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Valve Accidentally Bans 12,000 Players

Steam is an amazing idea, and shows that the concept of the digital download can work and work well. However, with that success comes the danger of a glitch causing problems; and that’s exactly what happened over the last two weeks with Modern Warfare 2 …

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Not-So-Live: Microsoft Bans Estimated 600k User Accounts From 360 Xbox LIVE Service

In an on going effort to eliminate modded consoles from accessing their Xbox LIVE service, Microsoft has reportedly banned an estimated 600,000 accounts — a tad over one-fortieth of their LIVE subscribing customer base. Banned users will likely still be able to use their console offline, assuming they don’t throw it into a wall or [...]

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EA Forcing Good Behavior: Get Banned on their Forum and You’re Banned from their Games

A recent post by an EA Community Staff member on the company’s Command and Conquer message board outlines changes to their policy, stating their intent to link a gamer’s forum account to their EA gaming account. Why does this matter? Because EA is planning on banning those who get banned on their forum from their [...]

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