Xbox Live is going down, confirming that the 360's service will be out of from 12am PST for as long as 24 hours - next Tuesday.

Xbox Live, in addition to the 'My Xbox' part of Xbox.com will be off-line during this period, while the forums will only be accessible in 'read only' form.

The Major says that this day off will see Live undergoing some scheduled maintenance, so don't expect to return a day later and discover have reinvented the wheel.

More on Live in due course.

By Luke Guttridge