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Netflix Games Is Doomed To Failure If It Won't Promote Its Best Games

Tessa Kaur — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:31:17 GMT

Did you know Oxenfree 2 is free-to-play if you have a Netflix subscription? I did, but only because I reviewed it. Check the game’s website and you’ll find Netflix sitting pretty next to all the other platforms Oxenfree 2 has been released on. Yet despite the indie being fairly highly anticipated, and possibly the biggest game with a day one launch on the streaming platform thus far, Netflix hasn’t been making much kerfuffle about it. The first Oxenfree was critically acclaimed, with nominations at The Game Awards and the BAFTAs. You’d think that Netflix would capitalise on that to call attention to its largely overlooked game collection, but seems to barely market its games at all.

Twitch Streamer Unboxes Dead Pig And Uranium Ore Sent By "Fans"

Rhiannon Bevan — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 16:06:47 GMT

Twitch streamer and YouTuber General Sam just had what will probably go down as one of the most memorable fan mail streams ever. For some reason, fans decided to make this a PO box opening General Sam would never forget, gifting him a dead pig and a uranium ore. Yes, really.

Oh Great, Elon Musk Is Having A Tantrum About Meta's Threads

Tessa Kaur — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 15:01:18 GMT

If you’re on Twitter, you’re likely already up to date with Elon Musk’s various missteps as Twitter’s owner and ‘Chief Twit’. He’s run the company into the ground, made the platform terrible for users, and in his most recent move, rate-limited tweets so that users could only see a certain number of tweets per day. This has since been silently reversed, but it was the straw that broke the camel’s back for many. People have been fleeing to alternative platforms ever since, convinced that Twitter will never regain its functionality. Threads is one of those platforms, and while I have serious issues with its privacy policy and its overall terrible vibes, it seems a whole lot more functional than Twitter.

Piracy Is Coming Back, Baby!

Tessa Kaur — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 15:00:16 GMT

This week, Disney removed a film called Crater from Disney Plus, which had been released on May 12, 2023. This means it was on the streaming platform for just 48 days, or about seven weeks. Disney hasn’t said why, but it seems most likely that it didn’t perform well enough and the company decided to remove it to write down the value of its “content assets”, therefore lowering their taxes. It’s all about the money, and always has been, and there are unfortunate consequences that come with this.

Non-Gaming Celebrities Who Stream Video Games

John Wildermuth — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 23:45:17 GMT

When you think of the popular video game streaming website Twitch, you probably think about the various gamers that have found success and internet stardom from streaming their favorite video games. While these people are certainly famous on the internet, there is a large handful of celebrities from politics, acting, and the music industry that have used the platform to interact with fans and stream different video games.

The Greatest Series On Disney+

Ben Jessey — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 19:30:18 GMT

The world now has a litany of streaming services. There are the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime, Max, Hulu, and Peacock. Disney Plus is another standout service that contains movies and TV shows from everything the giant company owns. Unless you're super rich, the odds of you being able to subscribe to every service are slim.

Fallout Fans Need To Check Out Tim Cain's New YouTube Channel

Ben Sledge — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 14:00:18 GMT

Tim Cain is a legendary game developer. Most famous for his work on the Fallout series, which he produced, programmed, designed, and is credited as creating, Cain has also worked on games like Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, fantasy MMO WildStar for Carbine Studios, and most recently The Outer Worlds. He’s a veteran of the industry and when he speaks, people listen. Now he’s started a YouTube channel, and his insights are well worth taking ten minutes to tune in to.

The Colleen Ballinger Drama Is More Complicated Than You Think

Tessa Kaur — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 16:15:16 GMT

Earlier this week, Colleen Ballinger, best known for her online persona Miranda Sings, uploaded a video simply titled ‘hi.’ to her third YouTube channel, Colleen Vlogs. In it, she addresses allegations against her relating to inappropriate relationships she had with fans who were minors at the time. She did this by, in an overwhelmingly surreal twist, performing a song on the ukulele. The video went so viral that if people didn’t know about the allegations before, they sure did now. People were hearing her name for the first time ever in the context of her denying that she was a groomer.

xQc Trying To Buy Magic The Gathering's The One Ring Proves Cards Are Now A Lottery

Stacey Henley — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:45:16 GMT

There has always been an element of risk to trading cards. You buy a booster pack without knowing what's in it, and you might get cards that are great, cards that are rubbish, or cards that you already have. My first experience with this whole phenomenon wasn't with trading cards at all, but with football stickers, where everything could be split into two categories: 'got' and 'need'. In the modern world, things are not so pure and simple. There is a complex economy to trading cards these days, where value is arbitrary and through the ceiling. Nowhere is this more apparent than Magic the Gathering's The One Ring card in the new The Lord of the Rings expansion, as xQc's pursuit of it reveals.

Is MrBeast Lying About Being Invited On The Titan Submarine?

Ben Sledge — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:00:18 GMT

I’ve managed to make it this far in my career having never written about James ‘MrBeast’ Donaldson, and I sincerely wanted that record to remain unblemished for as long as possible. Alas, I regularly report on internet culture and streaming celebrities, usually when they’re doing something terrible, but sometimes when they do something good, and my time to cover MrBeast is now.

