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 ...

Players under 9 years old will have chat turned off by default unless a parent approves its use after age verification.

Rie Takumi is a freelance list writer. Aside from budgeting for gacha and vtuber superchats, they watch hockey and crochet to relax, which is ironic but that's how it goes. Unless they have a unique ...

Jessica is a freelance writer with an unrepentant love of all things sci-fi and fantasy, be it in book, film, or video game format. While some players prefer to experience games alone, playing their ...

Further to the voluntary age checks rolled out to "limit communication between minors and adults" back in November, ...

Of all of Twitch’s non-gaming categories, “Just Chatting” seems to have the most clearly defined purpose. It’s for chatting. That’s it. And yet, after the platform dissolved its ill-defined “IRL” ...

The weekend is upon us, and that means it’s time for Shack Chat, our weekly community question where the Shacknews staff and members of the Chatty weigh in on the wild and whacky questions we conjure ...

A couple of weeks ago, Strelka Games and A List Games released Hell Is Others, a new top-down shooter with some disturbing consequences. The game bends reality a bit as you find yourself in a ...

Video game voice-chat provider Vivox is announcing today that it has raised $6.8 million for its business of providing voice services for online games, virtual worlds and social networks. Vivox ...