The real problem with this genre is the fact that humans play it. Here’s some of the worst stuff they’ve done.
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Black Desert’s big banwave this week apparently had more than a few false positives
Earlier this week, we covered Kakao's move to crack down on cheating in Black Desert, specifically in Shadow Arena, which has reportedly been plagued...
Reddit is aflame over the ban of a popular bug-exposing YouTuber from ARK Survival Evolved
Since this article's publication, Wildcard has walked back the ban. We've updated with the whole story at the very end.
Not quite a year ago,...
Electronic Arts lays off 350 people from multiple teams, draws down presence in Japan and Russia
EA is undergoing major layoffs today. The nicest thing we can say about them is that at least it's "only" 350 out of 9000...
Epic addresses store roadmap, privacy; Steam finally confronts review bombing
If you've been waiting impatiently for the Epic Store to have various expected features like cloud saves and user reviews, the good news is...
Indian police arrest 10 over PUBG ban
Four cities in the Indian state of Gujarat have instituted a ban on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds over concern that the game causes violent behavior. The...
Confusing ports of One Hour One Life demonstrate the frustrations of generous public domain games
Remember indie game One Hour One Life? Back in November, it made headlines for its Steam launch; it's an one-man-dev-team MMO where you start...
Call of Duty swatter requests the minimum 20 to 25 year prison sentence
The Call of Duty player whose 2017 swatting call resulted in an innocent man's death is now facing sentencing in federal court, where he...
Two weeks after Activision Blizzard’s layoffs, its stock price is barely higher than before the layoffs
You all remember when Activision Blizzard laid off 800 employees on a year that was, on balance, a very good year for the company?...
Kotaku exposes the creeps of game streaming, plus the update on Elvine you didn’t want
At the beginning of the month, we were all horrified to cover the news that a Twitch streamer and (now former) Hi-Rez employee, Thomas...
The UK’s Fortnite Live event is another convention giving you a free hour in the ball pit; Epic Games takes organizers to court
Let's be real, the disaster of Fortnite Live in the UK is not on par with DashCon or Fyre Festival. There will not be...
Villagers & Heroes has been hacked – time to change your passwords
Bad news coming out of the adorable indie crossplatform MMORPG Villagers & Heroes as of last night: The game's been well and truly hacked.
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Gamigo isn’t penalizing ArcheAge cheaters who exploited Erenor infusions
Fans of drama are surely breathing a sigh of relief knowing that Gamigo isn't going to drop the ball that Trion handed off -...
Activision-Blizzard Q4 2018: Activision-Blizzard posted record profits, layoffs begin anyway
Activision-Blizzard's financial reports have been rather dull affairs for MMO gamers over the last few years, ever since the company stopped reporting World of...
A Hi-Rez staffer has been arrested for alleged solicitation of sex with a minor in major sting op
Didn't expect to be catching this post tonight: Apparently a Hi-Rez employee has been arrested along with 20 other men accused of soliciting sex...
Escape from Tarkov devs apparently abused DMCA to target more than one YouTube critic
Back in December, we covered trouble brewing in the Escape From Tarkov community, as Russian developer Battlestate stood accused of abusing DMCA takedowns against...
Facebook lawsuit reveals ‘friendly fraud’ tactics it employed against underage online gamers
For many of us, Facebook use is something we do grudgingly -- we're never quite liking the social platform, but we're also unable to...
RuneScape boots player who streamed himself bullying a suicidal gamer
A game as large and old and multifaceted as RuneScape is bound to collect some bad seeds over time, and as we've seen repeatedly...
Atlas hackers strike again with the return of the dreaded air whale
It's raining whales! What the heck, it's now raining whales?! Hoist sails! That's the ancient sea shanty players of Atlas were learning to sing when...
Fortnite is apparently fertile ground for doing crimes, like money laundering
Hey, you know what is fun? Money laundering! Wait, did we say "fun"? We meant "highly illegal and full of dire consequences." It's probably...
After telling Blizzard to cut spending, Activision pays $15 million bonus to new CFO
Hey, do y'all remember a little bit back when Activision told Blizzard that it had to start cutting back on its spending? Oh, and...