Here's Why Everyone Hates Kick Streaming

Ben Sledge — Sat, 24 Jun 2023 14:00:18 GMT

Livestreaming services come and go more often than the tides ebb and flow, lapping at the sandy shores of streamers’ daydreams in order to siphon as much money from viewers as possible before rapidly retreating, leaving only muddy estuary sand and abandoned dreams of stardom in their wake. You’ll know the fates of Vine and Mixer already, so why are streamers flocking to Kick, when it looks like just another faddy livestreaming service in a long line of failed Twitch clones? The reasons are numerous, and many of them deplorable.

Why Are Pokimane, Amouranth, And xQc Arguing Over Twitch?

Stacey Henley — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 16:46:17 GMT

Make sure you're sitting down for this one, because I have some shocking news: there's drama in Streamerville. The big story right now is the impact newcomer Kick is making on the scene, shelling out huge sums for both xQc and Amouranth to move to the platform. Twitch is in a weakened state right now, having made a series of terrible business decisions, and Kick arrives as the new kid on the block with an ideology that appeals to both fans and creators. Not all creators though: Pokimane is unconvinced, and that's where the drama begins.

What Is xQc Doing At Kick?

Stacey Henley — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 15:30:18 GMT

xQc’s whole deal is that he’s a provocateur. His entire career, he has built his audience by existing right on the edge of the line. He’s had five different bans from Twitch, for everything from watching the Olympics to showing gorillas having sex, and streaming as an agent of chaos has brought him huge success. None huger than his move to Kick, for which he has been paid an NBA-style salary of $70 million over two years, which could rise to $100 million. But that only makes what he’s doing with his time even more confusing.

Another Loss For Twitch As Amouranth Joins Kick

Rhiannon Bevan — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 15:08:45 GMT

Twitch loses yet another huge creator, as Amouranth suddenly moves to rival platform Kick. Amouranth, Twitch's most popular female streamer of 2022, also criticized the Amazon-owned site alongside the news, saying that its business model will "never be able to achieve profitability," under its current plans.

xQc Is Ditching Twitch For Kick After Signing $100 Million Deal

Joshua Robertson — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 23:48:19 GMT

Twitch has been having a rough time of it lately, angering the content creators it has left with ill thought out rule changes and erratic bannings. To make matters worse, the platform has been slowly losing its biggest stars (with others threatening to leave) to rival streaming platform Kick, which appears to have serious ambitions of dethroning Twitch as the premiere streaming service. It's now made those intentions even clearer by poaching one of Twitch's biggest stars in xQc, with a contract worth up to $100 million.

Twitch’s New Partner Plus Program Sucks

Tessa Kaur — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 16:30:17 GMT

Twitch just launched a new Partner Plus Program, and streamers are furious. Less than a year after announcing its new, very controversial revenue split policy for top streamers, it has announced that it’ll be giving certain channels a chance to reach the highly coveted 70/30 split, but with lots of strings attached.

If Any Tech Wants To Succeed, It Must Embrace Gaming

Stacey Henley — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:01:17 GMT

Everybody wants a slice of the future. It's something in the way capitalism moves - it used to be enough to just make more money than you spent, then it was the grind to make more money year on year to appease the shareholders, and now even that's not enough. What companies are doing now is not as straightforward as just trying to make money, they are making plans to make money a decade from now. That's why, despite being highly experimental, companies are rushing to make use of NFTs, the Metaverse, AI, AR, and VR. Some, most, or even all of these brave new worlds could fail. But one thing's for sure - whatever the future is, gamers will be in the driver's seat.

Call Of Duty Streamers Are Too Cowardly To Admit They’re Homophobic

Stacey Henley — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:00:17 GMT

Nickmercs wants to protect children, and on that basis you’d think no one would argue with him. If we saw a child running into the road, or lost and scared in the supermarket, we’d want to help them. We have a compulsion as a species to protect children from harm, which is why Nickmercs and people like him latch onto this phrase. But the context of Nickmercs’ remarks is key, and he commented under a video of Proud Boys attacking LGBT activists, causing Call of Duty to remove his skin pack from sale.

Adin Ross Shocked To Discover That He's A "Brand Risk"

Rhiannon Bevan — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 16:22:22 GMT

Adin Ross, the streamer that recently made the news for telling other content creators to kill themselves, is shocked to discover that his own team considers him a "brand risk". This comes after he livestreamed a phone call in which he complains to his manager over his inability to secure celebrity collabs - something Ross was shocked to learn might be his own fault.

Adin Ross Calls For Journalist's Death, Tells Hasan To Kill Himself

James Troughton — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 11:15:58 GMT

Former Twitch streamer Adin Ross, who is already infamous for transphobic tweets, paying people to "act Black", saying homophobic slurs, and being mentored by Andrew Tate, is in hot water after calling for two people's deaths.

Twitch Is Shafting Streamers, Again

Ben Sledge — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:00:27 GMT

Twitch streamers may seem like they have a dream job, but it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. For every Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins and Nick ‘Nickmercs’ Kolcheff, who seemingly earn millions from paid subscribers, advertisers, and everything else that comes with your personal brand being a household name among teenagers, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of streamers struggling to make it big.

Twitch Angers Streamers With New Ad Rules, Immediately Apologizes

Joshua Robertson — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 22:32:39 GMT

You'd think with how uncomfortable Twitch probably is with rival streaming platform Kick snapping at its heels that it would do its best not to anger the big content creators it has left. However, streamers are more fed up with the platform than ever, and some new changes to its ad rules are causing many to threaten to leave Twitch for good should they go ahead.

