Emily Hobbs is a Staff Writer at Dualshockers. When she's not writing articles, she's also a senior Computer Information Systems with a Forensics focus major at Stevenson University, where she bonded ...

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 ...

It’s frustrating to have the lead snatched away from you due to an unexpected Red Shell that you can’t seem to dodge or block. Red Shells are the bane of any leader’s existence, and in Mario Kart 8 ...

In Mario Kart, red shells target your nearest rival and ruthlessly stop them in their tracks. Everybody hates them. Marketing company Red Shell, meanwhile, helps video game companies more accurately ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Red Shell power up is a projectile. It is extremely useful because it hones in on the person in front of you and if it hits them, it makes them do a flip and slows them down. It can be avoided by ...

The Triple Red Shell power up gives you three red shells. Three shells that spin around your kart and can deflect incoming shells as well hone in on racers in front of you. You can still be hit by a ...