'The online presence has transitioned over!' Digimon tournament has successful UK launch
The 'Digimon' fanbase is "very established", according to the UK tournament organiser, 25 years on from its initial launch.
2023-06-08 20:45
Ravensburger sued over Disney card game
Games developer Ravensburger is is being sued over the intellectual property of a card game they planned to release with Disney .
2023-06-08 20:17
Streamer Pokimane says OnlyFans-style platforms are ‘the future’ amid Twitch branded content backlash
Imane ‘Pokimane’ Anys has had her say on the recent controversial changes to Twitch, which has seen the streaming platform face an online backlash. Earlier this week, Twitch changed its branded content guidelines and faced immediate pushback from content creators. The changes impacted how users could advertise sponsorships as well as banning them from multi-streaming to “Twitch-like” platforms. Just a day later, Twitch revealed that they were removing the new guidelines after receiving widespread criticism. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter “Yesterday, we released new Branded Content Guidelines that impacted your ability to work with sponsors to increase your income from streaming. These guidelines are bad for you and bad for Twitch, and we are removing them immediately,” a statement read. “Sponsorships are critical to streamers’ growth and ability to earn income. We will not prevent your ability to enter into direct relationships with sponsors – you will continue to own and control your sponsorship business. “We want to work with our community to create the best experience on Twitch and to do that we need to be clear about what we’re doing and why we’re doing it. We appreciate your feedback and help in making this change.” Despite the apology, users have continued to hit out at Twitch. Pokimane has now spoken about the direction streaming could take in future, and urged users to pursue new routes to get what they deserve for their content. “I feel like because content creation is becoming so saturated [and] we often have trouble relying on the platforms we use, the future is direct to consumer paid content (patreon, onlypans, consumer goods, etc),” Pokimane wrote. “Cut out the middle man and get proper compensation for what you make/do!” she added. “Social media platforms will obviously always be used, but I think people will start looking at them as tools to gain exposure instead of being the way to make money,” the streamer went on to say. It comes after the CEO of Twitch, Dan Clancy, personally apologised during a recent stream for the abandoned changes to guidelines and said the company had “messed up”. “Let me just go straight to the point. For those who don’t know, we recently released this branded content policy. I won’t go through all the details,” he said recently. “We got a lot of negative pushback and the bottom line is we messed up. It’s on us and I apologise for that.” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-06-08 19:51
GameStop slumps after it fires former Amazon executive brought into modernize the gaming retailer
Shares of GameStop are plunging before the opening bell after the company fired CEO Matthew Furlong, the former Amazon executive that was brought in two years ago to turn the struggling video game retailer around
2023-06-08 19:46
Why does Pokimane think OnlyFans-style platforms are better for content creators amid Twitch policy change?
Pokimane thinks content creation is becoming 'saturated,' with a plethora of streaming possibilities and far too many options
2023-06-08 18:53
Wildfire smoke continues to wreak havoc on US sports
A string of sports games and practices have been postponed as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to choke the Midwest, Northeast and Southeast parts of the United States.
2023-06-08 18:53
Why did Twitch ban Mizkif? Streaming platform receives flak, fans say 'you're asking for your demise'
Mizkif, who recently inked a deal with Rumble, has a track record of multiple suspensions in 2023 alone
2023-06-08 18:28
Raising sim 'Volcano Princess' lets you minmax a digital daughter
Parenting is not a game. The choices a person's caregivers make deeply impact them well
2023-06-08 17:51
These Stocks Are Moving the Most Today: GameStop, Smartsheet, Semtech, and More Stock Market Movers
GameStop slumps after firing its CEO and naming activist investor Ryan Cohen as executive chairman, Smartsheet issues a disappointing outlook, and Semtech reports a surprise adjusted profit.
2023-06-08 16:55
Why did BruceDropEmOff slam Kai Cenat while talking about friendship? 'N-word been on my d**k since January'
BruceDropEmOff's rant about friendship in which he mentioned Kai Cenat had fans saying ‘he could’ve handled it off stream’
2023-06-08 16:51
Amouranth posts videos of 'lady porch pirate' stealing her Amazon packages, fans ask 'did she get caught?'
'She brazenly backed her car in, revealing her license plate just to get at these plastic decorations,' Amouranth tweeted
2023-06-08 16:26
Kai Cenat furious after Adin Ross tries to provoke him to be contentious on Twitch livestream: 'I don't like that'
Kai Cenat responded to Adin Ross, saying, 'Text me, bro! Like, why are you doing this? Do not do this on the Internet. Okay?'
2023-06-08 15:54
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