The Apple Vision Pro Headset Will Make Or Break Apple's Future

Stacey Henley — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:00:16 GMT

Some of you will be too young to remember when Apple was the new kid on the block in the early '00s. Granted, Apple dates back to the '80s and always had a lot of money, so it wasn't the scrappiest of underdogs, but when the iPod dropped and those iconic black silhouettes danced against those flashing colourful backgrounds, it felt like the future had arrived. You could have 1,000 songs in the palm of your hand! One whole thousand! It feels silly in the modern world of streaming and everything at the tips of our fingers, but back then I didn't even know there were 1,000 songs in the world. Apple used to make you feel like you were part of the future, but recently it has fallen behind. Its latest, highly expensive Apple Vision Pro headset, feels like a make or break moment.

Amouranth Goes After Companies Supporting Abusive Deepfake Sites

Rhiannon Bevan — Sat, 27 May 2023 15:10:09 GMT

After years of deepfake sites stealing images of popular streamers for their own benefit, Amouranth is calling them out. However, she isn't just going after the sites themselves, but the companies that fund them through advertising, keeping the business profitable.

It Looks Like Netflix Is Making Another Witcher Spin-Off

Sean Murray — Fri, 26 May 2023 14:57:14 GMT

Netflix could be pressing ahead with another Witcher spin-off to go along with Nightmare of the Wolf and Blood Origin, according to a Swedish actor who may have accidentally spilled the beans.

Witcher Showrunner Didn't Want To Replace Geralt After Cavill's Departure

Sean Murray — Wed, 24 May 2023 15:06:34 GMT

We're just over a month away from the release of The Witcher Season 3 on Netflix, but before that, we're learning much of what to expect from this climactic season. At least, climactic for Henry Cavill, who will be leaving the lead role of the show after its third season.

Twitch Made Another Bad Tweet, This Time For AAPI Month

Tessa Kaur — Wed, 24 May 2023 15:00:16 GMT

Earlier today, Twitch sent a tweet that confused and annoyed Asians everywhere, in which it asked “If you could live a new adventure by being reincarnated as one of your favorite characters, who would you choose?”, complete with the hashtag AAPI and an image of nine different characters. They are, deservedly, getting roasted, with general disbelief that this was posted by an official account. In celebrating AAPI Month, Twitch has made it ever more apparent that it is run by out-of-touch white people.

Amouranth's New AI App Is Very Creepy

Tessa Kaur — Tue, 23 May 2023 16:45:15 GMT

Earlier this week, Forever Voices AI announced the addition of Kaitlin “Amouranth” Siragusa as an AI companion on its Forever Companion platform, an artificial intelligence ‘companion’ that is available 24/7 for fans. The self-proclaimed ‘global leaders in turning influencers into AIs’ have previously launched the first ‘influencer turned AI girlfriend’, and now the popular streamer will be available for ‘virtual dates’ and ‘profound discussions’ through the two-way voice app.

Kick Reportedly Offers Kai Cenat And iShowSpeed $40 Million To Leave Twitch

Sean Murray — Tue, 16 May 2023 16:56:25 GMT

Given how often Kai has been banned from Twitch, you'd think the streamer would jump at the chance to make millions by switching to rival streaming platform Kick. However, according to Adin Ross, both Kai Cenat and iShowSpeed turned down a multi-million dollar offer to make the move.

MrBeast Buying His Employees A Street To Live On Is Bad, Actually

Tessa Kaur — Wed, 10 May 2023 14:00:16 GMT

The New York Post reported this week that Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, has been quietly buying up the houses in a cul-de-sac in Greenville, North Carolina, in the area he grew up in. Over the last five years, he purchased his own home, then bought up the rest of the houses that surrounded his. Three of them were not up for sale, and were purchased off-market for almost a million and a half dollars combined. He purchased these homes for his family and employees.

Critical Role's Candela Obscura Trailer Shows Off Investigators And Story

Sean Murray — Tue, 09 May 2023 17:23:15 GMT

Critical Role has announced both a new game and a new show both with the same name: Candela Obscura. The show premieres later this month alongside a free download of the quick start rules.

Twitch Bans PewDiePie During Infinite Livestream

James Troughton — Tue, 09 May 2023 09:37:16 GMT

PewDiePie recently came back to Twitch, but not in the way you'd expect. He wasn't streaming live content but instead running a loop of all his YouTube videos, signified by a new logo using the infinity symbol. However, as of today, his account has been banned for breaching Twitch's terms of service.

YouTuber Sprays Gamers With Deodorant, Told Off By Convention Staff

Sean Murray — Mon, 08 May 2023 17:00:31 GMT

An Australian YouTuber with less than a thousand subscribers has been banned from DreamHack events after spraying convention goers and staff with deodorant.

Hasan Clashes With The Game Awards Stage Invader During Live Stream

Vaspaan Dastoor — Sat, 06 May 2023 10:50:54 GMT

Streamers are strange creatures. Who knows why they do what they do? They work in mysterious ways that somehow garner them a lot of views and even a fan following. When they're not streaming games, they're calling each other out, getting crypto scammed, or organising boxing matches against each other.

