Nintendo Bans A Bunch Of Hacked 3DSes
This week, 3DS hacking communities are clamoring over a so-called “ban wave” that permanently knocks systems offline.
Mario Maker Player Keeps Risking Bans From Nintendo To Keep Game Alive
Mario Maker’s last content update dropped over a year ago, but hardcore fans aren’t ready to let go yet. Instead, some of the community introduces new features through glitches, though Nintendo doesn’t seem to be a fan of the practice.
Riot Risks Stifling Creativity In League By Banning Players With Unconventional Strategies
Last week, a player who goes by “Take the Draw” in League of Legends was handed a 14-day ban. The punishment wasn’t because of the champion they played, but the way they were playing it—and now, Riot risks setting a precedent for how you have to play the game.
For Honor's Anti-Cheat System Is Allegedly Banning Innocent Players
For Honor players claim they’re getting banned from the online fighting game because of a haywire, or over-sensitive, anti-cheat program.
Thousands of People Get Banned From Pokémon Sun and Moon For Cheating
Cheating is rampant in Pokémon thanks to tools which allow players to create fake monsters with impossible stats from scratch. Well, it looks like some of the people messing around with their save files have gotten the hammer from The Pokémon Company.
The Woes of An Overwatch Player Who Keeps Getting Reported For Playing Widowmaker
Snipers have a bad reputation: the class is infamous for standing back and picking off kills, all without contributing to the match objective. In Overwatch, that sniper stigma means that players consider heroes like Widowmaker and Hanzo to be nonviable competitively. For some players, straying from that norm often…
Counter-Strike Player Says Their Fake Hacks Got Thousands Of Cheaters Banned
Counter-Strike has a cheating problem. One player decided to do something about it. Something, shall we say, creative.
Modders Say Rockstar Banned Them For Making An Alternative To GTA Online
Dissatisfied with the gameplay of the PC version of GTA Online, a group of modders built a service that let them host custom multiplayer variants. Now, they’re finding themselves permanently blocked from playing Grand Theft Auto V and other games published by GTA maker Rockstar.
Grand Theft Auto V's Confusing Mod Situation
Grand Theft Auto V players claim they’re getting banned on PC right now, but why? Well, it’s complicated.
Twitch Users Try Bootlegging Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight, Get Banned
Twitch exists for gaming content. Sure, you can find other stuff on there—music has been gaining more of a presence of late—but it’s still primarily a place to play or watch games. So it’s probably not a surprise to hear that trying to illegally stream a boxing match is considered a big no-no.
Game Developers Can Now Ban Steam Users
In a move that’s bound to yield some very interesting results, Valve just announced that it was changing the way it administers bans on its ridiculously popular gaming service Steam. Rather than adjudicating the entire process on its own, the company is effectively handing over power to individual game developers.
Advanced Warfare Cracks Down On Players Killing Themselves On Purpose
In a fireside chat over the weekend, Sledgehammer Games' studio head Michael Condrey discussed ongoing matchmaking optimization for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and cracking down on players who spend entire matches sitting in a corner killing themselves.
Small Massachusetts Town Lifts 32-Year Ban On Pac-Man
Just in time for the arrival of next-gen consoles, residents in the town of Marshfield, Massachusetts are going to be able to play Pac-Man publicly for the first time in over three decades.
Twitch Apologizes Over Recent Abuse of Power By Staff
After a day of silence, the CEO of livestreaming website Twitch has apologized for the poor handling of a recent controversy involving staff members, emoticons, and a number of people from the streaming community.
Attempts To Ban Violent Games In Venezuela Progress
The Associated Press reports that the Venezuelan government's attempts to ban violent video games such as Counter-Strike, is weeks away from passing, though it isn't likely to affect widespread sale of pirated games.
Game Bans: Misinterpreting the Gaming Experience
People like banning things — books and films have been dealing with this issue for quite a long time, and the banning of games is no different. We watch the decisions of approval and censorship boards, waiting to see what will slip past, what will receive a de facto ban, and what will be banned outright. Vancouver…
