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Well, looks like I may be at am impasse for my script, so I'm hoping someone may be able to give a suggestion.
The basic idea I want in the end is to be able to query GB based on the current game being played on XBOX.
I've been previously doing this based on an API I created for my own site, but as this is a very poorly maintained method and as GB is awesome I thought I could really improve the script.
 
The major problem is I get little more than the name of the game being played in my message.  The exact string I retrieve is

XBOXMSGR\0Game\01\0{0}: {1} ({2})\0Xbox 360\0Sonic The Hedgehog 2\0Stefan Leroux\0http://live.xbox.com/profile/profile.aspx?GamerTag=Stefan+Leroux&appid=messenger\066262\0\

Yeah, the problem is that it would more than likely need the new data added to the site, not that I see that as a problem, but as always it's not my site.  I'd like to think the script would be used by people, and thus everyone would help sort out the site, but honestly it's hard to say.
A possibility would be the 'tid' which is used by xbox.com to identify a game.  Presumeably they would be unique, and I think I can probably get that data (although not entirely sure yet).  The thing is, how would I contact staff about the possibility?

Hey LordAndrew, just noticed the reply.  Apparently I don't get notifications, so I apologise for ignoring you.
I've made a script for MSN Messenger Plus! which can access some of the data, although it's pretty much the string.  I'll have a check to see if I can access anything else in the background, perhaps the product code, but then the problem will still be the same - is there any way to pull game data based on a product id for a release?  There isn't that I can see, but I may have missed something.

I was wondering if there would be any way to search by a game ID to retrieve the details from the database.  I'm trying to pull data about XBOX games from the site, but the only data I really have access to is the XBOX Live gamename identifier.  I'd like to see if it's possible to have a way to search by this added.  I think it may need the site to allow more input though to specify the game ID's, since some games may have many (such as "Army of Two" and "Army of Two (EU)").
It would be nice to see this extended as both data and a search ability.
I know that aliases could be used for such a thing, but it just seems to make more sense to me to have it as a real option rather than a workaround - that said, I know who make the decisions so obviously sense to me may not be enough.  I know this isn't entirely an API regard, but I figured that since I couldn't find the correct place, I'd at least get pointed in the right direction here.  Or told where to go, which I could kinda understand.

I don't want to use Duct Tape for it, because that seems a bigger reason to try nick it to me.  Plus, the whole ugly thing.

@MB:

That definitely does seem like overkill, but just might work.  

I completely forgot about the back USB slot, so I guess I could use that to have it locked in at the back, remove all the temptation from them.  Plus, as Lego_My_Eggo said,  could ask them to bring their own. That seems like the ideal solution to me.

Hey guys, cheers for the replies.  

@Lego_My_Eggo said:

" from my understanding you can now use a USB flash drive for saves. ask them to bring there own or provide one that is tied down.  and may i ask how/why are they only stealing memory cards and not the controllers or games? if they are already tied down and locked up maybe you could just go all out and get a demo kiosk of some sort. "

Unfortunately the console isn't on the net, and so it doesn't have the USB update.  I'll see if I can get it on, and possibly use a USB stick.  That was going to be my next thought, just bugs me that the memcard is sitting out of use.

@RichardLOlson said:

" I say take a tazer and shock the hell outta these kids, till they get the point that stealing is wrong. "

Believe me, I like that idea. I really, really do.

I'm gonna see about a locked cabinet or something that may help.  Although I might just try and tape the card into the faceplate.  Now if I can just find out how to stop them creating profiles, because I really don't want 50 profiles getting created and sitting in the way.  Try and make them a single profile to share, give the club it's own ID.

Anyway, thats for the suggestions. :)

Hey guys, 
 
I'm looking for some help or suggestions regarding memory cards.  I'm working for a youth club in my hometown, dealing with teenagers.  We have a 360 available for them to use, but it's kinda driving me insane the amount of times I get asked how to save. 
There is a memory card for it, but it's kept under strict lock and key because there have been others stolen before (don't understand why there was another bought if it isn't to be used, but there we are).  Anyway, I'm trying to figure a way to stop it being stolen.  About the only thing I've come up with is to drill a hole in the memcard plastic to lock it into the faceplate, but I'm not allowed to do that.  I've also looked to see if a faceplate exists for such a thing, but it doesn't appear to.
 
Can anyone give any possible suggestions or thoughts on how to tackle this?  I feel the 360 without saving is a bit useless, despite a relatively large amount of games, and I'd really like to deal with it for them - as well as for myself. 
 
Cheers

I don't know how (or if) to add missing images, but either way, the image shown for Trent actually depicts a completely different character from the same game.