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Rooster Teeth Will Limit Its Content After Wave Of ‘Hateful, Harmful’ Allegations [Update]
Earlier this week, former employees of gaming content empire Rooster Teeth accused the company of underpaying them, overworking them, and using racist and homophobic language against them, among many other things. Now, Rooster Teeth addresses the allegations with a declaration that it would be cutting down on content…for just this week.
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Street Fighter 6 Players Are Embracing Madness With The Unhinged Character Creator
Street Fighter 6‘s closed beta test kicked off today, giving folks a chance to check out various aspects of the upcoming fighter all weekend long. This includes traditional gameplay elements like online matches and the training mode, as well as new additions to the series including the character creator. And my god, the brawlers people…
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Twitch Bans Major Gambling Sites After Streamers Threaten Strike
It’s been a rough 24 hours for people broadcasting in purple. After a scandal broke that a Twitch streamer had been scamming viewers and peers alike out of an alleged $US200,000 ($277,640) to fund a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive addiction, top personalities started exerting pressure on the live-streaming company to do something about the larger, underlying problem.…
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G4TV Hit With Major Layoffs Less Than A Year After Coming Back
At least somewhere between 20-30 staff members were laid off at G4TV today, according to three sources familiar with the business. The video game talk show network from the 2000s was resurrected last fall on streaming platforms like Twitch as well as cable TV, but now faces major upheaval less than a year later. “I…