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South Korea To Make ‘Game Boosting’ Illegal
South Korea To Make ‘Game Boosting’ Illegal It can be rather frustrating when you’re playing a competitive online game to find that while one of your opponents is fairly ok, the other seems almost Godlike. Well, at least compared to your ability. This isn’t, however, particularly uncommon. The term ‘boosting’…
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Valve Adds Phone Number Requirement for DOTA 2 Account
Valve is going to require DOTA 2 players to register a valid phone number in an effort to combat “Smurfing”—a term used when a secondary lower level account is used by an experienced player to play against players of lower skill level deliberately. Players have until May 4th to attach…
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Console Vs PC: Ranked Crossplay Coming to Gears of War 4 This Year
Gears of War 4 has been with us for a while now, but one big feature still remains on the sidelines. While Xbox One and Windows 10 gamers can play together in the Social Quickplay mode, only the console gamers have had access to any type of ranked gameplay. The…
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League of Legends 2016 Ranked Season Begins Soon!
League of Legends’ popularity is difficult to exaggerate and showcases the viability of the free-to-play business model. When MMOs were still primarily opting for a subscriptions, Riot Games decided to implement free access with various micropayments. This worked superbly for the company and League of Legends is one of the…
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‘Serial’ Becomes a World-Class Podcast
The popular podcast was born ‘Serial‘ as a user report of a lengthy criminal investigation. In 1999, a school girl was murdered with her ex-boyfriend being sent to jail for the crime. Dedicated to the cause, Serial is still analyzing this case on a week-by-week basis and has become of…
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