Joss Whedon has denied the allegations of Gal Gadot that he threatened her on the Justice League set because “English isn’t her first language”.

The director has been subject to controversy after a series of allegations about his behaviour on the set of Justice League. Ray Fisher, who starred as Cyborg, accused him of having “gross, abusive, unprofessional and completely unacceptable behaviour”.

Gal Gadot, who plays Wonder Woman, followed up by calling out Joss Whedon for threatening her on the same set. Jason Momoa has also said the cast received bad treatment and that “serious stuff” happened on set.

Gal Gadot vs Joss Whedon

Gal Gadot spoke about her treatment, saying ,“He threatened my career and told me that if I did something, he’ll make sure my career will be miserable”.

Now, Whedon has denied Gal Gadot’s account by claiming that she misunderstood his directions. He said English isn’t her first language, and claimed he has never worked with a “ruder group of people”.

Whedon replied in an interview with NY Magazine saying, “I don’t threaten people. Who does that? English is not her first language, and I tend to be annoyingly flowery in my speech.” He later recalled a conversation where he joked about how she’d have to tie him to a railroad track if she wanted to get rid of a particular scene.

Gadot replied by claiming, “I understood perfectly.“

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Battlefield 2042 is finally getting a long-requested feature, the scoreboard, in an upcoming update – a mere three months after launch.

Battlefield 2042 has received a lot of criticism for launching in a sub-par state. One of the most scathing criticisms was the lack of scoreboard, which has been a common feature in almost every multiplayer FPS game on the market.

A new tweet from Battlefield Direct Communication confirmed that the team is working on an update to the existing scoreboard UI that will show player scores. It will apparently “showcase how players are stacking up across the server”, as you would expect a scoreboard to do.

Additional Updates

It also confirmed further updates beyond the initial update. “Scoreboard will receive further updates beyond this refresh – this isn’t a one and done deal for us. Expect to see us iterate on this further once it’s live in game, and we look forward to your feedback once this new Scoreboard goes live in February.”

With that, we can expect this scoreboard update to launch in mid to late February. And more updates are planned to release soon too.

The team has confirmed that XP in Portal is being updated. This will aim to enable more servers and game types to progress on Mastery and Weekly Missions.

They have also promised more updates for game performance and further optimisation, as well as matchmaking preferences in All-Out Warfare and VOIP across all platforms.

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Logan Paul has denied claims that he faked the $3.5 million Pokemon card scandal for content on his YouTube channel.

Logan Paul first revealed he had spent $3.5 million on a 1st Edition Base Set of Pokemon cards in December 2021. He later cracked them open in a separate video, where it was revealed that the cards were fake.

Rather than being filled with Pokemon cards, the package was full of G.I Joe cards instead. Some collectors watched the video and suspected they might be fake, and it turns out they were right.

Response to Controversy

Logan has since responded to comments that the videos were faked to create controversy for his YouTube content.

“I see comments. They think I was acting. They think it’s fake,” Logan said on his podcast. “But it’s not. It’s not fake at all. Being in that room that night was incredibly sad. The energy and the tragic feeling in the room was so palpable.”

“Three and a half million dollars on f**king G.I Joe. I cannot believe it. It was a sad day. That was a very sad day. You can’t just scam someone out of millions of dollars like that without legal consequences.”

The person who sold the box to Logan had no idea it was fake, and has reimbursed him. “He’s chasing his 2.7 million. We’re helping him,” said Logan.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga finally has a concrete release date, and it’s much sooner than we thought it would be!

A brand new gameplay trailer for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has just dropped. It showcases all of the brand new features that the upcoming game will include with plenty of enhancements since the last LEGO Star Wars games. It’s certainly set to be the biggest and most impressive LEGO game to date!

This new title will span across all nine of the Skywalker saga movies. You can choose to start with either prequel, original, or sequel trilogies. With a semi-open world structure, you can explore planets to your hearts content. Side missions now accompany the level structure, so it looks like there’s plenty to do and see in this new LEGO game.

