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"A Modern Warfare 3 fan has been permanently banned from playing the game, according to developer Infinity Ward. Community strategist Robert Bowling said that players risk being &amp;quot;permabanned&amp;quot; for doing &amp;quot;something bad&amp;quot;, with one user unable to access the game for 5,000 days, or over 13 and a half years. Bowling later told a user on Twitter that bans were issued for a number of serious issues. &amp;quot;Boosting, Cheating, Hacking, Exploiting, Inappropriate behavior (racial slurs, abusive language, etc),&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;Based on reports in game.&amp;quot; Over 1,600 players were banned following similar tactics less than two weeks after its November 11 launch. Modern Warfare 3 was recently named as the fastest-selling piece of entertainment, beating Avatar to the $1 billion sales mark. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was released for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on November 8. &amp;gt; Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 review &amp;gt; Modern Warfare 3 midnight launch in London - pictures Watch the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 live-action trailer below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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