YouTube’s trending side is typically full of straightforward content like music videos, comedy sketches, and game trailers, along with popular YouTubers like Mr. Beast and SSSniperWolf. However, on August 24, the number one trending video was an outcry against the platform itself, with allegations of racism or nepotism being leveled at Google’s video-sharing service. The ...
picture: Atlus Last night, the creative team behind a highly anticipated Fan-Made individual 5 anthology zine announced that its project manager confessed to spending CAD$27,600 (approx. $21,300 USD) of the zine’s funds for “personal use”. The money was originally intended for printing and shipping unofficial art and merchandise to customers. One of the fanzine’s artists ...
picture: Subway 2033 Dmitry Glukhovsky, author of metro Books, which have since become a popular series of video games, said he is now on a Russian “wanted list” after publicly criticizing the invasion of his homeland in Ukraine. in the a telegram post dated June 7th-how reported by Radio Free Europeabove PC gamer—Glukhovsky says he ...
On Saturday, the Chinese government announced a series of changes to how children can access and interact with content online. The National Radio and Television Administration said, “Platforms need to step up controls to prevent underage users from tipping live streamers or becoming a live streamer themselves without guardian consent”. When Reuters reportthis comes in ...
It’s a bold move Twitch, let’s see if it pays off.screenshot: TikTok / bradeazy / Kotaku Twitch is reportedly considering major changes to monetization practices, which streamers are upset about because the potentially biased percentages improve Twitch’s bottom line. according to a Bloomberg Amazon, Twitch’s parent company, is reportedly considering several changes to its affiliate ...
picture: GOG The digital shop window GOG, formerly known as Good Old Games, recently announced it would be offering menstrual leave to its employees to provide extra time off for anyone suffering from excessive menstrual pain or other complications. This makes the studio one of the first companies in the gaming industry to offer such ...
screenshot: Amourant / Kotaku On April 12th, top Twitch streamer and content creator Kaitlyn “amourant” Siragusa announced their intention to leave OnlyFans this June. She tweeted that she had a $350,000-$400,000 investment in Twitch and that she had plans to move “influencers” and the “creator economy” into what has traditionally been the domain and competency ...
That’s a pretty good logo, to be honest. image: Shueisha games Shueisha published Weekly Shonen Leap, the most popular weekly manga magazine in Japan. And now the company is getting into gaming on a much larger scale. Famitsu reports that the cult publishing house has founded Shueisha games on February 16, 2022 to develop and ...
image: Dennis Diatel (Shutterstock) It appears that Twitch’s controversial “pay-to-win” boost feature has gone bankrupt. According to a data analyst who analyzed the numbers, there were no positive effects for streamers who took part in a test of the Boost feature. Twitch announced the experimental boost option in October and was immediately met with skepticism. ...
picture: Pull out The days of Twitch mysteriously suspending popular streamers are coming to an end. Amazon’s streaming platform announced yesterday that it is now actually telling streamers who are temporarily banned why they were being penalized. It only took 10 years folks. “Starting today, enforcement notifications sent to banned users will include the name ...