Combat controls have been completely overhauled. There’s now counter-moves for you to master, and blasters can be freely aimed with a new third person camera mode. Each character now has a skill tree, too. With over 300 unique characters to unlock, there’s bound to be plenty of progression.

When is the LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga release date?

So when is LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga set to release? The game has been delayed several times, but is now set to release on April 5th 2022. That’s just a few months away!

A feature that fans will most likely welcome is the return of mumble mode. Veteran LEGO fans might remember the old LEGO games in which each character mumbled instead of having proper voice lines. While the game will be fully voiced by default, you can make the characters mumble again, just like old times.

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Battlefield 2042 is receiving a huge update this week that brings changes to Battlefield Portal as well as stability and bug fixes. Update 3.2 is set to release today on 20th January 2022.

Battlefield 2042 – Portal Changes

Battlefield Portal is a huge focus area for DICE in this week’s update. The team has made a few tweaks to the way that XP is earned. This means you should be able to progress further while playing one of the best parts of Battlefield 2042.

To start, the XP cap is increasing to 300 across all modes in Battlefield Portal. DICE says that its intentions are to reduce the frequency of XP bursts being capped during normal gameplay.

Alongside this, the way that Mastery and Weekly Missions are progressed is being altered depending on which Portal experience you’re playing. DICE previously limited how you could progress in Portal to prevent boosting. Now, there’s a tier system that dictates which modes you can earn progression in and those in which you can’t.

From today, you can earn full Player, Mastery and Ribbon XP in Featured Portal experiences. Weekly Missions also progress at the normal rate, too.

Moderate Portal experiences are classed as those that use modifiers, but not the rules editor, AI or Damage/Health modifiers. In these modes, Player XP is capped at 300xp per minute, Mastery is capped up to rank 12, and no ribbon XP is awarded. Missions can still be progressed.

Restricted experiences are modes that use all of the more extreme modifiers. In these modes, you can only earn Player XP up to a 300 per minute cap.

Battlefield 2042 – Update 3.2 Patch Notes

Elsewhere in this week’s update, Battlefield 2042 is seeing another round of stabiltiy and bug fixes. Here is a full list of all the changes DICE is making.

General

• Fixed an issue where leaving a party during matchmaking could make the game unresponsive
• Fixed an issue where connecting to EA servers after signing up with a new account would not work on the first attempt
• Updated behavior of the quit button during gameplay so it now returns you to the correct screen
• Fixed an issue where the loading music would stop playing during level load

Soldier

• Fixed a rare occurrence where after landing with the Wingsuit, hits wouldn’t always register on some parts of Sundance’s hitbox
• Fixed occurrences of rubberbanding when running behind friendly players
• Fixed a rare issue that could cause you to be stuck in both an alive, and downed loop
• Fixed a variety of issues with attaching to ladders that could cause you to get stuck in a state where you could fly away or lose control of your Specialist
• Fixed an issue where soldier movement speed was impaired by nearby explosions that spawned craters
• Fixed an issue where camera shake and audio for landing would unintentionally trigger when dropping from very small heights
• Fixed an issue where weapons from a Loadout Crate would sometimes inherit ammo from the previously selected weapon
• Fixed an issue where being spotted when firing a weapon would spot you for too long

Stability

• Added multiple fixes to improve overall game stability 
• Fixed a rendering related crash that could occur for AMD Radeon VII users while Sundance was visible on screen

Weapons

• Sniper and SOFLAM scope glints now show from a further distance

Vehicles

• Fixed an issue where passenger weapons would no longer be in sync whenever the driver’s turret would rotate, causing bullets to not register when firing at enemies
• M1A5, T28 – improved the effective range and reduced spread on Canister Weapon Pod
  • Reduced Bullet Spread from 1.6 -> 1.1
  • Increased Damage Fall Off Distance from 35 -> 40

Battlefield Hazard Zone

• Fixed a black rectangle being present on screen during Hazard Zone end of round when hitting quit at the level progress screen

Battlefield Portal

• The Server Info tab now persists after hitting Refresh in the Portal Server Browser
• Fixed an issue where text would overlap when joining a Team Deathmatch game during the end of round sequence
• Rules Editor – the “IsInventorySlotActive” value now correctly handles melee weapons
• Certain admin commands can no longer be spammed

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It turns out that yesterday’s teaser video for Amazon’s ‘The Rings of Power’ Lord of the Rings TV show was made using practical effects.

