On May 5th, a friend shared the sad news on X (formerly Twitter) that former professional gamer Porter and his friend Austen had both died in a car accident. The accident happened while Porter was celebrating his 21st birthday.
Johnny Somali, whose real name is Ramsey Khalid Ismael, received a sentence of six months and 20 days in a South Korean prison, including forced labor, after being convicted of creating and distributing Deepfake videos featuring other online streamers.
Warning: This article contains references to suicide which some readers may find upsetting.
For several weeks, the future of LIV Golf has been uncertain. Rumors circulated that the tour, backed by Saudi Arabia, might not finish its 2026 season, or even hold its event in Mexico City, but those reports turned out to be inaccurate.
Last weekend, I went to see The Music of Square Enix – Magic, Memories and Melodies. It’s a concert put on by the same team behind Distant Worlds, and it was a fantastic tribute to Square Enix’s entire history of games. They didn’t just focus on popular series like Final Fantasy, NieR, or Kingdom Hearts; the concert included music from all their games, except for Dragon Quest. I was really surprised by how much music they covered, and it truly felt like a celebration of Square Enix as a company, rather than just individual game franchises.
On May 2, 2026, a baby hippo nicknamed Bumpy was found at the Oloiden Resort near Naivasha in south-central Kenya. Wildlife authorities were called about an orphaned hippo and discovered the body of Bumpy’s mother nearby.
Kaitlyn Siragusa, better known as Amouranth, is a hugely popular streamer with a massive following across many platforms, but her success has unfortunately come at a significant personal cost.
Our NBA 2K26 simulation predicts the San Antonio Spurs will win Game 2 against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a score of 108-105.
I just discovered this new site called Omoggle, and it’s basically like Omegle, but with a fun twist! It randomly connects you in a video chat with another person, and the whole point is to try and ‘out-mog’ them – it’s all about showing off and having a little friendly competition, as far as I can tell!
Satya Nadella appointed Sarah Bond as CEO of Xbox in February, after Phil Spencer stepped down. Bond joined Microsoft in 2024, bringing experience from leadership positions at Meta and Instacart. Prior to leading Xbox, she was president of product for Microsoft’s CoreAI engineering group.