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Halo 2 Used to Sniff Out Mods

Posted by Zonk on from the surely-a-covenent-plot dept.

TexasDex writes "C-Net tech news is reporting that users of Halo 2 who have installed mod chips are being banned from the X-box Live forums. It is unknown specifically how the Halo 2 game finds out the console is modded, Microsoft will only say in the X-box live Terms of Use that "Xbox Live may only be accessed with an unmodified [...] Xbox video game console.'" In related news, the New York Times (registration required) has a quickie interview with the folks behind Red Vs. Blue about changes Halo 2 bring to the series.

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  1. Oh, still? by H0NGK0NGPH00EY · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, so they haven't stopped doing it since we were told about this four days ago on Slashdot?

    Thanks. I'll look forward to the next update on Wednesday to see if they're still banning modded Xboxes or not.

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    1. Re:Oh, still? by NanoGator · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Thanks. I'll look forward to the next update on Wednesday to see if they're still banning modded Xboxes or not."

      Sometimes I think the editors just want to watch us wave our pitchforks around. More ad clicks that way.

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  2. What Next? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    First the required Steam activation on HL2 and now this... It seems this latest generation of games is going to piss off more gamers than ever before.

    At least the only thing wrong with Doom 3 is that it's boring.

  3. Re:Confirmed by Blakey+Rat · · Score: 2, Funny

    I read that blog entry, and I don't get it. He gets fire? Is fire a type of modchip for XBox?

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  4. Re:the first wave are always the heavy casualties by seann · · Score: 2, Funny

    yup.

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