Marvel Rivals devs take 2 intense approaches to cheater bans most other studios don’t

Marvel Rivals devs take 2 intense approaches to cheater bans most other studios don’t

Marvel Rivals seems to be doing everything right just a week after its release, but the way it handles banned cheaters is one that everyone can agree with. As a competitive, free-to-play shooter, Marvel Rivals was bound to end up getting invaded by cheaters using hacks like aimbots and wall-hacks eventually. And, of course, it … Read more

Our industry has a crediting problem—and The Game Awards 2024 proves it

Our industry has a crediting problem—and The Game Awards 2024 proves it

It’s been over a decade since The Game Awards began highlighting the best developers, artists, narrative designers, and players in the industry. But with the 2024 edition just around the corner, there’s one category of workers in the gaming world that remains largely left out of that celebration: translators. The work of a good translation … Read more

Fortnite breaks all-time concurrent player record during live Chapter Two Remix concert

Fortnite breaks all-time concurrent player record during live Chapter Two Remix concert

Around 14.3 million players tuned in to watch Fortnite’s Chapter Two Remix live event, which featured multiple big music stars such as Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Ice Spice, and Juice WRLD, breaking its all-time concurrent player record. Fortnite is no stranger to explosive live events. Today, they outdid the 11.6 million concurrent players recorded during The … Read more

Call of Duty’s anti-toxicity focus has made surviving lobbies easier than ever—and that’s good

Call of Duty’s anti-toxicity focus has made surviving lobbies easier than ever—and that’s good

Call of Duty’s efforts to combat in-game toxicity both over voice and text messaging has yielded some eye-popping results, according to a new report published by Activision. Starting in November 2023 with Modern Warfare 3, Activision said it began collaborating with Community Sift for text-based moderation, and it has since resulted in over 45 million … Read more