Twitch CEO Jokes About Dr Disrespect Ban

The CEO of Twitch has responded to viewers' demands for a rewind function on streams. The feature would put streaming on Twitch more in line with services like YouTube, which let viewers go back and see what they missed before they tuned in.

A popular mod website recently received a cease-and-desist letter from Bandai Namco, accusing it of trademark infringement. However, the website’s administrator denies any wrongdoing.

A professional Call of Duty player has been permanently banned for using game-breaking tools to unlock camos and skins on their account. Player Abuzah revealed the news of the ban online, admitting to using illegal tools to unlock items in the game. This news comes as Activision and Call of Duty developers turn up the heat on cheaters and boosters.

The CEO of Twitch, Dan Clancy, has acknowledged the pressing need for improvement in the platform's ban feedback system. The CEO highlighted the importance of providing more comprehensive feedback to users facing Twitch bans, addressing longstanding concerns regarding transparency and communication.

Stop me if you've heard this one before: Vault Boy isn't actually giving us a thumbs-up. Instead, the jolly little guy is actually comparing the size of a distant mushroom cloud to his thumb, to see if he's safe from the blast. This has been passed around as fact in the Fallout fanbase for years, but in actual fact, it just isn't true - the original creators of the series really just intended this to be a thumbs-up, nothing more.

There's good news if you've been awaiting the next Sims 4 DLC announcement to reassure yourself of the continuing passage of time; EA has revealed two new Kit packs — Urban Homage and Party Essentials — are launching next Thursday, 18th April.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's collaboration with Godzilla x Kong includes the B.E.A.S.T. Glove melee weapon that costs more than the game itself to unlock, and fans are not impressed. While most users have come to accept Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's in-game store as a regular feature, its expensive bundles often stir up frustration.

Renowned content creator Dr Disrespect recently opened up about the repercussions of his ban from the leading streaming platform, Twitch, describing it as a challenging period in his career. He revealed that the Twitch ban resulted in the loss of major sponsorships, such as a deal with the well-known brand Nike.

It's been a while since Dr. DisRespect was banned from Twitch, and the streaming landscape has shifted dramatically over those four years, with the platform losing high profile talent such as Pokimane and xQc, while its main rivals Kick and YouTube continue to prosper. Twitch would probably kill for another high-profile user like Dr. DisRespect, but there's little chance of him returning as he's described his fallout with the platform as "a tough time" in his life.

A developer at the Cyberpunk 2077 studio, CD Projekt Red, has playfully mocked Ubisoft's use of the term «Quadruple-A» to describe its latest release, Skull and Bones. Inspired by the exceptional naval combat that debuted in Assassin's Creed 4: Blag Flag, Ubisoft's Skull and Bones attempts to refine that system in a shared-world live service experience. Despite Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot boasting Skull and Bones as a «AAAA» game, its February launch left a lot to be desired, so much so that its release gave Assassin's Creed 4 an unexpected spike in player count.

Twitch, the popular streaming platform, has announced a notable update to its policy concerning the viewing of content from banned streamers. In this latest development, Twitch has introduced a change to its Suspension Evasion policy, allowing streamers to engage with banned users' content without the risk of facing repercussions themselves.

Shift Up, the South Korean studio responsible for the upcoming Stellar Blade, appears to be hiring for a new project in Unreal Engine.