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Twitch halts paid channel boosts after people pay to get porn on the front page It was bound to happen. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. In October 2021, Twitch began testing a new feature that enabled viewers to pay money to boost a streamer’s channel to the site’s front page in order to give it greater exposure. That experiment has now come to an end, at least for the time being, as troublemakers were taking advantage of the system to push porn to the top of the heap....

US Senators call out ‘unacceptable’ lack of accountability for Bobby Kotick in Microsoft buyout Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, and Sheldon Whitehouse also worry the buyout could damage unionization efforts. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. US Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, and Sheldon Whitehouse have sent a letter to FTC chairwoman Lina Khan asking that she investigate whether Microsoft’s planned acquisition ofActivisionBlizzard could worsen the workplace conditions at the company....

Vampire Survivors didn’t rip-off Castlevania sprites after all Bloody asset packs! When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. PC Gamer recently spoke to Luca Galante, the sole developer behind indie hit Vampire Survivors. During the conversation I asked about a brief early controversy, which flared-up and then died-down almost as quickly: some people accused the game of going too far in its homage to Castlevania, and even that certain sprites were a straight rip-off....

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt battle royale launches in April The free-to-play supernatural shooter debuted on Steam Early Access in 2021. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. More than seven months after its debut on Steam Early Access, the World of Darkness battle royaleVampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhuntwill go into full release on April 27. Bloodhunt—not to be confused withBloodlines 2, which we’re still waiting for—is a third-person battle royale that pits the Brujah, Nosferatu, and Toreador clans (and soon, theVentrue) against one another for control of the nighttime city of Prague....

Our Verdict Look past the murky aesthetic and clunky combat: this is an exciting fusion of immersive sim and CRPG. PC Gamer’s got your backOur experienced team dedicates many hours to every review, to really get to the heart of what matters most to you.Find out more about how we evaluate games and hardware. What is it?A top-down immersive sim set in the Weird West—a Wild West full of supernatural monsters....

Where to find the repair torch in Fortnite Repair your car then set everything on fire. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. As part of the weekly Fortnite challenges, you’ll need to use a repair torch to fix a vehicle. Vehicles can be found all around the Fortnite map, including an armoured version of the beloved battle bus. You can do some decent damage by mowing down enemies in a vehicle but eventually, it’ll take damage, especially if you crash into fences and walls as I do....

Windows 11 update to fix DirectX blue screen of death, hopefully Or maybe Microsoft will just change the colour again. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. The infamous blue screen of death, or BSoD is one of the more universal Windows experiences. Many users have at one time encountered this harrowing screen. Sitting there with baited breath as we wait for the result of the forced restart....