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It’s a headline that seems ripe for satire: UNO is trying to become the hot new esport. Mattel, which owns the rights to UNO, is putting $50,000 up for grabs with the UNO Championship Series. The tournament will begin with a series of qualifying rounds before heading to L.A. for a November 11 finale. That event will be streamed on Twitch, where card sharks will duke it out as they vie for the grand prize. So yes, it sounds silly to use a predominantly luck-based game as the foundation for a high-stakes competition. The UNO Championship Series, however, is perfectly timed. It’s a brilliant move from Mattel, and in honor of the almighty Draw 4 Wild card, allow me to present four reasons why the UNO Championship Series could become a massive hit. Subscribe to get the latest creator news Subscribe Traditional games are hot on Twitch Once upon a time, chess was associated with bright schoolchildren and hustlers in the park. In 2026, however, the 1,500-year-old game ranks among the top titles on Twitch while attracting millions of on-demand views. To capitalize on all that traffic, companies like Chess.com are hiring esports veterans to lead them into the future of gaming. UNO, first launched in

Become a member of GB MAX to gain exclusive access to the industry and to the most influential global B2B leadership community in the business of gaming, entertainment, and tech. Join now and also get a VIP ticket to GamesBeat Next (Nov 2-3, SF). A new showcase dedicated entirely to first-person shooters is coming to Twitch. The FPS Games Show, presented by studio Bulkhead, will debut live on September 3 at 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST, streaming exclusively at twitch.tv/thefpsgamesshow. The pre-recorded broadcast brings together 16 titles spanning the genre, including Rainbow Six Siege, Escape from Tarkov, Ready or Not, Gray Zone Warfare, Wardogs, and Hell Let Loose: Vietnam. The full lineup also features Stalzone, SCUM, Beautiful Light, Bellum, Incursion Red River, Road to Vostok, Sand Raiders of Sophie, Bodycam, 83, and Terminal War. What sets the show apart is its structure. Unlike traditional gaming showcases, no studio is paying for placement or marketing spend to appear. Every participating developer is taking part for free, intending to champion each other’s games rather than compete for attention. “FPS games have been a cornerstone of the industry for more than three decades, building one of the biggest and most dedicated player communities

Today, Xbox game developers will hold rallies to support of laid-off workers, call attention to the culture of layoffs that has permeated Microsoft, and demand better treatment for the workers who remain. Supported by the One Bethesda Game Studio (OneBGS) union and the Communication Workers of America, the Save Our Devs rally takes place in nine cities across the U.S. and Canada, as well as online on the United Video Game Workers – CWA Twitch Channel. Kotaku spoke to two members of OneBGS about their hopes for the rally, their hopes for the future, and what it’s like working at an Xbox studio now. The central focus of this rally is to bring attention to the rampant layoffs that have happened and will continue to happen across Xbox, having put 1600 out of work already and with that many cuts again planned before the middle of next year. As the gaming industry continues to contract with layoffs happening everywhere for years now, it’s created an environment in which layoffs seem inevitable and unavoidable. But this wasn’t always the case; in fact, for Bethesda, that was almost never the case until Microsoft stepped in. Alex Nguyen, a lead character artist, has

Source: Canva Editor For years, the written review was the main place where an online slot was examined before play. It set out the theme, return figure, volatility and feature structure, giving readers an ordered account of the game. That model now sits beside livestreams, edited reviews and short clips. Online slots are increasingly encountered through creators and recommendation systems that decide which parts of a session are shown and which disappear. Video offers immediacy, but it can give selected moments more prominence than they deserve. Twitch Turns Play Into a Broadcast A Twitch stream reveals more of the session than a short clip: the repetition, pauses and commentary between notable events. Yet the game is only one part of the broadcast. Research from the NSW Office of Responsible Gambling and the University of Sydney defines gambling livestreaming as real-money gambling shown online while viewers interact with the broadcaster and one another. The social setting is therefore part of the format. That setting can alter the tone of what is watched. Chat, commentary and heightened reactions may make ordinary play appear more dramatic, while viewers often have little information about total expenditure, previous losses or the commercial terms behind the

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The Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco, California, are quickly approaching as competitors prepare to battle for the crown August 28–30, 2026. Worlds is the capstone event of the 2026 season, and there’s no better time to get up to speed on the state of competitive Pokémon. Looking for opinions from some of the brightest minds in the game leading up to the event, or just looking to catch up on the latest strategies? Learn everything there is to know before Worlds by tuning in to the 2026 Worlds Preview Show on the official Pokémon Twitch channel and the Play! Pokémon YouTube channel on Friday, August 21, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (9:00 p.m. GMT)! There's more than competition-related discussion, too. Get into the Worlds mood with a closer look at this year's Worlds plush and a chill listening party at the end of the show featuring the 2026 Worlds soundtrack. Don't forget to tune in for a special Pokémon Pokopia announcement taking place for PokémonXP and 2026 Worlds! Here are our hosts and broadcast panelists for the preview show. Host: Adam Watson (@scarzig) Host: Rachel “Seltzer” Quirico (@SeltzerPlease) Pokémon VGC: Charlie Merriman (@chazingdra) Pokémon TCG: Joe Bernard (@omni_joe) Pokémon

Pure Atlanta gave four local high school seniors five minutes, a store full of designer clothes, and one assignment: build the ultimate first-day fit. Founder Lizzie Korn—better known as Lizzie Pure—hosted the fast-moving challenge live on Twitch, closing out a two-week launch that brought the celebrity style destination's in-store energy online. According to Pure Atlanta's Twitch launch announcement, Aiden Wilson and three friends raced through the boutique's curated racks to assemble complete back-to-school looks before time ran out. Korn called the action, breaking down fall trends and showing viewers how the same high-end streetwear could look completely different on each student. COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess. The stream also came with surprise drop-ins from Boosie, comedian Karlous Miller, Gary With Da Tea and newly inducted Radio Hall of Famer Rickey Smiley. The broadcast made sense for a store that has spent years connecting Atlanta fashion with music, sports and celebrity culture. Located inside Lenox Square, Pure Atlanta mixes established luxury names including Balmain, Versace and Moschino with emerging designers and Kash, its in-house streetwear label. Lil Baby, Young Thug, Gucci Mane, Akon, Lil Nas X and Lil Yachty are

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Twitch sparks outrage as Amazon uses creators’ content to train AI by default, leaving streamers questioning consent and transparency despite opt-out options. Twitch, the Amazon-owned streaming giant, is under fire after revealing that creators’ content is automatically used to train Amazon’s generative AI models unless they manually opt out. The announcement, reported by BBC, has sparked outrage among streamers who argue the default setting undermines their consent. Chief Product Officer Mike Minton admitted during a livestream: “If it’s opt-in, nobody would opt-in. That’s the honest answer.” His candid remark fueled criticism, with one streamer calling the move “criminal” and another lamenting that Twitch missed an “opportunity to set an industry standard” against forced data collection. Generative AI, which powers tools like ChatGPT and Gemini, creates new content from existing data. Twitch explained that user audio could be used to refine speech-to-text models, improving subtitles across Amazon platforms. However, creators worry about broader implications, especially for game developers whose titles are streamed extensively. Mary Kish, Twitch’s head of community, walked viewers through disabling the feature via channel settings. Yet some users reported the toggle reactivating itself, raising concerns about transparency. Kish acknowledged the frustration, saying: “We don’t expect you to be