The Bungie Banhammer Falls

04 Aug 2008 at 10:47:51 by Andy Alderson

Bungie has implemented a zero tolerance policy towards the sharing of inappropriate content in Halo 3.

In the Weekly Update on its website, the developer has stated anyone who authors and uploads dodgy content will be permanently banned from matchmaking, be unable to file share and have their Xbox 360 hardware banned from Halo 3 for one month.

The crackdown doesn't stop there as Bungie go on to say anyone who downloads the naughty stuff and then shares it will also lose the file share functionality for good.

"Fair warning: Users who have modified content on their File Share - regardless of who created said content - will be subjected to the full power of the Banhammer’s thrust", says the statement. "This includes some never-before-unleashed technology that will effectively terminate your Halo multiplayer experience online in every imaginable facet. In fact, the ban is so thorough that simply calling it the Banhammer is a complete understatement."

The move follows a "relatively small number of incidents" in which users uploaded inappropriate non-game content to the Halo 3 file share system.

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