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It's only been three days since Resident Evil Village launched on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, but the game has managed to become one of the top sellers on Steam. After the warm reception of Resident Evil VII: Biohazard, fans had high expectations from Resident Evil Village, and it seems from the reviews on Steam that the game did not disappoint awaiting fans. Resident Evil Village Photo: Steam Surprisingly, the game also witnessed over 100,000 concurrent players on Steam. This is the first time that a Resident Evil game has seen such a concurrent player count. According to SteamDB, the game managed an all-time peak of 106,631 players, which is significantly higher than the franchise's second best-selling Resident Evil 2: Remake. The remake had an all-time peak of 74,227 players.In addition to being a best seller and breaking concurrent player count records, the game is also boasting huge numbers on Twitch. As per SullyGnome, the total Twitch viewers for Resident Evil Village peaked at 645,130. Moreover, the game is among the most played games on Steam right now, surpassing even competitive titles like Rainbow Six Siege. The new RE game isn't just performing exemplary on PC. Resident Evil Village is a…

Twitch’s 2020 traffic boost isn’t tapering. Like many video and social media platforms, the livestreaming service saw a major surge in usage after coronavirus lockdowns kicked in. It closed 2020 with record numbers: a total of 17 billion hours watched over the course of the year (up 83% from the 9 billion watched in 2020). And, according to a new report from analytics firm Sensor Tower, the surge is still…well, surging. In the first quarter of 2021, Twitch’s mobile apps were installed 22 million times–62% more than its 13.6 million installs in Q1 2020. This figure is especially notable because across the whole of 2019, Twitch was installed just (comparatively “just,” to be clear) 34.5 million times. Across 2020, it was installed 80.6 million times, per the report. Many of these installs are coming from the U.S. and India. The States continue to be Twitch’s largest market, Sensor Tower says. The platform saw 17.6 million stateside installs in 2020 (up 91% from 2019), and in the first quarter of 2021, has hit 5 million U.S.-based downloads, up 61% from around 3 million in Q1 2020. India is currently Twitch’s largest area of growth. Indian users installed Twitch 2.2 million times…

Live streaming service Twitch hit 22 million installs globally in Q1 2021, up 62% year-on-year (YoY). The latest figures marked a 62% growth from Q1 2020 when it had 13.6 million installs, according to a new report by Sensor Tower. The new figures continued strong growth in post-pandemic 2020 when it ended the year with 80.6 million installs, up 134% from 34.5 million for the 2019 calendar year. Twitch users put in 17 billion live-streamed hours, up 83% on 2019’s nine billion, according to StreamElements and Arsenal.gg. In March 2021, Twitch’s monthly active users grew 69% from the same period a year before. The US remains Twitch’s largest market, wjere installs there grew 91% YoY in 2020 to 17.6 million. It saw continued growth on US app stores in Q 1 2021 when it hit five million downloads, up 61% from just over three million in Q1 2020. Twitch’s five biggest markets in 2020 were the US (17.6 million), Brazil (9.3 million), Mexico (4.5 million), Argentina (3.3 million) and the UK (3.1 million). The biggest growth was in India where it jumped 588% YoY to 2.2 million from 320,000 in 2019. Australia’s figures are not known. But last year its first…

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It took only the twitch of a trigger-happy finger to kill them, one by one. Following a three-day siege by British soldiers, 11 civilians lay dead in Ballymurphy, west Belfast. Hugh Mullan was a Catholic priest and, reportedly, waving a white hankie when he fell. Francis Quinn, 19, was shot dead as he tried to help a wounded woman. Daniel Teggart’s body was riddled with 14 bullets. Most hit him in his back as he lay injured on the ground. Joan Connolly was left to die a slow and lonely death in a field after being shot. It was several hours before anyone could reach her and, by then, it was too late.Most of these people died so suddenly they probably did not even

Twitch streamer Sebastian "Forsen" Fors and his community prank ABC 9 Syracuse, New York into sharing a birthday message for Dr Disrespect. Popular YouTuber and former Twitch streamer Dr Disrespect had a birthday earlier this year, but he continues to receive birthday wishes, including a recent one from an ABC news station in Syracuse, New York. Fans of Twitch streamer Sebastian "Forsen" Fors are no strangers to pranks, and that's no different with a recent prank they concocted to get ABC news to wish Dr Disrespect a happy (belated) birthday. The ABC news station in question was ABC 9, and it was convinced to air a photo of Dr Disrespect alongside a birthday message for the two-time. Continue scrolling to keep reading Click the button below to start this article in quick view. Twitch's community of Forsen fans are well known for pranking people. Typically, his community convinces people to wish Forsen a happy birthday or congratulations for something he didn’t do. It's uncommon for Forsen and his fans to get birthday wishes sent to other streamers through broadcasting companies, but they are known to pull pranks on unsuspecting streamers, social media users, and more. Members of the Twitch community have successfully pranked other small news stations…

