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December 1st, 2009 at 12:00am
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Erik Estavillo — otherwise referred to as a “professional plantiff” by
GamePolitics for his laundry list of legal claims — has subpoenaed Microsoft’s Bill Gates in his suit targeting the company for his run in with the
Red Ring of Death. According to court documents filed in a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the subpoena demands Gates hand over paperwork that reveal the “true and relative number of actual Xbox 360 units that have been fixed by Microsoft over the past 3 years.” Estavillo also seeks data pertaining to the number of broken Xbox 360 consoles and the amount of people banned from Xbox Live for “piracy” between November 28, 2008 and 2009.
While Estavillo is looking for answers to questions every journalist has been seeking, his track record of legal battles places him in eccentric territory. Estavillo is also suing Activision Blizzard claiming characters in World of Warcraft walk at an intentionally slow pace in order to bilk customers of more monthly fees. In the claim, he subpoenaed actress Winona Ryder and Depeche Mode member Martin Gore. Estavillo has also filed suit against Sony for being banned from online play, stemming from comments he supposedly made during matches of Resistance: Fall of Man; and Nintendo, for issuing firmware updates that disabled his Homebrew Channel.
‘Pro plantiff’ Erik Estavillo subpoenas Bill Gates in RROD suit originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
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November 20th, 2009 at 09:30pm
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After being banned from the PlayStation Network for hateful comments stated in Resistance’s online community, Erik Estavillo launched not one, but two, lawsuits against Sony for infringing on his “first amendment rights” — an argument that was shot down by Judge Ronald Whyte simply because “Sony is not part of the government.”
However, what Estavillo lacks in civil online discourse, he makes up for with sheer determination and persistence. In addition to Sony, he now has both Microsoft and Nintendo in his sights. Estavillo is seeking $75,000 from Microsoft for the “undue stress” and “sadness” caused by his Xbox 360’s RROD. “Microsoft should have to bear the burden that is now put on the shoulders of this disabled plaintiff,” his claim states — a burden that is equivalent to the sum of 375 Xbox 360 systems, apparently. Nintendo is being sued for interfering with Estavillo’s “pursuit of happiness.” And how exactly is Nintendo doing that? “Deleting, blocking or prohibiting the Homebrew Channel and Ocarina applications” via a system update.
We’re hoping you can see the sheer brilliance of Estavillo’s strategy. He’s offering the perfect opportunity for PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo fans to agree on something for once.
Banned PSN player sues Nintendo and Microsoft originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
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September 2nd, 2009 at 10:03am
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We’re not sure there’s a great way to write this post without you beautiful monsters turning it into flamebait — nay, a flamesteak. We’re just going to chuck it into the pit and then walk away in slow motion while the animals devour it. If we do it right, it should be very Guy Ritchie. SquareTrade, which claims to be the largest independent warranty provider in the world, has presented data indicating that the Red Ring of Death has been on the decline since the introduction of the Jasper chipset in early 2009. The findings were based on 16,000 new consoles covered by the company.
Well, that’s great news! We don’t think we’re forgetting anything.Nope, we’re all set. Well, we guess the report did say that the Wii was nine times more reliable than the 360 and four times more reliable than the PS3, but we can’t imagine that’s of much interest to anyone. [begin slo-mo walking]
[Via IndustryGamers]
Study: Xbox 360 RROD on the decline originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
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August 17th, 2009 at 05:01pm
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digg_url = ‘http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/17/game-informer-xbox-360-at-54-2-percent-failure-rate/’; The latest issue of Game Informer contains a surprising statistic for anyone who’s ever loved and lost their Microsoft-branded home console – according to their survey, in which over 5,000 console owners participated, the Xbox 360’s current failure rate due to the Red Ring of Death, E74 or other hardware failure is 54.2 percent. They also calculated the relative death toll for PS3s due to the Yellow Light of Death (10.3 percent) and Wiis, due to … well, we’re not actually sure what color the Wii’s light turns to upon its demise (6.8 percent).
Unfortunately, for having the highest failure rate, survey participants also pinned Microsoft for having the least helpful customer service representatives. Not that it matters – later in the survey, only 3.8 percent of participants said they’d never buy another Xbox 360 due to its high failure rate.
Speaking of which, we’re not sure what future techno-utopia this poll was conducted in, but a 54.2 percent Xbox 360 failure rate sounds awfully low. Had the survey’s participants been comprised entirely of Joystiq staffers, it would have been a bone-chilling 100 percent.
[Via Consumerist]
Game Informer: Xbox 360 at 54.2 percent failure rate originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
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July 1st, 2009 at 01:40pm
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If your Xbox 360 fell victim to the E74 error and you paid Microsoft for the repair, you should have received a refund check back from the company by today. If you paid for a repair and have yet to receive a check, you’ll need to follow up with Microsoft before the hard deadline of November 1, 2009. After that … well, you’re just going to have to eat it.
The E74 error was placed under a similar warranty to that of the Xbox 360’s “Red Ring of Death,” after data revealed it was another widespread defect for the console.
[Thanks, Matt L]
PSA: E74 victims should have received refund check by now originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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