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Back 4 Blood Ogre: How to Defeat the Monster

Top Games"Fight your way through a dynamic, perilous world in a 4-player co-op story campaign." / Photo courtesy of Turtle Rock StudiosMost Ridden in Back 4 Blood can be easily killed when encountered by the Cleaners. The Ogre is not like most Ridden.In Back 4 Blood, one of the first special zombies — as well as bosses — the survivors face in the campaign is the Ogre in the second mission of The Devil's Return chapter in Act 1: Resurgence, Tunnel of Blood. With the upcoming title's official release just

How much does Gaules make on Twitch? Twitch Leaks

Gaules, a former professional Counter-Strike player and coach turned content creator, is one of the most successful streamers in Brazil, as well as the whole world. He broadcasts some of the most important CS:GO and VALORANT international tournaments and also streams a variety of games. He’s the second most-watched streamer, only below xQc, in the past 365 days, according to Twitch statistics website SullyGnome. A data breach earlier this week revealed purported gross earnings for channels on Twitch over the past 26 months and it was no surprise that Gaules appeared in

Pokimane speaks out on Twitch payout leaks and lack of diversity

Before playing VALORANT on her Twitch stream yesterday, Pokimane took some time to respond to the Twitch data that was leaked on top streamer payouts earlier on Oct. 6.  On her stream, Pokimane said she wasn’t surprised by the purported highest earners on Twitch, specifically xQc. “It actually makes sense to me that xQc is at the top,” Poki said. “He is who he is, he streams hella long hours, he has made such an xQcL community. He’s like the poster child of streaming.” Pokimane was also asked by her

V8-BIT Retropolis challenge available in Brawl Stars

Brawl Stars fans are in for a treat with the latest challenge that offers an 8-BIT skin for free. The V8-BIT Retropolis challenge started earlier today and will end Oct. 10, so players don’t have much time to complete it. Available in the Special Events tab in the game modes’ menu, the challenge offers the V8-BIT skin to players who succeed. On top of this exclusive skin, brawlers will also earn Star Points for every step advanced in the challenge, up to 3,000 Star Points in total. Screengrab via Supercell

How much money does NICKMERCS make on Twitch?

A massive Twitch data leak earlier today revealed 125 GB of confidential information to the world. Twitch has confirmed that the breach is real and is “working with urgency to understand the extent” of the leak. The files include Twitch’s source code, along with information on an unreleased Steam-like competitor called Vapor, comment history, creator payment history, and more. Some Twitch viewers were shocked by the leaked data, which revealed the purported top-earning streamers and their Twitch payouts. Streamer NICKMERCS is on the list, coming in fifth place as one

StreamElements introduces 2021 Creator Diversity Program to continue helping underrepresented groups

StreamElements is once again leveraging its industry-leading content creation and streaming engagement and monetization tools by bringing back the platform’s Creator Diversity Program for a second year.  The 2021 CDP aims to provide 15 content creators from underrepresented groups with professional livestreaming services, equipment, support, and mentorship.  Taking elements from its 2020 CDP’s offerings, StreamElements has refined the program and even hired a dedicated manager for the program, Kacie Harold. “The Creator Diversity Program was inspired by the adversity many marginalized groups face in the games and livestreaming industry such

How to respec in New World

In New World, players allocate points to both Attributes and Weapon Mastery. As they progress through the game, leveling up provides three attribute points per level, while leveling up your Weapon Mastery will require using a specific level. When it comes time to use these points, Attributes will increase specific strengths for your character and enhance the power of using certain weapons. There are five different options to choose from—Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Focus, and Constitution. Weapon Mastery is tied to a specific weapon and gives players the option to learn

Everything you need to know about Prestige Points and skins in League of Legends

The 2021 season is reaching its end. While some players are focused on the battle for the Summoners’ Cup, others will be grinding some more League of Legends for the last chance to get this year’s Prestige skins. The latest addition to the collection is the Nightbringer Kayn Prestige Edition, available in the LoL Worlds 2021 Pass Bundle for 2650 Riot Points. That’s not the only way to get the Shadow Reaper’s golden skin, however: players can also unlock it with 2000 tokens from the Worlds event. While the first

How to Boost a stream on Twitch

Twitch announced the expansion of its “Boost this stream” experiment that is taking part through the platform’s Community Challenges, and viewers may want to pay a little bit more attention to chatrooms in the coming weeks. While the Boost this stream challenge is similar to most other Community Challenges, it isn’t set by the stream. Twitch decides when it is available to streamers and what the parameters are for it. This isn’t a challenge that viewers or streamers can start by themselves. It is started by Twitch sending a notification