The Xbox Live community was buzzing over the weekend with the news that new community and content sharing tools are to be made available this week. The update - codenamed Tsunami - will start on Wednesday, April 21, at 6.01AM, Pacific Standard time, meaning around 24 hours of downtime for the service while the new features are implemented. The official word from Microsoft US reveals three key elements to Tsunami: Teams: A 'clan' system where players can build a team with a distinct identity, send messages within that team, keep statistics, and challenge other teams to matches. Competitions: Tsunami will let developers implement different competitions into games more easily. These competitions can then be overseen by gamers, groups of gamers, and publishers.
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