According to Epic Games, Microsoft has sent out a new mandate set to start on January 1, 2012 which removes the ability to sell any "gun-like" props on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The new mandate also covers any new guns being created as either rewards or as pre-order bonuses if they are not in-game weapons and just avatar props.
All current gun props existing on the Avatar Store will be delisted starting next month but there is a grandfather clause which allows Xbox users to keep their exiting weapon props. Microsoft will also not be disabling the ability to equip them on a user's Xbox avatar.
This would be the 2nd time Microsoft has reconsidered guns and weapons as allowable props for their guidelines on what can and can not be done for Xbox Live avatars. The first attempt ended up being dropped after Epic Games was able to convince Microsoft to change their minds but it appears this time Microsoft will not budge from their new stance at least for the time being.
http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/...ce-on-1-1-2012
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Daily Recap:
1) Based on the leaked codename of "Iron Wolf" and other rumored info, the next game in the Call of Duty series will be Black Ops 2 and has a release date of October 11, 2012.
http://blackops2news.com/call-of-dut...or-black-ops-2
2) Sony denies The Last Guardian for the PS3 has been cancelled while Gamestop admits to an error lead in the cancellation notices being sent to customers who had the pre-order reserved for the game.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumo...celled-updated
3) Nintendo reveals the next Gameboy game to arrive on the eShop for the 3DS on December 29 will be Bionic Commando from the original Gameboy along with a "3D Classic" version of Urban Champion and a few other games.
http://www.gamezone.com/news/gb-bion...-december-29th