https://www.thegamer.com This page is where you'll find the latest on all things streaming-related, from TheGamer's dedicated team of news experts. Sat, 15 Jul 2023 16:06:47 GMT en-US hourly 60 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.

]]> Sat, 15 Jul 2023 16:06:47 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/general-sam-stream-dead-pig-uranium-po-box-opening/ 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.

]]> Mon, 19 Jun 2023 15:08:45 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/amouranth-leaves-twitch-joins-kick/ 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.

]]> Fri, 16 Jun 2023 23:48:19 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/xqc-is-ditching-twitch-kick-100-million-deal/ 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.

]]> Sat, 10 Jun 2023 16:22:22 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/adin-ross-is-a-brand-risk-no-collabs-andrew-tate-nazis-kanye/ 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.

]]> Thu, 08 Jun 2023 11:15:58 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/adin-ross-jake-lucky-hasanabi-wants-dead/ 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.

]]> Tue, 06 Jun 2023 22:32:39 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-angers-streamers-new-ad-rules-apology/ 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.

]]> Sat, 27 May 2023 15:10:09 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/amouranth-calls-out-deepfake-abuse-sites/ 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.

]]> Fri, 26 May 2023 14:57:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/netflix-the-witcher-spin-off-dolph-lundgren-the-rats/ 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.

]]> Wed, 24 May 2023 15:06:34 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/witcher-showrunner-didnt-want-to-replace-geralt-cavill-departure/ 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.

]]> Tue, 16 May 2023 16:56:25 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/kick-offers-kai-cenat-ishowspeed-40-million-to-leave-twitch/ 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.

]]> Tue, 09 May 2023 17:23:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/critical-role-candela-obscura-trailer/ 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.

]]> Tue, 09 May 2023 09:37:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-pewdiepie-ban/ An Australian YouTuber with less than a thousand subscribers has been banned from DreamHack events after spraying convention goers and staff with deodorant.

]]> Mon, 08 May 2023 17:00:31 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/youtuber-sprays-gamers-with-deodorant/ 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.

]]> Sat, 06 May 2023 10:50:54 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/hasan-fight-matan-the-game-awards-stage-invader-wga-writers-strike/ 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.

]]> Sat, 06 May 2023 08:06:35 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/blizzard-permanent-ban-players-griefing-asmongold-wow-classic-hardcore/ 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.

]]> Tue, 02 May 2023 14:43:07 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/kai-cenat-twitch-kick-leave-ban/ 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.

]]> Fri, 28 Apr 2023 17:44:34 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/lowtiergod-banned-from-twitch/ 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.

]]> Fri, 28 Apr 2023 15:49:59 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twisted-metal-teaser-first-look-live-action-sweet-tooth/ 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.

]]> Fri, 21 Apr 2023 10:02:36 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/soulja-boy-twitch-ban-lifted/ 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.

]]> Tue, 18 Apr 2023 13:31:24 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/indiefoxx-blackmail-ai-generated-explicit-images/ 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.

]]> Mon, 17 Apr 2023 22:54:09 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/kai-cenat-banned-twitch-again-kick/ 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.

]]> Mon, 17 Apr 2023 21:05:10 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/kick-isnt-losing-money-founder-ed-craven-claims/ 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.

]]> Sat, 15 Apr 2023 13:07:30 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/kick-strict-moderation-hot-tub-streams-sexual-content/ 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.

]]> Tue, 11 Apr 2023 09:55:20 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/csgo-twitch-ceiling-collapse/ 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.

]]> Mon, 10 Apr 2023 20:03:58 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/streamer-jidion-pulls-prank-arrest-warrant/ 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.

]]> Mon, 10 Apr 2023 16:16:50 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/kick-owner-denies-using-bots-to-inflate-viewing-figures/ 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.

]]> Sun, 09 Apr 2023 22:21:59 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/adin-ross-followed-donald-trump-around-ufc-last-night/ 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.”

]]> Sat, 08 Apr 2023 20:37:38 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/kick-accused-faking-views-appear-successful/ 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".

]]> Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:00:52 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/adin-ross-body-shame-adult-model-calls-her-fat-kick-stream-needs-to-get-bullied/ 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.

]]> Fri, 07 Apr 2023 18:57:59 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/kick-giving-usernames-to-popular-twitch-user/ 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.

]]> Wed, 05 Apr 2023 01:37:32 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-indiefoxx-unbanned/ 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.

]]> Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:42:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/ksi-uses-racial-slur-in-new-video/ 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.

