Microsoft is making nearly a million used Gamertags available

[Kimbo]

Upcoming Xbox Live Gamertag purge is your shot at a less dumb account name

Since the original Xbox era, players have signed onto Xbox Live with a Gamertag. The virtual identity is akin to a Twitter username, and like Twitter usernames, many Gamertags are coveted. For example, who wants the username "Beemo1932049" when they can just have the username "Beemo"?

Plenty of people have stuck with the same Gamertag for years, but others have swapped old names for new ones, or abandoned Gamertags all together. This Wednesday, nearly a million previously used Gamertags will be "re-released."

There is a caveat, of course. The Gamertags will only be available to Xbox Live Gold users who have "at least 1 year of cumulative" subscription to Microsoft's for-pay service. The Gamertags will be released across a 24-hour period so that folks in different markets don't have to set their alarm clocks for odd times to score the Gamertag of their dreams!!

[wickedjoker]

LOL Nice I have the best account name ever! Bet you cant guess what it is!

[Kimbo]

I give up!!!

[wickedjoker]

Laser you rocking an XBOX ONE?

[Kimbo]

ofcourse....Halo 5, Gears of War like 4 other games on X1 also Xbox 360 too many games..including poker!!

[wickedjoker]

Dang I wish I was still playing I am so rusty I get worked like a N00B it's sad... I need to buy an enhanced remote!

[Kimbo]

I got the Elite controller last month, awesome investment!!