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Riot Announces Major Update For Riftbound Regional Championship Prizing And Policy
Changes included how Overnumbered Foils will be awarded, competitive integrity guidelines, and more The post Riot Announces Major Update For Riftbound Regional Championship Prizing And Policy appeared first on Star City Games.
Wayfarer Suspensions and Bans Will No Longer Lead to Pokémon GO Bans
In September 2023 Wayfarer announced the Wayfarer Abuse Enforcement Ladder. Since that time they have enforced suspensions across both Wayfarer and Pokémon GO simultaneously, with the aim of protecting the integrity of the shared game map. With the recent changes that shifted Wayspot submissions...
Game Developer veteran Chris Kerr launches Vertical Slice, a games publication "giving workers a voice and holding power to account"
Chris Kerr, former Senior Editor of GDC sibling Game Developer (formerly Gamasutra) has launched a new subscription-funded publication to deliver "incisive, bold reporting for video game industry professionals" that "scrutinises with intensity and integrity without having to worry about conflicting...
An Update from the Anti Cheat Team - 10/09/2026
Competitive Integrity Update - Weapon Exploit Fixes We’ve deployed fixes for multiple high-profile weapon exploits in Apex Legends this week. You may have seen the videos circulating in community spaces earlier this week. These fixes address an exploit that allowed an entire magazine to be fired in...
An Update from the Anti Cheat Team - 10/01/2026
Competitive Integrity Update - Ballistic Exploit Crash Our Anti-Cheat team recently identified an exploit being used to disrupt matches by intentionally crashing game servers. After thoroughly investigating the suspected perpetrator, we have delivered a permanent account ban, and implemented a fix...
An Update from the Anti Cheat Team - 09/18/2026
Competitive Integrity Update — Account Sharing We’ve taken action against players who were found to be sharing their accounts across multiple devices to gain an unfair advantage on the Apex Predator leaderboard. Following reports from the community of Predator players maintaining unusually long,...
Microsoft Will Automatically Enable A Windows 11 Feature That’ll Disable Any Undervolting Software You Have Running For The Sake Of Keeping Malware At Bay
Windows 11 introduced a feature called Memory Integrity as part of Microsoft’s plan to bolster security on the operating system. This approach helps keep nefarious programs like malware at bay, and to maintain this level of protection, the company is said to automatically enable the feature in a...
Microsoft promises to make more Windows 11 PCs secure by default next month: Announces automatic memory integrity protection enablement on more devices
Microsoft's kernel level security feature will be automatically enabled on eligible PCs starting next month.
STALKER 2 gets serious performance and visual upgrades with its 2.0 update, testing confirms, polishing up one of the biggest flawed gems in FPS games
I don’t begrudge anyone who’s waited to try STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl until it got its technical defects fixed. They’re still wrong, obviously - an absorbing and eerily atmospheric survival FPS is still an absorbing and eerily atmospheric survival FPS when it has the structural integrity of...
LGD’s TaiLung banned from TI 2026, permanently barred from PGL events due to integrity issue
LGD is left scrambling for a mid laner following TaiLung's ban.
Nikita Bier steps down as Head of Product at X
Bier's announcement commends the team for launching nearly 30 new products and 'protecting the integrity of the town square.'
Rockstar's Forgotten Open-World Game Just Revealed What the Genre Is Missing
Despite the modern growth of the genre, the risky setting and sense of integrity behind Rockstar's forgotten classic still offer valuable lessons.
Update Notes 1.0.2
Hello, this is the DragonSword : Awakening team. Update 1.0.2 has been applied. Details of the update are as follows. ■ Graphics Options Fixed an issue where the screen resolution became excessively small after verifying integrity of game files Fixed a crash that occurred when enabling the Frame...
It’s time for soundproof booths to return to esports
Integrity in esports remains a hot topic of conversation among fans and industry stakeholders looking to ensure the world’s biggest events are contested on a level playing field. The world’s best teams frequently compete on stages surrounded by supporters cheering on their favorite players. Despite...
There Is Nothing Wood Can't Be Used For in Chop Chop Inc. Release Date Trailer
Wood is a miracle substance that's far too easy to take for granted. Whether it's burning toasty-warm in a fire or providing top-notch heat resistance in spoon form, providing the structural integrity needed to create massive buildings or delicate patterns of the grain to add life to whatever is...
NVIDIA DLSS 5 Hands Over Full Control To Artists To “Direct The Final Frame”, As SIGGRAPH Technical Demo Shows How Neural Rendering Solved Big Challenge To Achieve 4K “Life-Like” Visuals On A Single GPU
NVIDIA is addressing the biggest concerns regarding DLSS 5 while presenting the tools it offers to developers to retain "artistic integrity" at SIGGRAPH. NVIDIA Says DLSS 5 Is Not "AI Replacing Graphics" but rather "AI Expanding Graphics", As It Promises More Control To Preserve Artists' Vision...
ESIC suspends PTime’s DarkMago, Vintage due to integrity issue at Dota 2 Esports World Cup
The integrity investigation is still ongoing.
ESIC taps Runestone as Official Data Partner in multi-year integrity deal
The multi-year agreement gives ESIC access to Runestone's data infrastructure to flag suspicious activity and support disciplinary proceedings across competitive esports.
COMMUNITY CHECKPOINT #3 RECAP: RANKED 3.0, DOKKAEBI UPDATES & MORE
RANKED 3.0: EARLY ADJUSTMENTS & PLAYER FEEDBACK Following the rollout of Ranked 3.0, the team addressed several key topics raised by the community, focusing on clarity, fairness, and long-term competitive integrity. Placement Matches & Progression Placements this season were designed to reveal a...
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