Not-So-Live: Microsoft Bans Estimated 600k User Accounts From 360 Xbox LIVE Service
by Chad Lakkis on November 11, 2009 at 3:54 pm
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 drive over it upon receiving the news.
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EA Forcing Good Behavior: Get Banned on their Forum and You’re Banned from their Games
by Chad Lakkis on October 29, 2008 at 11:32 pm
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 games as well. Read more…
