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kotaku.com - 26 days ago

Microsoft Refunds Dog Shopping Spree, Grants K9 Gamertag [Oscar The Dog]

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Two weeks ago we broke the news about Kotaku reader Greg and his amazing, online shopping dog. Today Microsoft told Kotaku that they've refunded the money Greg's dog spent on Xbox Live and have granted the dog his own Gamertag. Here's the statement sent to Kotaku: "I saw you wrote a story ...

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informationweek.com - 20 days ago

InformationWeek - 1 Million Xbox Live Players Banned

— informationweek.com — Microsoft this week booted as many as 1 million players from its Xbox Live gaming service due... to the company's belief that they modified their consoles to play games illegally downloaded from file sharing sites. (more) InformationWeek - 1 Million Xbox Live Players Banned

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news.bbc.co.uk - 19 days ago

Xbox console ban is 'permanent'

— news.bbc.co.uk — Thousands of Xbox 360 owners who have been cut off from Microsoft's Xbox Live service will have... to buy a new console if they want to play online again. Microsoft told BBC News that banned machines will be permanently barred and "unable to connect to ... (more) Xbox console ban is 'permanent'

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guardian.co.uk - 20 days ago

Microsoft bans up to 1m gamers with modified Xbox 360s

— guardian.co.uk — People with "modded" machines are being banned from the Xbox Live service as part of an annual... sweep Microsoft says it is cutting off gamers who have modified their Xbox 360 consoles by adding extra chips or hard drives from its Xbox Live online ... (more) Microsoft bans up to 1m gamers with modified Xbox 360s

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@sarah_jeanw - Probably it was Newton. http://bit.ly/11JgTj 21 days ago

Microsoft Refunds Dog Shopping Spree Grants K9 Gamertag Xbox 360 ... http://bit.ly/39uV2u 24 days ago

Microsoft Refunds Dog Shopping Spree Grants K9 Gamertag Xbox 360 ...: Two weeks ago we broke the news about Kot.. http://bit.ly/Hyqhh 27 days ago

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The Daily GameDev.net
GameDev.Net — ... - more cool stories that didn't make the cut along with game dev articles/features. Everyone loves pinning the Devil horns atop Microsoft's head, but every now and then they pull a great PR stunt out of their tails, like this story of the dog who spent $60 on XBL while he chewed up the controller . Instead of ridiculing the guy for leaving his console on overnight and wasting electricity, MS refunded his money (and then some), gave him a new controller and even created a Gamertag for his dog. I have 4 dogs, and one of them is bound to gnaw on my controller if I leave it on ...