Blizzard Permanently Bans Players Griefing Asmongold In WoW Classic Hardcore

Vaspaan Dastoor — Sat, 06 May 2023 08:06:35 GMT

Activision Blizzard has a lot on its plate at the moment. With the UK's CMA blocking the company's acquisition by Microsoft, all hands are probably working on appealing the decision. You can imagine that everybody at the company is on edge, as, should the appeal fail, the deal could be blocked for the next ten years.

Kai Cenat Will Leave Twitch "For Good" If He Gets Banned Again

James Troughton — Tue, 02 May 2023 14:43:07 GMT

Kai Cenat has had an interesting 2023, to say the least. He was banned right at the end of January, and only two months later, overtook Ludwig as Twitch's most-subbed streamer. That same month, he even won Streamer of the Year, but after another ban last month, fans called for him to finally switch to Kick. That might become a reality soon enough, as Cenat threatened to leave Twitch if he gets banned again.

LowTierGod Has Been Banned From Twitch

Sean Murray — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 17:44:34 GMT

Unsurprisingly, Dale "LowTierGod" Wilson has once again been banned on Twitch. The streamer and influencer known for his toxic masculinity, eccentric behavior, and rage-quitting from losing matches, has a long history of violating the terms of service for various streaming platforms, resulting in both temporary and permanent bans.

Twisted Metal Teaser Shows First Look At Live-Action Sweet Tooth

Sean Murray — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 15:49:59 GMT

Twisted Metal has a release date. The live-action show coming from PlayStation Studios will be broadcast on NBC's Peacock streaming platform starting on July 27, and to give us a preview of what's in store, there's a new teaser being streamed on PlayStation's social channels.

Soulja Boy Unbanned From Twitch After Over A Year

Josh Coulson — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 10:02:36 GMT

Twitch has a tendency to ban its streamers without offering up much of an explanation. 16 months later, we still don't know why Soulja Boy was banned twice in a single day. The first, very short ban was followed by a far longer one that has lasted for well over a year. Soulja Boy took to Twitter this week to announce the ban has finally been lifted, the air of mystery surrounding why exactly he was slapped with it in the first place remaining intact.

Kick Is Great For Creators, But Bad For Humanity

Tessa Kaur — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:30:15 GMT

As Kai Cenat, one of Twitch’s biggest creators, faces his fifth ban on the platform, increasing numbers of people are calling for him to join Kick. Kick is a rival streaming platform that has a reputation for being less strict on what creators can upload, though it has been cracking down on sexual content and hot tub streams. It isn’t nearly as big as Twitch, and has been accused of faking views with bots, but has still drawn in big streamers like Adin Ross, Dream, Destiny, and Trainwreck, who is a non-owner advisor for the platform.

What Is Happening With Chris From MrBeast?

Stacey Henley — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:00:15 GMT

Sometimes I feel like I live in a different world. I try to keep up with streamers as best I can, not just because they form a significant part of the industry I cover, but also because they tend to speak to the most impressionable audiences. A large chunk of viewership for the top streamers are teenagers, and so it’s important to be aware of that when the likes of Adin Ross act as an Andrew Tate pipeline. But sometimes the world feels so distant, and recently, Chris from MrBeast is the latest to make me feel that way.

Indiefoxx Says She Was Blackmailed With Explicit AI Images After Twitch Return

Rhiannon Bevan — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 13:31:24 GMT

Indiefoxx hasn't even had her Twitch account back for two weeks, and she's already getting pulled into one of the platform's biggest scandals that took off while she was away: fake explicit material. Just a day before her big return stream, Indiefoxx revealed that someone tried to blackmail her with AI-generated nude images, threatening to release them if she didn't send them money.

Kai Cenat Has Been Banned On Twitch Again, Fans Call For Kick Switch

Joshua Robertson — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 22:54:09 GMT

Kai Cenat has slowly made a name for himself as one of Twitch's biggest creators, overtaking Ludwig as the platform's most-subbed streamer and taking home the prize for Streamer of the Year last month. However, like with most big name streamers these days, KaiCenat has a fair amount of controversy attached to his name in the form of a handful of bans. For example, he was banned for the fourth time back in January for having too much weed on stream.

Kick Isn't Losing Money, Founder Ed Craven Claims

Justin Reeve — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 21:05:10 GMT

Founder Ed Craven recently denied claims that Kick has been losing money, describing how the streaming platform actually turned a profit during its first three months of existence. Kick has rapidly grown to become one of the most talked about services in the streaming industry, attracting top talent from rival Twitch by offering an extremely favorable 95/5 percent revenue split.

The Thug Shaker Central Debacle Just Reinforces That Right-Wing Gamer Culture Has Devastating Consequences

Tessa Kaur — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 16:16:17 GMT

21-year-old Jack Teixeira was arrested by the FBI last week in the course of an investigation concerning the leak of classified military documents that spread on social media earlier in April 2023. He faces up to 15 years in prison for two counts of violating the Espionage Act. His crime? He posted photographs of printed, classified briefings on a small Discord server called Thug Shaker Central.

Kick Is Already Cracking Down On Hot Tub Streams And Sexual Content

Vaspaan Dastoor — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 13:07:30 GMT

Kick appears to be the cool new kid on the streaming platform block. I say 'appears to be' because it isn't quite clear whether the streaming platform is successful or not, given certain allegations regarding bot viewers. While it certainly isn't as big as Twitch, its USP was that it was way more lenient when it came to streaming certain types of content.