Lord of the Rings fans went wild yesterday as Amazon released its first teaser trailer for the upcoming TV show. With the title of the show previously unknown, we now know the title to be ‘The Rings of Power’, hinting at what the show will be about. While we follow the One Ring in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies, we don’t see much of the other rings of power. It seems that the Amazon TV show will explore more of this part of Tolkien’s world.

The teaser trailer doesn’t show any of the filmed footage for The Rings of Power. Instead, it shows a stylistic title reveal as a molten metal is moulded into the shape of words. It’s very reminiscent of the opening scene in Fellowship of the Ring when the rings are forged.

One Ring To Rule Them All

You might have expected this teaser video to be created using digital effects, but that’s not the case. A video has surfaced online that shows how the teaser trailer was made using practical effects. Metal was actually melted down and poured into a mould while a camera zooms over the top. Water is then poured over the top to create that awesome mist effect as the metal cools and settles.

It’s incredible to see practical effects used in this way and certainly bodes well for the quality of the final product. The Rings of Power has been shooting in New Zealand for the past several months. The show is currently set to release on September 2nd 2022 on Amazon Prime Video. Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Trystan Gravelle and Benjamin Walker are all listed as main cast members.

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Warner Bros has released some key details about the upcoming Hogwarts Legacy Harry Potter game, promising a 2022 release date.

It’s set to be a huge year for Harry Potter fans with two new films and a video game releasing, all set in the wizarding world. Aside from the recent reunion special, it’s been a long while since we last had some Harry Potter content to enjoy. Thankfully, the dry spell is nearly over (pun intended).

Video game fans have been patiently awaiting for more details about Hogwarts Legacy since it was officially unveiled in 2020. After several delays, Hogwarts Legacy was pushed back until 2022. However, recent rumours have cast doubt over whether we’ll even see it release in the next 12-months. Thankfully, Warner Bros is here to reassure us that the game is on track to release this year.

Hogwarts Legacy is looking promising for 2022!

The production company also released a few new details about what we can expect from the game. The paragraph reads:

“Developed by Avalanche Software, this action RPG allows players to be at the centre of their own adventure set during the late 1800s wizarding world. From learning powerful spells and brewing potions, to honing combat skills and taming magical beasts, this game will allow players to experience the magical world as a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry like never before as they determine the fate of the entire wizarding world.”

We already knew that we’d be able to play as our own witch or wizard, going about our daily lives at Hogwarts. However, this new description seems to tease a story with much larger scope. Implying that ‘the fate of the entire wizarding world’ is at stake hints that we’ll be taking on some huge challenges in the game. Hogwarts Legacy might be more in-depth than the magic school simulator we thought it to be.

For everything else you need to know about Hogwarts Legacy, give our comprehensive guide a read.

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Amazon has released the first trailer for its upcoming Lord of the Rings TV series which is dropping on Prime Video later this year.

The trailer showcases what appears to be canyons of mist being filled with pools of molten lava. The trailer then transforms to show that we’re not actually looking at a canyon but instead groups of letters being filled with the molten substance.

It then hardens to reveal the words “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” as well as a quick promo for Amazon Prime Video. You can watch the trailer in its entirety below.

So there isn’t a lot to go from right now, but it’s exciting nonetheless. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power begins airing on Prime Video on September 2nd, 2022. So you still have quite a while to go until we can watch this on our television screens.

“Set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters as they confront the re-emergence of evil in Middle-earth.” reads an official summary of the show’s premise. 

