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Asmongold calls for Twitch to ban gambling streams on its platform

Source Node: https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/asmongold-calls-for-twitch-to-ban-gambling-streams-on-its-platform
Time Stamp: June 25, 2021 4:21 AM - Modified On: June 25, 2021 - Published By:
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Gambling streams have been a controversial topic on Twitch over the past day, and now one of the site’s most popular streamers has called for them to be banned. In a post, Asmongold claimed that if gambling streams aren’t banned, it could cause many problems for the platform “in so many ways we don’t even realize yet.” Twitch needs to ban gambling streams full stopThe amount of bullshit and pitfalls this is going to create in the next 6 months will fuck the website in so many ways we don't

FGC Reacts to Controversial WePlay 1xBet Partnership

Source Node: https://www.esportstalk.com/news/fgc-reacts-controversial-weplay-1xbet-partnership/
Time Stamp: April 9, 2021 3:30 PM - Modified On: April 9, 2021 - Published By:
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by Jason Parker in Fighting Game News | Apr, 9th 2021 WePlay recently entered into a partnership with the Russian betting company 1xBet, and it sounds like people are very upset about this move. This came to light last night by Icege, an esports TO for Final Round and Commentator in the FGC. Having a serious esports organization/tournament partnering with an esports betting site is already fairly shady. But this isn’t a group that has a positive footprint on the internet, far from it. 1xBet is a fairly well-known company

Cyberattackers Demand $11M in Bitcoin From Japanese Gaming Giant Capcom

Source Node: https://www.coindesk.com/capcom-ransomware-bitcoin
Time Stamp: November 10, 2020 8:30 PM - Modified On: November 10, 2020 - Published By:
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Japanese Gaming Giant Capcom, creator of popular games like Resident Evil and Street Fighter, fell victim to a ransomware in early November, with attackers allegedly demanding $11 million in bitcoin in exchange for not leaking illegally obtained confidential information to the public, CoinDesk Japan reported Tuesday. In a Nov. 4 press release, Capcom said that the group’s networks had come under attack in the early morning hours of Nov. 2. The attacks affected “certain systems” including email and file servers and there was no indication that any customer information was breached,