It’s time for another round up of the past week’s biggest streaming news. While there hasn’t been too much drama, we've got some big esports announcements, refund issues, and some very awkward air-guitaring to make up for it.
The International Casters
Valve has revealed the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:English broadcasting team for the Dota 2 The International 10. It will feature the likes of Fogged, Sunsfan, Sumichu, and Lyrical among others. Perhaps the most notable name on the roster was streamer Ephey. “I just wanna say thank you to my community, my friends, and all the awesome and talented people I've worked with recently for believing in me when I didn't,” they tweeted. The International 10 boasts the biggest prize pool in the tournament's history, $40 million. The group stages will be held between October 7 - 10, and the main stage finals will take place between October 12 - 17. Get ready for some serious MOBA action.
PGL Believes in Complete Vaccination
It may still be a while before in-person events are a thing again, especially those involving massive crowds in an enclosed space. Keeping that in mind, PGL Esports, a company that hosts major tournaments for games like FIFA, Dota 2, and CS:GO will now make 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:proof of vaccination mandatory for all participants and attendees. “I firmly believe the only way to bring back massive LAN events is to require complete vaccination of attending players, talent, spectators. This will be a requirement for all upcominꦬg PGL 2022 events,” explained CEO Silviu Stroie.
Women in Gaming
BrookeAB, Ninjayla, and Ava.GG were part of a recent women ꦗin gam༺es panel, talking about how they worked their way up in the gaming industry despite the odds stacked against them. The panel was hosted by JBL, who partnered with 1,000 Dreams Fund to launch the Quantum Grant, a program that aims to help women get their careers in the gaming industry off the ground. Ava.GG spoke about how far things have now come, “Now I can solo queue in a game and I might not get a reaction," she said. "In Call of Duty, you used to get one of two reactions: you'd get the sexist, rude guy, or you got the guy that was like, 'oh my god, a girl!' It was very tiring."
Life is Awkward
Life is Strange: True Colors has touched a lot of people since its launch last week. Unfortunately, what was supposed to be a bonding moment between Alex and Gabe Chen over some music, dance, and air-guitaring, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:became an awkward scene thanks to the streamer mode. In𒊎 order to avoid copyright infringements and DMCA takedowns on Twitch, games have started including a ‘streamer mode’ which removes any copyrighted material. Unfortunately for Alex and Gabe, this meant that they were dancing to nothing while the sounds of their footsteps were very clear. Awkward!
No Refunds for Trolls
Twitch has due to a rise in illegitimate c💯hargebacks from users who are looking to troll streamers. “We have revamped our refund process to better prevent misuse. This will help us protect your revenue while allowing legitimate refunds to be handled quickly for those in your community who needꦛ them,” said the streaming platform on Twitter.