]]> Mon, 03 Apr 2023 10:37:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/walmart-twitch-livestream-display-laptop/ 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.

]]> Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:05:51 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-streamer-who-ran-over-dog-moving-to-kick/ 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.

]]> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:54:41 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/forsen-xqc-minecraft-speedrunning-rivalry-new-record/ 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."

]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:21:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-chical-emote-banned-inciting-abuse/ 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.

]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:32:55 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-lays-off-400-workers-ceo-steps-down/ 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.

]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 15:32:31 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/thecompletionist-spent-23k-saving-wii-u-3ds-games/ 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.

]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:26:12 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/ashley-johnson-last-of-us-ellie-bella-ramsey-elevated-role/ 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.

]]> Mon, 13 Mar 2023 21:56:42 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/xqc-ai-chatbot-bashes-most-braindead-streamer-ludwig/ KSI plans to "retire and go back to music" after revealing plans for three more fights in 2023, according to the YouTube star.

]]> Mon, 13 Mar 2023 19:43:47 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/ksi-jake-paul-tommy-fury-fight-before-retirement/ 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.

]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2023 21:24:38 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/kai-cenat-streamer-of-the-year-streamer-awards/ 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.

]]> Sat, 11 Mar 2023 14:59:38 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/spongebob-ai-generated-episodes-twitch-livestream/ 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.

]]> Tue, 07 Mar 2023 11:36:08 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/youtube-streamer-sonic-prime-actor-valkyrae-mom-adoption-twitter-announcement/ 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.

]]> Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:59:49 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/mrbeast-fans-fixing-walmart-feastables-displays/ 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.

]]> Sun, 05 Mar 2023 22:14:18 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/dr-disrespect-doubles-down-blockchain-games/ 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.

]]> Sat, 04 Mar 2023 23:49:59 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/adin-ross-brother-andrew-tates-misogyny/ 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.

]]> Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:08:27 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-bans-justaminx-drunk-on-stream/ 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.

]]> Fri, 03 Mar 2023 15:44:48 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/ludwig-stolen-subaru-sambar-found-reddit-24-hours/ 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.

]]> Wed, 01 Mar 2023 11:30:20 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/kai-cenat-most-subbed-streamer-on-twitch-overtakes-ludwig/ 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.

]]> Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:03:35 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/codemiko-shock-collar-twitch-ban-reversed/ 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.

]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2023 05:29:22 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/codemiko-shock-collar-twitch-ban/ 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.

]]> Sun, 26 Feb 2023 03:28:34 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/streamer-adin-ross-banned-eighth-time-twitch/ 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.

]]> Sat, 25 Feb 2023 11:54:30 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-streamer-heelmike-banned-from-kick-head-nsfw-video-on-stream/ 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 :)".

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:05:52 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/adin-ross-threatening-twitter-dm-jake-lucky-kick-nsfw-stream/ 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.

]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2023 12:51:13 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/polish-twitch-streamer-banned-running-over-dog-while-driving/ 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.

]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2023 12:39:11 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/adin-ross-asking-people-to-act-black-in-latest-example-of-streamers-being-awful/ 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.

]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2023 11:30:37 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-amazon-crown-channel-junk-views/ 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.

]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:53:57 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/sweet-anita-deepfake-scandal-atrioc/ 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.

]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:25:20 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/streamer-adin-ross-transitions-twitch-kick/ 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.

]]> Sat, 11 Feb 2023 22:36:28 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/amazon-banned-itself-twitch/ 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.

]]> Sat, 11 Feb 2023 11:49:35 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/russian-streamer-partners-mercenary-group-propaganda-stream/ 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.

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2023 13:33:07 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-streamer-f1nn5ter-banned-for-adjusting-bra-despite-being-a-man/ 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.

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:39:23 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/microsoft-activision-merger-stifle-competition-cloud-gaming/ 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.

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:16:10 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-streamer-sliker-permanently-banned-following-claims-of-being-hacked/ Logan Paul has been in the news recently due to his NFT game, CryptoZoo, allegedly being a scam. YouTuber Coffeezilla investigated and claims the game has conned people out of millions of dollars, and Paul originally threatened to sue him. Now, Paul is the one facing a class action lawsuit from people who have lost their money.

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2023 11:01:34 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/logan-paul-is-being-sued-over-cryptozoo/ Twitch streamer Pokimane recently revealed how she deals with online trolls. Most probably get a kick out of the idea their message ruins her day, and they imagine her getting so upset that she has to block them. It turns out, she barely sees any of the messages herself. Instead, she has people on her account who block trolls for her.

