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Microsoft suspends an Xbox Live gamer after a misunderstanding of the use of the word gay. Meanwhile, it doesn't seem that Sony hasdealt with any of these"very, very specific" cases, and your identity on the Wii is something like "," so no chance of anything "offensive" there.

Microsoft is in damage control mode after it suspended a year-old gamer's Xbox Live account because he used an "offensive" name for his home offensive namewas "Fort Gay." Where he lives. But apparently living in a city named "gay" is a fort.

Doyourresearch, Microsoft. You also made him miss an important tournament over that. The gamers. Battlefield 6 review: "More refined than innovative, this FPS is on target with multiplayer even if its campaign is just a big shrug".

Fort Gay is a town in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy rivers. It is located within the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, and adjoins Louisa, Kentucky. The other problem? See more Games News. Unless maybeyour number includes " UK Edition.

Above: It took about 10 seconds to see that Fort Gay is indeed a city. That offensive namewas "Fort Gay. We're all for combating homophobia on Xbox Live, but a little fact checking might help with the efforts. Sign in View Profile Sign out.

When Josh Moore, the owner of the account,called Xbox customer service and tried to explain, no one believed that the city's name was real, and he was refused help. Microsoft is in damage control mode after it suspended a year-old gamer's Xbox Live account because he used an "offensive" name for his home town.

Microsoft (MSFT) is kicking people off again from its popular XBox Live service for inappropriate sexual expression, going against its own revised code of conduct. And look, this very story is already reported! It was only after being contacted by media outlets and the mayor of Fort Gay himself that Microsoft finally admitted, "In this very, very specific case, a mistake was made.

This isn't Microsoft's only misguided attempt to keep the masses from being offended - the company used to ban any name that included the word 'gay,' 'lesbian,' 'bi,' 'transgender,' or 'straight. Little Nightmares 3 review: "An overly safe, uneven, and half-baked follow-up where co-op is a hindrance instead of the evolution it should've been".

Don't miss these. Ifyou happen to live in one of the above cities and your name is something like, say, Richard Gaywoodyou're really gonna have a tough time keeping your Xbox Live microsoft. With a new season on the way, is Blood Bowl's second edition still worth a look?

Here are a few more US cities you may want to recognize the existence of:. It actually sounds like a plausible name. The hivemind is fast. Instead of googling the location like a normal gay y'all actually decided to strip him of his account and basically steal $ from him just because you don't believe a location is real.

Moore said he was even told that if he put "Fort Gay" back into his profile, they'd completely ban his account and keep all of his prepaid Xbox Live Gold membership money. In fact, we'll do it for you.