Yesterday, streamers across Twitch initiated a day off as a way to demand better action from the company on hate raids. Now, the data is in, and according to analytics, Twitch did see a drop in traffic compared to the days leading up to the boycott.

According to analytics firm Gamesight, both the number of channels that were streaming and viewers during noon pacific was lower than the eight days preceding the September 1 #ADayOffTwitch boycott.

Check out the grid below with red lines indicating viewers and the blue lines indicating active channels.

In terms of numbers, around 14,000 fewer Twitch channels were streaming between August 31 and September 1, and about a million fewer hours of content were viewed compared to the previous week.

Analyst Zach Bussey added additional context to these figures but found that ultimately #ADayOffTwitch did impact overall viewership on the platform. Bussey factored in non-boycott-related causes to a potential viewership decrease including the loss of DrLupo and TimTheTatman, who both recently announced an exclusive switch to YouTube.

Bussey also accounted for the “Back to School” factor now that students are returning to in-person learning.

No one should have to experience malicious and hateful attacks based on who they are or what they stand for. This is not the community we want on Twitch, and we want you to know we are working hard to make Twitch a safer place for creators. https://t.co/fDbw62e5LW

— Twitch (@Twitch) August 20, 2021

But even with both of those additional contexts, Bussey found that on September 1, Twitch saw anywhere as low as a 5% to 15% drop in viewership, regardless of Twitch’s extraneous factors.

Streamers are making it clear that a lack of tools to combat hate raids is detrimental to their futures on the platform, particularly marginalized streamers. So far, Twitch has made public announcements about incoming tools like channel-level ban evasion detection and other account improvements, but critics say these changes are not happening soon enough.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

Yesterday, streamers across Twitch initiated a day off as a way to demand better action from the company on hate raids. Now, the data is in, and according to analytics, Twitch did see a drop in traffic compared to the days leading up to the boycott.

According to analytics firm Gamesight, both the number of channels that were streaming and viewers during noon pacific was lower than the eight days preceding the September 1 #ADayOffTwitch boycott.

Check out the grid below with red lines indicating viewers and the blue lines indicating active channels.

In terms of numbers, around 14,000 fewer Twitch channels were streaming between August 31 and September 1, and about a million fewer hours of content were viewed compared to the previous week.

Analyst Zach Bussey added additional context to these figures but found that ultimately #ADayOffTwitch did impact overall viewership on the platform. Bussey factored in non-boycott-related causes to a potential viewership decrease including the loss of DrLupo and TimTheTatman, who both recently announced an exclusive switch to YouTube.

Bussey also accounted for the “Back to School” factor now that students are returning to in-person learning.

No one should have to experience malicious and hateful attacks based on who they are or what they stand for. This is not the community we want on Twitch, and we want you to know we are working hard to make Twitch a safer place for creators. https://t.co/fDbw62e5LW

— Twitch (@Twitch) August 20, 2021

But even with both of those additional contexts, Bussey found that on September 1, Twitch saw anywhere as low as a 5% to 15% drop in viewership, regardless of Twitch’s extraneous factors.

Streamers are making it clear that a lack of tools to combat hate raids is detrimental to their futures on the platform, particularly marginalized streamers. So far, Twitch has made public announcements about incoming tools like channel-level ban evasion detection and other account improvements, but critics say these changes are not happening soon enough.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

Riot Games is joining forces with an ex-Netflix executive to continue developing its new entertainment division.

Brian Wright has been hired as Riot's Chief Content Officer. Wright will help develop original film, TV, and animation projects for Riot Entertainment. In addition, Riot Games says Wright will work to bridge the relationship between the gaming and entertainment industries.

At Netflix, Wright worked on bringing more original content to the platform, including Stranger Things, 13 Reasons Why, and more. Wright says he's "beyond thrilled" to join Riot Games, adding, "I can't wait to bring more vibrant stories to players and fans around the world.”

Riot Games is known for developing and publishing League of Legends and Valorant, and the company is developing Arcane, an upcoming animated series in the League of Legends universe. The show is coming to Netflix this fall.

Last month, we learned the creators of American Vandal are working on a mockumentary about a fictional League of Legends esports team. The show, titled PLAYERS, will debut on Paramount+. Riot Games is one of the producers on the project.

There appears to be a bit of red rover happening within games and entertainment as Netflix recently hired ex-EA executive Mike Verdu to lead up its own gaming division. Netflix currently soft-launched its mobile games app in Poland.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Riot Games is joining forces with an ex-Netflix executive to continue developing its new entertainment division.

