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ConnorEatsPants wins Panda All-Star Nickvitational, event raises $100,000 for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation

The first highly-publicized tournament for a new fighting game is always a treat to watch, but when you add in a character auction featuring Nickelodeon IP and big content creators with all of the proceeds going to charity, you get a recipe for chaotic success.  And, after hours of bidding, confusion, and a lot of self-destructs, ConnorEatsPants was crowned the champion of the Panda All-Star Nickvitational, showing off the sickest day-one Reptar anyone has ever seen.  In total, Panda, and all of the content creators involved with the event helped

Technoblade and the Minecraft community raise $323K for cancer research in under four hours

Minecraft streamer and content creator Technoblade raised over $323,000 for cancer research in his charity event today. The fundraiser comes weeks after the content was diagnosed with cancer. The sudden news of Technoblade’s diagnosis late last August shocked the Minecraft community, leading to fans and fellow creators speaking out and offering their support—including in the form of donations—to both Techno and others who had been diagnosed. Following his win at Minecraft Championships (MCC) 16, Dream donated $21,409 to cancer research.  $21,409 to cancer research ? ❤️ love to anyone who

Dream to raise money for cancer research at Minecraft Championships (MCC) 16 following Technoblade’s diagnosis

Following fellow Minecraft streamer and content creator Technoblade’s announcement that he has recently been diagnosed with cancer, Dream has decided to turn his team’s Minecraft Championship (MCC) 16 run into a charity drive.  hope techno gets well soon. fuck cancer.to keep things light, I'm gonna donate $1 for every coin every member of my team earns tomorrow to cancer research ? get to have fun and put money towards a good cause— dream (@dreamwastaken) August 27, 2021 During the event, which is scheduled to begin at 2pm CT on Aug.

DrDisrespect says he is suing Twitch for banning him

Popular streamer Dr Disrespect said today he is suing streaming platform Twitch over his ban in June 2020, the reason for which has not been given by Twitch or Dr Disrespect. The ‘Two-Time’ has since found a home on YouTube, but he has rarely commented on his Twitch ban despite June 26 marking the one-year anniversary. He did say today on his stream, however, that he is aware of the reason for the ban and he is in the process of suing Twitch. “I can’t talk about it, but a

Flame Fatales speedrunning event raises over $126,000 for Malala Fund

The Flame Fatales speedrunning event raised over $126,000 in support of the Malala Fund this past week. Hosted by Games Done Quick and the Frame Fatales all-female speedrunning community, the event took place virtually on Twitch and the GDQ website, with women from all over the world beating their favorite games in record time to raise money for a good cause. The group has previously hosted the Fleet Fatales event, which raised over $80,000 for charity. This year’s Flame Fatales gathering broke that milestone, with a total of $126,862.40 going

Ultimate Summit 3 prize pool exceeds $150,000, on pace to become biggest Super Smash Bros. prize pool ever

Just a day after breaking $100,000, the Ultimate Summit Three prize pool has now surpassed $150,000 and is on pace to become the biggest Super Smash Bros. prizing in history.  Beyond the Summit’s second Smash Major this year trailed the first, Smash Summit 11, which holds the current record for the biggest Smash prize pool in history at $155,373. This surge in the prize pool came during the final 20 hours of Ultimate Summit’s vote-in period, which saw six players added to the event’s final roster after pooling together support from

Ludwig, Mr. Beast, Rubius, and IAmCristinini headline PogChamps 4’s $100,000 lineup

Running from Aug. 29 to Sept. 12, PogChamps 4 is the next in a series of two-week competitions, featuring high-profile content creators from a wide range of backgrounds competing against each other on Chess.com for $100,000.  The full roster will be announced at a later date, but Chess.com has revealed that Ludwig, Mr. Beast, and Rubius will be making their return to the competition. IAmCristinini, Sapnap, and ConnorEatsPants round out the initial roster announcement. [embedded content] The event is sponsored by Coinbase, which previously partnered with Chess.com for the CryptoChamps

The best speedruns from Summer Games Done Quick 2021

Another Games Done Quick event has finished its run, with Summer Games Done Quick 2021 raising a total of $2,897,704 to support Doctors Without Borders between July 4 and 11.  And that's a wrap! #SGDQ2021 has come to a close, and although we are sad that it's over, we are beyond joyful as we have raised a total amount of $2,897,704 for @MSF_USA! Thank you to all of our runners, and to you for your generosity and support!— Games Done Quick (@GamesDoneQuick) July 11, 2021 That total was raised thanks

Summer Games Done Quick 2021 raises more than $2.8 million for Doctors Without Borders

Not only did Summer Games Done Quick 2021 surge past the $2.3 million raised during last year’s event, but it also surpassed the $2.77 million raised during Awesome Games Done Quick for the Prevent Cancer Foundation back in January. And that's a wrap! #SGDQ2021 has come to a close, and although we are sad that it's over, we are beyond joyful as we have raised a total amount of $2,897,704 for @MSF_USA! Thank you to all of our runners, and to you for your generosity and support!— Games Done Quick