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Kotaku:  Xbox Live Smashes Mass Banhammer on Pirates [Ruh Roh]

Joystiq:  Happy Halloween! You're banned from Xbox Live.

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Microsoft doing console banning? http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/104/1040853p1.html 29 days ago

: Anyone been a "victim"? http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/104/1040853p1.html http://bit.ly/3QnzSR 30 days ago

http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/104/1040853p1.html sadness for xbox piraters. If you got caught, well don't pirate. #technobuffalo 11/2/2009

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Xbox Live Smashes Mass Banhammer on Pirates [Ruh Roh]
Kotaku — ... spokesperson to IGN: "We have taken action against a small percentage of consoles that have been modified to play pirated game discs. In line with our commitment to combat piracy and support safer and more secure gameplay for the more than 20 million members of our Xbox LIVE community, we are suspending these modded consoles from Xbox LIVE." Microsoft wouldn't say exactly when the action was taken, although IGN speculates that, from the chatter, it's been happening over the past week. Microsoft Performs Mass Xbox Console Banning [IGN via ...

Happy Halloween! You're banned from Xbox Live.
Joystiq — ... We hope your recent forays into piracy merely involve you donning a hook and eyepatch for a debaucherous costume party, or else you likely received a message from Microsoft like the headline of this post. The company recently dispatched a wave of bans to owners of ...