Brian Wright has been hired as Riot's Chief Content Officer. Wright will help develop original film, TV, and animation projects for Riot Entertainment. In addition, Riot Games says Wright will work to bridge the relationship between the gaming and entertainment industries.

At Netflix, Wright worked on bringing more original content to the platform, including Stranger Things, 13 Reasons Why, and more. Wright says he's "beyond thrilled" to join Riot Games, adding, "I can't wait to bring more vibrant stories to players and fans around the world.”

Riot Games is known for developing and publishing League of Legends and Valorant, and the company is developing Arcane, an upcoming animated series in the League of Legends universe. The show is coming to Netflix this fall.

Last month, we learned the creators of American Vandal are working on a mockumentary about a fictional League of Legends esports team. The show, titled PLAYERS, will debut on Paramount+. Riot Games is one of the producers on the project.

There appears to be a bit of red rover happening within games and entertainment as Netflix recently hired ex-EA executive Mike Verdu to lead up its own gaming division. Netflix currently soft-launched its mobile games app in Poland.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Far Cry 6 is roughly a month away, and ahead of the game's official October 7 release date, the system requirements needed to run the PC version have been officially revealed.

The game’s minimum specs are not too heavy, with an AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or an Intel Core i5-4460 processor and either an AMD Radeon RX 460 or an Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 graphics card inside your rig. Those minimum specs on the CPU and GPU front, along with 8GB of RAM will run the game on a low preset with a resolution of 1080 and 30 frames per second and no ray tracing.

Now, if you are looking to run the game at 1440p or 4K resolutions, you will need to have more powerful hardware upgrades for your machines. For example, if you want to run the game at 1440p with 60FPS and no ray tracing, you would need an AMD Ryzen 5 3600X or Intel i7-9700 processor with either an AMD RX 5700 XT or Nvidia RTX 2070 Super as your GPU with 16GB of RAM.

Here is everything you'll need to know about the PC specs to best experience #FarCry6.

Find more details here: https://t.co/Gktmmlf9qq pic.twitter.com/5B5s9sifG9

— Far Cry 6 (@FarCrygame) September 2, 2021

But if you want to run this game at Ultra Settings, you will need the most recent hardware available on the market. To run the game at Ultra Settings, you need at least an AMD RX 6800 or an Nvidia RTX 3080 graphics card with your CPU either an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X or an Intel i7-10700k with 16GB of RAM.

Fortunately, Far Cry 6 is one of the games that will support FidelityFX Super Resolution, AMD's supersampling technology. Unlike Nvidia's DLSS, FidelityFX Super Resolution does not require machine learning and it is open-source, meaning you can use this supersampling tech on both AMD and Nvidia graphics cards. This includes Nvidia's GTX series, which does not have support for ray tracing or DLSS.

Far Cry 6 arrives on October 7. Ahead of its release date, IGN had the chance to do a hands-on preview.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

Far Cry 6 is roughly a month away, and ahead of the game's official October 7 release date, the system requirements needed to run the PC version have been officially revealed.

The game’s minimum specs are not too heavy, with an AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or an Intel Core i5-4460 processor and either an AMD Radeon RX 460 or an Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 graphics card inside your rig. Those minimum specs on the CPU and GPU front, along with 8GB of RAM will run the game on a low preset with a resolution of 1080 and 30 frames per second and no ray tracing.

Now, if you are looking to run the game at 1440p or 4K resolutions, you will need to have more powerful hardware upgrades for your machines. For example, if you want to run the game at 1440p with 60FPS and no ray tracing, you would need an AMD Ryzen 5 3600X or Intel i7-9700 processor with either an AMD RX 5700 XT or Nvidia RTX 2070 Super as your GPU with 16GB of RAM.

Here is everything you'll need to know about the PC specs to best experience #FarCry6.

Find more details here: https://t.co/Gktmmlf9qq pic.twitter.com/5B5s9sifG9

— Far Cry 6 (@FarCrygame) September 2, 2021

But if you want to run this game at Ultra Settings, you will need the most recent hardware available on the market. To run the game at Ultra Settings, you need at least an AMD RX 6800 or an Nvidia RTX 3080 graphics card with your CPU either an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X or an Intel i7-10700k with 16GB of RAM.

