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Microsoft to reset Gamerscores of cheaters

Microsoft has revealed today that anyone caught Gamesave Tampering to gain unfair achievements will have their Gamerscore completely wiped out, and knocked all the way back to zero as well as receiving further punishment for the mischievous deeds.

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SL1M DADDY5875d ago

That some even wasted time game saving like that. It's beyond me to see that the achievement system is enough temptation for folks to cheat their way to the top of the list of highest gamer score. Sad...

JsonHenry5875d ago

Am I the ONLY person who does not give a rat's ass about a gamerscore?!

SL1M DADDY5875d ago

The achievements are for those that like to replay games through to gain every bit out of it that they can and IMHO they are not worth some of the dollars we spend on the 360 games. However it is sad to see that people find identity in the score so much so that they have to cheat when in fact cheating in the score makes you no better than those of us with smaller scores. I have 33,000+ and could care less about them. I and my kids play games on my account to have fun, not to show how many points we can earn...

meepmoopmeep5875d ago

it's sad that some people cheat like this. how can they be proud of themselves knowing the points weren't earned but cowardly attained. i have no interest in game scores. but i might try to get trophies ONLY for my favorite games for Home though.

MorganX5875d ago

Kids do crazy things. Of course there's probably one or two adults in there that want to be kids again. Achievements are great and Gamerscore should be a quick numerical representation of you quantitative achievements. That's all it is for everyone I game with. But once you put a score on it, there will be competition, and where there's competition, there will be cheaters. Just ask Bonds and Clemens ;>

wallace10005875d ago

I don't know why people cheat at stupid stuff like achievements and boosting ranks and that kind of thing. Seems like a big waste of time, people should just play the games and enjoy them.

Nevers5875d ago

Virtual Castration for virtual men... hahaha and a scarlet letter to boot. That's too sweet for words.

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Ghoul5875d ago

reset ?

block his entire ability to for archievements, gamerscore and online play

JasonPC360PS3Wii5875d ago (Edited 5875d ago )

IMO, I think they should shut the modded system down entirely, use the SN to lock out the system. Make modding your console just not worth it, that goes for the PS3 aswell. Let them spend hundreds of dollors on a system that when they boot it up it no longer says "good mourning Dave" but instead just gives you a blinking curser above a middle finger.

BeaArthur5875d ago

Cheating in any form is unacceptable. Personally I don't care if someone boosts their achievement score, if they are that sad and pathetic that is fine with me because that doesn't directly affect me. However if they are will to cheat to get achievements they are probably also willing to cheat during online matches as well. Any cheating should be met with a 6 month suspension and then a life time ban for the console if it happens again.

JasonPC360PS3Wii5875d ago

Oh well, I misspell sh!t in every comment.

Delive5875d ago

I was reading your comment and stopped to think about it for a second. I agree with your point, BUT what happens when said cheater notices that his 360 has been banned from online play? Most likely, he/she will get a new 360. Paying more money for what you already have is punishment added to it.

Now the tricky part. The old banned 360 will be traded in, my guess. Gamestop or whoever will ensure it works, but will not check the online capabilities. Now the trap is set for some unsuspecting person wanting to buy a used 360 and get it home only to find it's banned. FISSION MAILED! They could call MS to have it unbanned and explain the situation, but if they can do that, why couldn't the cheater, making an elaborate story about buying a banned 360.

Like I said, I like your thoughts, but that might be hard to pull off.

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spandexxking5875d ago

damn dirty cheaters! this is what you derserve now if only someone can sort out the hackers on cod4, theres too many.

BLUR1115875d ago (Edited 5875d ago )

that's why i stoped playing it, too many of those cheaters deffently alot of them on 360. they should worry alot more over ppl hacking online than this. becuz that ruins the game for other ppl and its bad enough playing people with better connection than you in a match. shlt!

oktobeme5875d ago

I have noticed that too on COD4 also.

Citizen Cook5875d ago

LIVE is a pit of hatred and bile. They can't do anything about that, can they. Millions of underage COD4 player trash talking endlessly. Wha they gonna do about that?

The Xbox 720 Needs to have a retinal scanner or something, a way of stopping youths from playing adult games on LIVE. To ask parents to set restrictions is like asking a fu(king tramp to take a bath.

HA HA HA HA!

Nameless5875d ago (Edited 5875d ago )

It is about time something is being done about the gamers that use other peoples game saves to unlock all of the achievements & Jason nice Independence Day reference

JasonPC360PS3Wii5875d ago

I was quoting 2001 but it was in Independance Day aswell.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies7h ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken2h ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing6918h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker18h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo18h ago(Edited 18h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing6918h ago(Edited 18h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos14h ago(Edited 14h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt6h ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken2h ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos1d ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto23h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger8823h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

ChasterMies13h ago

Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.

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Essential Video Games Everyone Needs To Play At Least Once

Video games are no longer just a simple past time. Today's games are evolving into true works of art. Offering intriguing narratives, cinematic setpieces, and profound messages, games can entertain us for hundreds of hours.

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Chard1d 17h ago (Edited 1d 17h ago )

I never got around to mass effect - I’m skeptical that it would hold up if I were to try it now

Furesis1d 16h ago

I would say it does. The combat is a bit shit for todays standards but everything else is great.

anast1d 14h ago

It's worth a play through today.

gold_drake1d 8h ago

the first one is abit the odd one out but after u finished it, believe it it gets tremendously better and better