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Student Finds Stolen Xbox 360 with His Wireless Controller
dailytech.com - 12/15/2008
Student Finds Stolen Xbox 360 with His Wireless Controller
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Student recovers stolen Xbox 360 but doesn't beat thief senseless Gamers put lots of time into their favorite games gaining new abilities, levels, and other benefits as the game goes along. A couple of the worst things that could happen to a gamer is to have his game console stolen or lose the ...

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blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com - 12/15/2008
Suit: Microsoft knew Xbox could damage discs
— blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com — A document unsealed in a lawsuit last week suggests that Microsoft employees knew before putting the Xbox 360 on the market in November 2005 that the video game console could damage game discs. (more) Suit: Microsoft knew Xbox could damage discs

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Xbox 360 Room (video)
— youtube.com — This is my Xbox 360 Room I have been working on.TV, Xbox 360, TV Table, Surround Sound=$3000Led's,Led Driver,Led Dimming switch = $ 170Rug at a Department St... (more) Xbox 360 Room (video)

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eurogamer.net - 12/17/2008
Xbox 360 leads PS3 by 1m in Europe News // Xbox 360 /// Eurogamer - Games Reviews, News and More
— eurogamer.net — Xbox 360 currently has a combined lead over PlayStation 3 of around one million lifetime sales across five key European territories - the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy. That's according to GfK Chart-Track data seen by Eurogamer that shows ... (more) Xbox 360 leads PS3 by 1m in Europe News // Xbox 360 /// ...

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Stolen Xbox recovered by victim using controller, science
Engadget — ... He then went on a fantastic journey with the controller, allowing the LEDs -- which flash if the controller is out of range -- to guide him to the room of the thief. Kestenbaum contacted the dorm's advisor, and the Xbox was recovered, although it had sadly been reformatted and all of Ryan's saved games were gone. He said he plans on prosecuting the thief "to the fullest extent of the law," which we hopes means he'll be getting back the thousands of bottle caps lost. [Via Daily Tech] ...

Guy Finds Stolen Xbox 360 With Wireless Controller [Xbox 360]
Gizmodo — ... the console, meaning it couldn't be far. Through the process of elimination, moving from floor to floor and then room to room, he was able to pinpoint exactly where his Xbox 360 had vanished to. A resident assistant then opened the room, where the victim proved it was his Xbox by turning it off and on with his controller. Unfortunately for the victim, the criminal was just smart enough to be dangerous—he already erased the hard drive. [The Standard Online via DailyTech] ...

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