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    Hearthstone player Orange banned for one year, court documents show sexual harassment

    On Tuesday evening, Jon 'Orange' Westberg, a long-time competitive player and content creator within the Hearthstone community announced on Twitter that he had received a one-year suspension from the game's competitive scene due to "a mistake in my past, one which I take full accountability for," according to his post.

    · May 18, 2022
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    Sykkuno calls out resurging "gambling meta" on Twitch, vows to never engage

    Sykkuno tried to stay quiet about the topic but was visibly unhappy with Twitch's top streamers promoting gambling.

    · May 18, 2022
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    Razer joins IGEC 2022

    Our annual esports conference is back for 2022, and we're bringing out all the stops. Panels (June 1st and 2nd), a League of Legends ARAM tournament (May 21st), and most importantly, tons of exciting

    · May 17, 2022
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    Overwatch developers reveal second Overwatch 2 PvP beta is coming soon

    Console players are getting antsy.

    · May 17, 2022
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    Australian Police arrest two men for "suspicious betting activity" linked to the LPL

    Two men have been arrested for "suspicious betting activity" surrounding the LPL.

    · May 17, 2022
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    xQc accused of promoting gambling sponsors on Twitch again

    Twitch Streamer Felix "xQc" Lengyel has been accused of promoting gambling sponsors once again.

    · May 17, 2022
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    Texan law could see Twitch sued for removing Buffalo shooter's stream

    Twitch could be sued for removing footage of the racially-motivated terror attack that took place in Buffalo, New York over the weekend, under a relatively recent law passed in Texas.

    · May 17, 2022
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    Former Midnight Society employee opens up about abuse and toxicity that made him quit

    While The Doc was great to work with, there was one individual that ruined the experience for this former Midnight Society employee.

    · May 16, 2022
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    xQc has moved back to Canada after doxxing issues continue

    xQc showed off his new home on Twitter.

    · May 16, 2022
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    Twitch praised for swift response to Buffalo killer's stream attempt

    Twitch has been praised for their swift response to the streaming of the Buffalo shooting over the weekend, with the stream removed some 2 mins after going live

    · May 16, 2022
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    Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl creator pleads for "Smash killer" comparisons to stop, Hungrybox replies

    Is the "Smash killer" joke partially to blame for Nick's failure?

    · May 16, 2022
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    "Let's throw": CSGO Major champion HObbit and other CIS players implicated in bet fixing

    A potential match-fixing scandal (or, more accurately spot-fixing, more on that below) from the CIS region that could implicate Cloud9's Abay “HObbit” Khasenov hit the news this Monday mor

    · May 16, 2022
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    T1 sign Flame as a content creator and streamer

    On May 16, T1 announced that they've signed Lee “Flame” Ho-jong as a streamer. Flame had been active as a professional League of Legends player from 2012 to 2020, and played in the LCK,

    · May 15, 2022
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    Buffalo supermarket shooter streamed incident on Twitch, 4chan-motivated manifesto found

    A livestreamed mass shooting at the Buffalo supermarket on May 13 has left 10 victims dead, according to reports. The teenager streaming the mass shooting on Twitch's platform was an 18-year-old that aimed to target black people, according to a manifesto that was found and possibly written by the teen.

    · May 15, 2022