It’s likely the plot will concern the original rings that were forged among men, elves and dwarves in the Second Age. Sauron will most likely be the show’s main villain.

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In what is perhaps the biggest gaming news in years, Microsoft is purchasing Activision Blizzard – but will Activision games still launch on PlayStation?

Microsoft has been making massive moves by purchasing some of gaming’s biggest publishers, like Bethesda and now Activision Blizzard. After arguably falling behind Sony in the Xbox One/PS4 generation, they’re clearly going for a different strategy now.

But with so many games falling under the Activision Blizzard name, PlayStation could end up losing quite a few franchises in the future.

One of the biggest potential losses is Call of Duty. If Microsoft made it Xbox/PC exclusive, PlayStation would lose one of its most popular games. However, there’s no guarantee this will actually happen. Phil Spencer has said he doesn’t intend to “pull communities away from that platform”.

When Microsoft purchased Mojang, it kept Minecraft on all platforms where it is still playable today. The same could happen with Call of Duty due to its massive popularity. It’s unlikely a live-service game like Warzone would be removed from PlayStation, but future standalone Call of Duty games could be Xbox exclusive if Microsoft does go down that route.

Activision on Xbox

Other franchises such as Crash Bandicoot are now owned by Microsoft too, but it’s unknown what it’ll do with them. Microsoft isn’t known for making the most out of its IPs. When it bought Rare, most of its popular games were left behind and the company ended up making Kinect games.

But this is a different Microsoft to the one from multiple generations ago, and with these gargantuan purchases of gaming publishers it has proven it’s not afraid to make big moves. Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls VI and Starfield have already been confirmed to be Xbox exclusives. With that in mind, it’s safe to assume a large portion of Activision Blizzard’s properties will no longer be playable on PlayStation.

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This week, Halo Infinite received a patch with a new event game mode, price changes on the store and some new items to unlock.

A new event is currently underway, called “Cyber Showdown”. It features a free event pass with 10 items to unlock through unique challenges. To complete those challenges, you’ll need to play the new game mode Attrition.

Attrition is a game mode where players have limited lives and shared respawns. If your team runs out of lives, you have to revive them or they’re gone forever. If all of your team is eliminated, you lose – so eliminate the opponent’s lives first.

Price Changes

In addition, the shop has been updated with price changes and new items. There’s no 2000 credit bundle anymore, but a 1000 credit one with the “Neon Beat” armour FX and a 1200 bundle with the Neon Superfly coatings. There’s also a set of warthog skins and a superintendent emblem. Check out the current shop for yourself below.

And you can unlock some items for free in the Cyber Showdown event pass, including some armour effects. There’s a neon screen and neon mohawk effect up for grabs, but for some reason they’re misaligned on the main menu.

343 has also promised a Big Team Battle fix this week, but we’ll have to wait and see if that actually works.

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Daniel Radcliffe is swapping his wand for a guitar as he’s set to star as Weird Al Yankovic in an upcoming biopic about his life.

As reported by Deadline, the film will star Radcliffe as it explores the weird and wonderful life of comedy musician Al Yankovic. The musician himself is co-writing the movie alongside Eric Appel, who is also directing and producing. “When Weird Al first sat me down against my will and told me his life story, I didn’t believe any of it,” said Appel. “But I knew that we had to make a movie about it.”

The 62-year old Yankovic is a popular American musician who takes a comical approach to his music. He’s renowned for poking fun at pop-culture with multiple albums to his name. He has a storied history with several documented celebrity relationships and Rockstar lifestyle.

When asked about the casting of Daniel Radcliffe in the lead role, Yankovic said, “I am absolutely thrilled that Daniel Radcliffe will be portraying me in the film. I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for.”

Daniel Radcliffe obviously rose to fame for his childhood role as Harry Potter. Since then, he’s starred in few high profile movies. Instead, he’s mostly known for his roles in lower budget movies such as Swiss Army Man and Guns Akimbo. He also once played the role of video game developer Sam Houser, the lead writer on many of the Rockstar GTA and Red Dead Redemption games.

