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Old August 24th, 2010, 11:57 PM   #1
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Microsoft banning Halo: Reach pirates - Report - News at GameSpot

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Microsoft banning Halo: Reach pirates - ReportBy Eddie Makuch, GameSpotPosted Aug 24, 2010 12:19 pm PT

Publisher said to have permanently cut off Xbox Live access for gamers who have illegally downloaded prerelease version of Bungie's sci-fi shooter prequel.
Halo: Reach will be released into the wild in just 21 days, but some gamers downloaded illegitimate copies and are now reportedly paying a hefty price for their actions.

Earlier this month a community of modders got their hands on Bungie's final Halo game from Microsoft's virtual marketplace. And though it was reportedly not their intention to let the code loose to file-sharing sites, it ended up there.

Now, gamers playing unauthorized copies of Halo: Reach on Xbox Live-connected Xbox 360s are being tracked down and slammed with a permanent ban, according to a policy document obtained by MaxConsole.
"Notification of Permanent Suspension," reads Microsoft's guideline article. The document cites "prerelease title play" as the cause for the ban and says affected parties won't be able to connect to Xbox Live, per policy, ever again.

"During your suspension, you will not be able to log into Xbox Live. Your Xbox Live privileges will not be reinstated. Customer Support is not able to modify or provide any further details about your suspension," reads the document.

As of press time, Microsoft would not confirm for GameSpot whether the bans are limited to GamerTags or Xbox 360 systems. Microsoft did, however, provide GameSpot with the following statement concerning the issue.

"Microsoft’s commitment to combat piracy and support safer and more secure gameplay for the 25 million members of the Xbox Live community remains a top priority. All consumers should know that piracy is illegal, violates the Xbox Live terms of use, and will void their warranty and result in a ban from Xbox Live."

Addressing the situation via Twitter, Microsoft's director of policy and enforcement for Xbox Live, Stephen Toulouse, issued the following statement.

"As with all unauthorized play on Xbox Live, anyone playing any unauthorized title runs the risk of account permaban and console. Remember, legit store bought copy runs no risk of ban. Key word: UNAUTHORIZED. We have ways of knowing."

The Halo series is no stranger to piracy, leaks, and broken street dates. Halo 2 was widely available on file-sharing sites prior to its release in 2004. Additionally, Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST were both sold at retail ahead of their street dates.

As far as punishment is concerned, when an Xbox Live user hacked his way into Halo 3's Epsilon test, he was banned for thousands of years.
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Old August 25th, 2010, 12:13 AM   #2
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Key word: UNAUTHORIZED. We have ways of knowing.
Like the fact that they are online playing a game that isn't available for weeks?
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You'd think by now with all the instances of banning in the past, and the fact they can blacklist the gamertags, mac ids, and serial numbers of the consoles all at once, that these guys would think to have their modded systems NOT be online by now. Are all these hackers the retards that get caught or are they too poor to get another system to have 1 be legit and one be modded?
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Old August 25th, 2010, 12:43 AM   #4
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Those bastards are just getting what they deserve, i'm sick and tired that the rest of us gamers have to suffer because of pirates (Ubisoft DRM anyone?)
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Old August 25th, 2010, 06:29 AM   #5
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ouch, got a buddy who actually did this...too bad for him
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Old August 25th, 2010, 06:14 PM   #6
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They should go to jail.
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Old August 25th, 2010, 06:57 PM   #7
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naa just huge fines
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Old August 25th, 2010, 06:58 PM   #8
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I'd be fine with either.
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Old August 25th, 2010, 07:17 PM   #9
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I say make them play Bomberman Zero for 48 hours straight.
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I say make them play Bomberman Zero for 48 hours straight.
That's just fucking cruel and unusual.
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