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Xbox Live bans up to 1 million players
Quick ReadMicrosoft has banned as many as 1 million users with modded Xbox 360s from Xbox Live
Photo credit: AP Photo/Dan Steinberg | In this photo made Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, attendees play "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," at the multiplayer preview event hosted by Xbox 360 and Activision in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Xbox, Dan Steiberg)
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Microsoft has banned as many as 1 million users with modded Xbox 360s from Xbox Live, the online gaming service, in a bid to counter piracy. The ban from the Xbox Live service is reported to have affected anywhere from 600,000 to 1 million Xbox 360 users.
The so-called modded consoles allow gamers to play illegal copies of games. Microsoft said the practice violates the Xbox Live terms of...
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