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more about #banhammer more comments → The Forgetful Brain: As someone who used to play Lineage II, this really makes me smile. I remember killing oblivious gold bots and risking 'PK' status and negative karma... more » fuchikoma: 1:06 "You are Banned from this world you Naughty RMTY!!!! BEGONE WITH YOU!!!!!" lol... if only all GMs were this awesome. more » Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: Bun-Bun is pleased. more » AJ Glasser: Note to those who object to my use of the label "classical music" -- classical music is determined by style, not by how old the piece of music is. Erg... more » Malfunktion v2: One of my most terrifying experiences was in FFXI. When you get banned a GM teleports you to a very frightening cell under the main city. Then a guy i... more » Purple Dave: See, now what would be _really_ cool is if after you've been banned, a small animal appears in your place, and continues to randomly wander around doi... more » deanbmmv: more » Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: I liked the way a SGM could ban you in FF11. Pity it was almost unheard of them to act. more » Friedhamster: Haha, wow, that's a different approach than just being told you can't log in the next time you try to play. more » Mike Newlad: I often fear the banhammer right here on Kotaku. Some of my posts could be misinterpreted as fanboy because I take serious issue with a lot of Microso... more » Futurexrisen: I'd like to see those rabbits and squirrels materialize in MW2. more » Demonbird: Banhammer is an in game ability, brilliant. more » ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.: I approve! more » The Forgetful Brain: Huh - I missed this one. Happened to me a couple times in a match and I had no idea what had happened to me. Heh. Totally would have reported the s... more » NeVeRMoRe666: Disregard. more » -
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Aion Banhammer: Behind the Rabbit? It IS The Rabbit
Wielding the banhammer on Xbox Live and other static virtual communities (like this little blog here) can be a strangely disconnected experience. One second you're here, the next you've vanished. Not so in Aion: Tower of Eternity. More » -
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Exploiting MW2's 'Javelin Glitch' Will Get You Banned, Says XBL
While Infinity Ward works up a fix for the infamous suicide-bombing "javelin glitch" in Modern Warfare 2, Xbox Live's chief lawman vows that anyone caught doing it in his jurisdiction can expect a daylong banhammer, minimum. More » -
#stfu
Microsoft Responds to Class Action Claim Against Xbox Live Bannings
Microsoft's response to a law firm's attempt to round up Xbox Live users smashed by the recent mass-banning reminds everyone that the service's TOS allow it to hammer pirates, anytime, anywhere, so STFU. More » -
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Valve Bans Gray-Market Modern Warfare 2 Keys
Some who bought CD keys for Modern Warfare 2 - no physicial media in other words - from import resellers have seen their access to the game vanish, as Activision has apparently asked Valve to ban such keys. More » -
#banhammer
Major Nelson Weighs In On 360 Console Bans
Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb discusses the recent string of Xbox Live piracy console bannings, delivering an important caveat to those purchasing used machines in the process. More » -
#ruhroh
Xbox Live Smashes Mass Banhammer on Pirates
"A small percentage" of Xbox Live users with modded consoles that allowed pirated games to play woke up to find an early treat in their Halloween bag: a banhammer. More » -
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#kotakuday
Surprise Ban Monday!
Heads up, today is our favorite Kotakuday, Ban Monday. We LOVE Ban Mondays! While our hot line is open to ban recommendations at all times, we turn up the ban sensitivity on the Ban Hammer for this special monday. Here's how it works: Send us the commenter page for anyone that should get the boot. If we agree (even slightly), we'll swing. And swing hard. Though! No ban gloating. Gloating leads to Ban Hammer backfire, which could cause you to get the boot. Tuesday we'll be back better, lighter, strong and faster. Know that today is a Surprise Ban Monday, so shhhhhhh. Don't tell the other commenters — especially, those you want gone.
