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Exploiting MW2′s ‘Javelin Glitch’ Will Get You Banned, Says XBL

While Infinity Ward works up a fix for the infamous suicide-bombing “javelin glitch” in Modern Warfare 2, Xbox Live’s chief lawman vows that anyone caught doing it in his jurisdiction can expect a daylong banhammer, minimum.


November 30, 2009
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Modern Warfare 2 Cheaters Banned On PC

According to Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling, a large number of Modern Warfare 2 players on PC were banned over the weekend for using cheats in multiplayer matches.


November 24, 2009
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Aion Bans Many, Many, Many Players

When NCSoft swing the hammer, they do so with gleeful abandon: earlier today, as Aion’s servers came back to life after an unscheduled reboot, over 16,000 players found themselves banned from the popular MMO.


November 23, 2009
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Microsoft Responds To Class Action Claim Against Xbox Live Bannings

Microsoft’s response to a law firm’s attempt to round up Xbox Live users smashed by the recent mass-banning reminds everyone that the service’s TOS allow it to hammer pirates, anytime, anywhere, so STFU.


November 21, 2009
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Valve Bans Grey-Market Modern Warfare 2 Keys

Some who bought CD keys for Modern Warfare 2 — no physical media in other words — from import resellers have seen their access to the game vanish, as Activision has apparently asked Valve to ban such keys.


November 12, 2009
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Report: Xbox Live Bannings Upwards Of One Million

Microsoft’s ban hammer may have whacked as many as one million Xbox 360 owners following a new wave of cracking down on modified consoles.


November 5, 2009
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Major Nelson Weighs In On 360 Console Bans

Microsoft’s Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb discusses the recent string of Xbox Live piracy console bannings, delivering an important caveat to those purchasing used machines in the process.


October 31, 2009
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Xbox Live Smashes Mass Banhammer On Pirates

“A small percentage” of Xbox Live users with modded consoles that allowed pirated games to play woke up to find an early treat in their Halloween bag: a banhammer.


September 4, 2009
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Microsoft Starts Banning ODST Pirates, Not Players

Microsoft today began permanently banning gamers they describe as “illegitimate ODST players” from their Xbox Live online service.


August 31, 2009
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Monster Hunter 3 Cheater Banned Until The Year 9999

Monster Hunter developer Capcom is taking cheating seriously. Very seriously. That, or it’s automatic responses might need a-fixin’.