After what felt like ages, Tfue is back on Call of Duty: Warzone and Twitch viewers are delighted. To commemorate the return, the streamer pulled off the unexpected — successfully convincing a hacker to be a good person. While Turner ‘Tfue’ Tenney can get viewers regardless of the game he plays, many had eagerly anticipated his Verdansk homecoming. And, now that the former Fortnite superstar has made his way back to CoD’s battle royale, the content is flowing. Tfue enjoys unorthodox weapons like the RAM-7 and that helps contribute to his appeal for a number of Warzone viewers. But it turns out that the streamer has more tricks up his sleeve, as evidenced during a May 6 Warzone session. While running around, messing with the new CARV.2 Tactical Rifle, he discovered there was a cheater in the lobby who was actually watching his stream, which gave him the perfect opportunity to communicate with the hacker. Beamed out of a vehicle, Tfue was left in stunned silence. Then, seeing the hacker pick up the streamer’s beloved RAM assault rifle, he had a concerned premonition: “Now, an aim-botter has my RAM. Great, great. This is going to go over well.” Read more: A…

By Kyle Austin | May 7, 2021 6:55 pm ESports gaming became very popular in recent years, and its popularity continues to grow. If you still do not know what it is – eSports is a competition between online players battling to win in a particular game. These competitions became very organized, and there are lots of sponsors taking part in them. Nowadays, millions of people get online to watch people play eSports, which is stunning. Besides that, esports betting also takes the gaming world by storm, and more and more people are wagering on the outcome of a specific competition.  Types Of eSports Games  Sitting next to the trophy for the Fortnite title for the Eastern Division they earned last year, Robert Marmorstein, Head Coach, History and Special Education teacher, coaches his students playing the game via Discord during an eSports practice at Clifton High School on 05/04/21. There are plenty of eSports games out there, and a few of them are at the top with their popularity, high-quality graphics, fast gameplay, and exciting storyline. Some examples include StarCraft, Call of Duty, DOTA, and others. Sports games are also popular such as FIFA, NFL, NBA, and many more. If…

The full lineup for Winter Music Conference (WMC)’s two-day virtual event has been unveiled with a bevy of keynote speakers and panels! Last month, the Winter Music Conference (WMC) announced its’ return for a virtual 2021 edition May 20-21. The event, which under normal circumstances happens in March during Miami Music Week, was forced to cancel last year due to the pandemic. Now with a promising online summit in a few weeks, WMCV dropped additional details including the full lineup. To make this all possible, the WMCV event is being hosted on Hopsin, an online events platform specializing in connecting people globally through interactive virtual events. WMCV is also joining forces with the Magnetic Agency Group and VRJAM to curate a digital summit focused on rebuilding, rethinking, and innovation. Keynote speakers confirmed for the upcoming two-day event: Pandora Cofounder, Tim Westergren, N.W.A’s founding member, Arabian Prince, Twitch Cofounder, Kevin Lin, Droplabs CEO, Susan Paley, and Raised in Space’s CEO, Zach Katz. Other notable names that stand out are DJs and producers Disco Donnie, Jazzy Jeff, Claude VonStroke, and Junior Sanchez. To close out day one, the conference portion of the program, a networking happy hour, and an online after-party are…

Felix "xQc" Lengyel has been the center of a handful of controversies related to the NoPixel GTA Online server. The latest of these has actually caused some issues for another Twitch streamer, LadyHope. During a stream on May 4th, LadyHope's police officer character Lily Pond arrested xQc's character, X. After xQc griped about a lack of evidence in the in-game arrest, LadyHope received hate mail from xQc fans. LadyHope decided to share some of these comments on her stream. However, the hate mail was so bad, she was actually issued a ban from Twitch for "Violent Hate Speech" after it was shared out of context! Thankfully, Twitch was quick to resolve the issue, reinstating the streamer's account.A Tweet from LadyHope about the resolution can be found embedded below. Update: Twitch issued me an apology and said the account was suspended due to a mistake on their part. Thank you for all the support and help to get this noticed and corrected so quickly. Means a lot 💜 https://t.co/zrpG9BsEKt — Lady Hope (@EmmaGuyan) May 5, 2021 Unfortunately, the situation highlights some of the issues that have cropped up since xQc joined the NoPixel server. The streamer has a massive following on…