Harassment and verbal abuse sometimes occur in competitive online games. As a result, developers often try to monitor their games to reduce instances of harassment, to varying levels of success. Riot Games, developer of
The Tribunal also allowed Riot to develop the ability to swiftly respond to reports from players about verbal abuse in a match. It can differentiate between sarcasm and malice, as well as respond to passive-aggressive comments. Consequences are tailored to the individual situations Some actions necessitate penalties, and others only trigger incentives to act better. The reporting is done by other players, giving them a voice in the proceedings.
As a result, instances of harassment have plummeted. As Lin explained, "Incidences of homophobia, sexism and racism in League of Legends have fallen to a combined 2 percent of all games. Verbal abuse has dropped by more than 40 percent, and 91.6 percent of negative players change their act and never commit another offense after just one reported penalty."
This is great news for competitive games, which have often struggled with vitriolic online interactions. Hopefully the lessons learned by Riot's efforts can be applied to other titles in the future.
Heroes Reborn, the upcoming continuation of NBC's superhero drama series, has spawned tie-in video games for mobile devices and consoles.
Heroes Reborn: Gemini is a first-person action adventure game for
Both games are being developed by Phosphor Games, a Chicago-based studio that has previously worked on tie-in games for Man of Steel and World War Z.
The studio also developed WWE Immortals, as well as original titles Horn and The Dark Meadow.
A trailer for both games is expected to be shown on July 12 at NBC’s Heroes panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
Heroes Reborn picks up where the 2006 series left off and will "reconnect with the basic elements of the show's first season," which shot to popularity by depicting normal people awakening inner superpowers.
The show's story begins shortly after a terrorist attack in Texas, which the government is blaming on super-humans. As a result of this, powered people have been exiled and forced to live in hiding. The show focuses on a number of characters as they try to uncover the truth of the attack, or seek revenge for lost loved ones.
Heroes Reborn is scheduled to begin airing on September 24, with returning cast members such as Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura) and Jack Coleman (Noah Bennet) starring.
Two fan-favourite characters from. The beta will have a total of six characters to play, but will launch initially with four, with Cammy and Birdie joining later.
John Smedley, former boss of Sony Online Entertainment and currently head of --an act which hacking group took responsibility for--and said Kivimaki in particular was to blame for instances of harassment against him, including leaking his personal information.
Smedley warned Kivimki directly on Twitter, claiming he could take further legal action, ending his message by stating "I'm coming for you".
In the same way that real-life Legos let you mix and match sets to create imaginative mental landscapes with impossible combinations, the Dr. Who addition to the upcoming .
If you own that affects many aspects of its mechanics, such as movement speed and inventory organization. Check back on GameSpot for all news about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt as it becomes available.
They say that Batman is the world's greatest detective, and in the slick and enjoyable , the excellent (and still in-progress) series that so far has peaked with June's episode, remaining both hysterical and dramatic, and making a case for itself as developer Telltale Games' best episodic series to date.
Is it... her?
It's only fitting, however, that the game that continues to dominate our minds even after we stepped away from it is Her Story. It's not a game that has a conclusion, per se; you simply decide when you know enough to walk away, confident (or not so confident) in your theories. Sure, you can ultimately uncover every video, but even when you're armed with as much information as the game offers to you, you are left to ponder the specifics. You play Her Story even after you have closed the window, making it its own kind of portable game, the kind that you stow away into your brain, poking and prodding it even when the software isn't open and in front of you. For its originality, for its outstanding performance, and for its perfect balance of clarity and vagueness, we name Her Story GameSpot's Game of the Month for June, 2015.
Editor's note: we welcome all discussion related to Her Story and June's other games, but please use the spoiler block option when posting Her Story spoilers. Also, be aware that the above video is a spoilercast, and by nature reveals important story elements of the game.
With the launch of a new operating system, there's always some uncertainty about whether games will work with it or not. Windows 10, the next OS from Microsoft, will go live at the end of this month, and GOG owner CD Projekt is making sure that games on its .
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