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Hungrybox calls out Nintendo during The Streamer Awards acceptance speech

Melee legend Juan ‘Hungrybox’ DeBiedma accepted The Streamer Award for best Smash Bros streamer in Joseph ‘Mang0’ Marquez’s place, delivering a speech that directly called out Nintendo for their lack of support for Smash as an esport. The Streamer Awards show, the annual event which honors the internet’s best streamers and content creators, went down on March 12 and handed out plenty of prizes to some of the community’s biggest names.

Genshin Impact players praise miHoYo for Albedo & Eula simultaneous reruns in update 2.3

In a move that’s been praised by Genshin Impact fans, developer MiHoYo announced the addition of a new event type in update 2.3, Character Event Wish-2, with Albedo and Eula both included in the first such celebration. Genshin Impact remains a hugely popular franchise more than a year after its release, and is coming off a strong Anniversary Celebration event to cap off that first year of content in the world of Teyvat.

Apex Legends dev responds to calls to increase 60 player limit

Jason McCord, Respawn’s Design Director on Apex Legends, has suggested that larger lobbies in Apex Legends are still some way off, if they ever come at all, despite some calls from players for larger game modes. Since launch, Apex bucked a number of battle royale trends, one of which being setting the lobby size to 60, with 20 teams of three, rather than the more common 100 players. However, some have called on the game’s developers to release a greater variety of game modes and add more players, with even basic battle royale modes like Solos only making occasional appearances.

Vanguard hitboxes are actually broken and it's ruining games

When it comes to getting kills in Vanguard you need to be precise with your bullets but players have discovered that hitboxes are actually broken and it’s running games. Vanguard has rolled out a couple of patches already fixing annoying things like reticle and camo challenges. While players have seemingly been happy with the changes the devs have made and the response time the team have, but there are still new problems being found.

YouTuber TheStradman finally responds to Tessa Peay breakup rumors

Popular YouTuber James Lucas Condon, otherwise known as TheStradman, has confirmed rumors of a breakup with Tessa Peay after weeks of online speculation. With millions of fans across social media, Stradman has grown an enormous fan base over the years for his supercar content. Every now and then, he gives viewers a peek into his personal life and the latest upload did just that. After weeks of speculation in the comment section, the popular figure finally addressed a sensitive topic, confirming that his relationship with Peay had come to an end.

Jerma985 speaks out over transphobia and LGBT hate in his Twitch chat

Former YouTuber turned streamer Jerma985 has spoken out against transphobia and LGBT hate in his Twitch chat, explaining that new chat rules are coming to combat the issues. It’s fair to say that Jerma985’s transition from YouTube to Twitch has been a largely successful one, with the 35-year-old American boasting just shy of 500,000 followers as of the time of writing. However, recent streams have seen an increase in transphobic and abusive messages following Jerma vocalizing his support for the community.

Valorant devs reveal the winners of the Karma Give Back skin poll

After a few weeks of voting, the skins that you have voted for the most have been revealed, and they will be a part of a bundle purchasable in Valorant soon! Cosmetic items are an essential part of any multiplayer game it seems nowadays, and Riot’s high octane tactical shooter, Valorant is no exception to this. With the game one year anniversary passing at the beginning of June 2021, they decided to once again bring back the Run it Back skin contest.

Who is Karl Jacobs? Minecraft star from MrBeast's crew and Dream SMP

Karl Jacobs is enjoying a boom in popularity on TikTok, Twitch and YouTube, but who is he? And how did he become so popular, so fast? Here’s what you need to know about the Minecraft and Roblox star. Karl Jacobs is well known for being a key member of both MrBeast’s crew and appearing on the Dream SMP on Minecraft. Originally a smaller streamer, averaging 54 viewers while playing Roblox, Karl Jacobs streamed regularly between September 2017 and May 2019, by which point he had accumulated just over 9,000 followers, before taking a sabbatical.

Why Pokemon Legends Arceus trailers are actually worrying

The release of Pokemon Legends Arceus is very close and Game Freak has dropped a few gameplay trailers so far. However, the contents of these trailers are leaving me a bit more concerned than excited. First off, I want to say I was a huge fan of Pokemon Sword & Shield. I’ve sunk hundreds of hours into my copy of Sword and am still in love with the Wild Area. So when I initially heard that Pokemon Legends would be expanding on this, I was starstruck.

How to get Mewtwo in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

The Legendary Psychic-type can be caught in the Sinnoh remakes but is only found using a new feature. Here is how to get Mewtwo in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. In Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, players experience a faithful adapation of the classic 2006 Pokemon titles. That being said, Studio ILCA has added some extra features to modernize the Gen IV RPG’s. One of those is rare Legendary Pokemon from previous Generations such as Mewtwo.