Community Update: Fall 2020
It's that time again my friends! Time for a new Game Rebel Community Update. This is the Fall update, although we are technically still in Summer. It legit started snowing outside here in Colorado, after it was just 101 degrees, and we have some big announcements, so screw it we do it now! 5,000
Twitch Staff Hassan Bokhari Banned / Fired
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-NqFoNvAh0 Twitch Staff member with title "Accounts Director, Strategic Partnerships"has been banned and fired from twitch, after a several month investigation into sexual misconduct. Back in June twitch streamer Vio shared her story on twitter detailing Hassan's sexual manipulation. https://twitter.com/VioTCZ/status/1276159021184176129?s=20 Twitch has been dead silent on this issue since it broke, and oddly, many twitch staff
China Bans PUBG Mobile, the #1 App in the Country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-NqFoNvAh0 India has banned PUBG Mobile, the most popular app in India, along with 117 other Chinese apps have been banned. The statement released by the Government of India states the apps "Prejudicial to Sovereignty and integrity of India, Defense of India, Security of State and Public Order" Losing access to an entire country
PS5 Open for Pre-Order!
https://youtu.be/_vz7DuE4q90 Pre-register for PS5 pre-orders are up! After a whole year of chaos and destruction, it's nice to have some good news. Or
International 10 Blows Out Prize Pool History with $34.3 Million Dollars
https://youtu.be/_vz7DuE4q90 Dota 2 has been the king of esports prize pools for years, and they have done it YET AGAIN, by breaking the record with a WHOPPING $34,332,000. THIRTY FOUR MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE POOL. I just had to spell that one out. I couldn't help myself! It baffles me that we live in the
Faze Clan vs Tfue Lawsuit Settled!
https://youtu.be/_vz7DuE4q90 Esports first major employment lawsuit, Esports Org Faze Clan vs Fortnite star Tfue, after over a year has finally come to a conclusion via settlement. In May of 2019 Tfue blew the world of esports away announcing that he was suing Faze Clan over a contract dispute regarding sponsorship opportunities and payment. Many
Pokimane Apologizes, Harris Heller #metoo Joke Controversy, TimTheTatMan Finally Wins at Fallguys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvt23_Glw5E Earlier this month Pokimane announced that she was taking a break from twitch, and has not spoken up until today on twitter. Many people have differing opinions on this subject, some saying that its just damage control, others saying it was actually a good apology, and others simply saying it was completely unnecessary. https://twitter.com/pokimanelol/status/1295845209557721088 https://youtu.be/NuExff4-ty4 After
Shroud calls out clout chasers, tryhards under attack by TikTok influencer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dILO6jKc-o While Shroud was away on a well earned paid Mixer vacation, his live viewer numbers were a lot lower than usual. This was expected as Mixer, when it still existed, was one of the smallest of the major streaming platforms. However with smaller numbers, comes less people trying to "get in". During a recent
doc, shroud, ninja
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzN4mieXqSw It's been a crazy past year for the streaming industry, with the streamer wars currently coming to a new era. One year ago many twitch streamers were being signed to other platforms once their contracts with twitch had expired. Ninja being the first to set this trend, moved to Mixer for a reported
Ninja Streams on Twitch After 1 Year
https://youtu.be/CAGpJAwRtbw It's been one year since Ninja left twitch and signed an exclusive deal with Mixer, amounting to 30 million dollars. Now that Mixer has fallen, Ninja is free to stream anywhere he likes, and is free to be signed. Lets go over the timeline, shall we? Ninja rose to stardom playing fortnite on