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.

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 ...

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 ...