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Twitch streamers who paid for official boosts did not benefit

Twitch streamers who paid for official boosts did not benefit

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. ...

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Sentinels Halo Infinite Player Royal2 Banned for Fraud

Sentinels Halo Infinite Player Royal2 Banned for Fraud

image: Halo infinite royal2, a player with Sentinels, was banned after Halo Championship Series (HCS) officials discovered that he had “geofiltered” cheating during a tournament qualification. Complaints were made almost immediately after Sentinel’s last qualifier for HCS Kickoff Major Raleigh 2021, with rival teams accusing them of “Geofiltering, ”a practice that allows you to block ...

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Fortnite, Halo, Valorant and more

Fortnite, Halo, Valorant and more

image: Bungie / Riot Games / Microsoft / Epic / WB Games / Kotaku Video gamesHonk once dominated the gaming landscape. Today, well … somehow they still do. But the variety and variety of shooters has really evolved over the past few years. Now we have hardcore military sims, colorful live games full of wild ...