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This article is a continuously updated list of outages that are happening today… Apex Legends issues and problems Looks like popular game Apex Legends is acting glitchy at the moment as users are complaining about server issues. Specifically, complainants say the game gets stuck at loading. Here are some reports: @PlayApex is the server down? me and my squad can't connect right now. pic.twitter.com/EDP1utQIna — ChabsTV (@chaboytoytoy) February 21, 2019 @PlayApex are the servers down? I cant get into the game past this screen. Help? pic.twitter.com/LT02Cj9DEO — schev (@NamesSchev) February 21, 2019 @EA @PlayApex your game is amazing. Pls fix the servers tho. Thx. — Consti (@void_mfx) February 21, 2019 Is @PlayApex down? I am stuck in a loading loop when launching the game. — Yoonz (@TheYoonz) February 21, 2019 Some users are also getting the following error: disconnect persistence read complete for data storage respawn failed We are looking for more info at the moment, including an official word from the company behind the game. So keep checking back as we’ll be updating the story continuously in real time with useful info. Update 1 Seems to be a widespread outage, as reports are pouring in from several regions: @PlayApex…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — One of Hawaii’s most popular conventions, Kawaii Kon is returning at the end of May. However, this year will be much different than previous years, with both a digital and in-person convention planned. Get Hawaii’s latest news sent to your inbox, click here to subscribe to News 2 You, a daily newsletter. The virtual event will be held from May 29 to May 30. “If you have a Twitch account, you can log into there and follow our Kawaii Kon Twitch page. And then there you can actually chat and you can join in with the panels,” said Gina Maeda with Kawaii Kon. For those that don’t have Twitch, she said there is also an option to watch the broadcast on the Kawaii Kon website. She said over the past year, virtual Kawaii Kon has been popular with those away from Hawaii. “We had actually multiple stories of people who had moved away from Hawaii, and they just missed the community here they missed interacting with the people from home, and so having a virtual platform actually allowed them to reconnect with us, which was really really sweet,” said Maeda. A big draw to the event always…

Twitch has made it easier than ever for copyrighted content to be reported, which should result in more DMCA strikes and even more bans for streamers on the site. DMCA strikes have been a big issue on Twitch for over a year now, with countless streamers getting their account banned for playing copyrighted music or watching videos during broadcasts. It got so bad that many streamers didn’t even want to go outside for IRL content at the risk of having copyrighted music playing in the background, getting their channels suspended due to circumstances outside their control. While the DMCA issues have slipped into the back of people’s minds with the new outrage being the hot tub ‘meta,’ on May 4, users noticed a new page on Twitch’s site allowing for copyright claims to be filed. Twitch Just launched a new page to DMCA strike people faster and more easily and also possibly get them bannedhttps://t.co/YvIcyNDwhkThis is meant to strike someone that steals your videos/emotes/music/clip but possibly people reacting to your content too if you ignore fair use pic.twitter.com/gX6n7wAhYq — Saysera (@Saysera69) May 4, 2021 The page allows anyone with a Twitch account to fill out a form to submit a…

Last week, Rachel ‘Valkyrae’ Hofstetter, one of the biggest streamers in the world, suggested she may pivot away from streaming on YouTube to business and investing due to social media hate and the toxicity that comes with the profession. That said, according to a new tweet from Hofstetter, this isn't happening.In a new tweet, the streamer clarifies that she has no intention of pivoting out of streaming entirely. Adding to this, she noted that as long as there are games to play with friends, she'll be streaming. In other words, while a time could come where Valkyrae streams less, it sounds like she'll never stop completely, at least not anytime soon."By the way, when I said I planned to 'pivot out of streaming to business and investing,' I didn't mean entirely," clarified the streamer. "As long as there are games and my friends want to play with me, I'll always stream it. I've been gamin my whole life why would I ever stop!"The clarification comes after the streamer, on stream, noted she's been thinking about streaming and social media, and how she may pivot away from it. At the time, many took this to mean move on entirely, but this…

Political content creator Steven "Destiny" Bonnell is back on Twitch after he was banned for showing sexual content. During a recent broadcast, Destiny had a guest on his stream that claimed to have images pulled from Hunter Biden's hacked computer. Without warning, the guest flashed a picture to viewers depicting a sexual scenario involving Biden and two women. The graphic photo got Destiny banned from Twitch since it went against the platform's Terms of Service.  After the ban, Destiny was quiet silent on social media and fans were unclear when he would return. The Amazon-owned company has been inconsistent with its punishments. In some instances, women who have flashed viewers received three-day suspensions while other streamers who have accidentally shown inappropriate GIFs and were suspended for over a month.  In this case, it was just four days before Destiny was back to streaming on Twitch. The odd timing of the suspension suggests to some that he may have succeeded in appealing it, but with Twitch remaining silent on all of its suspension decisions, it's hard to be sure. Who is Destiny? Destiny is a popular political streamer who has gained over 650,000 followers for his polarizing opinions and rants. He…

