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    ‘Overwatch’ player toxicity is delaying game updates

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    Matt Brian
    Matt Brian
    09.14.2017

    As with many other popular multiplayer videogames, toxicity is a real issue. Some players make it their sole mission to grief teammates, while others threaten to throw the game if they don't get to play their chosen character. It's particularly prevalent in Blizzard's team-based first-person shooter Overwatch, so much so that the game's director, Jeff Kaplan, has said that the development of new maps and features are continually being pushed back in order to "make people behave better."