Sep 15
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The Switch got a new firmware update yesterday that didn’t seem to do anything unusual, but as Switch homebrew…
Jun 18
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EA says it will ratchet up efforts to crack down on harassment and toxic behavior in its game. This includes making “additional resources and tools” available to its moderation and reporting systems. The publisher says in the past few weeks over 3,500 player-made, in-game assets were removed for being inappropriate…
Apr 29
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Speaking to Kotaku, Riot has reaffirmed its commitment to snuffing out Valorant harassment issues asap, but stopped short of detailing future plans. “We know this is a hard problem to tackle, and will take time, but I’d feel irresponsible accepting this as the status quo,” executive producer Anna Donlon said in an…
Apr 27
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It is a regrettable sign of our times that women sharing videos of vocal, sustained harassment they’ve received in…
Aug 5 2019
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The Seattle gaming convention PAX West has canceled a planned live recording of the “Sacred Symbols” gaming podcast,…
May 20 2019
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The head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, says the platform is committed to fighting the “growing toxic stew of hate speech, bigotry and misogyny” people experience in their digital lives in a blog post today. It goes on to lay out the principles and actions Xbox will pursue to be inclusive environment.
Feb 20 2019
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It’s a cold truth that some people in this world are just assholes. That’s why every online game game should have an…
Feb 13 2019
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Joel Zimmerman, better known by his stage name Deadmau5, announced in a now deleted Reddit post that he’s quitting…
Dec 6 2018
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On October 22 the Twitter account for the digital gaming storefront GOG sent out a Tweet using a hashtag advocating…
Dec 4 2018
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Yesterday, professional Dota 2 player Carlo “Kuku” Palad was banned from a major tournament due to making what were…
Nov 30 2018
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Bethesda has banned a group of Fallout 76 players for life after they launched a homophobic attack on others in the…
Nov 12 2018
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Following a series of offensive remarks made by professional Dota 2 players recently, the game’s creator Valve has…
Jul 17 2018
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Earlier this year, Ubisoft said it would be implementing stricter moderation in Rainbow Six Siege to find and…
Jul 12 2018
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According to developer Creative Assembly’s Grace Carroll, the Total War series’ Steam community was, until very…
Jun 27 2018
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Overwatch players needed something to incentivize good sportsmanship and, yesterday, they got it. Blizzard’s latest O…
Apr 4 2018
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Toxic interactions have long been a problem in Rainbow Six Siege. As the game has grown in popularity, so has the…
Apr 3 2018
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Despite arriving too late to prevent what some might call a full-blown crisis, Overwatch’s anti-toxicity efforts…
Mar 21 2018
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For years now, gaming companies like Riot, Blizzard, and Twitch have been fighting online abuse and harassment in…
Mar 20 2018
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A report today by The Verge details the recent history of Telltale Games leading up to last fall’s layoffs, including feelings among many of the staff that the studio was stagnating creatively and had also become a toxic work environment under the leadership of co-founder and former CEO Kevin Bruner.
Mar 8 2018
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Heroes of the Storm’s game director says Blizzard is looking into one of the game’s streamers frivolously reporting…