Well, Microsoft wasn’t kidding when they said they were going to be cracking down.  The banhammer has been dropped on 600,000 users, mostly for modding and piracy.  Microsoft says they are aiming to increase that number of bans to 1 million by the end of the holiday season.

It seems though that Microsoft’s call centers have been getting lit up by people complaining about their bans,

Our office has gone to hell, People have been calling in around the clock and most of them are screaming teen-agers who don’t understand the terms of use that comes with the console they bought.

Well, if you do the crime, you’re gonna do the time people.

Microsoft Bans 600k Xbox Live Accounts, More to Follow [Pinoy Cosplay]