Tag Archives: bans

Mon, Jan 21, 2013 | 12:54 GMT

Two more League of Legends pros banned by Riot Games

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Riots Games has swung the banhammer once again. Two more pro players have been thrown from League of Legends due to repeated reports of “offensive language, verbal abuse, and negative attitude.”

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Tue, Jun 12, 2012 | 07:09 BST

Diablo III ban hammer to strike “in the near future”

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Blizzard would like to remind cheaters that you can be permanently banned from the game if you get caught – and since we’re talking always-on DRM, that is a serious threat.

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Mon, Apr 16, 2012 | 00:21 BST

Origin ban policy update allows for single-player gaming

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EA has revised its much-criticised Origin policies so that banned users can access single-player content.

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Mon, Jan 23, 2012 | 09:22 GMT

Rumour – Battlefield 3 moderator exposed as hacker

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Furious chatter suggests DICE has had to drop the Battlefield 3 ban hammer on a player once so valued he was promoted to moderator.

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Tue, Jul 27, 2010 | 05:11 BST

Valve mistakenly swings banhammer at MW2 players, apologizes by giving away L4D2

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Being wrongfully accused sucks. Depending on the situation, you could be looking at years in a state prison, loss of  job/money/life, or – worst of all – a permanent ban from the PC version of Modern Warfare 2.

Fortunately, Valve – whose anti-cheat software erroneously tossed good, law-abiding citizens in the slammer – saw the error of its ways, and set things right in the best and most sensible way possible: zombies.

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Wed, Apr 21, 2010 | 14:45 BST

Over 320K accounts banned from Warcraft III and Diablo II

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Blizzard has announced over on the Battle.net forums that it has banned over 320K accounts for violating the terms of use.

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