I have been hearing reports of Xbox Live cracking down on offensive GamerTags and Mottos. Two people on my friends list have already been affected including “CunningLynguist” and “YerBallsRshowin”

I am somewhat surprised that Microsoft is taking action now, with both of these accounts getting banned this week. Is Microsoft actually cracking down, or are people reporting these names with the increase in multiplayer gaming via Halo 3? Either way, here is a copy of the message that people are receiving…

“In accordance with Xbox Live policy, the gamertag [GamerTag] is no longer allowed.  Please change your gamertag before playing on Xbox Live”

From that point on, you are completely banned from Xbox Live, and you can’t continue until you change it. The message then takes you to a new page that lets you choose your new GamerTag.

If anyone else has any reports regarding this issue, please make sure to comment below.