Microsoft bans 1 million Xbox Live players

By: amalik85

It's oh-so enticing: you find a copy of a brand new game like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on a pirate site and the temptation to download it is too strong. Well, that temptation may have cost up to 1 million users of Microsoft's Xbox Live the ability to use that service. According to a report in InformationWeek, Microsoft has banned as many ...

16 days ago

Facebook 'coming to Sony PlayStation 3'

By: dustgeer

A software update will bring Facebook integration to Sony's PS3 games console, according to reports. The rumour emerged after photos purporting to show an updated PS3 interface were leaked on the web. The images showed a Facebook logo in the PlayStation's menu system, leading to speculation that Sony might have teamed up with the social-networking ...

15 days ago

Xbox console ban is 'permanent'

By: adeel123

Thousands of Xbox 360 owners who have been cut off from Microsoft's Xbox Live service will have to buy a new console if they want to play online again. Microsoft told BBC News that banned machines will be permanently barred and "unable to connect to Xbox Live". A message displayed on affected consoles said there was "no recourse for terms of ...

15 days ago

Fils-Aime: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Will Outsell MW2 — with One ...

By: therapie

That stipulation is, it'll beat either the 360 or the PS3 versions of the game, but not both, the Nintendo boss Reggie FIls-Aime told Gametrailers TV. Still, that's a hell of a Pepsi challenge. Granted, New Super Mario Bros. Wii only releases on a single platform. Modern Warfare 2 is still expected to be an enormo

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