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Popular chess YouTube creator GothamChess is fed up with viewers leaving misogynistic comments on his streams about female players. Levy ‘GothamChess’ Rozman is one of the top chess YouTubers and he’s on a quest tofinally reach the rank of Grandmasterby competing in a variety of tournaments. TheYouTuberhas been streaming his matches, with his latest competition being theSpilimbergo Openin Italy. During round 4 of the tournament, Rozman took on Polish pro Liwia Jarocka and secured a draw with the black pieces....

Hi-Fi Rush’s creator, Tango Gameworks, has been acquired by PUBG’s publisher, KRAFTON, after its closure by Microsoft, allowing the studio to resume its work. The news of Tango’s closure especially angered many fans as the studio released Hi-Fi Rush, a critically loved game that was received very well amongst players. Several months after the news broke, KRAFTON, the publisher of PUBG, has now stepped in, with reports outlining plans toacquire Tango Gameworksand save the studio from closure....

Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone’s latest collaboration pays homage to the classic 1990s film The Crow and its upcoming remake. The Crow is originally a comic book series that was adapted into a movie in 1994. The story follows a murdered musician who is resurrected to avenge the deaths of him and his fiancee. A remake of the movie went into development in 2008. After several different directors, screenwriters, and cast members, Bill Skarsgard stars in a modern version of the film that will be released on August 23....

The internet is panicking over how realisticallyAIcan replicate people after a video on X left many announcing humanity is “cooked”. Showcasing a woman giving a speech while donning a Google-branded ID lanyard, the AI video includes realistic speaking movements and hand gestures. It was created using Flux with Lora + Gen-3 Alpha image-to-video, and was originally posted byNicolas Neubert, a creative director looking into “redefining cinematic storytelling using AI”. The 10-second clip has sincegone viral on X(formerly Twitter) with nearly three million views, with users convinced it is a sign not to “believe anything you see now”....

The Island Boys have been banned on Kick after KodiyakRedd slapped a woman while streaming on the platform. Overall reaction to the song was subpar, with the Island Boysgetting booed off stageduring their first live show as musicians. However, the music video hasamassed over 25M views on YouTubesince its release. Clips of the incident went viral on Twitter/X, showing an argument with a woman in their kitchen. Seconds later, the influencer walked up and smacked her....

Kick staff have fired back at the notion the platform is going “woke” after implementing new moderation features to block certain lines of conversation in chat. Eight options are available for streamers to customize, enabling varying levels of filtering. For instance, if a content creator wants to avoid all mention of drug-related conversation, the AI filter (on paper) will detect and instantly delete any chatter of this kind. AI Moderation now availablepic....

Kit Harington has blamed the criticism leveled against the Game of Thrones finale on the show’s being “f**king tired” while making the final season. Due to a combination of fewer episodes and rushed storytelling, fans were left disappointed by the show’s ending, resulting in Season 8 becoming the victim of a ton of backlash. However, Harington (who played Jon Snow) blamed the show’s poor finale on the cast themselves,tellingGQ Magazine, “I think if there was any fault with the end of Thrones, is that we were all so f**king tired, we couldn’t have gone on longer....

Krispy Kreme is gearing up for the holiday season, bringing back two fan favorites to indulge in this Fall. If you’re over summer already, we can’t blame you. As the season draws to a close, we find ourselves craving our favorite falltime treats, and this, of course, means heaps and heaps of pumpkin spice. Last year’s release from Krispy Kreme proved to be particularly successful, with many obsessed with the chain’s Pumpkin Spice Cake Doughnut and Pumpkin Spice Latte....

Manga has been on a high of late, thanks to the likes of Jujutsu Kaisen and Blue Lock, but the industry continues to suffer from piracy to the sum of hundreds of millions of dollars. Major franchises such asOne PieceandJujutsu Kaisencontinue to sell huge amounts of copies, leading sales charts around the world. They, alongsideMy Hero Academia,Blue Lock, The Apothecary Diaries, and others have helped to give us a golden age of the best anime and manga....

Norme has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest time a human has gone without sleep. His viral stream ended on Rumble after multiple platform bans, with police being called to perform a welfare checkup and ambulances arriving at the scene as well. Norme’s goal was to stay awake for 12 days straight, which would beat the Guinness World Record. While a previous record set the bar at 453 hours, Guinness no longer recognizes this effort....

The One Piece remake by WIT Studio, which also worked for the first three seasons of Attack on Titan, is creating quite a buzz among fans for already looking like a “perfect” adaptation. The One Piece is an upcoming anime remake project by WIT Studio and Netflix. It will cover the entire East Blue Saga, the firstOne Piece Saga, where Luffy begins his journey and gathers the best crew in the world....

Diablo 4 players are reporting that playing alongside others is cluttering the screen and making the game impossible to enjoy. No matter which class you’re playing, the majority of your skills will create a visual effect that can go from minute to extreme. When multiple players are on screen at the same time, the cacophony of effects can get jarring. This is a common sentiment among players, as one fan began a conversation on how seeing other player effects on screen has made Diablo 4 “unplayable....

While the Player of the Game highlight after a match gives certain players a moment in the spotlight, it lacks the acknowledgment of teamwork that Overwatch 2 fans have yearned for. After matches back in Overwatch 1, four out of six squadmates on a team would be highlighted with match achievements such as the number of kills made, or the amount of healing given to teammates. These cards, which helped spotlight the achievements of more supportive players who didn’t make flashy highlight plays, did not return for Overwatch 2....