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Weather Factory’s co-founder Alexis Kennedy has been accused of being a predator by several women on Twitter
Read More »Weather Factory’s mentorship partners cut ties following abuse accusations against Alexis Kennedy
BioWare defends developer from online abuse
One member of BioWare’s development team has found themselves the centre of a new online abuse campaign. A notorious right wing blog published a piece claiming that Allie Rose-Marie Leost – yes, of course it’s a woman who has been targeted – was solely responsible for the much criticised animations …
Read More »Twitter boss admits company ‘sucks’ at dealing with abusive trolls
The CEO of Twitter has in an internal communication admitted that his company has failed to take adequate action to tackle the abusive behaviour of some users. We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform and we’ve sucked at it for years,” Dick Costolo said, as reported …
Read More »Twitter says account issuing rape and death threats to EA’s Moore is ‘not violating rules’
Users have free reign to send the most hateful messages imaginable to whomever they want – that appears to be the message from Twitter. EA COO and long-term industry veteran Peter Moore has revealed that the social media company said a user that told him he hopes his children die …
Read More »The FBI is investigating the online harassment of game developers
The International Game Developers Association is working with the FBI to try and tackle the recent rise in harassment suffered by game developers online. Polygon reports that the two organisations met in July, with IGDA executive director Kate Edwards saying that the FBI has noted” and has monitored” the activity, …
Read More »IGDA offers support for harassed developers
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has vowed to offer support for developers who have experienced harassment online. "Over the last several weeks, game developers and affiliates have been the subject of harassment and ‘doxxing’ attacks, including threats and posting of home addresses,” a statement read. While we support diverse …
Read More »Hundreds of developers sign letter asking gaming community to stop abuse
Developers from an assortment of studios have signed an open letter asking for the hostility that has dogged social media in recent weeks to stop. Names from companies including EA, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Guerrilla, Epic, Crystal Dynamics, Deep Silver, Double Fine, Lionhead, Bohemia, Blizzard, Infinity Ward, TellTale, Disney, PopCap, Harmonix, Traveller’s …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto IV’s iCEnhancer mod creator quits scene due to online abuse
The creator of a hugely popular Grand Theft Auto IV mod has quit work on the project due to the torrent of vitriol he has been forced to endure online. Hayssam Keilany recently released his 3.0 iCEnhancer update, but has said that it will be the last – for the …
Read More »Internet abuse has become ‘the new normal’
Former Microsoft Studios creative director Adam Orth has spoken of how a tirade of abuse from people on the internet affected his life and lost him his job. Last year Adam Orth lost his job at Microsoftfollowing his outburst on the always-online rumourscirculating about Xbox One, which many people had …
Read More »Phil Fish cancels Fez II due to constant abuse on Twitter
Fez creator Phil Fish has announced the cancellation of his title’s recently-revealed sequel, along with his decision to take an indefinite leave of absence from game development. The Indie Game: The Movie star shut down his latest project following a heated spat with several users on Twitter. The argument was …
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