Archive: october 25, 2008

Microsoft Chips In $25K in Search for Missing Kid [Missing]

There's still no sign of 15-year-old Brandon Crisp, who went missing after his parents confiscated his Xbox, but Microsoft Canada added $25,000 to the reward for information leading to his safe return, doubling it. Microsoft is also working with Barrie, Ontario authorities, divulging IP addresses of anyone who may have come in contact with Brandon via Call of Duty 4, his favorite game.
Microsoft is to be lauded for putting its money where its mouth is, and a missing child is a no-holds-barred effort, to be sure. But man, who knows how many people this kid gamed with over Xbox Live. They better...

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Tags: Call of Duty 4, Microsoft, Missing

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Nov 5 Body Discovered, Feared to Be That of Missing Teen Gamer [Breaking]

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Feb 19 Rails of Europe - not available - mis-print

Jul 26 Comic-Con 08: Could there be a 'HaloCon' in the future?

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Oct 30 Missing 15 Yr Old 'May Not Be In Canada' Say Police [Brandon Crisp]

Nov 29 Rumortoid: Quieter, cooler, long overdue Xbox 360s are out

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Sep 10 The Amazing Art Of Buying Faulty Products (Do You Have It?) [Night Note]

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Apr 21 Silent Hill 5 becomes Silent Hill: Homecoming, due for September

Oct 30 Miyamoto claims Mario Galaxy was conservative: Not enough pretend saxaphone?

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Oct 21 Microsoft Slightly Addresses Missing Fable II LE Codes [Screw Up]

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Aug 21 GameStop sees record sales, thanks to titles like GTA IV, MGS4

Sep 11 Midway announces the entire cast of Mortal Kombat vs DC and forgets Johnny Cage

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