]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:47:10 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-pokimane-block-trolls/ The creator behind the infamous deepfakes, which have drawn backlash from Twitch streamers for using their likeness in pornography, has deleted their website, leaving only an apology.

]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2023 10:22:48 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-explicit-deepfake-creator-deletes-website-atrioc-apology/ When you think about it for a second, Pokemon Gyms don’t make a whole lot of sense. Most of them are just weird puzzles with a few random fights thrown in before you finally throw down against the gym leader. got a series of ex-champions to test a trainer’s true skill. Which is exactly what YouTuber and pro-Pokemon competitor WolfeyVGC did in New York City last week.

]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2023 20:31:37 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/youtuber-real-life-pokemon-gym-new-york-city/ Last night, streamer Atrioc apologised after he was caught viewing a website that hosted deepfake porn of various women on Twitch. In the video, he admitted to viewing fake explicit material of female streamers out of "morbid curiosity". He even paid to access the website. Now, one of the women targetted by the deepfake site has vowed to fight back.

]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:17:57 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/qtcinderella-atrioc-deepfake-site-lawsuit-sue/ Earlier today, a streamer called Atrioc was "exposed" after a clip went viral due to the discovery of a certain tab on his PC. The tab included the name of a website (which hasn't been included in this article to protect those involved) that features inappropriate deepfake images and videos of other popular streamers such as Pokimane and Maya Higa. After a brief period of silence, Atroic has now confirmed these claims and has apologized for what he says was a case of "morbid curiosity."

]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2023 23:43:11 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/atrioc-pokimane-maya-apology/ Twitch streamer xQc is reportedly undergoing a divorce from partner and fellow streamer Adept. Although he's vehemently denied ever being married, publically available court documents refer to the pair as a married couple seeking divorce, which means he may have been in what's known as a common law marriage. Part of Adept's filing includes a request that xQc be banned from gambling, something that's been a hot issue for Twitch recently.

]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2023 13:49:07 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/xqc-divorce-gambling-ban/ When it comes to Twitch streamers, there aren't many as popular as Kai Cenat. Sitting up their with the likes xQc and Hasan, the creator has exploded in popularity fairly recently with a variety of types of content. Just like with a lot of Twitch streamers though, Kai Cenat has a fair amount of controversy swirling around him, and he's now been banned from Twitch for a fourth time.

]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:34:33 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/kaicenat-banned-twitch/ Twitch ads are a necessary but annoying thing. In theory, they help keep subscription prices down as they allow for streams to be monetised by large companies. In reality, they always seem to pop up just as the person you're watching is about to get a world record or clutch win. That may be a thing of the past as Twitch plans to introduce a feature that will warn you when ads are about to play and allow you to snooze them.

]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:52:52 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-warning-ads-snooze/ YouTuber Coffeezilla has been investigating Logan Paul following the controversial streamer's NFT game CyrptoZoo supposedly scamming people out of millions of dollars. Paul has offered to refund people $1.3 million, but that only helps egg holders, not everyone else who bought in-game currency. Coffeezilla said in a recent video, "Unfortunately, the scam was much bigger than 1.3 million dollars so the fact is, most victims are not going to be made whole by this plan."

]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:34:47 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/coffeezilla-logan-paul-partial-cryptozoo-refund-does-nothing-for-victims/ In what may be the strangest gaming news all day - maybe even all week, but it's only Tuesday - fish playing Pokemon Violet on YouTube have accidentally leaked their owner's credit card information.

]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:38:07 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fish-playing-pokemon-violet-leaked-their-owners-credit-card-details/ In October last year, we reported that Kaitlyn Siragusa, a.k.a. Amouranth, revealed that she was married, and her husband controlled her finances, her content, and verbally abused her if she didn't listen to him. She made this public by livestreaming a phone conversation with said husband who berated her without knowing he was on the stream. He allegedly also forced her to pose as a single girl, as telling audiences about the marriage would "ruin the business model". Since then, she has separated, taken control of her finances, her streams, and the kind of content she puts out.

]]> Sat, 14 Jan 2023 10:52:07 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/amouranth-reveals-why-she-hasnt-fully-stopped-adult-content/ Streamer Adin Ross has been having a weird few months. In December last year, he announced that he will be interviewing Kanye West, who has clearly gone off the deep end with his comments. Then, earlier this month, he supported Andrew Tate, who was recently arrested in Romania on the charges of human trafficking. Now, the streamer finds himself banned from Twitch, and the reason isn't exactly clear.

