Penny Arcade TV's "Harassment" episode looks at the phenomenon of in-game trolling, with its disproportionate emphasis on racism, homophobia and sexism, and suggests a solution: identify players who are muted more often than the norm, and set them to "auto-muted" when they join games, and have guild efficacy decline based on the number of automuted players in them. The idea is to create social pressure that make bullying into something that makes gaming suck for bullies.
Proposed solution for in-game harassment
Far Cry 7 reportedly in the works
Like many of Ubisoft's core franchises, Far Cry suffers from a bit of an identity problem. The original game was your typical early-aughts shooter, featuring Desert Eagles, hammy performances, and… READ THE REST
Gamething is an "audio book club" about videogames by Pippin Barr and David Wolinsky
Art game legend Pippin Barr (previously, previously, previously, previously, previously as Boing Boing and Offworld) is taping GAMETHING, an audio book club about videogames, in collaboration with oral historian David… READ THE REST
Forspoken releases to middling reviews
Square Enix's Forspoken made waves with its teaser trailer back in August only to receive instant meme treatment, and not quite in a good way. Now, the hour of release… READ THE REST
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