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“Handful” of Xbox Live Users Banned Accidentally

If you’ve been banned from Xbox Live
recently for seemingly no reason, you are not alone. Stephen Toulouse, head of
Xbox Live’s Policy and Enforcement team, announced via Major Nelson’s blog that a “handful” of
Live users were banned inaccurately for modded consoles. “After an initial investigation we have confirmed that a handful of
banned consoles did in-fact appear to not have been modified or tampered with,”
Toulouse wrote, noting that the bans occurred between August 29 and
September 9.

Gears of War 3 – Review

Every so often a franchise comes around that transforms the industry permanently.  All other games of a similar genre released afterward seek to emulate said franchise and inevitably are compared to it, either favorably or unfavorably.  These past five years have seen the meteoric rise of one of these treasures.  Since its release in 2006, Gears of War has had a profound impact on gamers across the globe, and the third installment in this magnificent trilogy is about as close to perfection as this medium allows.  While the first two games in the series were fantastic, they lacked a noticeable component that prevented both of them from achieving an even higher degree of acclaim.  Gears of War 3 has that component, emotion, which allows it to ascend from a video game to art that evokes the gamut of what makes us human.

Digital High Episode 11 – Gears 3 is awesome and other news

Failed Games That Deserve HD Remakes: Eternal Darkness

Many Gamecube owners will vigorously insist that Eternal Darkness was not a failed game.  True, it was critical hit and is regarded as one of the best games for Nintendo’s Cube, but despite being a darling of artsy horror fans, Eternal Darkness sold miserably.

Netflix Splits In Two and Adds Game Rentals, Gamefly In Trouble?

Late last night, on Netflix.com, Reed Hastings, co-founder and CEO of Netflix, apologized for the outrage caused when Netflix increased prices by 66 percent. I personally didn’t have a problem with Netflix increasing their prices. As someone who has enjoyed watching Movies and TV shows from my Xbox 360 and PS3 console, I knew a price-hike was expected and thought it was reasonable.

Developer Walkthrough of Deus Ex DLC

Were you wondering what happened to Adam Jensen when he was in that storage crate for a few days durring that one mission in Deus Ex: Human Revolution?  Really?  You were?  Well, that’s a little obsessive, but I suppose you’ll be glad to hear that the new Deus Ex: Human Revolution DLC will provide five hours of gameplay devoted to explaining this loose end.

X-Men Destiny: New Gameplay Trailers

In principle, the X-Men comic series has all the necessary ingredients for a fun successful game.  The movie franchise, while not always spectacular, opened it up to a large audience; it’s full of diverse characters with wild and wonderful powers and has the cross-media power of Marvel Comics behind it.  However, for one reason or another, the X-Men have never had their Arkham Asylum. The closest they got was 2004’s X-Men Legends.