Tag: abuse

  • Why are Gamers So Angry?

    Why are Gamers So Angry?

    Hey, dude raging in the voice chat, quick question: when did gaming stop being fun? No, seriously. When did the joy of playing a video game get sucked out of your life? I can tell you when it left mine. It’s when people like you started to become the loud minority of gamers that other…

  • Overwatch League’s Felix Lengyel Response Points to Systemic Problems

    Overwatch League’s Felix Lengyel Response Points to Systemic Problems

    Felix Lengyel, a professional Overwatch player known as xQc, was suspended from the Overwatch League last week and fined $2,000. Lengyel made homophobic comments toward a competitor while on a livestream. In a statement on the Overwatch League (OWL) website, Blizzard said: As of Friday, January 19, Dallas Fuel player Félix “xQc” Lengyel is suspended…

  • It’s Time For Gabe Newell to Fix Steam’s Abuse Problem

    It’s Time For Gabe Newell to Fix Steam’s Abuse Problem

    It’s incredibly easy to use Steam to abuse people. Curation groups with homophobic and racist slurs in their names; antisemitic foundations; or outright white supremacy are left well alone, as Motherboard reports (content warning for all of the above at the link). Valve responded to review bombing with the addition of a graph that is…