Popular speedrunner and Twitch star Simply gave an emotional speech on stream after beating his personal record in Super Mario 64 for the first time in nearly two years, setting a pacey new high-water mark of 1:38.21. Simply has been an avid Super Mario 64 player, one of the most popular speedrunning games, for nearly his entire Twitch career. Until recently, the streamer had stagnated in his progress and largely failed to measure up to his old record.

Hailing from the United Kingdom, Will “Wilbur Soot” Gold is a popular English Youtuber and Twitch streamer, largely recognized for his Minecraft streams and singer-songwriter creations. He also happens to be a member of the Dream SMP: a private, whitelisted survival multiplayer Minecraft server played on by the Dream Team and their friends—a Minecraft ‘crew’ that’s as exclusive as it gets. The Brit has amassed millions of subscribers across his several Youtube channels and Twitch channel.

Nowadays, capturing gameplay footage is relatively accessible. Most computers can manage to capture decent gameplay, whether you use OBS, Shadowplay, or any number of other gaming capture options. Many games like Overwatch or Rocket League let you go back and record highlights directly from the games themselves. For those who are looking to take their footage and transform it into gameplay videos, however, you are going to need to download a video editing program.

Most people have probably made a username before only to wish they were able to change it later. Thankfully, on Twitch, you can alter your username after an account has been created. Whether you have an embarrassing username from five years ago or simply misspelled something, here’s how you can go back and change it on Twitch. Previously, if you wanted a new username on Twitch, you’d have to create an entirely new account.

Riot Games is once again allowing players to vote for the next League of Legends champion to receive a visual and gameplay update (VGU).  League fans and players will get to decide which of the nominated champions will receive the next update. The poll will open on Jan. 7 and it will be closed on Jan. 19, which gives League players 12 days to express their choice. The champions who are eligible for a VGU this year are Shyvana, Skarner, Nocturne, Tryndamere, and Kog’Maw.

Apex Legends’ season seven quest has started to point toward a new part of the Frontier. Salvo is a mysterious planet that just gave in to the Syndicate—and it could have big repercussions for the evolving story. So far, only two pieces of lore have mentioned the new planet: a chapter of the Family Portrait season quest and an Easter egg-filled image of Wattson’s room. Her desk contains a memo from Syndicate PR director Jacob Young, but the quest introduces the planet in a less subtle manner.

Each new Destiny 2 season brings more than just a new narrative. In addition to all the balance changes, the maximum power level also increases, giving all the Guardians more room to improve upon their already successful formula. From 300 to 1300, the maximum power level keeps on growing. Countless adventures await players to reward them with new loot, helping them keep up with the ever-moving Destiny 2 universe. Starting with the Season of the Undying, using Pinnacle gear has been the prime way of increasing your power level behind the maximum cap, and you’ll need to complete certain missions to get your hands on Pinnacle gear.

Trading card games have been around far before online gaming. Most veteran gamers are likely to have experience with card games from their childhood, and assembling the best decks possible was an essential part of playing those games. Despite their popularity, card games were absent from modern gaming due to their cost of entry. The genre finally found itself a place after the release of Hearthstone. The game’s accessible nature, familiar lore, and fun graphics drew the attention of many gamers around the world, but the honeymoon period eventually came to an end—only to re-emerge in Legends of Runeterra.

TimTheTatman is one of the most popular livestreamers in the world. Having started his career on Twitch in 2012, he attracted viewers and grew a steady audience across a variety of games including Fortnite, Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, CS:GO, and Overwatch. In September 2021, Tim left Twitch for an exclusive contract with YouTube Gaming. And despite departing from the platform where he grew his audience, many of Tim’s biggest fans have followed him to YouTube.

After months of silence following the submission deadline in January, The Pokémon Company and Creatures Inc. have announced the top 300 entries for the Pokémon TCG Illustration Contest 2022. This is an almost annual event that has artists from Japan submit art on Pokémon from a curated list. This year, the contest was opened to artists in the U.S. for the first time since 2015 and asked artists to capture a moment from a Pokémon’s daily life via illustration, with the winning entries being crafted into one-of-a-kind promo cards.