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    PN - gooapplesoft: i can see why these didnt become posts but check this video out dan : [www.theonion.com] i put it in the tips as well. more »
    Nathan Obbards: That live lawsuit was always on tenuous ground anyways. It's nice to see MS give people a big fuck you for that. more »
    leavethegun-takethecannoli: I can't wait for someone to buy one from a retail store that is mistakenly banned. #xbox more »
    Blackberry Bold: This is ridiculous. How do you tell your customers that you are screwed so easily? This is like saying, "We don't care about you. This system is banne... more »
    WMyers: Despite the official "warranty is not transferable" policy, Microsoft still fixed the 360 I purchased used when it RROD'd. They'll make an exception ... more »
    smirkette: ...and here's another reason why I bought a PS3 instead. Call me silly, but I think the primary purpose of a game console is to work. (and yes, I kn... more »
    fastharryDOTcom: buying anything used has always been a problem. Even in the old days, the Romans would demand a warranty on their x boxes....thus the saying "caveat e... more »
    Guard: Check the comments on Major Nelson's site for a little more insight. Less-than-shady party means anyone you don't personally know. Gamestop doesn't c... more »
    newgalactic: I wonder if there's a way to flash the bios/MAC address (or whatever M$ uses to id the xbox). That would be kinda a neat experiment. Not that there'... more »
    chanaz: My unmodded 360 is still hardware banned. I doubt microsoft will have any amnesty because it was opened to install better cooling for RROD prevention... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: Hardware banning is total bullshit. It ensures that the resale value of the consoles go in the toilet, and in turn makes for a greater amount of sales... more »
    Lizard_King: This has been the policy since BEFORE the initial Xbox Live rollout in 2002. The beta testers (myself included) got a ban for mod chips. The Xbox was ... more »
    bluespot: Seems incredibly wasteful to ban *hardware*. After all, it was the user that violated MS policy, not the xbox. If MS really cared about anything oth... more »
    seanmwestcott: interesting I got a used Xbox from e-bay worked for a week broke and I sent it back in and got one back in fact they sent me 2 by mistake and it was h... more »
    aniteshj: Fair enough, after all if your buying a USED Xbox 360 in the first place you deserve to have this happen. #xbox more »
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    It's 9 p.m. and I've lost my fifth straight game of Madden NFL Arcade to the same person, each time by 30-0. My opponent has a gamerscore of more than 165,000. But it's not because she's good at football. [Kotaku]
  • #remainders

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  • #xbox360

    Official Microsoft Policy: If You a Buy a Used Xbox 360 That's Banned From Xbox Live, You're Just Screwed

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  • #rants

    Hey Microsoft: We Need Aliases for Xbox Live Gamertags

    I love Xbox Live, I really do. But man, how am I supposed to keep track of what usernames my friends are using? We need aliases, and we've needed them for a while. More »
  • #xbox

    Microsoft Soft-Launching Xbox Live Rewards Program

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  • #xboxlive

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    Twitter and Facebook, on your Xbox. It's weird, like people who put ketchup on their eggs. More »
  • #broken

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  • #xbox

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  • #xboxlive

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  • #xbox360

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    Here's something nobody wanted: commercials with sound showing up on the Xbox 360 dashboard. As you can see by this video, the ads show up in the normal content windows, but with sound when you scroll past. Annoying! More »
  • #xboxlive

    New Xbox Live Update: Full Game Downloads, Expanded Netflix Features and More

    The newest Xbox live update is in the process of filtering out to the masses, and it brings with it some pretty sweet features. It'll offer downloadable Games on Demand (full games!), new Netflix options and a bunch more. More »
  • #xbox

    Xbox.com Redesign Puts More Emphasis On the Handsomer, Slimmer Virtual You

    While the brief maintenance-related outage didn't result in new updates for Xbox Live or Zune, Xbox.com's MyXbox page got a nice little aesthetic overhaul. The new design gives your avatar more prominence as well as offering faster access to stats. More »
  • #iphoneapps

    Ngmoco's Xbox Live-esque iPhone Service Set to Launch Tomorrow

  • #xboxlive

    Where Is Xbox Live Anywhere?

    When you have Microsoft's VP of LIVE, Software and Services for Interactive Entertainment Business John Schappert in front of you, you can't not ask whatever happened to the long-lost Live Anywhere service. So we did. More »
  • #e32009

    5 Things That Should've Been at E3 But Weren't

    All of the major E3 keynotes from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony are over. While 2009 is now officially the year of motion controls, there's still something missing. Here's what we expected to see at E3, but didn't. More »
  • #rumor

    Zune HD Amazon Listing Hints At Games, Apps

    Amazon's listing for the upcoming Zune HD is a little sparse for the time being, given how little we actually know about this device. Buried in the product description, though, are clues for a possible bombshell: game and app support. More »
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  • #microsoft

    Facebook and Twitter Come to Xbox Live This Fall

    For you social networking fiends who need to use Facebook or Twitter on every screen possible, Microsoft announced Facebook and Twitter integration will be arriving on Xbox Live this fall. More »
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