Madeline Ricchiuto Archives

Battlefield
No online game is impervious to cheaters, and while Battlefield 1 hasn't had problems on quite the same scale as say PUBG, they still have to clean out cheaters from time to time to keep the fight fair. And it's even had some positive results, as the game has seen cheating reduce since last year.
Nolan Bushnell
This year's Game Developers Conference Pioneer Award was to be handed to Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell — but after outcry over Bushnell's well documented history of sexually innappropriate behavior during Atari's heyday, the award was rescinded.
Pokémon Go Outfits
Pokémon Go is adding a trio of new outfits players can buy, but these have a new twist: You have to earn them first. The new outfits — Jogger, Battle Girl, and Fisherman — require players to earn corresponding medals in-game.
Sea of Thieves
Today Rare released some information on the players who took part in Sea of Thieves' Closed Beta, which came in the form of a nice infographic. Despite the early issues players had getting in to the beta, the game saw over 332,000 players log in to sail around.
Marvel Contest of Champions
In the last few weeks, something fishy has been going on with Marvel Contest of Champions. You might recall that they had some serious player backlash after a sweeping series of balance changes last spring, but this time Kabam is in trouble with their playerbase for a very different reason - player fraud.