Forum goers and redditors have been campaigning for the removal of Red Shell from a number of major games recently, calling the program "spyware." Red Shell's data collection isn't quite the ...

PC gamers are an inquisitive breed – if a developer inserts a file into their games, even without announcing it, one adventurous player diving through the game’s directories will eventually find it.

Other developers and publishers are standing by it, however, saying the app is useful and harmless. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

A number of PC developers have taken out alleged spyware Red Shell, a software designed to track player habits, of their games. Studios big and small came under fire recently after a Reddit thread ...

Some game developers use Red Shell to fingerprint gamers for marketing purposes, and gamers are not happy, forcing many to remove it. Red Shell logs a gamer’s fingerprint so game developers can ...

Last month, ad tracking software Red Shell generated controversy after it was discovered in a number of popular games. The program's information collection had - and has - many players concerned about ...