Hardcore online shooter Escape From Tarkov is well-known for its brutal consequences for death, and its developer Battlestate Games is taking a similar tack with those who get caught cheating. The studio recently released 6,700 names of banned cheaters in a public Google Sheet simply titled: “List of banned players.” …

Digital extremism and harassment are sadly a part of the online gaming ecosystem, and at least one congresswoman is trying to do something about it. Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) reached out to major gaming companies such as EA, Epic Games, Sony, Microsoft, and others on issues of harassment and extremism …

It’s fair to say that Steve from Minecraft has been considered a controversial character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate since he was added in late 2020. Now, however, as noted by Kotaku, a number of major tournaments are outright banning the character, thanks to the discovery of a meta-destroying glitch …

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is one of the most popular games on Steam, but that hasn’t stopped rumors that the game will soon get a massive update that will transform it overnight. According to a new report from journalist Richard Lewis, sources have confirmed that a hypothetical “Counter-Strike 2” is indeed …

Farms and exploits are nothing new in the world of online games like Destiny 2, and Lightfall is no exception. As revealed in a video from YouTuber Fallout Plays, Destiny 2 Lightfall has a farming trick that allows players to open a chest at least three times for completing just …

Sonic the Hedgehog has come a long way in the past few years. From the open-world reinvention Sonic Frontiers to the financial success of the movie franchise, everyone’s favorite Sega mascot is enjoying a boom period. But while some at Sega might want you to forget some of Sonic’s more …

The Wii U might be remembered as one of Nintendo’s least successful consoles ever, but it had a number of great games that you can still play today. Well, maybe not literally today, as Nintendo recently announced that Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon were taken offline due to “a vulnerability …

Sleeper hit Vampire Survivors continues to be a very popular game on Steam, with thousands of simultaneous players at any given time. However, in an exclusive interview with GameSpot, studio head Luca Galante says that a Vampire Survivors 2 is “unlikely” for now, though he didn’t rule it out entirely. …

By any measure, Poncle’s Vampire Survivors is one of the biggest surprise Steam hits of the past few years, perhaps even longer. The content-rich roguelite quickly garnered an impressive amount of buzz last year after it debuted on Steam in late 2021, eventually becoming one of the service’s best-selling games. …

Yuji Naka, the co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog and a well-known figure of Sega’s golden age, has admitted guilt in his trial for insider trading. As reported by NHK, when presented with the charges, Naka said that there was “no doubt” that he was guilty of the charges. Naka is …