your friends head-to-head
- Classic Lumines gameplay, including Challenge, Puzzle and vs. CPU modes
- All-new Skin Edit Mode allows you to re-mix the order of your unlocked skins to create a custom Lumines experience
- All-new Mission mode presents player with pre-designed Lumines puzzle scenarios
- Dynamic skins, sound effects and music optimized specifically for Lumines Live! in high-definition graphics and 5.1 channel surround audio
- Extensive downloadable content support over Xbox Live Marketplace – add new skins, puzzles, missions, artist packs and more
- Full suite of online leaderboards