CS:GO Twitch Stream Ends With Ceiling Collapse

Lu-Hai Liang — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 09:55:20 GMT

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive remains a perenially popular shooter and a favourite among streamers, with plenty of content creators latching onto the game as a way to provide commentary but it's probably not every day that a ceiling comes down to interrupt.

Streamer JiDion Pulls Prank, Ends Up With Arrest Warrant

Justin Reeve — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 20:03:58 GMT

YouTuber JiDion recently wound up in hot water after discovering that he currently has an outstanding warrant for his arrest in the city of Houston, Texas. The content creator is being pursued by police for criminal trespassing after a prank went awry back in February, 2023. The warrant was issued shortly after JiDion and fellow content creator Damii approached a female professor at the University of Houston with a balloon, bear, and flowers on Valentine’s Day, causing a disruption to the class and refusing to leave the premises.

Kick Owner Denies Using Bots To Inflate Viewing Figures

Joshua Henry — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 16:16:50 GMT

Another day, another update on the ongoing Kick drama. This time around, the owner of the up-and-coming streaming platform is responding to the backlash surrounding the streaming site. More specifically, he's chiming in to address the accusation that Kick fakes its views to appear more successful than it really is.

Adin Ross Followed Donald Trump Around UFC Last Night

Justin Reeve — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 22:21:59 GMT

The streamer and content creator Adin Ross was recently caught on camera following around former president Donald Trump at UFC 287. The event which featured a highly anticipated rematch between current champion Alex Pereira and former champion Israel Adesanya was held last night in Miami, Florida.

Kick Accused Of Faking Views To Appear Successful

Justin Reeve — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 20:37:38 GMT

Kick has been coming under fire once again as accusations of view botting have been thrown at the company. The popular streamer on YouTube CodyRiffs recently took to social media in order to criticize Kick, explaining how the platform's viewer count “doesn’t mean shit.”

Adin Ross Body Shames Adult Model And Says She "Needs To Get Bullied"

George Foster — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:00:52 GMT

In a recent Kick stream, Adin Ross body-shamed an OnlyFans model by calling her "fat as fuck", comparing her to a whale, and saying that she "needs to get bullied".

Streamer Calls Out Kick For Giving Their Username To Popular Twitch User

Sean Murray — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 18:57:59 GMT

Kick.com has a problem. The Twitch rival started operating back in 2021 but didn't really pick up steam until late last year. Since then, Twitch has made several controversial decisions, most notably lowering its revenue sharing from 70/30 to 50/50 for its most famous streamers. This has people like Trainwreck and Moist Critikal talking openly about their plans to end their exclusive streaming on Twitch in order to start streaming on Kick, which has a very generous 95/5 split with its streamers.

Twitch Streamer Indiefoxx Has Been Unbanned After Almost 2 Years

Joshua Robertson — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 01:37:32 GMT

After exactly 1 years and 9 months, it's been revealed that popular Twitch streamer Indiefoxx has been unbanned from the platform after being what was a seemingly permanently ban back in 2021. For those unaware, Indiefoxx was one of the platform's more popular content creators before being banned for what she described herself as a "wardrobe malfunction" that occured during an ASMR video.

KSI Uses Racial Slur In New Video, Announces Social Media Break

Lu-Hai Liang — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:42:15 GMT

YouTuber KSI is being roundly criticised after saying a racial slur in a recent video. As he faced a justifiable backlash for his use of the word, the YouTuber apologised and announced he is taking a break from social media.

Rest In Peace, Incognito Walmart Stream, You Were The Best Of Twitch

Ben Sledge — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:38:17 GMT

If I asked you your favourite Twitch streamer, you might say, “xQC, obviously!” or “the two-time,” or some other famous white man who plays shooters and gets mad. Maybe I’ve got you wrong, maybe you solely watch burrito speedruns. I watch plenty of white men who shoot things too, but my favourite streamer of them all? Why, it’s walmart00012.

Someone Set Up A Twitch Stream On A Walmart Laptop And Just Left It Running

Rhiannon Bevan — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 10:37:14 GMT

You know those display laptops that all the big stores have, right? We've all messed about on them before. Usually, this involves taking a few selfies, maybe playing some of the music that comes with the system. But no, one Walmart shopper has taken it to another level altogether - setting up a non-stop Twitch stream.

Twitch Streamer Who Ran Over A Dog Is Moving To Kick

Josh Coulson — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:05:51 GMT

A streaming service similar to Twitch called Kick started up last year. It's a place for those fed up with other streaming platforms, and a number of big names from the industry have already made the jump from Twitch to Kick. One of those is a streamer who shot to fame for all the wrong reasons after running over a dog live on camera.

Forsen And xQc's Minecraft Speedrunning Rivalry Continues As New Record Is Set

Lu-Hai Liang — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:54:41 GMT

The rivalry between Twitcher streamers Forsen and xQc continues as the pair duke it out over Minecraft. While the open-ended game has become one of the most beloved titles for its building and exploration, it has also gained a place among the speedrunning community, with players trying to complete the game as quickly as possible.

Twitch Bans Cute Chicken Emote For "Inciting Abuse"

James Troughton — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:21:15 GMT

Twitch has removed streamer and TikToker Chica's popular cartoon chick emote, chicaL, stating that the reason is that the emote falls under "Disallowed content - Targeted insults, bullying, and threatening or inciting abuse."

