Felix ‘xQc’ Lengyel is on the verge of pulling off the streaming crossover of the year just days into 2022 after celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay revealed he wants to learn more about Twitch after a name-drop on his new TV series. Twitch’s latest streaming meta ⁠— watching cooking shows ⁠— has seen Gordon Ramsay dominate the Amazon-owned platform, all without his knowledge. xQc has been at the forefront of what has become a fairly controversial Twitch meta, sometimes watching as many as a dozen episodes of Hell’s Kitchen, Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, and other cooking shows during broadcasts.

Spawn changes in Pokemon Go were reported all the way back on September 25 and now, it appears Niantic have finally confirmed as much. Nearly three months after significant changes were noticed, Niantic have outlined changes to spawns although a lot of specifics remain omitted. “Trainers may now encounter Pokemon in more places than before,” the official Pokemon Go blog states. Trainers will be well aware that some places were more densely populated with Pokemon than others.

Valorant’s Deathmatch and the Practice Range modes could soon be changed in a few key ways, as Riot Games Software Engineer ‘tehleach’ has teased some big adjustments they’re looking to experiment with. Since Valorant first launched, the Practice Range has remained the exact same. You’ve got some targets to practice with, a few round-based training exercises to try, and it’s generally where players spend all their time outside of proper matches.

Lauren Southern has been banned on Twitch over one of her stream titles, explaining the reason behind her ban on September 20. Lauren Southern hasn’t been one to shy away from controversy in the past, a political activist and YouTuber who regularly shares her views to her 600,000 YouTube subscribers and counting. She’s also a bestselling author and filmmaker, with her book “Barbarians: How The Baby Boomers, Immigration, and Islam Screwed my Generation” releasing in December 2016.

Riot Games has revealed all of the Spirit Blossom changes that will be added to League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, and Legends of Runeterra to kick off the massive cross-title summer event, starting on July 22. The Spirit Blossom event was first teased by Riot earlier in the year, revealing that they would be introducing a whimsical woodland jungler, now known as Lillia, and a masked champion, who “refuses to die,” during this time.

Apex Legends’ Wattson is known for her electrical prowess, but is also notoriously underpowered. One player has tried to fix this on their own though, by creating the longest fences World’s Edge has ever seen.  Apex Legends’ resident fence builder, Wattson, is perfect for players that love to sit back and lure enemies into electrifying traps. While a new trick has surfaced that finally allows players to place the fence pylons a lot closer together (if they’re willing to spend the time on it, that is,) the same Wattson fan has also been trying out the exact opposite by pushing the fences to their limit.

Overwatch fans are celebrating the season battling it out in the Winter Wonderland event, but one cosplayer has decided to take her Overwatch Christmas spirit to the next level as Tracer.  Christmas is nearly upon us! The Winter Wonderland event is in full swing, Freezethaw eliminations are happening everywhere and Junkrat is acting like an Elf on the Shelf and stealing all the cookies. The new Junkrat elf skin mirrors one other skin in the game: Tracer’s elf skin.

New World’s Plague Doctor Mask is one of the best-looking cosmetics, so here’s everything you need to know about how to get it and the rest of the Plague Doctor Set. There are many different cosmetics in Amazon Games’ MMORPG, from armor and weapons to skins you can pay real money for in the Store. One of the most popular pieces of attire is the Plague Doctor Mask, first seen in one of the early alpha tests, with New World players going crazy for it ever since.

Twitch giant Imane ‘Pokimane’ Anys has explained why she thinks stream viewers donate so generously to content creators who are already incredibly wealthy.  There are plenty of ways viewers can support Twitch streamers. Subscriptions offer monthly access to chat privileges and more, but donations – whether in real money or Twitch Bits – remain the simplest way to support content creators. However, some more cynical viewers question why others are so eager to donate money to wealthy streamers.

After an extended absence for the first half of the split, iconic esports host Eefje ‘Sjokz’ Depoortere will return to host the LEC for Week 5 of the Spring split.  Fans of the LEC will have noticed one of the broadcast’s most iconic voices has been notably absent so far this spring. Sjokz, who has hosted in European League of Legends since the days of the EU LCS, did not appear on the broadcast for the first four weeks of competition.