Posts Tagged ‘major nelson
Major Nelson’s Xbox Live Account Hacked
Major Nelson, AKA: Larry Hryb from Microsoft’s own team had his Xbox Live account hacked yesterday proving, once again, that Microsoft has a serious security problem. Luckily for Major Nelson he works for Microsoft, so the issue was fixed within hours. Speaking as someone who doesn’t work for them, who went through the same issue [...]
Xbox.com Maintenance Tonight
If you were planning to chat it up on the Xbox.com Forums tonight, forget about it. Major Nelson says that Xbox.com and all features including the forums will be offline starting at 12:01 A.M. Pacific Time tonight. The maintenance is expected to last 4 hours and should not affect Xbox Live. Seems like Xbox.com will [...]
Xbox Live Holiday Season Problems Return
The same thing happened this time last year, many users were reporting problems connecting to Xbox Live. Luckily our area never seems to be affected by these issues (maybe living in the Midwest does have it’s advantages). Also, according to Major Nelson, these issues have already been resolved. I have to wonder why these issues [...]
Microsoft Bans More Modded Xbox 360′s
Microsoft recently confirmed the banning of Modded Xbox 360′s connected to Xbox Live. Since modding on the Xbox 360 is reserved almost entirely to piracy, this seems like a logical move. If you’re playing on a modded Xbox, at least have the common sense not to connect it to Xbox Live or I really can’t [...]
Microsoft Resets Live Cheaters Achievements to Zero, Labels Them for All the World to See
Microsoft is taking Achievement Points quite serious, it seems. They see to have developed some method for catching Gamerscore cheaters, and are acting accordingly, according to Major Nelson: The steps today takes the form of the following: • Resetting the entire Gamerscore for an account to zero • The account will be unable to regain all previously [...]
Xbox Live Troubles Result In Free Game
It’s not really news that Xbox Live has been having serious issues since Christmas. A massive influx of new users meant that Microsoft’s servers have had some problems keeping pace. Luckily, they actually feel bad about the situation and will be offering a free game to both Gold and Silver members: Dear Xbox LIVE Members: [...]
