Microsoft Changes How Xbox Live Indie Games Are Rated

Two weeks ago we discussed news that some indie developers had found a way to manipulate ratings for their games on Xbox Live. Now, Microsoft has amended the rating rules so that only Xbox Live Gold members can rate such games through the service's website. "By implementing this change, we believe our customers will experience more consistent ratings and a significantly reduced potential for abuse across the entire Xbox catalog. We have also investigated rolling back suspect votes, however, we determined it will not be possible to do this. In addition, we are investigating users who may have violated their user agreement during this series of events."

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[atari2600a]

"The system's broken" "Okay here's what you do: Have it so only rich white land-owning men can vote, & it'll fix all your problems."

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[Anonymous Coward]

The big difference is that we can't just trivially make loads of false identities for voting in national elections.

Tell that to ACORN.

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[Anubis IV]

Your analogy kinda breaks down once you realize that there is infinite land that is available to anyone willing to put forward a mere $10 for the cheapest Gold subscription. Really, it's more analogous to them requiring voter registration and insisting that you provide identification for yourself when you vote so that you can't game the system...which is what usually happens today in the political system in America.