The real problem with this genre is the fact that humans play it. Here’s some of the worst stuff they’ve done.
this is why we can’t have nice things
Ubisoft swings the banhammer at nearly 19,000 accounts for using an unspecified ‘fraudulent exploit’
We can all generally agree that using an exploit in an online multiplayer game is just asking for trouble at best and is the...
Singapore detains teen for playing on Roblox terrorist worlds
You know how they say that "all publicity is good publicity?" Maybe that's not quite true in the case of Roblox and... well, everything...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Vegas Hoenn Tour was Absol-utely bad
Prior to Pokemon GO’s recent in-person Las Vegas Hoenn Tour, a few people in my community joked about what could go wrong. Obviously lag...
Subreddit founder who started the 2021 Gamestonk craze sues Reddit over his ouster
One of the many, many weird stories to come out of 2021 was the one about Gamestonk, a memelord-led stock market charge that ballooned...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Far Northern Attire is accused of appropriating Sámi cultural property by the Saami Council
Back in December, you may recall that Final Fantasy XIV added a new cosmetic outfit, the Far Northern Attire. The outfit in question lacks...
Blizzard’s Mike Ybarra stuns devs with demoralizing bonus-slashing and return-to-work meeting
Earlier this week, we noted that Activision-Blizzard was preparing to end more of its COVID-induced work-from-home policies and that some of its studios that...
Genshin Impact fires voice actor over allegations of grooming, harassment, and abuse
One of the English voice actors for Genshin Impact has lost his job as a result of some serious allegations leveraged against him. Elliot...
Survival MMO The Day Before struggles to secure trademark as YouTube bans its videos
Boy, we hope that you're not holding your breath for The Day Before because what was once Steam's most-anticipated title is a hot mess of...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Niantic seems to care more about data collection than public safety
I was hoping to be more positive as Pokemon GO’s Las Vegas Hoenn Tour is fast approaching, but ever consistent in disappointment, Niantic has...
Mobile MMORPG World of Zenonia resurfaces with a new name and planned connection to the blockchain
Back in March 2020 we reported on World of Zenonia, an upcoming mobile MMORPG based on the long-running series of action RPGs that primarily...
Final Fantasy XIV, Guild Wars 2 communities erupt over GShade malware mod drama
We're back in the thick of the games modding controversy this week, this time over what was meant to be a benign mod -...
Workers call out Activision-Blizzard management as it reaches $35M settlement with SEC
A Better ABK, the proto-union workers group that supports the developers at Activision-Blizzard, has once more thrown a spotlight on management malfeasance, sharing its...
Final Fantasy XIV director expresses frustration and confusion as another world first clear is won via addon use
It would appear that Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida has McFreaking had it with addons being used in order for raid...
Riot Games says it won’t be extorted by hackers who breached League of Legends’ source code
Last weekend, Riot Games told fans of its games that it had been hit with a social engineering attack that led to the compromise...
Parent puts Roblox on blast for her first-hand experiences of troubling games and failed content filtering
In case you were wondering if the CEO of Roblox was blowing smoke when he talked up "safety and civility," allow one parent's extremely...
Blizzard’s Proletariat ends bid to unionize after unionbusting tactics succeed
Activision-Blizzard's latest efforts to head off worker unions were apparently successful: Union group Communication Workers of America has ended its bid to launch a...
A nasty account-destroying exploit is currently ruining Grand Theft Auto Online
Grand Theft Auto Online is apparently suffering from a nasty exploit that's allowing exploiters to muck up fellow players' accounts and gameplay.
The issue was...
Old School RuneScape player reportedly makes off with nearly $120K in cash thanks to an exploit
Exploits are a problem. Gold farming is a problem. Combine those two and you've got a giga-problem, and you've also got a story out...
Riot Games lays off 46 workers, adding to this month’s tech toll
Riot Games is the latest games industry megacorp to issue layoffs this week, though they're smaller in number than the thousands of workers shed...
Bored Ape Yacht Club’s upcoming ‘skill-based mint’ NFT game sparks a speculation market
While there are many of us normal humans who don't participate in a wildly speculative and volatile market powered by FOMO, art theft, environmental...
