The beauty of the internet struck again when a 66-year-old Fortnite YouTuber went from 73 subscribers to over 100,000 after a TikTok showing off his channel went viral. Anyone who starts out uploading YouTube videos dreams of being the next PewDiePie or MrBeast, but we all know it often doesn’t turn out that way. Sometimes it can take years of posting clips just to rack up a few hundred subscribers.

Popular FIFA streamer Edwin ‘Castro1021’ Castro has finally responded to a hilarious roast from fellow PUBG, Apex Legends, and Fortnite dominating his rotation as he hunts for wins in the battle royale titles. He surprised fans back on September 13 though with his incredible skill on FIFA 19, beating an opponent so severely that they rage quit, before turning his attention to Castro1021, asking him if he was “busy opening packs” instead of taking him on.

There have been a string of proposals at major esports events across the globe as of late – but one surprise proposal at CWL London didn’t wrap up in a happy ending. [ad name=”article1″] During the CWL London Grand Finals, a fan approached esports host and presenter Lottie Van-Praag with what looked to be a plastic ring from a gallon of milk, getting down on one knee to “shoot his shot.

Final Fantasy XIV Online’s Halloween event, All Saints’ Wake, is set to return in 2022, so here’s its release date, as well as how to start the quest in FFXIV and obtain your rewards. In recent months we’ve seen FFXIV’s fan favorite Christmas event, Starlight Celebration, add some festive minions to your inventory, as well as the Lunar New Year-inspired Heavensturn which focuses on all things feline. What we didn’t see was the iconic Halloween event, All Saints Wake, whose absence left players all across Eorzea lamenting the lack of all things spooky.

The iconic blue tick on Instagram is the best way to identify legitimate accounts of public figures, celebrities, & brands, and is a coveted symbol for up-and-coming creators. Here’s how to get verified on Instagram. Just like other platforms such as TikTok and Twitter, Instagram has verified badges that serve as a way to identify whether an account of a notable figure is legitimate. You’ll know if an account is verified if they have a small blue tick next to their username.

Jake Paul’s sparring partner, Anthony Taylor, has revealed he’s made more money in two months helping the YouTuber prepare for his fight against Tyron Woodley than he’s earned in his entire MMA career. YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has risen up in the ranks with an undefeated 3-0 record. Now, he’s set for his biggest challenge yet against former UFC champ Tyron Woodley, and is paying his sparring partner some big bucks in the process.

Controversial Twitch streamer Jenna has revealed she’s considering “changing platforms” due to the website’s decision to de-partner and shadowban her after a series of her racist and homophobic messages came to light last month. The 20-year-old Canadian has been embroiled in controversy over the past few weeks after racist and homophobic messages sent on her private Discord server were made public on Reddit streaming forum /r/livestreamfails. While Jenna apologized for the messages—some of which dated back to 2016, and as recently as December 2019—and said she was “trying to better herself,” Twitch still stripped her of her precious partnership with the platform.

Overwatch’s explosive DPS hero seems to be getting some interesting changes in Overwatch 2 and fans are mixed on rework to one of his core abilities. Blizzard is gearing up for some big Overwatch 2 news by letting YouTubers and streamers ask questions directly to the devs along with showing them the patch notes for a build of the game pros had a chance to try out. In these notes, it seems like Junkrat’s rework was revealed and there are some very interesting things to keep in mind with it.

Former Hololive star Uruha Rushia has broken her silence following her dismissal from the VTuber group. Returning to her old account, Mikeneko Doro, she claimed her “heart is shattered”, and will eventually open up on the reasons why she was removed. Uruha Rushia was one of the biggest names in Hololive. However, the necromancer is no more, with Hololive terminating her contract on February 23 over claims of “leaking information…causing the company to suffer reputational damage”.

Felix ‘xQc’ Lengyel has revealed that when he was targeted in a swatting raid while streaming on Twitch, the police officers involved seemed to suspect he was a meth addict. SWAT raids have been a sad reality for streamers for years, with viewers using hoax emergency calls to elicit an armed police response to streamers’ homes, having potentially fatal repercussions. As one of the biggest names on Twitch, xQc is all too familiar with these raids, having seen many of his peers go through them and been a victim himself.