1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comStew Shearer Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/stewshearerold/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="m1dItbOPMq"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/soe-will-ban-players-for-out-of-game-offenses/">SOE Will Ban Players For Out-of-Game Offenses</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/soe-will-ban-players-for-out-of-game-offenses/embed/#?secret=m1dItbOPMq" width="600" height="338" title="“SOE Will Ban Players For Out-of-Game Offenses” — The Escapist" data-secret="m1dItbOPMq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Sony Online Entertainment’s Linda Carlson says the company takes harassment “seriously” whether in-game or over Twitter. We’ve all heard the stories. A studio or game developer does or says something gamers don’t like and things go bonkers. In July, for instance, Treyarch design director David Vonderhaar found himself and his family the subject of violent threats following tweaks to the gameplay of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. As ridiculous as the situation was, it’s something some could easily see happening again. That in mind, some companies take a hard line with gamers who cross the lines of common decency. […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/600/600489.jpg