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Microsoft is once again it is apologizing. No, not for consoles bursting into flames, again (at least, not that we know of). This time, Microsoft has the unfortunate problem of too many Xbox Live users glogging the network. I know - so much money coming in for a paid service and still connections are failing.

In an effort to make amends, Microsoft is going to allow every Xbox Live subscriber to download one XBLA (Xbox Live Arcade) game for free. The details are still a bit sketchy as to whether or not it will be any game, one from a list of games or a single, predetermined game.

Click through for the official note from Xbox Live’s General Manager, Marc Whitten…

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For people who cannot visit E3 in person - which is 99.99% of the world - all the blogs and writing in the world cannot portray the experience as well as video. After all, it is insane (see, even I still try).

Cable channel G4 is trying to keep the E3 love alive with live broadcasts of the big three press events - Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft - a first for the Expo. In the past, you were luck to get a slow web stream videos of one or two of the conferences a few hours later.  G4 will also provide a live stream of the conferences on its web site.

Of course, with the new format, E3 won’t be nearly as exciting to watch on TV since…

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