Halo 4 server issue updates incoming

Breaking news: the latest Halo, one of the most popular multiplayer franchises in the world, is being played by a lot of people in its launch week.

343 Industries and Microsoft are aware of and working to resolve issues with Halo 4's multiplayer servers, which have quite understandably bowed under the pressure of every Xbot in the world leaping on at once.

"As you can imagine, there are a tremendous number of new players connecting to Halo 4 right now," the two companies advised in a Waypoint update.

"We’re aware that some users are experiencing occasional issues connecting to the Halo 4 services, and we are currently narrowing down possible solutions."

The post directed users to its social media streams to stay abreast of the latest updates on server status - via Twitter, Facebook or the Waypoint forum.

Halo 4 launched on November 6, which for many of you is today.