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Controversial Twitch streamer The Faithful Sheriff is at the center of a new scandal after YouTubers SuperMega shared what appear to be DMs showing the former DrWitnesser requesting an explicit edit of his peanut VTuber avatar. The Faithful Sheriff, who rebranded from his previous identity as DrWitnesser in early February 2026, has been a polarizing […]

Political commentary streamer Hasan Piker has had his Twitch account banned, his first strike of 2026. Hasan’s Twitch account was taken offline at roughly 7PM PT on January 29, 2026. This came midway through a broadcast wherein he was discussing the killing of Alex Pretti. It appears certain comments pertaining to the Pretti case resulted

In 2026, a million new PC games will come to Steam. That is the case every single year, and that should continue until the end of time. Due to the sheer volume of new releases, the PC video game calendar is so absurdly overstacked that keeping track of everything coming out is futile and frustrating.

Like every other year in the last decade, 2026 will be dominated by open-world games. Love it or hate it, this is the time we live in, and the genre is nowadays a fixture of the AAA and, to a lesser extent, indie scenes. Every month delivers at least a handful of open-worlds or sandboxes,

Steam users have voted, and Hollow Knight: Silksong was chosen over Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for the top honor in the 2025 Steam Awards. Voting for the 2025 Steam Awards started in November, as Steam users nominated eligible titles for 11 unique categories. The final voting round took place during the Steam Winter Sale. The

Every year, The Game Awards celebrates the best of the best while pulling back the curtain on what’s to come next. The big difference this year is how three of the games nominated for Game of the Year are titles independent of AAA backing and funding, perhaps even casting a light on the future direction

While still far from over, 2025 has already turned out to be full of great games and strong GOTY contenders. From long-anticipated AAA blockbusters to sudden indie hits, from enduring live-service titles to single-player-only releases — any player can find something worthwhile to play this year, no matter the platform or taste. Today, we are

The popularity of gaming shows no signs of stopping, as evidenced by ever-growing Steam player numbers, the rise of digital game sales, and huge unexpected releases even from smaller studios. After their launch back in 2020, the current generation of consoles has finally reached substantial owner numbers to result in massive sales for long-anticipated games,

Twitch has issued an update to their Community Guidelines regarding deepfake content just weeks after Atrioc showed some on his stream. Back in January, Twitch streamer Atrioc went viral with his apology after paying for and showing deepfake pictures of various female content creators during his broadcast. After backlash from the affected creators, Atrioc announced

Roblox is one of the most versatile and creative gaming platforms around today, with a breathtaking amount of playable games spanning all genres available and creation assets that allow people to develop their own games. It is a powerful tool for creativity and a medium for many different gaming styles to be enjoyed by players.