Random interesting things

I don't know which update to Xfire initiated this, but I just noticed that my Xfire client has been downloading patches to games I own as they are released, without me even knowing. This can be disabled, but I think it's pretty cool. Xfire has apparently already downloaded the new World of Warcraft 2.4.0 patch, which is cool, even if I don't play the game any more. When/if I decide to play again, I won't have to sit through the drudgery of waiting for the countless patches to download and install. All in all, pretty cool.

Also, Microsoft made an interesting announcement today about "Gamerscore Corrections". Essentially, if you have cheated and downloaded a saved game file in order to obtain achievements on a game, your gamerscore will be "corrected." Corrected is used kind of lightly. Your gamerscore will be completely erased, with no potential to ever earn back those achievements. You can unlock future achievements, however, but any previously unlocked achievement is gone forever. To top that off, your Xbox Live profile will be labeled as a cheater, for the entire world to see. So don't cheat.