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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

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

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