]]> Sat, 14 Jan 2023 06:36:13 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/streamer-adin-ross-banned-from-twitch/ An AI Twitch VTuber received a two-week ban a few weeks after denying the holocaust. There's a sentence you probably never thought you'd read. Or maybe you keep up with AI VTubers and you figured it was only a matter of time before you read exactly that sentence.

]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:22:22 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/ai-vtuber-banned-from-twitch-after-denying-the-holocaust/ People have come together on Twitch various times in an attempt to play and complete games together using nothing but commands input via the platform's chat. Challenging regardless of the game, but perhaps none more so than the recent successful attempt to beat all five Wii Sports modes.

]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2023 10:37:35 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-chat-beats-all-five-wii-sports-modes/ Logan Paul has been under fire this week due to the poor state his pet pig Pearl was found in. No need for an allegedly in there anymore as the YouTuber confirmed the poor piggie was indeed Pearl. He thanked the sanctuary that rescued her, but also made a strange tweet about the Matrix being out to get him.

]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2023 11:34:19 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/logan-paul-shelter-his-pig-abandoned-the-matrix/ YouTuber Logan Paul has been courting controversy recently over his CryptoZoo NFT game, reportedly a massive scam. He's in the news now though because a pig that looks suspiciously similar to his own pet pig was recently found injured and abandoned in a field, and people suspect it's his that he irresponsibly rehomed.

]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:11:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/logan-pauls-pet-pig-was-allegedly-abandoned/ Minecraft is normally a game associated with chill vibes--an idyllic blocky world where the player builds as much or as little as they want. But the nominally relaxing game can become an adrenaline-fueled race to defeat a terrifying dragon in the hands of the speedrunning community, of which streamer xQc has been a part for many years.

]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2023 17:37:07 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/xqc-regains-minecraft-speedrun-world-record/ YouTube streamer Rachell 'Valkyrae' Hofstetter used to enjoy roleplaying in GTA Online on the NoPixel server. It's a popular place for streamers and hardcore fans alike. She had to take a step back because she became too obsessed with it, but has just revealed that the reason she now stays away is the community itself.

]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2023 12:39:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/valkyrae-gta-rp-community/ The popular streamer Mizkif recently apologized for his “tone deaf” response to the ongoing controversy surrounding his friend and fellow content creator CrazySlick, accused of sexually assaulting another streamer by the name of AdrianahLee. Mizkif allegedly tried to cover up the incident, suffering a suspension from the “influencer network and media company” known as One True King before his eventual exculpation. The content creator made several mocking remarks about the matter during his “comeback stream” on October 11, 2022.

]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2023 01:54:50 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/streamer-mizkif-apologizes-tone-deaf-response-sexual-assault-controversy/ It’s tough becoming a successful streamer these days. There are so many channels on Twitch that it can be hard to stand out from the crowd. Some streamers torture themselves, some perform seemingly impossible feats, and still others sell farts in jars (admittedly, you need to reach a certain level of success before you can sell a bunch of fart jars).

]]> Fri, 30 Dec 2022 19:41:11 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-natebosa-35000-subs-wholesome-mom/ YouTube can be a completely baffling place for creators. Whether it's people abusing its copyright system, or the platform demonetizing and age-restricting videos for the lightest of swears, creators have had to constantly adapt their content to ensure they can make a living. Even then, it's sometimes not enough, as popular YouTuber RTGame has had dozens of his videos age-restricted after appealing the decision of just one.

]]> Fri, 30 Dec 2022 02:51:07 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/youtube-age-restricted-rtgame-videos/ The Holidays are typically a time for family and loved ones, but for some they're quite lonely. Well, fear no more. Amouranth has launched an anime pillow that you can buy to help stave off the loneliness for another night. I hesitate to call it a body pillow, as it's not human-shaped, just a long pillow with an anime print on it, but it should still do the trick.

]]> Mon, 26 Dec 2022 14:41:54 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/amouranth-anime-pillow-holiday-gift/ There are some games that we fall out of love with, and then there are some games that we stick by despite… well, everything. For me, it was falling out of love with Destiny 2, and for Shroud it’s staying in love with World of Warcraft even if he’s increasingly in the minority, at least in terms of Twitch viewers.

]]> Thu, 22 Dec 2022 19:57:25 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/shroud-world-of-warcraft-killing-channel/ Jingle Jam 2022 has just ended with the largest donation pool in its history. The annual two-week event saw over 85,000 donations from around the world raise over £3.4 million ($4.1 million USD) for charities ranging from the British Red Cross and Movember to Special Effect and Dogs for Autism.

