It's Monday, you know what that means, a roundup of the biggest streaming news of the week. This week The International 2021 had to refund all audience tickets due to Covid restrictions, while Twitch enabled a way for you to support your favourite streamers. And Chaturbate is getting into gaming?

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No Live Audience For The International 2021

The International 2021 has announced that it will no longer be accomodating a live audience. This is due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases in Romania and new local restrictions in Bucharest. Valve has said that all purchased tickets will be automatically refunded. “We wanted nothing more than to welcome fans live to the event, but we can no longer do so in a way that allows us to prioritize the health and well-being of both audience members and participants. Those who purchased tickets will be issued a full refund automatically,” said the announcement. The tournament will go on as planned, just without the live audience.

You Can Boost Your Favourite Streamer's Reach

Twitch is currently experimenting with a feature that will allow you to support your favourite streamers. The Boost feature enables viewers to pay a certain amount for a streamer to get additional engagement. “Communities want us to make Boost more available, and second, communities want us to make it more impactful,” said product manager, Jacob Rosok. The plus side to this is that viewers will be able to help unrecognized streamers gain more visibility, however, this could also result in a spike in brand sponsored streams. The feature is still in the closed beta phase, so there could be some more changes.

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Screaming While Streaming For Charity

The Spooktacular Streamathon is a streaming event for charity that aims to raise money for gaming set-ups in children's hospitals. Over 550 streamers have signed up for the event that will run throughout the whole of October, and culminate on Halloween itself. Big names like Bugha, ProfessorBroman, and Athena will be a part of the marathon which is run by Gamers Outreach; it raised a total of $337,000 last year. "Each year, millions of children and their families receive medical care inside hospitals. For many, the process can be scary and isolating", says the event press release. "During hospitalization, kids lose access to friends, school, and moments that typically define childhood. Gamers Outreach believes the world is better when kids can play, and gamers have the power to help."

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Gets A Launch Window

Master Duel, Konami's free-to-play adaptation of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG got its first major reveal during the Tokyo Game Show stream. Two of the show's hosts faced off in a high intensity match of the game that aims to bring over 10,000 cards into digital form. We got a look at a single-player story mode that takes a new approach to the stories seen in other Yu-Gi-Oh! games by providing more backstory of the cards and expansions themselves instead.

Video Game Streams Go NSFW

Twitch is usually the place to go when you want to watch video game streams. But if you want a bit of NSFW content thrown in along with the games... well there's a place for that too. Chaturbate is usually a place where people go to do something that rhymes with its name, however, you'll soon be able to watch video game streams there as well.

However, chaturbate has only approved a small list of indie games for fear of copyright issues. They include Princess Never Lose, Night Party, 3DXCHAT, Demons Rise Up!, House Party, Hunie Pop, and others.

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