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Popular D&D Group Critical Role Asks Fans To Pay Because YouTube And Twitch Suck
10.5.2024
Critical Role is going independent-er. After splitting from Geek & Sundry (and its parent company, Legendary Entertainment) some years ago, the wildly popular actual-play webseries has grown significantly from a singular show into its own network and company. Now it is taking the logical next step...
6 Best Crypto Patreon Groups to Join in 2024
18.4.2024
For crypto investors looking to gain an edge in the market, joining the right Patreon groups can be a game-changer. These exclusive communities provide valuable insights, market analysis, and trading strategies from veterans in the space. In this guide, we’ll explore six of the best crypto Patreon...
New Scam: Fake Patreon Accounts Used to Promote Malicious Crypto Projects
29.1.2024
Crypto users have raised concerns about a surge in phishing emails with crypto-themed content, originating from the popular content creator platform Patreon. According to reports on social media platforms such as X and Reddit, scammers are signing up users’ email addresses for Patreon...
Web3 Gains Popularity Among OnlyFans and Patreon Creators Over Payment Worries
21.9.2023
Adult content creators are increasingly turning to decentralized alternatives to platforms like OnlyFans and Patreon amid payment challenges and the constant fear of being de-platformed.
These creators are finding solace in the promising potential of Web3 technology, which promises greater control...
OnlyFans, Patreon models turn to Web3 amid payment and censorship fears
21.9.2023
Patreon creators had difficulties getting paid in August, while OnlyFans once tried to ban porn on the platform, forcing creators to look at alternatives, including Web3
Patreon, Platform for Creators, Disables Payouts After ‘Issue’ With Payoneer System
3.8.2023
The issue was first identified on Aug. 2. Crypto developers monitor payments glitches on major platforms partly because a key premise of the blockchain industry is to build infrastructure that improves on the current options
Should Mods Be Paid For? Not In Valheim
30.5.2023
Mods have for decades been a way for fans to create content for their favourite games, and for decades have been seen as a community pursuit, something free, something people do for the love of it. Over the last few years, though, that stance has begun to change.Read more
Popular Gaming Twitter Shuts Down In Wake Of Elon Musk Takeover
31.10.2022
If you’re someone who likes to keep up with gaming news, there’s a fairly good chance you’re a follower of the pseudonymous Twitter account @Nibellion, along with almost half a million others. Except, not anymore, as the individual behind the account announced that he’s closing it all down, citing...
GTA V Mod Looks Like GTA VI
19.8.2022
We’ve been writing about the mod NaturalVision for years, almost as long as Grand Theft Auto V has been out on PC, and each time we revisit the project it continues to amaze.Read more
YouTube Censors Educational Sex Games Video Without Even Watching It, Creator Claims
12.8.2022
The Ayayo games are a series of erotic adventure games made for the PC-98 in Japan in the early ‘90s. Despite their wild storylines and complex meta references to popular anime and manga, their legacy is mostly overlooked or forgotten. Video essayist Noelle Aman tried to fix that in a recent...
Take-Two Going After Another GTA Modder
6.7.2022
Another day, another DMCA takedown notice sent to a Grand Theft Auto modder. This time, it’s virtual reality modder Luke Ross who says that Take-Two has issued him a DMCA claim over his VR mods even though he argues that his work contains no copyrighted code or material. It’s just the latest in...
Giant Bomb Staff Discuss Jeff Gerstmann Exit While He Starts New Podcast
7.6.2022
Today, both Giant Bomb staff and co-founder Jeff Gerstmann talked about his departure from the site he helped create 14 years ago. While he didn’t appear on the latest podcast from Giant Bomb to say goodbye, Gerstmann launched his own Patreon-supported video game podcast and video project....
Bitcoin Donations Pour in to Help Ukrainian Military Fight Russia — Over $5 Million in BTC Raised
26.2.2022
Cryptocurrency donations have poured into a nonprofit organization that provides support to Ukrainian soldiers after Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine. More than $5 million in bitcoin has already been raised. Meanwhile, the group’s fundraising page on Patreon has been abruptly...
Patreon Removes Ukrainian Charity Raising Military Aid Citing Policy Violation
25.2.2022
The non-profit is also raising funds in bitcoin but Patreon was the most convenient way for foreigners to donate to the fund, according to the charity's director
Patreon buduje vlastní videohosting. Chce pomoci omezit závislost na YouTube
15.11.2021
Patreon, služba, která umožňuje fanouškům platit tvůrcům za jejich práci, má ambice stát se nepřímou alternativou k YouTube. Šéf společnost Jack Conte pro The Verge prozradil, že firma buduje svůj vlastní videohosting a přehrávač, díky čemuž by hypoteticky tvůrci už nemuseli mít potřebu vkládat
As Patreon tests the waters, can crypto open doors for content creators?
13.11.2021
Since Twitter implemented its crypto tipping feature, it appears as though more content creator platforms may start to do the same in the near future
Patreon to explore expansion into crypto realm
1.11.2021
The online content creator platform is seeking feedback about a possible “social token or creator coin.”
Patreon Considers Allowing Creators to Use Crypto for Monetization
31.10.2021
Patreon, the membership platform, is pondering the idea of letting creators in its platform issue their own creator coins. The statement, that constituted a revelation, was offered by Patreon CEO and co-founder Jack Conte and Chief Product Officer Julian Gutman during The Information’s 2021...
One Of 2021's Best Games Is A Match-3
16.9.2021
Oh my goodness, there is so much going on in Day Repeat Day. I went into it knowing absolutely nothing, and came out having learned an enormous amount and yet having so many questions. To be asinine, this exists on the midpoint between a Papers Please-like, and a lost phone game, with…match-3....
Ex-Giant Bomb Duders' New Project Is Already Blowing Up On Patreon
7.6.2021
One month after leaving Giant Bomb, foundational members Vinny Caravella, Alex Navarro, and Brad Shoemaker have started a new Patreon-supported project known as Nextlander, which so far seems to be Giant Bomb in everything but name. And, shock of all shocks, it already has over 5,000 backers.Read...