Will Xbox LIVE Fail Come November 10th?

Do you recall what happened during the Christmas of Halo?  If not, here is a quick reminder...

The craptacular down time lasted longer than many of us care to remember.  The Halo 3 surge combined with the influx of new Xbox LIVE members was just too much for the super secret Xbox LIVE data center to handle. 

This year, the Xbox LIVE team will have an equally large surge of new activity thanks in large part to a little title called Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

So, now that we have taken a look back at the past, and a look into the future, will Major Nelson, E, and the rest of the Xbox LIVE team be able to keep gamers happily gaming into 2010?