The new Nintendo Switch Online service has finally made its big debut. To give Switch players an even bigger reason to subscribe, Nintendo is adding official voice chat support to more of its own ...

Discord has announced a new Social SDK to allow developers to integrate Discord-powered communication features directly into their games. This means gamers will be able to message, invite, and voice ...

They did it. The absolute madmen did it. During today's Direct covering all things Nintendo Switch 2, it was demonstrated that for the first time ever, the console will have a built-in voice chat ...

Gaming is no longer about who owns which device. Xbox, PlayStation, PC, and even mobile—players are connected in ways that seemed impossible a decade ago. Cross-play changed everything. Yet, one ...

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GGWP, the leading brand safety platform for building thriving online communities, has added proactive Voice Moderation tools and been selected by Unity to be the safety ...

The trust and safety team of social gaming platform Rec Room has seen tremendous results in reducing toxicity over the past 18 months. In this VB Spotlight, dive into the metrics, tools and strategies ...

Gaming experiences can be undermined, even ruined by bad behavior in text chat or forums. In voice chat and in VR, that bad experience is magnified and so much more visceral, so toxicity is amplified.

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. This past weekend saw the launch of Fortnite's new battle royale mode, Delulu. A take on Fortnite's familiar formula, the catch here is that you can ...

Proximity chat has become an essential feature in many multiplayer games, allowing players to communicate effectively with their teammates and even with enemies. Here are some games that make use of ...

Fortnite Delulu, the game's new battle royale mode with proximity voice chat, has launched to big player numbers but also a surge of complaints around in-game abuse — prompting Epic Games to issue ...

This story was first published in Switchboard, a newsletter from Polygon that delivers all the latest Switch 2 news, reporting, and rumors directly to your inbox. Sign up here to get it weekly. One of ...