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Nick ‘NICKMERCS’ Kolcheff is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch. Despite streaming on the platform for ten years, the former Gears of War pro, who won three MLG tournaments, has only seen success on the platform in recent years. Despite a brief stint in Halo, NICKMERCS preferred streaming and enjoying the game more than the competitive aspect. Today, he is signed to Faze Clan and has five million followers across all platforms. Jake Lucky comes to Nickmercs Defense Recently a Nickmercs fan posted a tweet criticizing the streamer for not taking a more active role in acknowledging his donation and sub alerts. The fan implies that Nick and all other ‘big’ streamers have such large fanbases that they do not feel the need to acknowledge individual patrons. To sum it up, he asks Nick, “What’s the point of having alerts if you’re not going to acknowledge the people that give you your following?” Jake Lucky, an eSports commentator, runs the E-sports Talk channel where he plays host while presenting news from the community. When Jake found the video made by the young fan, he responded by tweeting, “This kid legit roasting Nickmercs for not reading every single sub alert,…

When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.He might have left the club last summer but Andy Halliday is still clearly well-liked within the Rangers squad. And during their early title party at Ibrox yesterday, the players wanted him involved and got him on FaceTime to join in with the celebrations. A brilliant image of Alfredo Morelos on the call to him inside the dressing room surfaced on social media and fans were loving that the boyhood bluenose was still getting involved. Halliday had been streaming himself playing Call of Duty on his Twitch platform when the call came through from Scott Arfield. The Rangers title party saw some brilliant footage appear on social media with the likes of Morelos, Jermain Defoe and Ryan Kent having their songs played inside the dressing room. Rangers news and features There was also footage of Connor Goldson singing 'Glasgow Rangers Champions' to fans outside the ground shortly after the…

Fortnite is one of the most cosmetically juiced games, packing all sorts of skins. Most of them are associated with a particular brand or figure.However, apart from releasing skins for fictional superhero characters, Epic Games is doing a great job by acknowledging the real superheroes: content creators. These personalities serve as a backbone to the game's massive popularity.To acknowledge the same, Epic introduced the Icon Series in Fortnite to grant in-game life to creators who have immensely involved themselves in its world. The Icon Series packs skins that replicate YouTubers, streamers, and musicians.Epic occasionally adds content creators to the Icon Series, though there is no fixed schedule for the same. The company recently bestowed this honor upon popular content creator Lannan "Lazarbeam" Eacott.Enthusiasts have their own wishlist of seeing their favorite creators who they think deserve to get featured in the Icon Series. According to popular opinion, here's a list of three famous Fortnite content creators who could be the next skin in the Icon Series.3 Fortnite stars who could be the face of next Icon Series skin#1 - SypherPK Sypher PK Ali "Sypher PK" Hassan is a streamer and content creator on YouTube and Twitch. He is popular for…

Competitive Teamfight Tactics comes to a head with the NA Fates Regional Finals in which four out of 32 players will earn an invite to TFT Worlds.  Scheduled to take place over the course of two weekends, from March 6 to 7 and 13 to 14, a total of 32 players will compete for four invites to the Fates World Championship. Official coverage of the event will be available all four days via Riot Games Twitch, starting at 6pm CT. The NA Fates Regional Finals will also get covered by a diverse and talented broadcast crew, featuring Principal TFT lead designer Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer himself.  In addition to Mortdog casting, the broadcast crew includes players and veteran TFT casters.  Nekkra: HostDoAEsportslawFrodanKhroenKienMortdogWolfey Players competing at the TFT North American Fates Regional Finals qualified via one of four methods.  Qualifier points C9 k3sojuRobinsongzDexiwpersonality (Nhan Tam)SètsukoKiyoonNoobOwlKCIILikeHoboesAgonM35STSM KitingIsHardSouless Top four at Qualifier Four BertasaurusGrandVice8Mismatched SocksSpencerTFT Top 12 from Ladder Snapshots TBA Last Open Qualifier TTV The JirachyFlightZYMaikerukkkkOtterbear Related: Here’s everything you need to know about TFT Fates NA Regional Finals The action kicks off at 6pm CT via the Riot Games Twitch channel with six games played day one and another six on day…

A Christian evangelist streamer announces he plans to sue Twitch for an indefinite ban from the platform he received in January for hateful conduct. Every once in a while, there will be news of some group either getting sued by the streaming giant Twitch, or trying to sue Twitch. The latest person wanting to sue Twitch is a Christian evangelist streamer who goes by the name "DrWitnesser," who may or may not have modeled his name as a response to Call of Duty streamer Dr Disrespect. Last summer, DrWitnesser was temporarily banned from Twitch for preaching in Fortnite, where the streamer essentially told a Muslim child that he would be going to hell. On January 7 of this year, he received an indefinite ban from Twitch. The official reason given was for engaging in hateful conduct, and the streamer announced he would be moving to YouTube. DrWitnesser took to Twitter to announce he would be pursuing legal action against Twitch in relation to his indefinite ban from earlier this year. According to the streamer, the basis of the suit is the "unlawful termination of Twitch account on the basis of religious discrimination." He is seeking the full restoration of his Twitch account and the removal of…

