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Players to receive harsher ban penalties in Dota 2 News Sep 23rd, 2019

Players to receive harsher ban penalties in Dota 2

Several features have been updated to better player experience

RuneScape maker Jagex banned 587 player accounts during 2018 News Jul 3rd, 2019

RuneScape maker Jagex banned 587 player accounts during 2018

"While we welcome hundreds of thousands into the games on a daily basis, we only issued permanent bans against 587 accounts for persistent abusive behaviour."

EA held an event about tackling harassment and bullying in games at E3 News Jun 14th, 2019

EA held an event about tackling harassment and bullying in games at E3

Research from anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label, 57 per cent of users have been bullied in an online title

Xbox boss Spencer commits to safeguarding users as firm tries to lower barrier to entry in games News May 21st, 2019

Xbox boss Spencer commits to safeguarding users as firm tries to lower barrier to entry in games

"Our industry must now answer the fierce urgency to play with our fierce urgency for safety"

Blizzard is publically shaming over 18,000 toxic South Korean Overwatch players News Jan 3rd, 2019

Blizzard is publically shaming over 18,000 toxic South Korean Overwatch players

Banned players have been named and shamed on the region’s Overwatch forums

Riot COO Gelb suspended without pay following workplace misconduct investigation News Dec 14th, 2018

Riot COO Gelb suspended without pay following workplace misconduct investigation

But the exec has not been fired

Ubisoft steps back from instant-bans for hate speech in Rainbow Six: Siege News Dec 13th, 2018

Ubisoft steps back from instant-bans for hate speech in Rainbow Six: Siege

The publisher will still hold a firm stance against toxicity, but the old approach was fatally flawed

How Spirit is using AI to change the games industry forever Interviews & Opinion Nov 9th, 2018

How Spirit is using AI to change the games industry forever

CCO Dr Mitu Khandaker and biz dev lead Peter Alau tell us more

INSIGHT: Diablo Immortal backlash shows mobile remains a dirty word in triple-A Interviews & Opinion Nov 5th, 2018

INSIGHT: Diablo Immortal backlash shows mobile remains a dirty word in triple-A

Biting the hand that feeds you?

South Korea looking to make sexual harassment in video games a crime News Sep 17th, 2018

South Korea looking to make sexual harassment in video games a crime

Follows laws brought to make cheating in games illegal

Uber vet Frances Frei is helping League of Legends firm Riot Games change its working culture Job News Sep 12th, 2018

Uber vet Frances Frei is helping League of Legends firm Riot Games change its working culture

Having turned around the transport app's famously toxic working culture, the academic has taken on her next big challenge

Rainbow Six: Siege - “Toxicity is not a fight that you will win - it’s a race” News Sep 11th, 2018

Rainbow Six: Siege - “Toxicity is not a fight that you will win - it’s a race”

Brand director Alex Remy on fighting toxicity and creating a welcoming space in the multiplayer shooter.

Blizzard claims Overwatch’s latest social systems are already improving in-game behaviour News Jul 16th, 2018

Blizzard claims Overwatch’s latest social systems are already improving in-game behaviour

Amount of players being abusive has decreased in American and Korean regions, but data is missing for Europe

Microsoft is trying to patent anti-cheat machine learning tech News Jul 3rd, 2018

Microsoft is trying to patent anti-cheat machine learning tech

Not yet granted, but the big M is the latest firm to employ AI to crack down on bad actors

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

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