[Upate: 9:20 AM:] Works fine now. Microsoft has fixed the issue. Ignore story below.
Microsoft's Xbox Game Room is now live, but is plagued with problems. The online place to "relive the glory days of arcade games" is available for download, but don't expect it to, you know, work right away or anything. Interested gamers are able to download Game Room, but when you try to load either of the two game packs themselves, the system hangs on the loading screen.
Microsoft are looking into it, so hopefully soon you'll be able to play the 30 classic arcade games the system offers.
Here's Major Nelson's tweet:
One more time: Game Room is available, but there is a problem loading some of the games. This is being investigated.
Game Room offers a bunch of achievements, as well as allowing you to customize your own arcade, and buy arcade titles; either for the full price or for a fee of $.50 --- just like a real arcade... but twice as pricey as the old quarter-a-throw.
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JessicaStar
Avatar clothing isn't an Epic Fail...I love having a few items to change it up. It makes more sense than single player in-game clothing or cosmetics to me because at least friends get to see what your Avi is wearing. And who wants to be underdressed for 1 vs 100? I love my Wombat shirt and my pet pug.
I DO wish the games for Gameroom were a little less expensive, but I know I'm downloading a few of them to see how they play. Especially if they release Wizard of Wor. My husband had the world record (tournament) for that game for almost 20 years, and if I could get it for him he'd totally die.
jarhead0213
Its working just fine now.
z26mb4027
kinda confused by this because i downloaded it this morning and had no problems. this is news to me.
mittens1231
i'll just bust out my nes.
Pwnproof
Ps3's home is lame....M$ game room is lame....NEXT!
InHumanMarine
Btw, paying to play these arcade games is like buying avatar clothing. EPIC FAIL.
InHumanMarine
Wow, this is the second board I have seen with spam on it. Spammers should be castrated and tortured for life.
EKG
If you actually buy any of these games then you are part of the problem. You are the worst type of gamer, and do not deserve to be called one. You are telling Microsoft and the industry that you are OK with getting ripped off. If you already purchased ANY of the games that are in the Arcade, you will have to buy them again. Does that not disgust you?? Are you OK with being told you have to buy the same thing twice if you want to play it again??? Are you OK with paying 50 cents to play arcade games that only cost a quarter two decades ago??
Stand up, and be reasonable. Do not buy any arcade games from Microsoft's Game Room until they allow users to play the games they already purchased for FREE. Do not be part of the problem.
IBloodstormI
Game room sucks...I figured you'd have to pay for game down the line to add to it, but I though they would at least give you a handful free to get you started. I'm not paying for a bunch of intelevision and atari 260o games. The selection is weak, should have been free.
Unless they add games worth playing (from the 80's and 90's) I probably wont buy anything for this, and even then, don't know if I would buy anything for it.
IamtheBat
Plays just fine now
TheCh0s3nOne
You guys should update this, the problem is fixed =]
Oh, its awesome btw, I love it
PersonaShin
Well, that was quick.
lilkray2thebone
where do you go to play? i got on my xbox and all it said was dress avatar or something like that and then nothing :(
joshdale
according to @majornelson tweet http://1337url.com/9NDWte it seems to be fixed
Liquid Swords
Problems from Microsoft?! I'm shocked! *sarcasm*
animefr33k
http://twitter.com/majornelson /status/10982204524
waluigi1634
I don't know if they fixed it or not already, but it works just fine for me.
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