Twitch Lays Off More Than 400 Workers, CEO Emmett Shear Steps Down

Justin Reeve — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:32:55 GMT

Twitch recently announced having undergone a massive layoff, with more than 400 employees losing their jobs. The news comes as part of a larger round of layoffs across Amazon, the parent company which currently owns Twitch. Amazon suffered over 9,000 layoffs across all of its divisions over the course of this past year.

TheCompletionist Just Spent $23K Saving Every Game On Wii U And 3DS

Lu-Hai Liang — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 15:32:31 GMT

Here's a riddle for you: What is a thing you can do that is costly, time consuming, and absolutely worth it? Well, it's buying every Nintendo Wii U and 3DS game before the Nintendo eShop closes, of course. This is what YouTuber and content creator Jirard 'The Completionist' Khalil did, and, true to his name, he spent much time and money to complete his quest. But there was a good reason for Khalil to embark on this costly exercise.

Let's All Laugh At Joe Rogan's Anti-Woke Comedy Club

Stacey Henley — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:30:14 GMT

There’s a new comedy club that confiscates your phone so you can’t film the comedians on stage, so that if the act goes badly, no one can humiliate them on the internet. They even scan guests' faces before they enter, ensuring anyone who’s out of line can be tracked down. Will this wokeness never end? Is this new wave of comedians so weak-willed and pathetic that even a stand up stage must be a safe space? Men used to be men! When did the world become so soft? Can nobody take a joke anymore?!

The Original Last Of Us Ellie Thinks Bella Ramsey Has "Elevated" The Role

Sean Murray — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:26:12 GMT

The Last Of Us is over--for now. We've already received confirmation that the hit HBO series will continue with a "radically different" season two and potentially a season three. But for fans of the source material, the final episode contained a few cameos from the video game, including Laura Bailey as a doctor and the original voice of Ellie, Ashley Johnson, who played Ellie's mom in the show.

xQc AI Chatbot Bashes "Most Braindead Streamer" Ludwig, Leaving xQc Stunned

Justin Reeve — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 21:56:42 GMT

xQc was in for a surprise during his most recent livestream when his own AI chatbot started taking potshots at fellow streamer Ludwig. Things were going perfectly fine until viewers began to pose the program questions, one fan asking who the “most braindead” streamer was. The chatbot pulled no punches, going straight after the content creator.

KSI Plans To Fight Either Jake Paul Or Tommy Fury Before He Retires This Year

Sean Murray — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 19:43:47 GMT

KSI plans to "retire and go back to music" after revealing plans for three more fights in 2023, according to the YouTube star.

Kai Cenat Wins Streamer Of The Year At The Streamer Awards

Justin Reeve — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 21:24:38 GMT

In a night filled with anticipation and excitement, Kai Cenat was crowned Streamer of the Year at the most recent Streamer Awards. The ceremony took place earlier this week on March 11, marking the second ever entry in this annual event. The win has been described by many as being well deserved, capping one of the streamer’s most successful years in recent memory.

AI SpongeBob Stream Derails, Characters Are Obsessed With Sex

Rhiannon Bevan — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 14:59:38 GMT

The cast of SpongeBob is live streaming their obsession with sex, in what is perhaps the most disturbing use of AI so far. From casual flings to threesomes, SpongeBob and Patrick can't stop talking about their bedroom activities, as a Twitch channel streaming AI-generated episodes of the show goes completely off the rails.

MrBeast's Philanthropy Is All For Publicity

Tessa Kaur — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:30:15 GMT

A year ago, YouTuber MrBeast started a spin-off channel called Beast Philanthropy, and according to the channel’s about page, 100 percent of the profits from its ad revenue, merch sales, and sponsorships go towards ‘making the world a better place’. Of course, he isn’t just doing this out of the kindness of his heart – everything is recorded and edited for content. It’s for clicks.

Xbox Game Pass And Amazon Luna Complete Each Other

Eric Switzer — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:49:34 GMT

I’m still mourning the loss of Google Stadia - not so much what it was, but what it could have eventually become. I still believe cloud gaming is the future, even if Google isn’t going to be the one that leads us there, and I’ve been spending some time trying out the other game streaming services to see how they stack up. Two of the best options right now are Game Pass and Amazon Luna, but neither of them quite lives up to the cloud gaming future Stadia once promised. Both are missing the exact qualities that the other has, and if they could somehow be combined, they’d make one pretty great streaming service.

Only Dorks Fix The MrBeast Chocolate Bars

Stacey Henley — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 17:30:15 GMT

It’s easy to laugh at the dorks rushing to their local stores to fix the displays of the new MrBeast Feastibles chocolate bars, so I will. Hahahaha, losers. Just the dweebiest dweebs ever to dweeb. But it also seems like the perfect picture of where we are in our relationships to brands, our relationships to content creators, and our relationships to ourselves.

YouTube Streamer Valkyrae Wants To Adopt A Baby With Her Mom

James Troughton — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 11:36:08 GMT

YouTube streamer and Sonic Prime voice actor Valkyrae has announced plans to adopt a kid with her mom, asking her Twitter followers - particularly those who were or have adopted - what the experience was like.

MrBeast Fans Are Heading To Walmart To Fix His Feastables Displays

Josh Coulson — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:59:49 GMT

One of MrBeast's latest money-making ventures is a range of chocolate bars called Feastables. You may have seen them as they're available in Walmarts across the US. However, MrBeast is worried you might have walked right past as he's asked fans to help tidy up Feastable displays.

