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Teen Calls 911 After Parents Take Away Xbox 360 [Crime]

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:41:00 +0000

According to The Chicago Tribune, a 15-year-old called 911 and then hung up. He wanted to know whether or not his parents were within their rights to take away his Xbox 360. The parents were, the...

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Nintendo DSi Preloaded With DSiWare Games Coming On Black Friday

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:05:00 +0000

One bundle is geared towards Brain Age fans. The Metallic Blue DSi Mario bundle is better suited for core gamers.

technabob found this 8 days ago on siliconera.com

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video game controller ornaments are very merry indeed

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000

With Turkey Day just around the corner, I figured it was safe for me to start mentioning some Christmas geek goodies – and these ones are a great way to get you in a festive mood. I am absolutely in love with these laser-cut video game controller ornaments. Created by Dave Rollins ...

Gizmodo found this 2 days ago on technabob.com

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Teenager Calls 911 After Parents Confiscate His Xbox [Police]

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Seriously, 911 operators sure deal with some crap. A 15 year old boy from Buffalo Grove (outside Chicago) asked police on Sunday if his parents had the right to take away his Xbox. They stopped by to set things straight. The kid hung up mid-call, but officers went to his house and told him to ...

Kotaku found this 14 hours ago on gizmodo.com

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1 Million Xbox Live Players Banned

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:20:12 +0000

Microsoft this week booted as many as 1 million players from its Xbox Live gaming service due to the company's belief that they modified their consoles to play games illegally downloaded from file sharing sites. "All consumers should know that piracy is illegal and that modifying their Xbox ...

Kotaku found this 12 days ago on informationweek.com

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Microsoft Responds to Class Action Claim Against Xbox Live Bannings [Stfu]

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:00:00 +0000

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...

Joystiq found this 29 hours ago on kotaku.com

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Possible class action over Xbox Live ban

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:31:00 +0000

If you're one of the million or so Xbox 360 owners who've been banned from the console's online gaming network for having a chipped machine, then there may be a chance of joining one of those spurious lawsuits the tech business loves to throw up. Texas law company Abingdon IP is soliciting ...

albertsquare posted 43 hours ago from techradar.com

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Microsoft stands firm in face of possible lawsuit over Xbox Live bans

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000

Microsoft Corp. has responded to a possible class-action lawsuit over banning up to one million Xbox 360 consoles from accessing its online gaming service, arguing the company is well within its rights to ban users from Xbox Live. U.S. law firm Abington IP recently announced on its website that ...

Kotaku found this 33 hours ago on financialpost.com

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Banned Resistance Gamer Targets MS and NOA in Latest Suits

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:30:00 +0000

Erik Estavillo, the Resistance: Fall of Man gamer who sued Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) over being banned from the PlayStation Network has targeted the remaining two major console makers in a new lawsuit. Microsoft Corporation and Nintendo of America are defendants in a federal ...

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GCHQ targets recruits on Xbox Live

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0000

GCHQ to run ad campaign within Xbox Live online games to attract 18- to 34-year-olds to its ranks Government intelligence organisation GCHQ is to run an ad campaign within Xbox Live, to attract quick-thinking 18- to 34-year-olds to its ranks. The campaign marks the first time that GCHQ, ...

Kotaku found this 3 days ago on guardian.co.uk

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Video: 7 Things You Should Know About Modern Warfare 2

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:53:47 +0000

Join us as we take a look at the seven things you didn't know about the most anticipated title to date in the Call of Duty franchise, Modern Warfare 2.

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PS3 to go 3D in 2010, says Sony • Register Hardware

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46:10 +0000

PS3_advantages_inc_3D Five advantages of the PS3 over, presumably, the Xbox 360 Source: Kotaku

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PS3 gets Facebook as 3.10 upgrade arrives early

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:58:00 +0000

Sony's latest PlayStation 3 update, the PS3 3.10 firmware , has arrived early, bringing Facebook support from within the XMB and, in a strange coincidence, arriving in the same week as the Xbox 360 social networking update. Microsoft launched its attempt to capture social networkers' hearts ...

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Black Friday 2009: Gamestop's videogame sales, doorbuster deals

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:30:00 +0000

Gamestop Black Friday Ad The Black Friday ad for Gamestop has been leaked and it has some pretty nice deals. It’s disappointing that some of the Nintendo DS games including Mario Kart DS and New Super Mario Bros. are still selling for $35. Since that’s how much those games usually sell for, why ...

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Banned Xbox modders get a class-action lawsuit to call their own

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:02:29 +0000

You had to know someone out there would try and profit off Microsoft's recent mass bannination of modded Xbox 360 consoles from Xbox Live, and although the eBay scammers arguably got there first, we're awarding the style trophy to AbingtonIP, an Oklahoma law firm that's trying to gin up a ...

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Toys ‘R Us Black Friday game deals released

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:52:27 +0000

I don’t want to grow up, but even if I did, I still would be a…can you hear it in your head now? Good. Toys R Us has released a few of their steals and deals for the fast approaching Black Friday, and some of them aren’t half bad. TRU will be offering a BOGOHO (buy one get ...

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The Cult of Rapture: Articles

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:30:00 +0000

THE BIOSHOCK 2 SPECIAL EDITION Over the past few months, I have seen a lot of speculation around whether or not we would have a special edition for BioShock 2, and if we did, what would be inside. This is the announcement many of you have been waiting for: There will be a BioShock 2 Special ...

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Xbox Live Bannings Summon Class Action Lawsuit [Legal]

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:27:49 +0000

The recent spate of Xbox Live bannings - in which as many as one million users were ejected from the service - have attracted the interests of a nationwide law firm by the name of AbingtonIP....

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Sony PlayStation 3 joins Facebook with firmware 3.10 today

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:10:00 +0000

Sony says that more Facebook features are coming, but that it has no plans for Twitter integration. As promised yesterday, Sony has released firmware update 3.10 for the PlayStation 3 game console . The update adds new theme customization options and a photo grid feature, but the big news ...

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Snow > Blog > Announcing Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:43:00 +0000

Blog > Announcing Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/> We are pleased to confirm today that a variety of new content for the hugely successful RESIDENT EVIL 5 will be available for the Xbox 360 and PS3 next year. We plan to release two new downloadable episodes, a host of new costumes, and a new MERCENARIES REUNION mode featuring 8 new ...

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