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Halo Infinite comes under fire for new 'money hungry' cosmetic unlocks

Halo Infinite’s new take on character customization — an overhauled ‘armor coating’ system — is coming under fire just days after multiplayer servers went online, with players lashing out at the steep costs to change their Spartan’s color scheme. In previous Halo titles, swapping the look of your armor was simple. You went into the menu, equipped certain gear, picked your favorite primary and secondary color combo, and that was it.

Markiplier reveals the "unfair" amount of money he makes on YouTube

YouTube star Markiplier says his financial status changed dramatically after rising to internet stardom — so much so, that he calls it “unfair.” Mark ‘Markiplier’ Fischbach is one of the most prominent YouTubers today… and he has been for many years prior. The 32-year-old YouTube star has been creating content on the video-sharing website since 2012. He is best known for his humorous gaming videos, and generally plays horror games like the ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ series while sharing his commentary.

Mizkif hits the jackpot with $125k Lugia in latest Pokemon Twitch stream

Mizkif has had an incredible run of luck when opening Pokemon cards, but he hit the jackpot in his latest stream after he pulled a first edition Lugia card worth $125,000, as well as an inanely rare Tyhplosion. Pokemon cards used to be all the rage back in the day. They were a cheap and enjoyable way for kids to have some fun in the schoolyard. Now, they’re a valuable collector’s item, and their sales and prices have skyrocketed and reached new heights in 2020.

Gabbie Hanna faces backlash over controversial drug tweets

Gabbie Hanna is facing backlash after tweeting about DMT, a recreational psychedelic drug, but some fans have rushed to her defense, claiming she’s free to do as she pleases. Like many other singers and songwriters, it seems like Gabbie Hanna likes to dabble in recreational psychedelic substances from time to time. She recently tweeted about DMT, a chemical substance found in many plants and animals that people use for its otherworldly psychedelic effects.

CoD Vanguard's akimbo Bird-Shot pistol loadouts are wrecking Shipment

Call of Duty Vanguard can be extremely fast with Combat Pacing which means chaos can ensue, but these akimbo Bird-Shot pistol loadouts are wrecking Shipment. One of Call of Duty’s most iconic maps of all time has been reworked and put into Vanguard. Shipment is a classic map from CoD 4 where players spawn in a tiny square and constantly fight it out. While games can end in the blink of an eye, it also has the potential for some insane gameplay, and there’s a new pistol loadout that is destroying the competition on Shipment.

Ninja admits he often struggles with the "huge pressure" of Twitch streaming

Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins has opened up on the struggles of streaming on Twitch, and the “huge pressure” that comes with modern internet fame ⁠— namely, the feeling that everything is just one mistake away from disappearing. Fortnite’s first superstar, Ninja, is one of the most famous streamers in the world, even after a 12-month stint on Mixer knocked him out of Twitch’s upper echelons. In the past half-decade Blevins has risen from retired Halo pro to an undisputed titan in the streaming world, commanding nearly 17 million followers on Twitch alone, and often broadcasts to 20k loyal fans at a time.

When is Diablo 4’s next quarterly update? Character customization, new enemies

As fans descend upon Diablo 2 Resurrected, Diablo 4 remains in the shadows save for the snippets of information we get during the Quarterly Updates. Here’s everything you need to know about when the next one is.  As the hype continues to grow around Blizzard’s remaster of the iconic Diablo 2, the series’ next adventure, Diablo 4, remains somewhat shrouded in shadow. While a recent leak implied that some form of alpha access for the elusive title may be coming to PlayStation relatively soon, all of our information comes from the devs Quarterly Updates, the last of which was BlizzConline back in late February.

Pokemon community furious over evolving "Pikachu" crypto currency

Pokemon fans looking to get in on the Bitcoin craze have created a new cryptocurrency called $PIKA. The viral meme money is allegedly themed around the Nintendo series’ mascot, Pikachu, and can even evolve. Originally created in 2009, Bitcoin kicked off a new financial platform with cryptocurrency. While the digital form of payment has been valuable for years now, meme coinage such as Dogecoin has exploded in popularity and price in 2021.

FouseyTube criticized for repeatedly "hitting on" streamer with boyfriend

YouTuber Yousef ‘FouseyTube’ Erakat has been criticized for repeatedly hitting on a girl while she’s streaming, despite apparently knowing she has a boyfriend and her continued requests for him to stop. Fousey has had a rollercoaster couple of years. After becoming a wildly successful and popular personality on YouTube for his pranks and vlogs, a number of personal issues throughout 2018 and 2019 affected his content and public persona. Since then, though, Fousey has clearly been making an active effort to overcome his struggles with mental health issues to get back to creating good content on both YouTube and Twitch.

Justin Bieber, Doja Cat & Saweetie to perform at Jake Paul vs Ben Askren fight

YouTube star Jake Paul is set to face off against Ben Askren in a boxing match on April 16, and a slew of huge names in the music industry have been announced to perform at the upcoming bout. Jake Paul is a massive name in the YouTube industry who is currently shifting his focus to a full-time fighting career. Having scored two victories as a professional boxer and one beforehand, he’s already made quite a name for himself — but he has yet to face off with a veteran fighter.