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Twitch puts ads back on Amouranth’s channel

Popular hot tub streamer Amouranth put Twitch on blast early this week for removing advertisements from her channel. And today, the platform has reverted that decision. Twitch disabled Amouranth’s ability to run advertisements on Monday, May 17 without telling her despite the streamer being a partner in good standing with the platform. After Amouranth spoke out about the issue on her stream and other social media platforms, Twitch responded today in a blog post, admitting that its failure to communicate was a “mistake.” “We recently suspended advertising on some channels

Riot’s Turkish Pride Event announcement doesn’t mention pride, instead calls event ‘Color Festival’

Riot Games announced the start of the season of Pride yesterday to celebrate and support LGBTQIA+ players and communities within all of the company’s games. It’s a great event that features various rainbow-colored icons, player cards, and other game aspects across titles like League of Legends, VALORANT, Legends of Runeterra, and Teamfight Tactics. But members of the League community have brought attention to the fact that in Riot Turkey’s announcement, the event doesn’t mention pride at all and fails to talk about the LGBTQIA+ community. Instead, the page calls the

Nadeshot Leaves Twitch Partnership for YouTube to Co-Stream Call of Duty League

Call of DutyMatthew "Nadeshot" Haag, CEO of 100 Thieves, has willingly stepped down as a Twitch partner five years after his return to the platform from MLG.tv. | Matthew "Nadeshot" Haag, 100 ThievesMatthew "Nadeshot" Haag, CEO of 100 Thieves, has willingly stepped down as a Twitch partner five years after his return to the platform from MLG.tv.This likely comes as a result of the Call of Duty League (CDL) exclusivity deal with Twitch's up-and-coming stream platform rival, YouTube Gaming. Activision Blizzard Entertainment struck a deal with YouTube in January 2020,

Checking connection: ROCCAT Kone Pro Air review

If there’s one thing ROCCAT knows how to do, it’s creating fresh takes on aging ideas.  It takes something special to stand out in the crowded lightweight gaming mouse market. With every company advertising its mice as being the next big thing in lightweight gaming, few actually deliver a new take. ROCCAT successfully avoids mundanity with its Kone Pro Air design, but performance is another story.  The Kone Pro Air echoes its wired sibling’s best features but our review unit hit a major snag on its way to glory.  Nuts,

Humble Bundle Unveils The Covid-19 Bundle

Humble Bundle is a pretty big website and if you’re into PC gaming then you likely know of them from what they offer. Usually, there are a few video game bundle highlights that offer players a nice collection of video games at a steep discount. The incentive is to pay over the minimum to donate towards a highlighted charity. However, there is a store marketplace as well which allows players to purchase games individually. While Humble Bundle may not be as popular as the likes of Steam or Epic Games

Bitcoin Vault inks major deal with ESE to co-produce Gaming & Esports Talent Show in five countries

POLAND, 11th May 2021 – Bitcoin Vault (BCTV), a crypto currency project that is being operated and managed by the blockchain development company, Electric Vault, has sealed a landmark partnership with ESE Entertainment (ESE), a Europe-based entertainment and technology company focused on gaming and esports, to co-produce and co-distribute a gaming talent show in five countries namely China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and Brazil. The production deal propels BTCV and ESE’s unified goal to link crypto currency and gaming in one ecosystem. This partnership also powers BTCV coin to expand its

‘Die Hard’ John McClane Could Be Coming to Call of Duty: Warzone

Call of DutyFans suspect John McClane, protagonist of the 1980’s action film, Die Hard, could make an appearance in Warzone this season. | ActivisionFans suspect John McClane, protagonist of the 1980’s action film, Die Hard, could make an appearance in Warzone this season.The suspicions stem from a brief teaser on Twitter, published via the official Call of Duty profile. In a single tweet, the profile made reference to the film by advertising a “Nakatomi Duct Cleaning” service with an associated website url. Die Hard fans were quick to spot the

Legends of Runeterra World Championship Announced

by Jason Parker in Legends of Runeterra | Apr, 21st 2021 The Legends of Runeterra World Champion has been revealed courtesy of Riot Games, and the 200,000 prize pool has to be appealing. In this tournament, 192 players from the American, European, and Asian regions will be competing. There will also be a host of ranked and seasonal tournament participants for the 16 empty seats in the World Championship finals. Back in December, there was a seasonal tournament for 10,000 dollars, and it appears to have done well enough to

EXCEL ESPORTS secures Sony smartphone partnership

British organisation EXCEL ESPORTS has named Sony as the official smartphone supplier for its Fortnite division.  The partnership sees Sony work closely with EXCEL’s Fortnite player Jaden ‘Wolfiez’ Ashman to showcase the Japanese firm’s Xperia smartphones. Photo credit: EXCEL Esports RELATED: Epic Games closes $1bn funding round led by Sony In addition, EXCEL and Sony will collaborate on educational content pieces and host giveaways. Matt Beavis, UK Head of PR, Social and Partnerships at Sony’s mobile business, commented: “We have a very targeted approach to marketing on the mobile side