Streamer Dr Disrespect Doubles Down On Blockchain Games And NFTs

Justin Reeve — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 22:14:18 GMT

Dr Disrespect is doubling down on blockchain games even despite the mostly negative reception of this technology and the continuing backlash from a large portion of his fanbase. The streamer is mostly known for his outspoken personality and bombastic appearances on Twitch and YouTube, especially while playing popular battle royale games like Apex Legends, Fortnite, PUBG: Battlegrounds, and various entries in the Call of Duty series.

Adin Ross' "Brother" Returns, Campaigns Against Andrew Tate's Misogyny

Justin Reeve — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 23:49:59 GMT

The person who previously claimed to be the half-brother of streamer Adin Ross, Miller Ross, recently returned to the social media spotlight, continuing to campaign against the misogyny of Andrew Tate. Miller Ross was suspended from Twitter last week in the wake of a tirade against Adin Ross in which he pinned the blame for the increasingly controversial comments made by his supposed sibling on Tate.

For Amouranth, The Best Revenge Is Living Well

Stacey Henley — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:16:15 GMT

One of the major streaming stories of last year centred around Amouranth. While a lot of the happenings on platforms like Twitch that break through into the mainstream tend to be particularly silly and often mindless drama, Amouranth's case was very serious. In a tearful stream, a scared Amouranth confessed that she was married, a fact she was forced by her husband to hide so that it did not harm her income, and that she was being forced to stream content she did not enjoy or want to do because her husband controlled all of her finances.

Twitch Bans JustAMinx For Getting Drunk On Stream

Sean Murray — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:08:27 GMT

Twitch streamer JustAMinx has been handed a seven-day ban after getting totally sloshed on stream. JustAMinx is one of Twitch's most popular female streamers with just under 2 million subscribers.

Ludwig's Stolen Subaru Sambar Found By Redditors After 24 Hours

George Foster — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 15:44:48 GMT

Thanks to the help of some eagle-eyed Redditors, popular Twitch streamer Ludwig has managed to get back his 1997 Subaru Sambar after it was stolen from him.

Adin Ross Is Not The Problem

Stacey Henley — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:30:14 GMT

They say that on the internet, everything is forever, but I'm not sure that's true. People are always eager to dig up your past mistakes, whether they be major or minor, that's for certain. But when it comes to uncovering the humanity behind whoever the current public enemies are, few are keen to look. In the case of Adin Ross, maybe we should. Ross is currently one of the most controversial figures on the internet, having been permabanned from Twitch after a slew of controversies and modelling himself after Andrew Tate, currently coming to a head with a messy family drama playing out in public while he screams various transphobic slogans to anyone who will listen and plenty of people who won't.

Kai Cenat Overtakes Ludwig As Twitch's Most-Subbed Streamer

George Foster — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 11:30:20 GMT

Thanks to his February subathon, Kai Cenat has become Twitch's most subscribed streamer, with over 300,000 active subscribers as of the time of writing.

CodeMiko's Shock Collar Twitch Ban Has Been Reversed

Lu-Hai Liang — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:03:35 GMT

Dedicated followers of Twitch streamer CodeMiko can breathe a sigh of relief as the popular V-tuber has been unbanned by the streaming platform. CodeMiko had been sanctioned after she'd fallen foul of Twitch's Terms of Service after she used a shock collar on herself during a livestream.

CodeMiko Uses Shock Collar On Herself, Gets Twitch Ban

Lu-Hai Liang — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 05:29:22 GMT

American streamer and YouTuber CodeMiko has been banned from Twitch for the eighth time after she used a shock collar live on her Twitch stream. Following the ban, CodeMiko's Twitch channel vanished with only a message saying "This channel is temporarily unavailable due to a violation of Twitch's Community Guidelines or Terms of Service" in its place.

Streamer Adin Ross Banned For Eighth Time On Twitch

Justin Reeve — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 03:28:34 GMT

Twitch has once again banned streamer Adin Ross, now for the eighth time in total. The reasons for the ban are currently unknown, but this of course is not the first time that Ross has been in hot water on the platform, having frequently courted controversy.

Twitch Streamer Heelmike Banned From Kick After Receiving Head On Stream

George Foster — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 11:54:30 GMT

Twitch streamer Heelmike received a one-day ban from new streaming platformer Kick after streaming himself receiving a blowjob to an audience of over 25,000 viewers.

Adin Ross Threatens Esports Content Creator After Streaming NFSW Video

George Foster — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:05:52 GMT

After livestreaming porn to his viewers on Kick during a recent stream, Adin Ross then sent a threatening Twitter DM to Esports content creator Jake Lucky, who shared a video of the incident, telling him to "keep yourself safe :)".

Is HBO Max Worth It?

Amanda Hurych — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 17:15:14 GMT

HBO Max is relatively new to the streaming service game, first coming to the scene in 2020. Prior to HBO Max, there was just HBO; this was a paid television network that launched way back in 1972. Since then, they've grown into a huge company, holding countless shows and movies.

Polish Twitch Streamer Banned After Seemingly Running Over A Dog While Streaming

George Foster — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 12:51:13 GMT

Polish Twitch streamer sideneuke has been banned from the platform for an unknown amount of time after seemingly running over a dog while livestreaming herself driving around.

