Twitch Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

As reported by Dexerto, the popular influencer was answering questions from fans during the donation portion of a stream, when one asked whether he would ever appear on the Joe Rogan podcast in the future. The result was not what many were expecting, with Beahm immediately declining any sort of invitation.“Joe Rogan calls and gives you a crisp invite? Probably not,” said Beahm.“I’m telling you, man.

Half-Life 2 has set a new record for its highest ever concurrent players on Steam, following a successful fan campaign called “Breaking The Bar”.Yesterday (August 14), Half-Life 2 peaked with 16,101 fans playing Valve‘s game at the same time, as visible on SteamDB. This is the highest ever concurrent player count recorded for the game.The surge in popularity is down to fans within the Half-Life 2 community, who wanted to break the record with an event called “Breaking The Bar”.

Twitch is introducing anti-gambling measures that aim to tackle creator content with restrictions to gambling promotion. In a creator update from Wednesday (August 11), Twitch “will prohibit sharing links and/or referral codes to sites that offer slots, roulette, or dice games.”“We will continue to monitor gambling-related content and update our approach as needed,” the update adds (thanks, PC Gamer).Enforcement of the above rules will start from August 17, giving creators time to remove any

Twitch has responded announcing it will improve its ways of protecting marginalized streamers.The Twitter statement, which was posted last night (August 11), addressed the recent concerns after multiple streamers came forward with evidence of targeted harassment in their streams as well as “hate raids”.“We’ve seen a lot of conversation about botting, hate raids, and other forms of harassment targeting marginalized creators,” Twitch wrote.

Twitch has announced that it will now tell streamers why they have been banned or suspended from the service.In an announcement on Twitter, Twitch has explained that its enforcement notifications will now include the name of the content and the date of the violation so that streamers have more insight into what the reason behind their ban or suspension is.

Xbox and the Special Olympics have partnered together for the Gaming for Inclusion event, a virtual esports tournament aiming to further accessibility around games and sports. Announced in an Xbox Wire blog post, Gaming for Inclusion will take place between September 12 and 18 on the Xbox Twitch channel and Special Olympics YouTube channel. The event will feature tournaments in Rocket League, Forza Motorsport 7, and Madden NFL 22.

Fortnite stream, Tyler ‘Ninja‘ Blevins has explained why he feels Twitch is the best streaming platform around, as well as why Mixer missed its shot as a competitor.While playing Fortnite yesterday (August 8), Ninja stated that “There’s literally nothing else but Twitch” in terms of viable streaming platforms (thanks, Dexerto).

Twitch streamer xQc claims that he has received no support from other creators on the platform following his Olympics DMCA ban.Felix ‘xQc’ Lengyel, an ex-Overwatch League player, was recently banned from Twitch after watching DMCA content from the Tokyo Olympics 2021.The ban lasted less than a day and xQc soon returned to the platform, after which he announced that he did a counter-claim against the International Olympics Committee and would be fighting his DMCA ban in court with the help of the

Twitch has announced a price drop today for subscriptions in the UK.Subscribing to your favourite streamers now costs just £3.99 for a Tier 1 subscription – that’s down 20 per cent from the previous £4.99.The move seeks to make global subscriptions more affordable after previously basing the amounts on the US $4.99 price.“It’s time for subscription pricing that’s adjusted for where viewers live,” Twitch announced in an official blog post.

Twitch streamer Sweet_Anita has revealed that she was recently robbed and left stranded in London.After a strange encounter on a train, the streamer realised she had been pickpocketed.“This guy bumped into me, like, a bit weirdly. Like face on face, I think I felt one of his teeth,” she said, sharing the story via Twitch.

Twitch streamer ‘girl__fighter’, a Russian pole dancer and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player, was forced to fight off an intruder mid-stream.The clip, which has since been removed from the livestreaming platform but can still be found on Reddit and Streamable, shows girl__fighter – also known as Victoria – and her friend in the middle of a broadcast before the voice of another person can be heard yelling and banging on the door in the background.According to translations, the intruder is

Twitch streamer has managed to complete the entirety of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice blindfolded.As spotted by Eurogamer, speedrunner Mitchriz beat Sekiro‘s Shura ending with a total playtime of four hours, 35 minutes and 13 seconds all while wearing a blindfold.As the FromSoftware game has audio cues for enemy attacks, the speedrunner was able to predict the incoming attacks as well as know when to parry, dodge and use his abilities, making this completion even more impressive.The moment Mitchriz

Flame Fatales has released the schedule for its August speedruns.Starting on August 15, you can expect to see some Pokémon Firered/Leafgreen, Celeste, Cadence of Hyrule, and even Croc: Legend Of The Gobbos. Running all the way up to August 22, the event can be streamed from the Games Done Quick Twitch channel.Other notable games in the line-up include Super Meat Boy, Stardew Valley, and Super Metroid.

