Streamers News From a 14-day suspension to a permaban, JiDion will no longer be on Twitch according to the streamer himself. Twitch Streamer jiDion had recently received a suspension from Twitch. Initially a 14-day ban, he tweeted that he has now been permanently banned from the platform. Now, who exactly is Jidion6, and why has he received a punishment so severe from Twitch? A Pokimane stream gone wrong Openingher stream, jiDion started telling his viewers to spam ‘L +ratio’ in her chat....

News Pika Pika! I mean, uh, Pal Pal? Palworld, the massively popular open-world “Pokémon with guns” game, is accused of alleged plagiarism following an increase of online comparisons. Many online are pointing out the similarities in 3D models to the Pokémon franchise, despite Palworld’s drastically different gameplay. Palworld’s director responded to the accusations in a brief tweet asking that people do not slander Palworld’s artists. Currently, Palworld is the top selling andmost played game on Steam, outpacing games like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Counter-Strike 2....

Earlier today, Niantic brought thefighting-type eventinPokemon GOto a close, meaning that players can expect to see a more typical pool of Pokemon out in the wild. Not only did Niantic end the fighting-type event, though, it also seems to have brought back Lugia for legendary raids. The return of Lugia in legendary raids forPokemon GOcomes as a surprise, as legendary raids typically star one Pokemon at a time. In fact, Niantic just region-swapped Latios and Latias last Tuesday, and prior to their introduction to the game, Lugia was the sole star of legendary raids....

League of Legends News Renata Glasc, League of Legends’ new support, will release in Patch 12.4 on Feburary 16. Here’s all of her lore and abilities. Riot Games has just announced their next champion for League of Legends. As previously reported, her name is Renata Glasc. We now have a full rundown of all of her abilities. Who is Renata Glasc? League of Legends' newest support is from Zaun In the lore, Renata’s a baroness from Zaun....

Upcoming action gameStellar Bladeclearly takes more than a few cues from Square Enix’sNier: Automata; something creative director Hyung-Tae Kim has admitted to. However,Niercreator Yoko Taro has not only arguedStellar Bladeis a “very different game,” but also that it’s better thanNier: Automata. IGN Japanwas able to get Kim and Taro in the same room for a recent interview about their respective works, where the former reiterated howNier: Automata‘s various elements helped inspireStellar Blade....

Stayin’ alive has never been so hard In a sea full of bright, action-packed games at PAX it was a surprise to see such a serious greyscale game likeThis War of Mine, an 11 bit studios title about life during war. Rather than placing the focus on combat as most warfare games tend to do, this one centers on the strategy and struggles around day-to-day survival for victims. This War of Mineforces the player to make tough decisions for the betterment of the group....

Sup Holmes every Sunday at 4pm EST! [Sup Holmes is a weekly talk show for people that make great videogames. It airs live every Sunday at 4pm EST onYouTube, and can be found in Podcast form onLibsynandiTunes.] [Update: Show’s over everybody! What a great conversation! The rerun should be out within the week. In the meantime, here’s David and Tevis’s video for theSecond QuestKickstarter. It may be 2 years old, but it still makes interesting and relevant points....

Get to know the people that make great videogames WayForgust continues with composer extraordinaire Jake “Virt” Kaufman. Jake’s most recently released project isDucktales: Remastered, but you may be more familiar with his past work onQ*bert(2000). Contra 4, Retro City Rampage, Adventure Time: HIKWYSOG, Shovel Knight, David Beckham Soccer,DickHand, or one of the many other games he’s helped bring to life over the past +10 years. Jake’s also well known in the live game music scene....

Huh, wonder what brought this about… Fans ofAnimal Crossing‘s adorable preppy dog Isabelle have reason to rejoice this month. Not only is she raring to make her debut in next month’s highly-anticipatedSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, but toymakers Good Smile have conveniently announced another run of her since-sold-out 2013 Nendoroid. Standing 100mm in height, Isabelle comes rocking her Spring/Summer garb and, as expected, features numerous, impossibly cute faceplates and accessories, even a real bell!...

Apex Legends News The ALGS 2022 Championship peaked at over 632,000 viewers, with a huge 500,000 average during the finals of the premier Apex Legends Esports event. A huge milestone for Apex Legends Esports as the Apex Legends Global Series Championship peaked at over 632,000 viewers according to analytics agency Esports Charts. The viewership peaked during the Finals of the event, with 632,352 viewers tuning in to watch DarkZero Esports clutch out a last minute repeat win in the ALGS....

Call of Duty News Toronto Ultra and Monster Energy bring you Hot Drop, a new Call of Duty: Warzone tournament with some of the game’s finest. Toronto Ultra are teaming up with Monster Energy to bring Call of Duty: Warzone fans a brand new tournament as teams lead into The Call of Duty: World Series Warzone Global Finals in Las Vegas September 14-15. The Toronto Ultra Hot Drop event, presented by Monster Energy is a trios tournament with a whopping $25K USD on the line....

CS:GO News RpK’s last series with Team Vitality was a disappointment. South American CSGO team, 9z upset Vitality eliminating the French players from the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown. French CS:GO fans were in for a shock on Thursday as Team Vitality crashed out of the BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown. South American CS:GO team, 9z, took down Vitality in three maps to stay alive in the tournament. This series was CSGO legend, Cédric “RpK” Guipouy’s final game with Team Vitality....

ATwitchstreamer named RusseL made himself the butt of his own joke this week after a fairly harmless prank went awry for the gamer. RusseL was streaming the videogameSecret Neighbourwhen one of his viewers asked if the streamer could refrain from making loud noises, as he was going to bed. TheTwitchstreamer acknowledged the wish, but had other plans in mind: he suddenly began blowing loudly into the microphone and thumping his desk, making as much loud noise as he could....