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Overwatch adding endorsement tools to incentivise good behaviour News Jun 6th, 2018

Overwatch adding endorsement tools to incentivise good behaviour

Improvements also include a “looking for group” system and other quality of life changes

Tencent fighting cheating and rewarding good behaviour with social score system News Apr 11th, 2018

Tencent fighting cheating and rewarding good behaviour with social score system

Game Credit currently only available to Chinese users

Ubisoft further details how it is dealing with Rainbow Six: Siege toxicity News Apr 5th, 2018

Ubisoft further details how it is dealing with Rainbow Six: Siege toxicity

French games giant shares how it is trying to stop bad behaviour in its online shooter

Blizzard turns to machine learning to halt Overwatch toxicity News Apr 4th, 2018

Blizzard turns to machine learning to halt Overwatch toxicity

Firm using AI to spot toxic language, with the aim of spotting toxic gameplay in the long-run

Consumers could lose money and games for using "offensive language" on Microsoft services as of May News Mar 27th, 2018

Consumers could lose money and games for using "offensive language" on Microsoft services as of May

New Service Agreement shows that the Big M is sick of people using its platforms for offensive purposes

Publishers including Blizzard, Riot and CCP to combat gamer toxicity with Fair Play Alliance organisation News Mar 26th, 2018

Publishers including Blizzard, Riot and CCP to combat gamer toxicity with Fair Play Alliance organisation

"We provide an open forum for the games industry to collaborate on research and best practices that encourage fair play and healthy communities in online gaming"

Epic ditches friendly fire to combat Fortnite player toxicity News Mar 21st, 2018

Epic ditches friendly fire to combat Fortnite player toxicity

“If you think someone did something on purpose, it doesn’t matter if it was accidental. It affects your experience"

Ubisoft beefs up Rainbow Six: Siege ban system to fight homophobes and racists News Mar 5th, 2018

Ubisoft beefs up Rainbow Six: Siege ban system to fight homophobes and racists

“Any language or content deemed illegal, dangerous, threatening, abusive, obscene, vulgar, defamatory, hateful, racist, sexist, ethically offensive or constituting harassment is forbidden.”

Blizzard bans "worst" griefer it has encountered in Overwatch News Feb 8th, 2018

Blizzard bans "worst" griefer it has encountered in Overwatch

Current and all future accounts banned for player who has ruined 'thousands' of games

In-game ban notifications added to Overwatch News Dec 13th, 2017

In-game ban notifications added to Overwatch

But game director Jeff Kaplan says this will not entirely solve toxicity problem

Four years and 70m players later: where does Blizzard's card game blockbuster Hearthstone go from here? Interviews & Opinion Nov 29th, 2017

Four years and 70m players later: where does Blizzard's card game blockbuster Hearthstone go from here?

Senior game designer Peter Whalen talks Kobolds and Catacombs, developing new expansions and toxicity within the title's community

Rainbow Six Siege finally gets an option to report toxicity News Nov 24th, 2017

Rainbow Six Siege finally gets an option to report toxicity

Community developer advises users read up on the tactical shooter's code of conduct

Blizzard has put together a ‘strike team’ to deal with Overwatch toxicity News Nov 7th, 2017

Blizzard has put together a ‘strike team’ to deal with Overwatch toxicity

“We’re not sitting here with our heads in the sand"

“Talking to players as a developer is scary and intimidating,” says ex-Riot employee News Oct 10th, 2017

“Talking to players as a developer is scary and intimidating,” says ex-Riot employee

Aaron Rutledge opens up about the realities of dealing with a toxic community

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