Bans

Bans headlines

• Pokemon Go: if you've been wrongfully banned, head over here

  Niantic has sent out a message about the bannings that are being handed out, and have offered a form for anyone who is wrongly banned.

• Two more League of Legends pros banned by Riot Games

  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.”

• Diablo III ban hammer to strike "in the near future"

  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.

• Origin ban policy update allows for single-player gaming

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

• Rumour - Battlefield 3 moderator exposed as hacker

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

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

  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 […]

• Over 320K accounts banned from Warcraft III and Diablo II

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