Video game developer Sega took legal action against an abusive social media user. The Japanese corporation previously admitted that it had dealt with its fair share of toxic comments, even admitting one of its developers was recently subjected to a campaign of defamatory remarks. While Sega stated it sincerely valued the feedback of its massive player base, whether it took the form of praise or criticism, the studio has taken a stand against what it deemed to be extreme harassment of a staff member.
Though not representative of all gamers, one vocal minority of troublemakers has caused its fair share of controversies. More than once, developers, publishers, and even voice actors have received threatening emails from outraged players. Just this year, the developers of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 spoke about their experience with online harassment, leading to a community manager slamming toxic users for sending death threats to the people behind the game.
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