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t3.com - 10/29/2009

Sky Player removed from Xbox Live due to technical faults

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Gamers denied as they reach for the Sky. Those hoping to get hope from work and tune into the football on their Xbox 360 for the first time have been left disappointed with Microsoft forced to remove the service from Xbox Live due to technical hitches. The service, which uses a broadband ...

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