Adin Ross Asking People To "Act Black" In Latest Example Of Streamers Being Awful

Issy van der Velde — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 12:39:11 GMT

Former Twitch and current Kick streamer Adin Ross recently uploaded a YouTube video where he went on Omeagle and asked people to "act Black" for $100. When they would refuse, he'd up the amount to $200. When they'd eventually do it, he would then shout "Yo! You’re racist!" as if this was some big 'gotcha' moment. It shows that the current generation of streamers hasn't learned from the pitfalls of YouTube's 'social experiments', which were often racist, misogynistic, homophobic, or a combination of all three.

Is Disney Plus Worth It?

Helen Ashcroft — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:30:15 GMT

Disney Plus is a relatively new streaming service, first launching in 2019. On this platform, you can watch a variety of Disney-owned content, including franchises such as Marvel and Star Wars. We live in a world of streaming, with many people having a subscription to more than one service.

Twitch Allegedly Boosted Its Own Channel With "Junk Views"

James Troughton — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 11:30:37 GMT

Twitch has reportedly been boosting its own channel's stats with "junk views". It's called Crown, and if true, its status as one of the top ten entertainment channels is dubious at best. This has landed it advertising deals with the likes of Intel, and companies have allegedly spent up to $500,000 promoting themselves on Crown, but it might not be worth the cost.

Is Netflix Worth It?

Jacqueline Zalace — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 14:15:14 GMT

Netflix is one of the biggest streaming platforms in the world, containing a multitude of shows for you to enjoy. Founded in 1997, this platform had a humble beginning. Some of you may remember ordering physical DVDs from Netflix that were delivered by mail. Now, you can stream all of their content from any device.

Sweet Anita Says People "Don't Know What Consent Means" Amidst Deepfake Scandal

Rhiannon Bevan — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:53:57 GMT

Sweet Anita, one of the streamers who had her image used on an infamous deepfake pornography site, has spoken out about the objectivation of female content creators. This comes as the issue is brought to widespread attention after fellow streamer Atrioc admitted to viewing deepfake adult content of other content creators.

Streamer Adin Ross Transitions From Twitch To Kick

Justin Reeve — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:25:20 GMT

The content creator Adin Ross recently announced that he would be making the switch to a brand new streaming platform, Kick. The news has been creating something of a stir within the gaming community in the wake of numerous bans affecting Ross on Twitch. The streamer was banned on the platform as recently as last month.

Amazon Just Banned Itself From Twitch

Justin Reeve — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 22:36:28 GMT

Amazon briefly banned itself on Twitch in a surprising move which left many fans and followers both stunned and surprised. The account in question, Amazon Music Brazil, was only removed from the streaming service for a total of 16 minutes, but the disruption was apparently enough to stir up a storm on social media.

Russian Streamer Partners With Mercenary Group For Weird Propaganda Stream

Vaspaan Dastoor — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 11:49:35 GMT

In what has to be perhaps the most bizarre streamer collaboration in recent history, a Russian streamer named GrishaPutin has partnered with a mercenary organisation from the country to stream a modded version of Hearts of Iron 4. Wagner Group is a Russian-based private military company that is actively taking part in the country's brutal invasion of Ukraine – but also clearly knows a thing or two about video game streaming.

Twitch Streamer F1NN5TER Banned For Adjusting Bra, Despite Being A Man

Issy van der Velde — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 13:33:07 GMT

Twitch partner F1NN5TER, first name Jude, has been banned for "prolonged touching of female presenting breasts", despite being a cisgender man. For those of you who don't know him - pretend all you want, we know you've seen his TikToks - he's a male streamer who started to wear feminine clothes and makeup as part of his "Girl Month" campaign. Girl Month has currently been running for over two years.

Microsoft Activision Merger Could "Stifle Competition" In Cloud Gaming

Josh Coulson — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:39:23 GMT

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published the results of its investigation into the potential merger between Xbox and Activision Blizzard today. In its report, the governing body has claimed the merger could well do more harm than good to UK gamers, citing potential growth in Xbox's cloud gaming division as one of the reasons why.

Twitch Streamer Sliker Permanently Banned Following Claims Of Being Hacked

Issy van der Velde — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:16:10 GMT

Gambling streamer Sliker who was recently at the centre of a controversy due to scamming viewers and colleagues out of hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund his gambling addiction has been banned from Twitch.

Sergio Agüero: Manchester City Legend “Equally Proud” Of His Esports Career

Ben Sledge — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 17:00:15 GMT

What can you say about Sergio Agüero that hasn’t already been said? He is responsible for the most iconic moment in Premier League history, one which, from the perspective of this Liverpool fan, caused the most glorious look of bitter disappointment on Alex Ferguson’s insufferable, Scottish face. He’s up there with the Premier League all-time greats, his name frequently coming up alongside the likes of Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, and David N’Gog.

Twitch Streamers' Hogwarts Legacy Ad Protests Are Fruitless Without The Biggest Stars

Issy van der Velde — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 19:30:14 GMT

Hogwarts Legacy reviews have just come in, and surprising no one, most have little caveats to show that people are aware of Harry Potter creator JK Rowling’s transphobic bile, but they’re not going to actually do anything about it. Simply not covering the game would be the right move, but most are giving into the hype and rose-tinted glasses of their childhoods rather than addressing the transphobic elephant in the room. Fortunately, Twitch streamers are, and some have started a boycott on the site due to an aggressive Hogwarts Legacy marketing campaign.