It appears that Microsoft were not in the giving mood this Halloween and rather went for the Trick part of the famous trick or treat.
Instead of offering up free points, membership or games they decided to unleash yet another wave of Xbox Live banishments for pirates, cheats and hackers.
In an act of ultimate irony the newly banned pirates have invaded the official forums to report the problem and complain about Microsoft’s right to do such things.
As always I congratulate Microsoft for attempting to keep the network fair and clean, it’s unfortunate that these cheap ass pirates are so persistent but I strongly expect that Microsoft will just keep on doing this and hopefully continue to deter more would be pirates from joining the mix.
So once again, if you notice a bunch of your friends suddenly reset to 0 and no longer online it may just be time to remove them from your friends list for good.
Last Updated: November 2, 2009
eXp
November 2, 2009 at 09:37
Good! Wish this happened more often.
Fred
November 2, 2009 at 10:30
Haha , wish I could see the faces of some of the pirates when the message pops up. Enjoy your Modern Warfare single player …
janrik
November 2, 2009 at 10:50
Strange but I have seen people playing MW2 allready. And they are still online…
Jonesy1
November 2, 2009 at 11:25
KAK! First they screw us over with Forza 3, no-local xbox live or live support and now this? I’m going to pirate their shit like there’s no tomorrow, like I care about my “EPEEN SCORE”. HA HA! :angry:
krYtHan
November 2, 2009 at 11:51
Probably managed to get their grubby paws on the game earlier. I think I read somewhere, someone bought the game from a retailer already. Or it could have been the whiskey telling me that.