Microsoft has responded to our earlier report of Xbox Live accounts being “jacked” via the “social engineering” of support staff.
For months now, Xbox 360 owners have been complaining of a surge in account thefts, incidents when people wake up one day to find themselves no longer with access (or even possession) of their own Xbox Live accounts anymore.
Remember that Xbox competition? The one where Microsoft is sending someone overseas to cover E3? It’s called the ‘Xbox Insider’ competition and, believe it or not, one of our regular Kotaku commenters — Hermes and Thoth — is in the running! He’s made it to the final five and I thought, ‘why not help the guy out by posting his entry on the site, and encouraging his fellow Kotaku readers to vote for him?’ His video is actually good, and I think he would do an awesome job!
Whatever was bothering the Xbox Live Marketplace download of Max Payne 2, which some purchased to brush up on the series during Max Payne 3‘s release week, the problem is now over. Users report the title now downloads fully, which I just confirmed for myself.
Here’s a clip of today’s newly-released Asura vs Ryu, Asura’s Wrath-meets-Street Fighter downloadable content for Asura’s Wrath.
Richard Kretovic, whose sexual abuse of a 12-year-old boy inspired New York State’s push to have all of its registered sex offenders permanently banned from Xbox Live and other major gaming services, was sentenced on Friday.