The Weird Al Yankovic biopic doesn’t yet have a release date but is due to commence filming soon.

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Willem Dafoe has praised Tom Holland’s performance in Spider-Man: No Way Home, describing it as “incredible”.

No Way Home is the latest entry in the hugely popular Spider-Man franchise, and third as part of the MCU. It’s become Sony’s highest grossing film despite the ongoing pandemic, mainly thanks to an excellent cast and plenty of thrilling moments to get fans excited.

It also has some brilliant performances, especially Tom Holland as Spider-Man. And Willem Dafoe, who plays Green Goblin in the film, has praised the film star’s performance in an interview with GQ.

An Incredible Performance

“I admire greatly his discipline and his commitment to the role,” said Dafoe. “And physically, he was incredible.”

Speaking about his return as the famous villain, he said, “It was a continuation of what I had done a long time ago, and I liked the people, they’re real believers in what they’re doing.”

The actor has been a veteran in Hollywood for a while, and has had many incredible performances of his own. So this is high praise indeed for our current Spider-Man actor.

Dafoe is set to star in a new project directed by Guillermo del Toro called Nightmare Alley. Meanwhile, Tom Holland is starring in the new Uncharted film, which comes out in February 2022. He plays the lead role of Nathan Drake alongside Mark Walhberg.

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Andrew Garfield has said he had to lie to Emma Stone about his role in the new Spider-Man film, No Way Home.

The two of them worked together previously on the Amazing Spider-Man films, starring as Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy respectively. They were also in a relationship.

On a podcast, Garfield revealed that Stone kept on texting him to ask whether he was in the new film or not. Due to the secretive nature of his role, he had to keep it under wraps from everyone.

“I was like, ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about.’,” said Garfield. “She was like, ‘Shut up, just tell me.’ I’m like, ‘I honestly don’t know.’ I kept it going, even with her. It was hilarious. Then she saw it, and she was like, ‘You’re a jerk.’”

Web of lies

Referring to him avoiding letting the secret get out, he said, “It was like this massive game of Werewolf that I was playing with journalists and with people guessing, and it was very fun.”

“I don’t like to lie and I’m not a good liar, but I kept framing it as a game. And I kept imagining myself purely as a fan of that character, which is not hard to do.”

Garfield wasn’t the only one to return in Spider-Man: No Way Home. A host of old villains from previous Spider-Man films showed up, including Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus and Electro. And Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man showed up alongside Andrew Garfield in the film too.

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Well we didn’t see this coming – Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard, the publisher of Call of Duty for a whopping $70 billion.

Microsoft announced the huge deal in a blog post, describing how the gaming giant is set to become even bigger with the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. It means that Microsoft will soon increase its total first party studios to 33.

The blog post reads: “Over many decades, the studios and teams that make up Activision Blizzard have earned vast wellsprings of joy and respect from billions of people all over the world.

“We are incredibly excited to have the chance to work with the amazing, talented, dedicated people across Activision Publishing, Blizzard Entertainment, Beenox, Demonware, Digital Legends, High Moon Studios, Infinity Ward, King, Major League Gaming, Radical Entertainment, Raven Software, Sledgehammer Games, Toys for Bob, Treyarch and every team across Activision Blizzard.”

The post goes on to explain how the two companies will operate until the deal is closed. Activision Blizzard will continue to operate independently, but Activision will soon report to the CEO of Microsoft Gaming. That means Bobby Kotick will continue to serve as his current role as CEO of Activision Blizzard for the time being.

What does this mean for gamers?

The publisher of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Overwatch has been in troublesome waters for the last six months. It’s embroiled in a lawsuit over its ‘frat boy’ working culture and a heap of sexual assault allegations. Spencer hints at what Microsoft will be doing to alter the company culture at Activision Blizzard, saying, “We deeply value individual studio cultures. We also believe that creative success and autonomy go hand-in-hand with treating every person with dignity and respect. We hold all teams, and all leaders, to this commitment. We’re looking forward to extending our culture of proactive inclusion to the great teams across Activision Blizzard.”

