The Verdict is In!

Well, that's about as good an ending as we could have hoped for.

It would seem that iTzLuPo has lost the battle with Microsoft. His Twitter account has been deleted, as I had mentioned yesterday, and he changed his stance completely, posting an apology on his YouTube channel earlier today. Then, in a really unforeseen move, iTzLuPo's channel was deleted. I took a quick glance at Google, and while there are many stories on Lupo, the guy himself can't be found on the Internet.

So, what happened?

I see two possibilities. One, the online community has completely cast out Lupo, making him realize that he was wrong, causing him to make his apology. His accounts were deleted by Twitter and Youtube, and he decided to take his permaban on Xbox Live.

Two (which, to me, seems like what actually happened), his parents wised up. If you weren't aware, somebody on Twitter, @WeKnowWhoYouAre, posted Lupo's full contact information, including his address, his phone number, and even his parent's names (@WeKnowWhoYouAre has been suspended by Twitter for "suspicious activity", likely because of the posting of Lupo's information). With the number of people that are angry at him, some people were bound to call Lupo's home, and his parents were bound to answer. I'm betting that Lupo's parents finally found out about their son's shenanigans on the Internet, and decided to pull the plug.

As for the pro (apparently, there's a space there), I'm told that he is not actually suspended, or even reprimanded. When going over the video, he admits that he was a bit too aggressive in his tone. That about sums it up on the corporate end.

And as for all of us gamers who watched from the sidelines? We just got told by Microsoft that they aren't going to be putting up with hackers, modders, and general cheaters anymore. Which is fine for most of us, since we don't do any of those things (right?). We should be relieved. But I can't help but sense that there might be even more chapters in this story, and we might see a lot more stories in the future like the saga of Lupo and the pro.

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