From MS Console Banning FAQ

I have not committed any fraud, I’ve never had action taken against me by the enforcement team, and I know for a fact I have not modified my console.  Can you undo my suspension?

Sometimes it’s possible that a previous owner or another user may have performed unauthorized modifications to the console.  It is also possible that the purchaser of a used Xbox 360 was not aware the console was modified.  In either case we cannot undo the console suspension.  We recommend customers who believe they have not modified their Xbox themselves (or committed other actions on the service to warrant suspension) to contact previous owners or users of the console.

I guess you're screwed if you buy a used Xbox 360 that's been modified/banned without your knowledge.

aspro said:

Modern Warfare 2 with it's Mumbai bombing level. What is your guys opinion?

For me it's enough for me to leave the series for good.  I thought they were pushing the limits in COD4, but this latest one is just tasteless beyond acceptability.

aspro said:

Ravenprose said:

Xbox 360 Console Banning

I was reading some about this new banning M$ has been doing this weekend, and I came across this:

From MS Console Banning FAQ

I have not committed any fraud, I’ve never had action taken against me by the enforcement team, and I know for a fact I have not modified my console.  Can you undo my suspension?

Sometimes it’s possible that a previous owner or another user may have performed unauthorized modifications to the console.  It is also possible that the purchaser of a used Xbox 360 was not aware the console was modified.  In either case we cannot undo the console suspension.  We recommend customers who believe they have not modified their Xbox themselves (or committed other actions on the service to warrant suspension) to contact previous owners or users of the console.

I guess you're screwed if you buy a used Xbox 360 that's been modified/banned.

If they didn't that'd be the first defense (loophole) people would use... Who the hell buys a used 360 anyway? That's lunacy given the failrate of the hardware.

Looking at the amount of used 360 consoles being sold at my local Gamestop and on Ebay, I'd say there's a lot.

I wasn't talking bad about Microsoft's stance; I completely understand why they have that policy. It just sucks for the average consumer who buys a used 360, and unknowingly comes away with a banned console. I figure most of the people M$'s banning right now are going to be selling their banned consoles ASAP.

Archangel3371 said:

aspro said:

Modern Warfare 2 with it's Mumbai bombing level. What is your guys opinion?

For me it's enough for me to leave the series for good.  I thought they were pushing the limits in COD4, but this latest one is just tasteless beyond acceptability.

Well like I said at GS I think it's a little rash to jump to conclusions without context to support the scenario. I seriously doubt that it's used to promote or glorify terrorism in any way. This is a game meant to be modelled on "modern" warfare so including a terrorism scenario seems like a reasonable expectation. My instinct tells me it's used in the game's story to elicit more types of emotion aside from the typical "sit down and just have fun" type. Personally I'm looking forward to the game more then ever in hopes that it is really well down and moves me in more ways then most typical games do.

Good response. I don't think they are glorifying terrorism or promoting terrorism -- much worse than that -- they are commercialising it. Capitalizing on human suffering.  Will I buy it? Well, chastened by your post I'll wait and see what the fuller context is and then make a judgement, but on the face of it (given what we know now), it's crass.

Yodariquo said:

Foolz said:

Yodariquo said:

I have just come across a very depressing statistic.  Since I implemented the news popularity tracking, we have averaged a paultry 9.8 news stories viewed per day.  That's for the entire site, meaning per active user we're averaging less than one story read per day.


Is everyone just reading the title or not reading it at all?  I'd tell you what I do, but I'm currently apparently the one who reads the most news from here

Hey, I don't read the news, I just post it.  

At a blistering rate of 0.5 stories per day

 Which is higher than my read rate I'm sure.

aspro said:

Archangel3371 said:

aspro said:

Modern Warfare 2 with it's Mumbai bombing level. What is your guys opinion?

For me it's enough for me to leave the series for good.  I thought they were pushing the limits in COD4, but this latest one is just tasteless beyond acceptability.

Well like I said at GS I think it's a little rash to jump to conclusions without context to support the scenario. I seriously doubt that it's used to promote or glorify terrorism in any way. This is a game meant to be modelled on "modern" warfare so including a terrorism scenario seems like a reasonable expectation. My instinct tells me it's used in the game's story to elicit more types of emotion aside from the typical "sit down and just have fun" type. Personally I'm looking forward to the game more then ever in hopes that it is really well down and moves me in more ways then most typical games do.

Good response. I don't think they are glorifying terrorism or promoting terrorism -- much worse than that -- they are commercialising it. Capitalizing on human suffering.  Will I buy it? Well, chastened by your post I'll wait and see what the fuller context is and then make a judgement, but on the face of it (given what we know now), it's crass.

 If this is just the airport scene the only exploitative and offensive part I found was the ending. Very, very black and white and laughable.

But that's just me.

“I’m interested (in the Kindle) because it’s a new business model in which the user doesn’t bear the communications cost. Only people who can pay thousands of yen a month [in mobile phone subscriptions] can be iPhone customers. That doesn’t fit Nintendo customers because we make amusement products. In reality, if we did this it would increase the cost of the hardware, and customers would complain about Nintendo putting prices up, but it is one option for the future.” - Satoru Iwata

Mr. Iwata also had a little bit to say on the industry's adoption of digital distribution.

“I think it will take quite a long time.”

Opening my Ac gate now. 11:28 GMT

Nevermind.

Well its Halloween and still no indication of a special event in town in City Folk. What is happening?

aspro said:

Modern Warfare 2 with it's Mumbai bombing level. What is your guys opinion?

For me it's enough for me to leave the series for good.  I thought they were pushing the limits in COD4, but this latest one is just tasteless beyond acceptability.

I think I may have posted a few stories about it but I didn't read them as I wont be getting MW2 for a long time.

Can you explain briefly what the controversy is? My father was born and lived in Mumbai and the terrorist attacks were atrocious.

edgecrusher said:

@ Bayonetta PS3. What a fucking joke Sony.

SteelAttack said:

Yeah, fuck Extraction. Come to think of it, fuck all lightgun games up the ass with a veiny dildo.

Well its Platinums fault for not making the PS3 version and just letting SEGA port it over.

phantom_leo said:

gamingeek said:

SteelAttack said:

Iga_Bobovic said:

gamingeek said:

So what happened to the racism thread? The second page wont view and there is a locked symbol on it?

Yeah, was it because of Leo's story?

Read yoda's post, you clods. PM him if you want further details. The thread was locked due to personal reasons.

I couldn't read it because the second page wouldn't load.

I sent you a PM and I'll explain to anyone who's confused about it. I trust you guys, I just stupidly made some information public that I shouldn't have.

Cool thanks.

Did the updates.