It’s OL Reign’s final 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup match tonight. The Reign, who have a 1-1-1 record heading into game four of the preseason tournament, will face Kansas City at 5 PM PT. The game will stream on Paramount+ for fans in the U.S. and Canada, and on Twitch for international viewers. OL Reign’s regular-season debut will come in just under two weeks, on May 15 at Cheney Stadium. Tonight’s match is an opportunity for the team to continue to show progress on the style head coach Farid Benstiti wants them to play: possession-based, efficient in their movement, and organized defensively. Let’s have some fun and score some goals. How OL Reign uses its possession Stop Amy Rodriguez Limit dangerous mistakes/giveaways KC: OUT: Elizabeth Ball (right lower leg), Diana Matheson (left foot), Arielle Ship (right lower leg), Abby Smith (right thigh); Mariana Larroquette (one-game suspension for unsporting behavior); QUESTIONABLE: Darian Jenkins (left thigh) REIGN: OUT: Kelcie Hedge (ACL), Sam Hiatt (head), Megan Rapinoe (back), Ally Watt (ACL) 6’ - A bad giveaway gives KC their first good look on goal, and Mallory Weber buries the shot. Date/Time: Monday, May 3, 5 PM PT Location: Field of Legends, Kansas City, KS…

Top GamesPlayer Tries To Master The Newly Released Grand Theft Auto IV | Cate Gillon/Getty ImagesThink of creating an interactive experience for people that is authentic in its purest form. The highs, the lows, and everything in between that encompass creating something truly spectacular. Now take that product and expand it, and let part of the product be the process of creation. The product evolves live, because it’s produced live. If this mindset isn’t part of your content development strategy, you may be missing out on reaching millions of potential viewers. Thanks to the pandemic and the global quarantine brought on by COVID-19, the demand for Live Streaming content is higher than it has ever been with no signs of slowing down.When we talk about live streaming, we are not talking about services through Netflix or Hulu, although they’ve been a warm welcome in this cold climate of quarantining. Instead, we’re talking about live performances put on by content creators through services like Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook.“Live streaming has definitely grown a lot over the last year, year and a half, and I definitely think the pandemic accelerated it,” said Stephen “Snoopeh” Ellis in an interview with DBLTAP. “We have a…

With Twitch’s strict policies, there’s been no shortage of streamer bans on the livestreaming platform since its inception in 2011. Whether they stem from the blatant breaking of rules or misunderstanding of the platform’s terms and conditions, suspensions and bans have been a common occurrence on Twitch. Sometimes a suspension will be temporary and can range anywhere from 24 hours to a permanent ban in more serious cases. Those who are suspended multiple times can also receive a permanent ban, even if it’s for a minor offense. Since hundreds of suspensions and bans are handed out each year, you might not be familiar with the biggest bans in the platform’s history. Here are our picks for the biggest Twitch bans in the history of the platform. Donald Trump Photo via Gage Skidmore/CC BY SA 2.0 No one is safe from Twitch’s ban hammer—not even former United States President Donald Trump, who was permanently banned from the platform in early 2021. On January 20, after having his account suspended weeks prior for hateful conduct, the former president received an indefinite ban on the streaming platform. The initial suspension stemmed from the Jan. 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol. Twitch chose…

Popular Twitch VTuber CodeMiko will join the lineup of entertainment personalities when G4TV makes its much-anticipated return in summer 2021. G4TV originally shut down at the end of 2014, leaving gamers and fans of popular culture with an empty void in their television schedules. However, with the announcement of its return, fans have begun to get excited about the programming being announced. On April 30, G4TV announced that CodeMiko will be joining the lineup on the newly revived channel. CodeMiko, a VTuber primarily featured on Twitch, has been conducting interviews with many popular digital entertainers such as Videogamedunkey. A featured tweet of hers from February shows a clip from the interview with Videogamedunkey, as she changes her model's outfits to become a scantily clad nun. CodeMiko's ability to make interviewees uncomfortable is one of the main selling points for her streams. VTubers, also known as virtual YouTubers, produce content in a video while digitally altered to look like a different person. CodeMiko appears to take the form of a woman in her early twenties, though the character is performed by a person only known to the public as "The Technician." A digital bodysuit records her movements and processes them into the character that…

Popular streamer xQc is back to playing after his fourth ban from NoPixel's GTA Online role-playing server was shortened by a few weeks. Popular Twitch streamer Felix 'xQc' Lengyel, known for being polarizing online, has found himself in an unusual spot with his involvement in the Grand Theft Auto Online NoPixel RP server. The streamer has been issued a number of bans for breaking rules established by the server's founders. Lengyel's status on the server seems to be in a state of permanent flux, but he is now back to playing Grand Theft Auto Online, to the delight of his fans. The GTA NoPixel RP server has attracted a number of big-name streamers and Internet celebrities, giving them the chance to take on a completely different persona as they play. This makes for good content as streamers create characters with deep backstories and relationships on the server. Viewers are tuning in to see their favorite streamers in a new setting, and on any given day fans never know who might show up. It is part of the reason why GTA 5 topped Twitch viewership in March, and why the game has thrived for so long. Bringing in more controversial streamers like xQc…