Twitch viewers will be able to earn in-game drops for the first-person survival game Rust.As reported by TheLoadout, fans and players alike will be able to tune in to watch certain Twitch streamers and earn in-game Rust loot courtesy of developer, Facepunch Studios.Those Twitch streamers include Pokimane, xQc, Voyboy, Ludwig, Sykkuno, AriaSaki, and more.Offline TV, a group of online content creators who stream on Twitch and create videos on YouTube, is opening a brand new Rust server today which

Warframe developer Digital Extremes has announced that the upcoming expansion, The New War, will receive an interactive preview at TennoCon 2021.You can watch the official trailer for TennoCon 2021 – a celebration of all things Warframe – below:The New War’s gameplay reveal will occur at the TennoLive broadcast on July 17, which takes place at 10pm BST (5pm ET).

Twitch.Imane ‘Pokimane’ Anys has been broadcasting on the streaming platform since 2013, garnering a massive audience to her channel ever since and becoming one of the most viewed female streamers in recent years.On July 10, Pokimane reached another career milestone, surpassing 8 million followers on Twitch while also reacting to the breakthrough live as it happened for her thousands of viewers.“Thank you, guys,” she said in the Twitch clip, “Thank you! I don’t even know what to say.

Twitch after a recent stream displayed him using his phone while driving.In a tweet addressing the ban, Ross states that he believes the ban is permanent, further saying “I’m so sorry I feel horrible”.Just got banned in twitch. I think it’s a perm guys … this is not good AT ALL.

Twitch ban, streamer Jenelle “Indiefoxx” Dagres is now selling clips of her streams as NFT videos to purchase.First announced on Twitter, Indiefoxx has shared that she will continue to earn money from her previous Twitch streams by selling clips as NFT content.In the video below, Indiefoxx announces that “I have partnered with Eternal and they’re going to be helping me make NFTs”, which she describes as being “digital trading cards like Pokémon“.Hey babes!! It is time! Check out my profile via

World Of Warcraft Classic: The Burning Crusade has had a huge impact on the franchise’s Twitch presence, according to information from StreamElements, featuring data from Rainmaker.gg.Hours watched of World Of Warcraft on Twitch increased by 56 per cent in June, whilst the game’s most popular streamer Zack “Asmongold” had their hours grow 53 per cent, to 7.6million.

Twitch streamer Summit1g has set a new speed run world record in Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 by a margin of fewer than seven seconds.On June 2, popular Twitch streamer Summit1g beat Max Payne 3 in 1 hour, 30 minutes, 51 seconds, and 088 microseconds, as seen on Speedrun.com. The run was completed on hardcore difficulty with no glitches and cutscene skip allowed.

Riot Games has released a collection of free music for streamers and creators to use, called Sessions: Vi. The 37-track album can be streamed from Youtube and Spotify, with similar musical projects in the works, according to Riot Games.

Fortnite pro player to join the football club’s Esports team.To enter, player’s need to fill in this form and include a Fortnite compilation of two minutes max. Applicants must also be at least 16 years old.

Rainmaker.gg the growth of people watching ASMR on Twitch has been huge from 2020 to 2021.Rainmaker.gg’s data also claims that between May and June this year, hours of ASMR watched per day has increased by 38%, from 212,000 to 292,000.

Twitch has banned one of its most popular streamers, Llanos ‘Ibai‘ Garatea, after someone else showed their naked rear on stream.This will be Garatea’s third ban on the platform. The incident occurred after Ibai was hosting a “battle of wits” between two people and as GamingBible pointed out, it looks to be some sort of roasting battle.After some verbal exchange, one of them turns towards the camera and exposes their bottom.

