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Twitch lowers top streamers' revenue share
Partners who had been receiving a 70/30 split will be downgraded to a standard 50/50 split after first $100,000
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YouTuber inadvertently outs himself as insider behind Ubisoft leaks
Dan Allen apologises after using an alias to share details of new Assassin's Creed games ahead of reveal
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Twitch updates gambling policy, will no longer allow streaming of unlicensed sites
Changes to come into effect on October 18, full details to be shared in the coming weeks
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Twitch streamer Sliker admits to $200,000 gambling scam
Influencer scammed fans and peers to fund his addiction, other streamers plan to boycott Twitch over lax stance on gambling streams
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Twitch pulled in 1.9bn hours of viewership during August
During the month Facebook Gaming amassed 399m hours and YouTube Gaming saw a viewership of 305m
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G4TV reportedly lays of up to 30 staff less than a year after relaunch
Sources claim Comcast subsidiary has been struggling with finances
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New Twitch policy enables wider strategies for building your brand | Opinion
Twitch Partners can now stream on other platforms as well, which StreamElements' Gil Hirsch says opens the door to new opportunities for content creation
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Facebook Gaming to shutter app this October
The mobile application shuts down two years after launching on iOS and Android
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This year's Game Awards are set for December 8
The Geoff Keighley hosted showcase will see it's ninth show at the Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater
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Sega working on films for Space Channel 5 and Comix Zone
Sonic the Hedgehog film producer Toru Nakahara on board for adaptations of Dreamcast and Genesis games
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Twitch amassed 1.7bn hours watched during July
Meanwhile Facebook Gaming pulled in 425m hours and YouTube Gaming accumulated 292m
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Nexus Mods bans user for Spider-Man mod removing Pride flags
"If we think someone is uploading a mod on our site with the intent to deliberately be against inclusivity and/or diversity then we will take action against it"
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The third Sonic the Hedgehog movie is set to release in 2024
The sequel date announcement comes months after the second film was released in theatres and became the top-grossing video game movie of all time
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Games And Online Harassment Hotline launches hate raid protection resource
"Streamers and moderators have created the most effective tools for mitigating the harm of hate raids," director Jae Lin told GamesIndustry.biz
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MTV VMAs adds awards category for best virtual concert in a video game
The category is called Best Metaverse Performance, and includes concerts in Roblox, Fortnite or PUBG. Winners will be revealed on August 28
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Vox Media fires 39 staffers across company due to economic uncertainty
The media company saw cuts across various departments and publications including games website Polygon
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Twitch rolls out shared ban tool for streamers
New feature lets creators collaborate to flag or ban troublesome users across multiple communities
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Obsidian's Grounded picked up for TV series
Adaptation to be headed by Star Wars: Clone Wars writer Brent Friedman
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Games for Change awards Dot's Home 2022 Game of the Year
The Weathered Sweater and Rise-Home Stories Project title exploring US housing inequality for people of color also wins Best Narrative
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Why video games PR needs to change
Cary Kwok discusses the ever-evolving challenge of promoting your games and protecting your company's reputation
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Spotify acquires music trivia game Heardle
The daily quizzer similar to Wordle will be integrated into the premium streaming platform
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During H1 2022 video games were tweeted about 1.5bn times
Twitter also said Genshin Impact, Wordle, and Ensemble Stars were the top three most talked about games during the period
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Kojima Productions warns of legal action as Hideo Kojima misidentified as former Japanese prime minister's assassin
Death Stranding studio “strongly condemns the spread of fake news” and “does not tolerate such libel”
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The performance marketing approach to working with influencers
Gamesight's Nikki Demmel on how to make the most out of partnerships with content creators