AMD removes Quake Champions promo link from its Radeon software

If you installed AMD’s new Radeon software earlier this week, you probably noticed a new icon on your Windows desktop. But AMD is backing off this practice.

AMD launched the latest version of its Crimson ReLive Edition software, which features support for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III and a 7 percent increase in performance for the new RX 580 GPU. But this update also added a web shortcut icon to your desktop that took you to the signup page for publisher Bethesda’s ongoing Quake Champions beta test. The icon popped up with no obvious warning or way to opt-out from AMD, and the link even went through the Bit.ly URL-shortening service that at first obscured the final destination and the referral ID.