XBox 360 Live

More Left 4 Dead will appear on Xbox Live (Adrenaline Vault)

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 | XBox 360 Live

Do you find yourself lying awake at night wondering whatever happened to Bill, Louis, Zoey and Francis? Well, your nocturnal musings may finally come to an end. Valve is planning a Left 4 Dead comic for release on Xbox Live. The comic, a first for the network, is alleged to explain how the original...
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Change in Xbox Live Code of Conduct allows members to state sexual orientation (Geek.com)

Monday, March 8, 2010 | XBox 360 Live

Xbox Live’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”-esque policy has been revoked. In an open letter to Live subscribers on Friday, Microsoft’s Marc Whitten announced an update to the Xbox Live Code of Conduct which will allow users to “more freely express their race, nationality, religion, and sexual orientation in Gamertags and profiles.” (more…) Interesting Products: 2x LIVE HEADSET...
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News: Xbox Live welcomes gay gamertags (Eurogamer)

Monday, March 8, 2010 | XBox 360 Live

Some specific words now permitted. The Xbox Live Code of Conduct has been updated to allow gay people to display sexual orientation in gamertags. Words allowed are “Lesbian”, “Gay”, “Bi”, “Transgender” and “Straight”. “Other terms regarding relationship orientation are not allowed,” read the updated COC. An explanation of the new rules may only be...
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Xbox Live lifts taboos on race-sexual preference (AsiaOne)

Saturday, March 6, 2010 | XBox 360 Live

SAN FRANCISCO: Xbox Live users are now free to express their race, religion, nationality and sexual orientation in profiles at the popular online videogame community. (more…) Interesting Products: 2x LIVE HEADSET + MIC For XBOX 360 WIRELESS CONTROLLERUS $12.73 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 18:44:02 PSTBuy It Now for only: US $14.01Bid now | Buy it...
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Xbox Live Invites More Sharing (PC World)

Saturday, March 6, 2010 | XBox 360 Live

A change to the Xbox Live Code of Conduct now lets gamers express more details about their identities. (more…) Interesting Products: 2x LIVE HEADSET + MIC For XBOX 360 WIRELESS CONTROLLERUS $12.73 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 18:44:02 PSTBuy It Now for only: US $14.01Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list Xbox live...
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Xbox Live code of conduct lets gamers express identity more (Network World)

Saturday, March 6, 2010 | XBox 360 Live

In a letter from Xbox Live’s Marc Whitten, the Xbox Team announced changes to the Xbox Live code of conduct today that allow all gamers to freely express “race, nationality, religion and sexual orientation in Gamertags and profiles.” (more…) Interesting Products: 2x LIVE HEADSET + MIC For XBOX 360 WIRELESS CONTROLLERUS $12.73 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday...
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Xbox Live lifts taboos (Straits Times)

Saturday, March 6, 2010 | XBox 360 Live

SAN FRANCISCO – XBOX Live users are now free to express their race, religion, nationality and sexual orientation in profiles at the popular online videogame community. Microsoft on Friday modified the Xbox Live code of conduct for some 23 million members of the network accessed through Xbox 360 videogame consoles. (more…) Interesting Products: 2x LIVE HEADSET +...
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The closet is opened: Xbox Live welcomes LBGT signifiers (Ars Technica)

Saturday, March 6, 2010 | XBox 360 Live

Microsoft hasn’t been the most progressive company when it comes to dealing with gay and lesbian issues on Xbox Live, but the company has just announced a small but important change to its Code of Conduct for the service. You can now describe your relationships with a number of preapproved words. “Under our previous...
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