Riot's automated filters accidentally censor Muslim minority
But League of Legends developer has now fixed the error and is reviewing all disallowed words and phrases
Articles by James Batchelor
James Batchelor, UK Editor
James Batchelor has been a journalist in the games industry since 2006, and joined GamesIndustry in 2016. He previously served as editor of Develop and deputy editor of MCV, and has managed industry events such as The Develop Awards and Interface conference.
Recent articles by James Batchelor
Can Need For Speed turn up the heat after 25 years?
Ghost Games' Yoni Rabinowitz and John Wikberg discuss keeping the series fresh and relevant
Children's Commissioner calls for ban on all non-cosmetic in-game purchases
UK body also urges government to regulate loot boxes as gambling
UK boss Harvey Eagle moves to global Xbox Live role
Exec will now oversee the growth of Xbox's online community
THQ Nordic expands to Japan
Growing publisher has established second international distribution outlet to handle releases in Japanese market
UK Charts: Switch dominates as Ring Fit Adventure leads slew of new releases
But Mario Kart is the best-selling Switch game of the week, now past 1m units. Oh, and FIFA is still No.1
Three million square miles of wilderness: How Silk advances a lost genre
Chris Bateman and Rob Hewson on the '80s-style exploration game's vast world and the choices that drive players through it
Should Nintendo go third-party? GamesIndustry.biz answers gamers' questions at EGX 2019
Watch the full video of our panel session, which also covers the expectations for Stadia and when (if) Half-Life 3 is coming out
Xbox Game Pass users are playing 40% more games -- including outside Game Pass
ID@Xbox's Agostino Simonetta shares key learnings from Microsoft's subscription program
National Literacy Trust and Penguin Random House researching link between games and literacy
Partnership with UKIE will survey secondary school children to explore whether gaming improves literacy skills
Unit 2 Games secures $5m investment from Makers Fund
Studio will use finance to build development platform Crayta, launching spring 2020
Sold Out ramps development efforts with key new hire
The Imaginarium's Gina Jackson joins publisher in newly-created role of development director
Space Ape Games: "Chasing whales is not our strategy"
Mobile studio co-founder clarifies monetisation practices after Transformers: Earth Wars player spends $150,000
Riot expands beyond League of Legends with rivals to Overwatch, Hearthstone and Street Fighter
Studio unveils six new title, including fighting spin-off, original IP tactical shooter and inevitable card game
G2A: "There's no place in a business like ours for shadiness or fraud"
Communications boss Maciej Kuc addresses the biggest complaints against the divisive marketplace
Microsoft introduces swear filters for Xbox
Platform holder will roll out four levels of filtration later this year to all Xbox devices and apps
NorthEdge Capital acquires Curve Digital parent Catalis
Company invests £46.6m in games group, deal values Catalis at £90m
Daybreak Game Company suffers more layoffs
Company "realignment" leads to third round of redundancies in 18 months
Hiro Capital is "determined to fill the post-seed gap" with new €100m fund
Industry veterans will invest in around 20 promising games, esports and digital sports companies by 2021
Riot Games: "We aren't telling anyone to avoid saying 'Hong Kong'"
League of Legends firm clarifies confusion as rumours spread it is censoring esports team name Hong Kong Attitude
Nerd Street Gamers raises $12m for building esports facilities
Will start by constructing 3,000 square foot spaces for Five Below stores
Apple is selling Xbox controllers
Microsoft's GamePad available through mobile giant's online store following Apple Arcade launch
New charity Safe In Our World focuses on mental health in the games industry
Organisation aims to raise awareness of mental health issues among both gamers and developers
Livestream of Germany shooting removed from Twitch
Streaming site is still investigating, will permanently suspend any accounts reposting footage
Charting the darker periods of history in Humankind
Amplitude's Jeff Spock on creating a historical strategy game that doesn't shy away from religion, slavery and colonisation
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