Twitch streamer Kiaraakitty has denied accusations of conning multiple men in a money-making scam.The young streamer had already been banned twice in recent months when a phone call was leaked to YouTube by an anonymous source, claiming that the audio recorded her admitting she had been involved in a series of love scams.But the 18-year-old streamer, who has over 214,000 followers on Twitch, has denied the story as “false and staged” and says she has reported it to the police.In the recorded

Twitch is warning streamers on its live streaming platform that more DMCA content takedowns could be coming soon.As reported by Kotaku, Twitch has released an email to streamers explaining that it believes music publishers are using automated tools to find stream content with copyrighted content, and that “all claims are for VODs”.Twitch wrote: “We are committed to being more transparent with you about DMCA.

Twitch has announced that it will be adding over 350 new community tags to its platform in order to improve inclusivity.In a new blog post, Twitch confirmed that next week, streamers will be able to select from 350+ new tags related to gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ability, mental health and more.The live streaming platform also shared some examples of tags that will be on the list, including transgender, Black, disabled, veteran, and Vtuber.Twitch also announced that it will

Twitch has launched a brand new ‘hot tubs’ streaming category following a recent controversy and pushback from advertisers.Earlier this week, Twitch removed advertisement monetisation from one of the platform’s top female streamers, Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa, after her streams were deemed “not advertiser-friendly” after she was taking part in the trend dubbed the “hot tub meta”.The conversation has also caused confusion as Twitch has strict guidelines when it comes to sexually suggestive

Twitch has announced a change to subscription prices to make them “equally affordable” across the world.The subscription streaming service will be rolling these new ‘local prices’ out slowly, with Mexico and Turkey benefitting from the first change on May 20. Other countries in Asia, Latin America, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East will see changes coming into place by Q3 of 2021.The Twitch model has, up until now, set a Tier 1 subscription fee at the equivalent of $4.99 in every country.

tweeted one detractor of the controversial phenomenon. The practice exploded in popularity following the 2018 debut of the “Just Chatting” feature, which permitted Twitch users to speak directly with audiences, Insider reported.Dubbed “hot tub meta,” the trend entails scantily clad women earning cash by sitting in hot tubs while playing video games or even just responding to messages in real time, the Sun reported.

Twitch‘s new misconduct policy, the platform will ban users for harassment – even if it takes place outside of their site.Twitch has released its updated misconduct policy and it contains several changes that will go towards battling how the site will handle hateful conduct and harassment by users.Twitch began enforcing its Hateful Conduct and Harassment policy, but the updated version has been updated to be more clear and consistent.The new statement reads: “Our current guidelines state that in

Jimmy Fallon is set to making his streaming debut on Twitch later today with Among Us.The news was shared by IGN, which revealed that Fallon’s Twitch debut will take place today, April 6, at 6:45pm ET (11:45pm BST) via Fallon’s official Twitch channel.

Twitch streamer Ludwig Ahgren has been live streaming his daily life for almost 17 days, but the end looks to be in sight.Ludwig began his never-ending “subathon” stream on March 14, where 20 seconds would be originally added to the length of his stream for every new viewer who subscribed to his channel.After 2 weeks of streaming, the final hours of the Ludwig’s subathon have begun.

Twitch streamer Ludwig has been live on the broadcast platform for over two weeks, promising 20 seconds for every subscription purchased.Ludwig was already one of Twitch’s top streamers, coming in at the 11th most popular English-speaking channel, but his latest experiment has caused a surge in channel subscriptions.

first reported by PC Gamer.Dubbed “Sit Back, Relax and Chill its a vibe in here,” the stream was expected to be a laidback broadcast with the perennially-stoned celeb. But when a third touchdown brought the score to 21-0, sealing his inevitable defeat, the “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper did just that — threw off his gear and stormed out of the game.“Look at this s- -t.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton will celebrate New Year’s Eve together by hitting the stage as part of a TV special.New Year’s Eve 2021 will be hosted by media personality Carson Daly and broadcast live from Times Square in New York City on December 31, 2020, when performances will be beamed in from across the country.In addition to Gwen and Blake, fans can also expect to see sets from Sting and Shirazee, Jason Derulo, Kylie Minogue, Busta Rhymes, and Anderson .Paak, Goo Goo Dolls, CNCO, Chloe x