majornelson.com - 2/20/2009
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I want to take a moment to talk about Windows LIVE ID s and Gamertags. Recently, there have been a few stories about Gamertags becoming unrecoverable. I want to set the record straight, and let you know what is going on, and what we re doing about it. What happens: In the rare case that you DO ...
mtv.com - 2/26/2009
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mtv.com —
A recent complaint from a gamer has rankled
thousands of people across the Internet who don't feel...
someone should be suspended from Microsoft's Xbox Live service just because she wrote in her profile that she is a lesbian. The complaint hit the blog ...
(more)
Microsoft Apologizes For Xbox Live Ban On Gay Gamertags ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 2/20/2009
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Xbox Live is being targeted by malicious hackers
selling services that kick players off the network. The...
booting services are proving popular with players who want a way to get revenge on those who beat them in an Xbox Live game. The attackers are ...
(more)
BBC NEWS | Technology | Hackers target Xbox Live players
blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com - 2/23/2009
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MS 'actively working' on linking Gamertags to new Windows Live IDs
Joystiq —
... Microsoft is "actively working" on a solution that should allow you to sever the dead weight of an expired Windows Live ID and link your Gamertag to a new one. In the meantime, Major Nelson recommends you log into your Windows Live ID (do it through ...
Microsoft Working on Gamertag Glitch
Crispy Gamer | Video Game News, Rumors and Updates —
... log in using their Windows LIVE IDs every so often, the systems flags it as dormant and purges all services associated with it. The kicker? Gamertags are among the services that get linked to Windows LIVE IDs, meaning that Xbox owners with dormant IDs trying to recover their Gamertags have found themselves S.O.L. Apparently, the problem has gotten enough attention this week that Microsoft’s Director of Programming, Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, decided to address the issue directly in a post on his blog earlier this morning. According to Hryb, “Members with dormant Windows Live ...
Major Nelson Explains How To Keep Your Gamertag Safe
GayGamer.net —
... LIVE Marketplace on the web at least once every four months to ensure that the Windows LIVE ID doesn't expire on you. Microsoft is also "actively working on" an update that will let you link your Gamertag to a new Windows LIVE ID if the one you were using does happen to expire. So for any of you suffering this fate, a fix should hopefully be on the way soon. And the rest of you, make sure your E-mail account and Windows LIVE ID doesn't expire! Do some web surfing, for Pete's sake!
Windows Live ID's and Gamertags [Major Nelson]
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