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Microsoft responds to RichardGaywood ban

A couple of days ago, an Xbox Live user with the gamertag "RichardGaywood" got banned. Problem is, it turned out that Richard Gaywood is the user's real, legal, given name. So what is Microsoft going to do about it? Hit the full article for the company's response.

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gamesR4fun5811d ago (Edited 5811d ago )

"While it may be clear to some that Gaywood is a legitimate surname, it may not be obvious to other Xbox LIVE members. In this case, a complaint was filed by a member of the community, requiring the Xbox LIVE team to examine the gamertag within the context of the Xbox LIVE Terms of Use. Based on these guidelines, it was necessary for the gamertag to change."

Talk about taking gay bashing to the extreme really makes m$ look sad. Not to mention live users in general I mean really whos so homophobic that theyd have to report it sigh...

ajeben8095811d ago

ms will want this guy to shutup quickly before this gets to the media. I reckon ms will end up giving the guy 5 free x360 exclusive games, 5 years of free xb live and one of those new wii60 remotes so that every1 can see how genuine ms are

lessthanmarcus5810d ago

Yeah like they usually do when they mess up. I just find it hilarious that some kid can be playing GTAIV, but when he sees a tag that says "gay" he can report it because it's a "sexual theme." Oh, the irony.

riddlesticks5810d ago

there is a teacher in my school called richard headly but he gets reffered to as d*ck by other adults etc... so his name is D*ck Headly

lol seriously no joke

Cryos5810d ago

M$ needs to understand that the world is not black and white, there are shades of gray. Instead of going forward with this no tolerance BS, they need to do some research, and actually put some THOUGHT into their actions. Maybe then they can decide logically if a ban is JUSTIFIABLE.

But what am I talking about? This is M$. they're known for putting their head in the sand.

King_many_layers5810d ago

I find this whole ordeal slightly offensive as a bi-sexual man

even if they was to just put gay in their name to simply show their sexuality I don't see the problem in it.

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Kakkoii5811d ago

I actually knew a person in school who's last name is "Woodcock"

I'm really not joking..

You wonder how these families came to get these last names lol.

Alexander Roy5811d ago

I know what you mean. I know of two guys which names are - translated, since very few people here know german - mr "meanwoman" and mr "pinkslip".

Presentist5811d ago

Woodcock is just another name for an old school glory hole.

SL1M DADDY5810d ago

I was in a class with a girl named Keri Hunt. Yeah, it was a good time, especially since she was gorgeous and had a great sense of humor. And no, it wasn't hairy...

bym051d5811d ago

Bad news for Mr. Heywood Jahblome.

Bnet3435811d ago

What about Ben Dover and Mike Hawk?

Boink5811d ago

that gets bubbles!

poor mike hunt will be banned too.

iceman29295811d ago

Dont forget Mike Hunt!

edit : damn... you beat me to it!

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v1c1ous5811d ago

i think these people are doing it for the sake of attention now...

Rock Bottom5811d ago

So now it's wrong to use your real name online?

tplarkin75811d ago

First, Richard is abbreviated as a four letter word. This name seems fake. Second, it's no surprise that people would make fun of it, real or not. When he used his supposed "real name" as a gamertag, he knew it would cause trouble.

quen_gta25811d ago

After hearing what you said I have come to 2 conclussions. (1)It is a fake name or (2)His parents must not have attended grade school here in America.

Fallen_Angel5811d ago

wasnt the guy from the uk ? Anyways if he's goin to file a law suit it better be against his parent cause the is just cruel to name your kid Richard/D*ck Gaywood. Your not suppose to use your real name to start with so the guy was just dumb for doing that anyways. MS has a naming policy and they are right to enforce it

Stormflood5810d ago

He sent a scan of his UK Driving Licence that Kotaku posted. Gaywood is also a name of a few towns in the UK too. Just because homophobic idiots on Xbox Live exist, it doesn't mean ancient surnames have to cease to exist.

Richard Gaywood should be refunded the money he paid for his account. Or at least make sure there's as much publicity about this bullshit as possible.

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Ranking the Devil May Cry Series

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Upon finally finishing Devil May Cry 5 recently - after it spent several years on my “I’ll play that soon” list - I considered giving it a fittingly-named Late Look article. However, considering that this was indeed the final piece I was missing in the DMC puzzle, I decided to instead take this opportunity to take a look back at the entirety of this genre-defining series and rank the entries. What also made this a particularly tempting notion was that while most high-profile series have developed fairly evenly over time, with a few bumps on the road, the history of Devil May Cry has, at least in my eyes, been an absolute roller coaster, with everything from total disasters to action game gold."

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VersusDMC6h ago

First to last for me...3,4,5,1,2.

VersusDMC5h ago

Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.

Still a good game though.

Friendlygamer6h ago

3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them

monkey6025h ago(Edited 5h ago)

2.
Dmc.
4.
5.
1.
3.

God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best

Yui_Suzumiya3h ago

1 and DmC. The rest are unimportant.

DarXyde3h ago

Order changes depending on your focus. I tend to focus on gameplay/fun factor, so...

5, 3, 1, 4, 2.

I really didn't like 4 but commend Dante's weapon diversity. The retreading of old ground was pretty unacceptable to me.

But even then... Still more enjoyable than 2 for me

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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Has Appeared On The Xbox Store

Activision and Raven Software's 2006 action role-playing game, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, has found its way to the Xbox Store.

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LG_Fox_Brazil11h ago

Used to love this one, but X-Men Legends 1 and 2 will always be my favorites, especially Rise of Apocalypse. Would pay some good money to play it today with online multiplayer, back then I had no way to get a modem

RavenWolfx3h ago

Yeah, I loved the Legends games so much.

ZeekQuattro10h ago

I remember buying them dirt cheap on the PS4 and then a few days later I read they were delisted. I was wondering why the bundle was price so low and got my answer when that happened.

Knightofelemia9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

Sad to say this is one game franchise next to the Xmen that needs a sequel. I use to play the hell out of Xmen Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Was great when my cousin had the OG Xbox play with four other people and then playing online. Great games glad to see it reappear even though I own the discs love the mechanics of this game.

Terry_B8h ago

It got a sequel..but for dumbass #reasons as a switch exclusive.

shinoff21838h ago

It looked so horrible to. They should've kept it similar to the first two.

Asplundh8h ago

Because Nintendo funded it, they did the same for Bayonetta.

Knightofelemia8h ago

I totally forgot about the Switch sequel.

jukins8h ago

Misleading. This page is whats available for people who owned the game prior to delisting.

Abnor_Mal7h ago

The first game was the best imo.

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10 Weirdest Video Games of All Time

Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.

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JonTheGod1d 11h ago

Why are the Katamari games not on the list??