Man vs. Microsoft.

Simple bit of advice: If Microsoft detect that your 360 has been modified, even though it hasn’t, just follow these simple and hassle free procedures in order to get your Live account back. It is exactly the measures Desktop Support Technician Craig Stewart had taken before Microsoft finally decided to take a look at his console.

1) Spend over eight hours phoning customer support, talking to brick walls and call-queue-voiceovers.
2) Send over 15 Emails to the very same support centre, who’ll, in turn, advise you to call them.
3) Repeat Step One for a few more hours.
4) Contact a Barrister, one that understands consoles.
5) Get the barrister to contact Peter Moore.
6) Wait for Peter more to suggest taking a look at the console.
7) Wait for Microsoft to get cold feet on the idea, and refuse to look at your console.
8) Repeat steps 1-4, going slightly psycho in the process.
9) Compile indisputable evidence that your console hasn’t been modified.
10) Contact the press.

And that’s all it takes.

Please remember to pen this down in your 360 manual, because Microsoft’s detection system appears to be so paranoid that even if a DVD/RW so much as brushes along next to the console, you’re banned.

Here’s Mr Stewart’s compelling evidence.