]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2022 17:45:34 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/yogscast-34-million-charity-in-jingle-jam-twitch-stream/ Resident Evil 4 isn't the hardest game in the world, especially if you're playing on Easy or Normal. Things get a lot tougher when you select Professional as your difficulty level, making enemies tougher, faster, and deal more damage while simultaneously making ammo drops much less common. But even Professional mode pales in comparison to what Twitch streamer Bawkbasoup did for his latest playthrough of Resident Evil 4.

]]> Mon, 19 Dec 2022 20:52:10 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-chat-resident-evil-4-random-modifiers/ The popular streamer xQc recently bet big on the outcome of the World Cup Finals, putting down a staggering sum of money on France, but when the team in question started stumbling, the content creator decided to walk, losing almost everything in the process. The streamer bet $500,000 and came away with only one percent as a form of consolation, a mere $5,000.

]]> Sun, 18 Dec 2022 22:04:05 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/streamer-xqc-bets-world-cup-final-loses/ Asmongold has uploaded a video addressing the allegations of sexual assault made against OTK co-owner Rich Campbell by Azalia Lexi. The allegations were publicly made by Lexi on Twitter after Campbell's girlfriend Mia Malkova spoke about his pregnancy fetish on a podcast. OTK put out a statement saying that Campbell has been asked to leave and that the organisation firmly stands against sexual harrassment. Campbell hasn't made a statement as of yet, but has Tweeted, "I will share my side of the story, but need some time to collect my thoughts."

]]> Sun, 18 Dec 2022 07:33:11 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/asmongold-says-dont-call-azalialexi-a-liar/ Fans are finally getting what they've been asking for years. Amazon Prime has just confirmed a God of War TV series is being made. We already know who Kratos should be played by, but we're still waiting on a full cast list.

]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2022 18:31:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/god-of-war-series-coming-to-amazon-prime/ The popular streamer Ludwig recently slapped his chessboxing championship to a close, breaking his already impressive personal viewership record in the process. The event which involved no less than 18 content creators facing off in alternating rounds of boxing and either chess or Super Smash Bros. Melee managed to attract an audience of 2.9 million people.

]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2022 21:31:41 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/ludwig-chessboxing-championship-viewership-record/ Popular Twitch streamer Hasan has been banned from the platform over what appears to be a false copyright strike. Hasan shared an email from Twitch with his followers, in which it states Hasan's Twitch channel has been suspended for two days and has been struck with a copyright claim. He was, in fact, talking about a variety of topics including the ongoing Georgia senate race. The video in question, as well as the archived video, has been removed from the platform

]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2022 01:25:50 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/hasan-banned-twitch-copyright-claim/ Update 12/07/2022 11:11 PST: Amouranth has commented that she plans on keeping the money in a separate account which is fully in her name. The total amount was in fact calculated to be $69,000 rather than $70,000 as initially reported. The streamer has described the gesture as "incredibly sweet and endearing," adding that "I just hope whoever sent it is in a position where giving up that kind of money doesn't really affect them. I don't want someone to put themselves in a bad situation." Amouranth has apparently not yet reached out to the person who sent the package.

]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 01:20:50 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/amouranth-sent-cash-iphone-bodyguard-anonymous-viewer/ The popular streamer Ludwig just announced the launch of a brand new Super Smash Bros. tournament called The Scuffed World Tour in response to the recent cancellation of the Smash World Tour. The content creator has even promised a total prize pool of $50,000 along with a free flyout for each of the participating players.

]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:29:42 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/ludwig-super-smash-bros-tournament-smash-world-tour-cancellation/ Hate raids have been a growing problem for Twitch streamers, so much so that Games and Online Harassment Hotline even put together a guide on how to handle them, while there was an entire campaign in March called #TwitchDoBetter amidst racist hate raids. Jump ahead a few months and Twitch has new implemented the Shield Mode feature in a bid to give streamers more security.

]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2022 11:26:22 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-shield-mode-hate-raids/ Amouranth is back to streaming after taking a break following her falling out with her husband and former business partner. Her streams are more Overwatch than hot tubs, which is something she's absolutely fine with, and something Twitch is probably okay with too. Amouranth taking a more traditional approach to streaming is likely to help her avoid falling afoul of Twitch's controversial ban policies, something Amouranth criticized in a recent interview.

]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:01:11 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/amouranth-hates-twitchs-ban-policy/