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Asian TikToker opens up after hit by racist barrage on social media

Asian TikToker ‘Seantanwonton’ shared an experience he had with a young man hurling racial slurs at him on Omegle, claiming it’s not uncommon and left him feeling “pissed, angry and annoyed.” Seantanwanton, who has almost 100,000 followers on TikTok, is known for posting funny videos. However, a recent one he uploaded was anything but that. It detailed a disgusting brush with racism he experienced on Omegle. In the video, a young man and his friend start chanting “chink” and “zipperhead” before asking Sean whether he speaks English.

The Sims 4 July 20 update adds Notebook, Water tool, Pond Effects, more: patch notes

Maxis are retooling some of the base features in The Sims 4 July 20 patch notes to streamline features like the Notebook, Calendar, new features like the Water Tool, along with plenty of bug fixes. The Summer of Sims is rolling on with a new update that should make numerous quality of life updates to the base game before the community gets a whole lot of adorable content on July 22 with the Cottage Living update.

Jake Paul “arrested” in YouTube prank following ‘looting’ charges

UPDATE 2:15PM PST June 14: The 23-year-old has now cleared up the mystery surrounding his alleged “arrest,” revealing in a YouTube upload that he was actually the victim of a prank set up by friends, and wasn’t in fact taken into custody by real police. After finding out he’d fallen for the joke while in the back of the fake cop car, he expressed frustration over being punk’d, and explained why he was “sick” of being “made an example of” for content.

CSGO legend KRIMZ mysteriously VAC banned

Fnatic and Counter-Strike legend Freddy ‘KRIMZ’ Johansson has been hit with a VAC ban out of the blue, and nobody seems to know why.  When punishing cheaters in games like CS:GO, Dota 2, and even Rust, Valve rolls out VAC [Valve anti-cheat] bans that locks down an account – preventing users from playing on another VAC-secured game.  These bans are, usually, handed out without any warning, and are typically permanent.

Overwatch unveils Doomfist San Francisco Shock Championship skin

Blizzard has unveiled a brand new Doomfist skin to celebrate the San Francisco Shock winning the 2019 Overwatch League Championship. Apparently, the new skin was first shown to Shock players at BlizzCon 2019, but everyone not working for the team or the League got their first look at it on March 24. ‘Thunder Doomfist” is the name of the new cosmetic, and it looks just as awesome as San Francisco’s championship run was to watch.

Voyboy reveals new evidence against Hashinshin after he pleads for Twitch unban

League of Legends streamer Joedat ‘Voyboy’ Esfahani claims to have found new evidence against Robert ‘Hashinshin’ Brotz, as the latter eyes a Twitch comeback following a permanent ban.  Back in July 2020, popular LoL streamer Hashinshin received a permanent ban from Twitch after accusations of grooming minors within the game’s community came to light. Many big streamers like Voyboy and Mohammad ‘Yassuo’ Abdalrhman took a public stance against Hashinshin as the accusations surfaced.

Apex Legends cosplayer brings Bloodhound into real life

One dedicated Apex Legends fan has shared their incredible Bloodhound cosplay, bring the Technological Tracker to life in a way very few cosplayers could.  When it comes to Apex Legends, the game’s community has become well known for engaging with the game, regularly sharing their legend concepts, skin concepts and much more. Among these fan creations are cosplays – unsurprising given the color and creativity with which Respawn brought Apex Legends to life.

Dr Disrespect reveals what his battle royale will take from Battlefield 2042 & Tarkov

Dr Disrespect has opened up on stream about what lessons his studio had taken from Battlefield 2042 and Escape from Tarkov to make their upcoming battle royale game, and how the two titles will influence the final product. In August 2021, Dr Disrespect announced he was starting a new studio to work on his very own battle royale game. While he didn’t reveal a name, or a release window, he did let on it would be on a vertical map, with each new area stacked on top of the old one.

Dr Disrespect calls Pokimane's new streamer company a “fantastic move”

Twitch streaming star Imane ‘Pokimane’ Anys launched a new talent management company, RTS, and Dr Disrespect was very impressed with the 25-year-old’s initiative. On October 27, Pokimane revealed RTS to the world, with the company’s goal being to “fix the gaming and esports industry.” Thus far, RTS has already established itself by working alongside Facebook, Epic Games, and the Fortnite World Cup, and will even be joining Sony in managing EVO, the world’s biggest fighting game event.

Hololive responds to Rushia controversy as Vtuber's fans angry over relationship rumors

Following a drama that erupted after fans of popular Vtuber Rushia were apparently angry to discover that the streamer may not be single, talent agency Hololive has issued a response, explaining that the personal life of streamers “is left up to the individual.” Uhura Rushia is one of the most popular Vtubers on the Hololive network, with over 1.5 million subscribers. In February, Twitter erupted with angry fans who believed they had uncovered the “truth” about Rushia being in a relationship.