By Justin Mann, techspot.com People in the console modding community are well aware that in general, console manufacturers look down upon them. Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo have all stated numerous times they do not endorse modding, and with the advent …
Read Original Story: Microsoft bans 600000 360s from Live, plans for more – TechSpot
Microsoft has just brought the hammer down on Xbox pirates the world over. Supposedly over 600000 XboxLive accounts have been banned after Microsoft cleaned house, disconnecting anyone thought to be a pirate from Live permanently. …
Read Original Story: The Annual Xbox Live Pirate Massacre Has Begun – True/Slant
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) this week banned as many as 1 millionplayers from its 20 million-strong XboxLive gaming service, contending they had modified their consoles to play games illegally downloaded from file-sharing sites, technology- news provider …
Read Original Story: Microsoft Boots 1 Million Xbox 360 Players Over Piracy Fears Report – CNNMoney.com
Microsoft has dropped what it fondly calls the “banhammer” on a bunch of Xbox 360 gamers by banning them from playing multiplayer games on the XboxLive online gaming service. The banning affected thousands of players with “modded” game consoles, …
Read Original Story: Microsoft boots lots of Xbox 360 “modders” from Xbox Live – VentureBeat
Modders’ days of playing Halo 3 and other games on XboxLive appear to be at an end. Microsoft just banned approximately 600000 users for modding. (Source: youtube) Microsoft is serious about stamping out Xbox modding. Modding involves using hardware …
Read Original Story: Software Microsoft Bans 600000+ Xbox Live Users For Modding – DailyTech
Microsoft has announced that it is to cut off access to XboxLive online services to players running modded Xboxconsoles. This move could affect anywhere between 600000 and 1 millionplayers. “All consumers should know that piracy is illegal and that …
Read Original Story: Microsoft gives up to 1 million Xbox modders the boot from Live – ZDNet
Microsoft just zapped the online XboxLIVE accounts of an unspecified number of Xbox 360 players who modified their consoles to play pirated versions of games. The company confirmed the move to Gameindustry.biz, noting they’d …
Read Original Story: Microsoft Bans Xbox Live Pirates – InfoWorld
Microsoft tends to be fairly forgiving toward jerks and cheaters on LIVE, but if you start ripping the company off, the ban hammer will come down hard. The Xbox 360 manufacturer warned last week that it would be taking action against LIVE members who …
Read Original Story: Microsoft gets ban happy on Xbox LIVE pirates – Neoseeker
Hundreds of thousands of Xbox 360 users who have illegally modified their console to play copied games have been disconnected from the online XboxLive service as part of an annual drive to counter Xbox pirates. Guardian.co.uk puts the figure as high …
Read Original Story: Microsoft Disconnects Xbox Pirates, No Three Strikes Needed – paidContent.org
A number of Xbox 360 users who have modded their consoles have been banned from XboxLive, Microsoft said, executing on a warning it made last week. The company is targeting users who’ve made modifications aimed at enabling their …
Read Original Story: Report: Microsoft Bans Live Accounts From Modded Consoles – Gamasutra
