How Hidden Nazi Symbols Were the Tip of a Toxic Iceberg at Life Is Strange Developer Deck Nine
According to over a dozen current and former employees, Life Is Strange developer Deck Nine’s management has long let a toxic work culture fester at the studio, including protecting multiple…
GTA 6 Devs Fear Return to Toxic Crunch Practices
Just yesterday, Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar Games informed its employees they would be returning to the office full-time and scrapping remote work. Those employees have responded to the…
Sony-Owned Dev Firesprite Reportedly Suffered From a ‘Toxic Culture’, Fresh Report Claims
In the wake of Sony’s devastating round of layoffs that will result in around 900 staff let go from the PlayStation business, a new report has made serious allegations about…
How a toxic world inspired Forever Skies, a first-person sci-fi survival game
A state-of-the-art airship hovers above a vast toxic dust cloud, shrouding an ecologically devastated Earth. That’s what most people notice when they see Forever Skies for the first time. And…
Helldivers 2 Developer Will “Never” Add PvP Because It Doesn’t Want A Toxic Community
Anyone looking to spread managed democracy to their fellow players in Helldivers 2 are out of luck, as developer Arrowhead Game Studios has no plans to introduce a PvP mode…
Helldivers 2 Dev Says It Will ‘Never’ Add PvP Because It Wants to ‘Reduce Toxic Elements’ From the Community
Are you playing Helldivers 2 and wondering if the developers will ever add a player versus player mode? Don’t hold your breath — the boss of Arrowhead Game Studios has…
Modern Warfare 3 Uses AI To Listen To Voice Chat And Take Action Against Toxic People
Anyone who has played a Call of Duty online match is surely familiar with disgusting, unsavory, and awful voice chat. Activision is taking steps to improve the online experience for…
Toxic Gamers Hurting Multiplayer Games Business, Study Finds
A new study has found that toxic gamers in multiplayer games are hurting business by discouraging a large number of gamers from playing. Toxicity in online games has been on…
Toxic Gamers Are Bad For Business, New Study Shows
Most games have a more "toxic" side to the communities that gather around them, a vocal minority that according to research does a lot of harm to the long-term success…
Xbox Live Will Let You Share Voice Chat Clips With Microsoft To Fight Toxic Players
Anyone who has played an online game on Xbox is probably aware that the voice chat can be far from clean and nice. To help tackle this issue, Microsoft has…