The scene speaks of a “bloodbath”: The streaming platform Twitch has launched a major deletion campaign with reference to copyright violations. Many Twitch users reacted indignantly to the extinguishing offensive. While the provider had pointed out copyrighted content to users in a previous campaign, the red pen now ruled. At the same time, those affected were informed that their videos had been removed.  Critics accuse the provider of neither hearing statements nor indicating which specific videos were affected. This means that the intended learning effect does not materialize. In addition, occasional users complain that videos that only used license-free background music were deleted. In the accompanying e-mail, the operator states that they are aware that the streamers would not have had a chance of a reply in these cases. “That’s why we see this as a one-time warning,” Twitch says literally – making it clear that this is just the beginning. There is already talk of a bloodbath on Twitter.  Users complain that the lifework of some artists is disappearing. Comparisons to similar actions from YouTube emerge. There are also calls for an automatic detection system that can detect such content and warn users. In the background, the RIAA pulls…

Twitch Rivals Europe has named its first sponsor for the streamer and esports event, with snack brand Doritos announced as an official marketing partner. As a result of the partnership, Doritos will launch the Doritos Disruptor Series EMEA, an event that sees Twitch creators host a number of local market tournaments with selected groups of aspiring streamers. Photo credit: Twitch / Doritos RELATED: Twitch Rivals brews up Dunkin’ collaboration According to the release, streamers will be able to host tournaments ‘in their own style’ and compete for recognition and prize money. Dorito’s partnership with Twitch Rivals Europe follows on from the brand’s sponsorship of the event’s North American variant.  Lou Garate, Head of Global Sponsorship Sales at Twitch spoke on the partnership in a release: “Twitch Rivals is our series of competitive entertainment events which brings together competitive esports and games with our unique interactive extensions and more. The result is a truly unique content experience for our community and those taking part. “As Twitch Rivals’ official marketing partner in Europe, Doritos is extending their successful North American official marketing partnership and will have the opportunity to engage with our passionate and diverse audience in an authentic and innovative way.…

Twitch has issued nearly 300 bans in 2021. ASSOCIATED PRESS This year, Twitch is primed to average over three million concurrent viewers, clocking two billion hours of content watched each month. However, this increase in users has put more pressure than ever on Twitch’s moderation team, which has found itself doling out an unprecedented number of account bans since the start of 2021. New research carried out by esports bookmaker Unikrn has found that at least 270 Twitch partners have been given bans–both temporary and permanent–in just the first two months of this year. Overall, Twitch has issued 321 individual bans since New Year’s Day; January was a busier month (173) than the shorter February (148).  According to statistics gathered via tracking service StreamerBans, 22 partners have registered multiple account violations in 2021. Leading the pack with an incredible six individual bans is Ukrainian Dota 2 caster Vladislav “KVYZEE” Kovalchuk, who has been expelled from the platform for periods of time ranging from mere minutes to full days.  While many streamers have been permanently banned, others are having this decision overturned, without a full explanation from Twitch. Just last month, 16-year-old Fortnite streamer Cody “Clix” Conrod learned he was booted…

After 10 years in business, Twitch has finally issued their first-ever transparency report. Looking back at the past year, while the company hasn’t provided any exact figures as to how many moderators it currently employs, it did say that the amount had increased fourfold, and celebrated the fact that 95 percent of all live content on the service had been viewed by some form of moderator by the end of 2020. With 40 percent more channels on Twitch during the second half of the year, the company has reported that chat messages removed by its AutoMod and blocked term features increased by an impressive 61 percent. Manual deletions by both content creators and moderators surged even more, skyrocketing by 98 percent. Perhaps most importantly, the platform found that its number of rule enforcements against users and channels that have been reported rose 41 percent, targeting a number of categories including violence, gore, nudity, sexual harassment, general hateful conduct, and even terrorist propaganda. “At Twitch, we believe everyone in our community – creators, viewers, moderators, and Twitch – plays a big role in promoting the health and safety of our community,” the report says. “Through the Community Guidelines, we try to…

Snoop Dogg’s fans on Twitch were treated to an expletive-filled rant after the rapper had a tough time on the Madden NFL 21 video game. Twitch is a popular app that allows gamers to livestream themselves playing games while interacting with fellow players. Snoop, who often livestreams himself on social media, was playing Madden over the weekend when the opposing team scored three touchdowns to his zero, after just 15 minutes. Clearly having had enough, Snoop was seen pulling his headphones off and erupting in a sweary rant. “F*** this s***, man, I came in this room and everything went bad,” he said.“F*** this s***.”He either forgot or didn’t care that his livestream was still on, so fans got the full Snoop experience. Independent Culture NewsletterThe best in film, music TV & radio straight to your inbox every weekIndependent Culture NewsletterThe best in film, music TV & radio straight to your inbox every weekThanks for signing up to the Independent Culture newsletter{{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent.Read our privacy noticeHe later returned and switched off the livestream. At the time of writing, his rage-quit had received more…