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Neekolul opens up on escaping abusive relationship during Twitch rise

Twitch star Nicole ‘neekolul’ Sanchez has opened up about being in a seven-year abusive relationship that ended during her rise on the streaming platform as part of a “big step into [her] healing process.” Neekolul shot to fame off the back of a viral TikTok in 2020, but she had quietly been working on building a platform for herself on Twitch since 2017. Behind closed doors though, Sanchez was trying to escape an abusive relationship while dealing with the pressures of internet stardom.

Overwatch pro explains why flex supports will be "super happy" in Overwatch 2

If you’re a flex support in Overwatch, there’s good news for the sequel. After testing out Overwatch 2, pro player SPACE explained why “good flex support players” will be delighted by the gameplay. The Los Angeles Gladiators’ Indy ‘SPACE’ Halpern is not a flex support, but he’s been a pro player for a while now so he’s played and faced many of the Overwatch League’s best. With that experience in tow, he had some exciting thoughts about flex supports in OW2.

Riot will fix 'rough' Valorant RNG for repeating maps in matchmaking

Riot Games are going to fix an issue with Valorant’s matchmaking that assigns the same map to players for multiple matches in a row. The developers said that they’re going to address the map selector’s RNG (random number generator) that determines which arena people drop into after finding a match. Riot is aiming to have a solution that will expand the scope of this RNG to allow for more map diversity in the game.

Fastest way to hit level 1200 soft cap revealed

Destiny 2 loyalists are always desperate to try and hit the increased soft and hard caps when a new expansion comes out. A new method has been discovered that allows players to quickly level up in Beyond Light too, allowing players to hit the 1200 soft cap in no time.  In the same way that there’s a competition to be the first team to beat a new raid, reaching the power cap threshold is also something to strive for.

TFT patch 12.9 notes: Dragonlands teasers, mega champion & trait buffs

TFT patch 12.9 is here, and it’s a spicy one. Riot have said as much with some wild balance changes on their way after the Gizmos & Gadgets Championship wrapped up. There’s also teasers for Set 7, Dragonlands, abound ⁠— here’s the patch notes. Well, TFT Set 6 is finally coming to its end. Gizmos & Gadgets revolutionized the League of Legends-inspired autobattler with the beloved Hextech Augments system, unique units like Silco, and more.

Logan Paul gets busted for using PewDiePie to sell merch

Popular YouTuber Logan Paul has an interesting tactic for selling his merchandise – more specifically, using PewDiePie’s image on his website, after the YouTube king wore his hoodie during a video. [ad name=”article1″] Paul got called out for his methods in a Tweet made by popular YouTube channel ‘Nerd City,’ who noticed that PewDiePie was featured on the Maverick shop wearing a hoodie from the brand. “Logan Paul is using Pewdiepie to advertise his merch now,” Nerd City wrote, uploading a screenshot of Paul’s website as proof.

Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away recreated in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Best-rated anime movie of all time, Spirited Away, is Studio Ghibli’s masterpiece – and fans are really loving recreating it in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch. Spirited Away is Japan’s most successful film ever, grossing over $347 million as viewers fell in love with Hayao Miyazaki’s fantasy world. It follows the story of Chihiro, a 10-year-old girl who accidentally slips through to the spirit world of Kami. After her parents are transformed into pigs, she takes up a job at a bathhouse in order to find a way to switch them back and return to the real world.

GTA Online update: Tempesta Casino reward, 3x Cash and huge discounts

After Rockstar’s April Fool’s prank, covering the whole GTA Online map in snow, they’ve rolled out a new update to the game, including some big bonuses and a new vehicle on the podium. GTA Online players who logged in on April 1 would have been greeted with a major surprise, as Los Santos was covered in a thick layer of snow, part of Rockstar’s April Fool’s gags. The jokes are over now, though, as the new update is all for real, with the Tempesta supercar now available on the Diamond Casino podium.

How to filter TikTok comments to hide "story time" and "crop" meme

TikTok has been completely inundated with users spamming seemingly every comment section saying, “crop” and “story time.” Here is how to filter TikTok comments to avoid any further headaches.  Social media app TikTok has gone through some bizarre trends over the years. And yet, nothing from past fads has been quite as ubiquitous as the new “story time” and “crop” trend. Users on the app are spamming these two specific phrases, as well as the “you don’t have this emoji” meme, making TikTok comments a bit of a wasteland right now.

Nintendo reveals Smash Ultimate's future content plans and players are not happy

With Sora from Kingdom Hearts released as the final Smash Ultimate DLC fighter, Nintendo has officially announced its content plans for the game going forward. But, many fans aren’t too pleased with the decision. Super Smash Bros Ultimate has consistently brought in countless crossovers from the video game industry, bringing characters from multiple different franchises together for a fighting game roster of epic proportions. The crossover content hasn’t been limited to just fighters, stages, assist trophies, Miis, and items either.