Spencer promises that Xbox aims to offer as many Activision Blizzard games on Game Pass as possible. That’s promising news for Xbox players! As for whether PlayStation consoles will still be supported by Activision Blizzard games, it remains to be seen. The blog post does say, however, that, “Activision Blizzard games are enjoyed on a variety of platforms and we plan to continue to support those communities moving forward.” That’s surely good news for PlayStation players

While this news brings up a lot of questions, it’ll be a long while before we have the answers. The deal is expected to finalised towards the end of Microsoft’s fiscal 2023 year, which ends on June 30th 2023.

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Hasbulla has challenged the internet sensation Logan Paul to a fight in a hilarious viral video.

Hasbulla, who also goes by the name ‘Mini Khabib’, rose to fame on TikTok thanks to collaborations with UFC stars. The short king is only 3ft 3 inches tall due to an unknown condition, so he’s obviously no real match for Logan Paul. A whole 3ft taller and a darn sight heavier, Paul would certainly have an advantage in a fight between the two.

However, that’s not stopped the two poking fun at each other over social media. Hasbulla posted a video first on Twitter, saying, “Hey! Logan Paul! Next challenge!”, indicating that he’d like to fight him. He proceeds to throw a few punches into the air and raise his hand like a striking viper. Fans have watched the video over 500k times.

One of those views belonged to Logan Paul, who saw the video and responded on his Instagram. He posted a screenshot of the video and said, “Called out by the king himself”, tagging Hasbulla. It’s clear that nothing will ever happen between the two, but it’s a rather wholesome exchange if nothing more.

Could we see Logan Paul vs Hasbulla?

It’s unclear whether we’ll ever see Logan Paul enter the fighting ring again. He recently disclosed why it’s unlikely we’ll ever see round three between Paul and KSI. Elsewhere, Logan Paul is in the news due to his $3.5 million Pokemon card collection turning out to be fake.

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According to an apparent leak, Halo Infinite might be getting Buzz Lightyear themed crossover DLC. Yes, this could really happen.

The news of the potential Buzz Lightyear crossover was revealed on Reddit with an alleged leaked screenshot. The screenshot shows a group of Warthog vehicles with coloured skins. Some of the Warthog’s look relatively inconspicuous. However, there is one skin that stands out from the crowd.

Master Chief would be buzzing with this news, right?

The Warthog in question looks to be very Buzz Lightyear themed from Disney Pixar’s Toy Story series. Sure, this would be an odd collaboration and perhaps one that most Halo fans might not see happening. However, with the Buzz Lightyear movie arriving in cinemas this year, it kind of makes sense. Kind of.

Now, as with all rumours, leaks, and speculation, we must take it all with a pinch of salt until proven otherwise. After all, this could simply be a photoshopped image. That being said, Halo Infinite is now a game that features cosmetic cat ears, so stranger things have happened recently.

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In our review of Halo Infinite, we said that the “sheer thrill shines through at several points, proving that there’s still life in this 20-year-old franchise. It’s now up to 343 Industries to keep it that way.”

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Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa has called on Twitch to reveal the reasons for streamer bans.

According to Amouranth, the system it has in place now is “cowardly”, designed to help Twitch avoid blame for bans. Recently, Twitch has started telling streamers the specific streams for which they were banned, but there is still a lot of confusion.

Amouranth wants that to change, so she has called on the platform to start accepting accountability for their actions. Amouranth herself has been suspended on the platform, and she spoke about it in a recent interview with VICE.

She called Twitch’s stance “ridiculous”, saying it needs to be clearer when explaining why streamers have been banned. After all, it affects many streamers livelihoods if streaming is a major source of income for them.

Why Was Amouranth Suspended?

Amouranth seems to believe her content is the reason for her ban, but she doesn’t have a clear answer. She apparently spent days working out what she did wrong, but never learned what she should avoid in the future.

