Xbox Live is giving away nearly 1 million dead gamertags on May 18

You could finally get that new Xbox Live name you’ve always wanted.

Microsoft revealed today that its making about 1 million gamertags available for registering though a 24 hour period on May 18. These are old user names for Xbox Live members back from the original Xbox era that have been inactive since the service switched over to the Xbox 360. These days, it’s hard to come up with an original tag, especially when so many were taken years ago. This will give some Xbox Live users a chance to secure a long-abandoned name.