glaadblog.org - 2/27/2009
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A post over at The Consumerist has generated a great deal of buzz in the blogosphere today. From yesterday’s post : Teresa says that she was harassed by other players and later suspended from XBOX Live because she identified herself as a lesbian in her profile. When she appealed to Microsoft, ...
consumerist.com - 2/25/2009
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Teresa says that she was harassed by other
players and later suspended from XBOX Live because she...
identified herself as a lesbian in her profile. When she appealed to Microsoft, she says they told... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my ...
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Identifying Yourself As A Lesbian Gets You Banned On ...
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 ...
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Microsoft Apologizes For Xbox Live Ban On Gay Gamertags ...
blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com - 2/23/2009
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Xbox LIVE Talks Gays
G4 TV - TheFeed —
... As it stands, the issue is up in the air. No one quite has a solution, but both Microsoft and Sony are working with Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to come up with a workable solution. Nothing has been arrived at yet, but it seems like everyone is working on developing a sane and rational policy. ...
Woman Banned from Xbox Live
WomenGamers.com Site News —
... . I was harassed by several players, 'chased' to different maps/games to get away from their harassment. They followed me into the games and told all the other players to turn me in because they didn't want to see that crap or their kids to see that crap. As if xbox live is really appropriate for kids anyways! My account was suspended and xbox live did nothing to solve this, but instead said others found it offensive. GLAAD has also weighed in on the issue . Sony, Microsoft, and many others have been trying to address this by putting policies in place to prevent subscribers ...
Regarding Lesbians on Xbox Live
Sarcastic Gamer —
... The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has spoken out about this situation, and it’s not what you think it is. ...
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xbox360fanboy.com 9/29/2008 — You fire up your Xbox 360. Set yourself comfortable in a chair. Scroll down the dashboard menu and select your copy of (insert your online shooter of choice here) and... wait... what the?! XBOX LIVE ISN'T WORKING! Oh, yeah! Remember kids, Xbox Live is down all day today until early tomorrow. ...
Over half of Xbox Live users had Gold accounts in 2008
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The Seattle Post Intelligencer reports that just over half of Xbox Live subscribers have paid Gold accounts as of February 2008. The information comes directly from an Excel workbook from within Microsoft. According to the document, 56 percent of ...
BBC NEWS | Technology | Hackers target Xbox Live players
news.bbc.co.uk 2/20/2009 — 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 ...
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feeds.gawker.com 11/17/2008 — Update: Major Nelson now reports that while Xbox Live access has been restored for many, if not most, some are still having difficulty — such as yours truly. So if you are not able to log on, unfortunately, the best advice is to contact customer service to troubleshoot the connection. You ...
GTA IV DLC sets XBL record —
Computer And Video Games 2/27/2009
Lost and Damned breaks first-day revenue record on Xbox Live.
GTA IV's debut downloadable content episode, The Lost and Damned, has eclipsed all previous downloadable content on Xbox Live to break the service's first-day revenue record, Microsoft ...
Lost and Damned DLC breaks records —
play.tm 2/27/2009
Top sales for Rockstar's exclusive content Rockstar's Xbox 360 exclusive Lost and Damned downloadable content for GTA IV has broken download records, according to word in from Microsoft today, who are no doubt ...
Xbox LIVE Talks Gays —
G4 TV - TheFeed 2/27/2009
The latest controversy in the world of online gaming: How do you deal with gays and lesbians on Xbox LIVE?
It all started with a post on The Consumerist where a lesbian user of LIVE reported being harassed by other players and eventually ...
Stevie Ray Vaughan Coming To 'Rock Band' —
G4 TV - TheFeed 2/27/2009
A metric crap-ton of tracks from legendary blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble is coming to Rock Band next week so I hope you have been practicing your fake plastic guitar. On tap, the entire Texas Flood album! Oh, ...
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