“It’s ironic,” Amouranth said, “because I’m on here embracing my sexuality, and people have issues with it, when all the games teenagers and adults play on Twitch, there’s women sexualized constantly. Dead or Alive, it’s women in bikinis, GTA there’s strippers, that’s fine. It’s only real women, we can’t embrace our sexuality.”

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A crossover between LEGO and Activision Blizzard’s Overwatch 2 has been scrapped due to the ongoing scandal at the latter company.

The Activision Blizzard situation has shaken the industry, with reports of company-wide discrimination and harassment of employees. Many have called for CEO Bobby Kotick to resign after his failures as the head of the company. And now, Microsoft has reportedly acquired Activision Blizzard for around $70 billion, in another huge announcement.

But in the world of LEGO, the scandal has caused an Overwatch set to be scrapped. The set was planned to release in February, and featured a giant robot called a “Null Sector Titan”.

LEGO Overwatch – Statement

LEGO has said it is, “currently reviewing our partnership with Activision Blizzard, given concerns about the progress being made to address continuing allegations regarding workplace culture, especially the treatment of female colleagues and creating a diverse and inclusive environment.”

“While we complete the review, we will pause the release of a LEGO Overwatch 2 product which was due to go on sale on February 1, 2022.”

Other big companies, including Sony and Nintendo, have suggested they are changing the way they approach the company too. But with Microsoft taking over, Activision Blizzard’s workplace culture could be about to change further. However, it’s too early to say how this acquisition will affect products like the LEGO Overwatch set.

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Ninja has threatened legal action against Pokimane after she accused him of helping someone hate raid her.

Popular streamers Imane “Pokimane” Anys and Tyler “Ninja” Blevins have been going at it after the latter was accused of helping a streamer called “Jideon” hate raid Pokimane. Jideon was banned for the raid, which took place on December 13th 2021.

Pokimane had to end her stream prematurely after the hate raid, where viewers harassed her endlessly. Jideon has banned for 14 days, but that ban was extended to a permanent ban on January 17th.

Ninja’s Involvement

Meanwhile, Ninja responded to Jideon’s raid, saying, “You can’t run around raiding bitches on Twitch.” He also joked about the raid, and said he’ll do whatever he can to help Jideon evade the ban, but that he shouldn’t “expect too much”. Pokimane pointed out that he appeared to be texting a connection at Twitch during this situation.

After Pokimane talked about this situation on stream, she received messages from Jessica Blevins, Ninja’s wife. Blevins said, “We are considering everything defamation of character at this point. You are spewing lies to tens of thousands of people.”

Poki responded by saying she was “willing to accept” that Ninja may have “pretended to text his Twitch representative”, but that she simply wanted the clip out there regardless.

This is a rather messy situation all around, but legal action in this instance seems a bit overboard. If Ninja wants to have a pure character in the eyes of the public, he probably shouldn’t call women “bitches” after they’ve been harassed online.

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Fortnite fans may be happy to hear that Tilted Towers is making a return to Fortnite Chapter 3 this week.

The official Twitter account has been teasing the return of the once-famous area from the original version of Fortnite. Yesterday, they posted “One more sleep” followed by a cityscape emoji, and today they posted a new video.

As you can see by the link below, Tilted Towers is making a comeback. The video clearly shows the popular zone re-introduced on the new Chapter 3 map.

Where We Droppin’?

Tilted Towers is Fortnite’s most infamous area. It gained a reputation for being the place where everyone would drop at the start of a match. This often lead to chaotic starts by teams vying to get quick kills.

Previously, Tilted Towers was destroyed by an erupting volcano. In December last year, eagle-eyed fans spied a new version of the area encased in ice under the new map. Now it’s finally been revealed again, and it’s being added in the v19.10 update. The update drops today, January 18th.

In addition, a new type of wildlife called “Klombos” are being added. These dino creatures can be used as launchpads to boost you into the air. They also spit out useful items if you feed them new healing items called “Klomberries”, found in certain bushes.

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