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Beware the Ban Hammer of Call of Duty Black Ops 2!

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 12, 2012
in :  Gaming
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Online gaming is meant to be fun, but a few rotten apples will always spoil the experience. Call of Duty Black Ops 2 developer Treyarch, has outlined the punishments that will enforce, should anyone cause any infractions in their game.

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How one innocent Xbox Live gamer got the ban-hammering of a lifetime

By Darryn Bonthuys
February 2, 2012
in :  Gaming
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Russian hackers, stolen identities and an innocent man. It's not a Hollywood movie, but the tale of one unfortunate Xbox Live gamer who had to hop through rings of fire in order to get his account reinstated and gamertag cleared.

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Microsoft unleashes the Xbox Live Banhammer again

By Geoffrey Tim
September 7, 2011
in :  Gaming
0

Stolen Xbox Live content? Expect a righteous banning!

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The Daily Show Makes Fun Of Law That Bans Games

By Nick De Bruyne
November 8, 2010
in :  Gaming
0

I am a massive fan of Jon Stewart and The Daily Show and if you have no idea what I am talking about, no worries. All you need to know is that they make fun of politicians, news stations and more – and it’s really funny. This week one of the topics brought up on the show was the law …

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Switzerland Set to Ban Violent Games

By Geoffrey Tim
March 24, 2010
in :  Gaming
1

Earth’s nation of fence-sitters – one that is divided between Italian, French and German speaking populaces – looks to be taking a cue from its Northern neighbour with regards to violent video games. Switzerland’s parliament recently passed a silly new law that could lead to a ban on "violent" games being sold in the country. Last Updated: March 24, 2010

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ODST Pirates. Meet The Ban Hammer.

By Nick De Bruyne
September 4, 2009
in :  Gaming
4

A few tweets started popping up yesterday from folks like Major Nelson and Stephen Toulouse saying that they are already seeing illegal copies of Halo 3 ODST being played online and are ready to drop the hammer on them. Toulouse’s exact tweet goes a little something like this: “Hrm. I spy with my little eye some *illegitimate* ODST players. No …

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Who said online petitions don’t work?

By Gavin Mannion
July 28, 2009
in :  Gaming
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You’ve seen a million of them and most probably signed half but have you ever seen one actually have any effect on real life? Well for once the Internet has joined forces for good and an online petition has accomplished what it set out to do. Recently some nimrod in the German government decided it would be a good idea …

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Installing Leaked NXE Will Disable Xbox Live Until Nov. 19

By Gareth
November 3, 2008
in :  Gaming
2

The New Xbox Experience, as we all know, is officially dated for release on November 19. But this is the Internet age, and nothing ever stays bottled up until its official release. Sure enough, reports have circulated the net that the download files for the NXE have leaked online, but before you figure it couldn’t hurt anyone to get an …

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