Sam Smith under fire after viral TikTok shows fan 'attacked' by singer's friends

Music artist Sam Smith is under fire after a viral TikTok showed a fan approaching the singer and their friends — only to be insulted and her phone knocked away. As one of the net’s most popular social media platforms, TikTok is often the first place where content goes viral… although not all of this content is particularly wholesome. A fan of English singer-songwriter Sam Smith has found herself going viral on the app, although the reason for her online fame isn’t something viewers are finding particularly enjoyable. [Read More]

Team Liquid & Cloud9 Blue win VCT LCQ for Valorant Champions: Final placements & recap

The VCT 2021 EU & NA Last Chance Qualifiers are now in the books as Team Liquid and Cloud9 Blue both punched their tickets to the year’s biggest tournament, Valorant Champions, in December. Cloud9 Blue wins NA Champions spot after 3-0 sweep over Rise. Team Liquid secures EMEA Champions spot with 3-1 win over Guild. Favorites XSET, 100 Thieves fall at final hurdle. Teams that hadn’t yet punched their ticket to Valorant Champions had one final opportunity to do so during the Last Chance qualifiers in October. [Read More]

Tyler1 roasts his brother for peanut butter wrestling Twitch stream

Popular Twitch streamer Mizkif got the surprise of a lifetime after a viewer requested he make good on an old promise – which led to a unique moment in streaming history that left Tyler1 shaking his head. [ad name=”article1″] Mizkif was in the middle of a PO Box opening session on April 10 when he received a massive, inflatable pool – along with several jars of peanut butter. After opening the odd packages, a viewer popped in his stream to admit that it was they who had sent the items, linking to a clip from one of Mizkif’s previous streams for good measure. [Read More]

Valkyrae unveils special edition Mavix gaming chair

YouTube sensation turned 100 Thieves co-owner, Rachell ‘Valkyrae’ Hofstetter, has announced a special edition gaming chair in partnership with Mavix.  For gamers everywhere, you know you’ve made it when you score a collaboration with someone like Mavix. Describing themselves as “the future of gaming,” it makes sense that they would partner with one of the world’s biggest streamers. Valkyrae, 100 Thieves co-owner and the most-watched female streamer, is the streamer in question. [Read More]

Valorant team tricked into surrendering match by fake Riot message

There’s a trend cropping up in Valorant’s matchmaking where people are playing a trick on other teams with a fake notice from Riot’s Vanguard, which can sometimes lead to people surrendering their game. If there’s ever an instance where Riot detects an active hacker in a Valorant match, the system cancels the game with a red screen saying a hacker was found and subsequently punished. But trolls in matchmaking come in many forms and some of them are starting to use the /All chat function to get their points across. [Read More]

Viral TikTok reveals NFL fan's bet to run on the field before being tackled on live TV

A TikToker has given NFL fans a behind-the-scenes look at what happened moments before their friend ran onto the field and got laid out during the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills playoff game.  While streaking during a sporting event may have become less common over the years, activists and fans still regularly storm the field of big events and games in the hopes of getting their small moment of fame. [Read More]

Black Ops Cold War Zombies: Mystery Box locations on Firebase Z

One of the most important points of interest in Black Ops Zombies is the the moving Mystery Box. Here are all the Mystery Box locations, at least that we know about as of the time of this writing, in the brand new map Firebase Z. In Zombies, there’s no better feeling than getting a really powerful weapon from the mystery box. Gambling that 950 points and getting a high level weapon means that you don’t have to worry about searching for one for the rest of the game. [Read More]

Charli D'Amelio accused of baiting fans into using TikTok rival Triller

Disappointed fans have called out Charli D’Amelio for ‘baiting’ them into downloading TikTok rival app Triller, after she appeared to have promised fans that she has uploaded a full video of her doing the WAP on the platform. With 65 million monthly users, Triller has become one of TikTok’s fiercest competitors. One of the biggest pulling points of TikTok is undeniably the number of influencers sharing content on the app such as Addison Rae, Chase Hudson and, of course, Charli D’Amelio. [Read More]

Ex-Fortnite Reddit mod accuses Epic Games of paying mods to manipulate posts

A former moderator of the massive r/FortniteBR subreddit has accused Fortnite Battle Royale it is used to discuss the latest news and content surrounding the popular game. The forums or ‘subreddits’ are controlled by moderators who remove spam, abuse or irrelevant content posted by users, however, accusations from a ex-mod of r/FortniteBR have claimed that developers Epic Games are paying moderators in order to directly influence their moderation decisions. Fortnite is one of the most popular battle royale games and is often the topic for discussion among gamers. [Read More]

Fans are convinced Nessa Barrett and Jaden Hossler have broken up

TikTok sweethearts Nessa Barrett and Jaden Hossler are stirring up drama, as fans are thoroughly convinced the couple has silently parted ways. Nessa Barrett and Jaden Hossler are both TikTok stars and music artists who shook up the internet last year when their romance made headlines. After collaborating on a song together, the two seemed to strike up a relationship — something that burned Nessa’s on-again, off-again boyfriend Josh Richards, who was also besties with Hossler at the time. [Read More]