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Sorry for the lack luster post for this but to be quite honest I forgot all that we talked about.
Anyways be sure to check this one out as it was our first call in show and depending on the feedback we might do more of these.
So today Major Nelson and the GSB team just announced today that they are going after all people that have cheated on there gamerscore.
What they are doing is going after all the people that have used game saves to “cheat” on their gamerscore. They are dropping those that have been flagged for cheating (not really sure how yet) down to 0 as there gamerscore. In addition to this they are also permanently flagging those gamercards with a special label to let everyone know they they are a cheat as according to Microsoft.
Now I’m all for going after those that cheat on Xbox Live as it does ruin the gaming experience of others but I really dislike this and what they are doing. Instead of going after those that actually do ruin my and your gaming enjoyment by using exploits, cheating devices (lag switches) or hacked consoles they are going after those that boost their gamerscore. And they are doing it in the harshest of ways, removal of ALL points and a permanent tag, seriously? I would be ok with this if they removed the occurrences and temporarily flagged there account but this is too much.
My other issue with this is why stop there? Why not go after those that get with others to “boost” their gamerscore? Get all the people that pay others to boost their score, because after all, isn’t that just as wrong? Lets go to x360a.org (I really love that site, I’m just using it as an example) and get all those that in all actuality cheat to boost there score by getting with others to earn achievements. And why stop here, have you had a sister, brother, mom, dad, wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend, friend, or just other get a achievement for you? Well guess what, in all actuality your a cheat too. You might not be affected this time as Microsoft has stated,
Anyone who plays inside the actual game to get Achievements does not fall into the category we are taking action on
but you might want to consider this as just round 1 in the war against gamerscore cheaters, who knows, maybe next time Microsoft will call your number and you will lose everything that you might have worked for on your profile.
I say oh well. Let them do what they want to do. If it doesn’t actually effect my online experience I really don’t care about it and neither should you. Lets focus on some of the issues that are really out there instead of spending time working on things that really don’t matter to the average gamer. Lets focus on fixing that broken DRM that you guys have, the same DRM that prohibits me from playing the games that I have paid for because my Xbox 360 has red ringed so many times.
This to me is just a huge waste of time over something that to me doesn’t really matter. I mean its just a number next to your gamertag that shows what you have done on the Xbox. If you cheated, just remove those occurrences and temp stamp them as a cheater. I feel that Microsoft once again overstepped themselves and once again crossed the line. And once again, more bad press against them in a time that they actually need some good news.
This is just my opinion though so let me know what your opinion is, good or bad.
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Rock Band Updates itself and continues to take over the world
COD4 and Halo 3 DLC Maps info & details
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The debut of the 10 x 10 Show was incredible! I had a lot of fun with each community and the support was amazing. Post a comment and I’ll pick a winner on Monday.
The show went so well that I will go ahead and put my plan into motion of having the 10 x 10 Show a permanent fixture into the U360 arsenal. Look for the next 10 x 10 Show in April! Start requesting the communities you’d like on the next 10 x 10 Show now. I want to give a big thanks to all the community guests and everyone who came out to chat and call in. And a special thanks to Blogtalk Radio for making the 10 x 10 Show one of its featured shows.
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Just wanted to let you know that you need to sign up right away for the awesome giveaway that Microsoft is doing for GTA4. Here is the link to do it along with all the info.
And these are the awesome prizes:
On or about April 23, lucky winners will be chosen from all entries to receive the following prizes:
* Four Grand Prizes: Four winners will score a four-day/three-night trip for two to New York City to attend the Xbox LIVE Gold Grand Theft Auto IV Launch Party.
* One Hundred First Prizes: Custom Xbox 360 Elite console
* Two Thousand Second Prizes: A Rockstar baseball bat
* Five Thousand Third Prizes: 500 Microsoft Points
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As most of you know I have recently been hit with the infamous red rings of death again on my 360, this time it was my 9 month old Xbox 360 Elite that decided to quit working on me. So I hit up customer service, again, to try to get this fixed. I went through all the trouble shooting procedures with them one again, even though I did all the proper things before I even called them. I even tried Desz’s (from TQCast.com) tried and true way to fix it:
and still no luck. After about 30 minutes of talking with them they are sending me my coffin, by the way, 30 minutes is way to long to be on the phone with them for something that I know whats wrong with it and I already knew how to resolve this (There is a way you can actually do this online too, its a lot faster and without all hassle of dealing with people on the phone that will not fully understand you but I had another issue that I had to deal with too).
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