Black Tuesday

On the eve of the biggest game launch in Xbox history, a slew of Xbox modders found their accounts banned from Xbox Live. Microsoft has long reserved the right to check out your Xbox's hard drive and ban for life any gamers who modified their Xbox. They haven't seemed too keen on putting their god-like
powers to the test until Tuesday night. I'm guessing they've decided to clear the decks in anticipation of Halo 2, which is likely to push Live to the breaking point. Unfortunately, the people banned include at least one guy who just did a self-repair on their crappy DVD drives.

Xbox Live ban day [Xbox-Scene via Kotaku]