Fortunately, Far Cry 6 is one of the games that will support FidelityFX Super Resolution, AMD's supersampling technology. Unlike Nvidia's DLSS, FidelityFX Super Resolution does not require machine learning and it is open-source, meaning you can use this supersampling tech on both AMD and Nvidia graphics cards. This includes Nvidia's GTX series, which does not have support for ray tracing or DLSS.

Far Cry 6 arrives on October 7. Ahead of its release date, IGN had the chance to do a hands-on preview.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

Pokemon Go's Safari Zone events originally scheduled for 2020 will now take place later this year.

As announced on the Pokemon Go update page, Niantic revealed the new dates for the in-person events. Players who take part can expect to find special, featured Pokemon, event-exclusive tasks, and more.

The dates and locations are as follows:

• Sefton Park, Liverpool - Friday, October 15 to Sunday, October 17
• Fairmount Park, Philadelphia - Friday, October 29 to Sunday, October 31
• Tower Grove Park, St. Louis - Friday, November 12 to Sunday, November 14

These are the original locations the events were set to happen at before they were postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19. And Niantic says ticket holders can participate in the events, no matter where they are in the world. The Pokemon Go team says they are working to keep the events safe, with line management, social-distancing protocols, and mask requirements for all staff members.

In-person Pokemon Go events started to come back earlier this year, with Pokemon Go Fest 2021 taking place in over 20 cities back in July.

It's been a turbulent month for the Pokemon Go developers and fans, however. In early August, Pokemon Go players took to social media with the hashtag #HearUsNiantic after the developer removed the extended range feature for Pokestops. That functionality let players interact with Pokestops from further away, and was added to help folks play the game during the pandemic.

Niantic responded to the fan feedback and permanently extended the radius back to 80 meters. And in an effort to be more transparent, Niantic says it will publish a developer diary every other month to explain the company's current plans and priorities for the game.

Pokemon Go events aren't the only thing PokeFans have to look forward to. November will see the launch of the Pokemon Diamond and Pearl remakes, before Pokemon Legends: Arceus takes the series in a new direction next January.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Pokemon Go's Safari Zone events originally scheduled for 2020 will now take place later this year.

As announced on the Pokemon Go update page, Niantic revealed the new dates for the in-person events. Players who take part can expect to find special, featured Pokemon, event-exclusive tasks, and more.

The dates and locations are as follows:

• Sefton Park, Liverpool - Friday, October 15 to Sunday, October 17
• Fairmount Park, Philadelphia - Friday, October 29 to Sunday, October 31
• Tower Grove Park, St. Louis - Friday, November 12 to Sunday, November 14

These are the original locations the events were set to happen at before they were postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19. And Niantic says ticket holders can participate in the events, no matter where they are in the world. The Pokemon Go team says they are working to keep the events safe, with line management, social-distancing protocols, and mask requirements for all staff members.

In-person Pokemon Go events started to come back earlier this year, with Pokemon Go Fest 2021 taking place in over 20 cities back in July.

It's been a turbulent month for the Pokemon Go developers and fans, however. In early August, Pokemon Go players took to social media with the hashtag #HearUsNiantic after the developer removed the extended range feature for Pokestops. That functionality let players interact with Pokestops from further away, and was added to help folks play the game during the pandemic.

Niantic responded to the fan feedback and permanently extended the radius back to 80 meters. And in an effort to be more transparent, Niantic says it will publish a developer diary every other month to explain the company's current plans and priorities for the game.

Pokemon Go events aren't the only thing PokeFans have to look forward to. November will see the launch of the Pokemon Diamond and Pearl remakes, before Pokemon Legends: Arceus takes the series in a new direction next January.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

We already knew that Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, a Smash Bros-esque fighting game with characters from popular Nickelodeon shows, will be released on consoles this fall. But it appears that the release date is sooner than we expected if Nintendo's website is anything to go off of.

Heading to the Nintendo eShop, the Switch version for the upcoming fighting game notes that it will release on October 5 of this year. The listing also reveals the game's file size comes in at 2.9GB. IGN has reached out to a representative for the game and will update when we hear back.

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is currently in development by Ludosity & Fair Play Labs. Alongside a Nintendo Switch version, the game will also launch on PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One. The game was announced last July and features a well-rounded roster with characters from SpongeBob SquarePants, Hey Arnold, The Wild Thornberry's, and more. In recent months, new characters have been announced for the roster, including CatDog and April O'Neil.

While the release date has yet to be officially confirmed by the game's developer, October is looking to be stacked in terms of game releases. With many highly anticipated titles launching within the first two weeks. Some games in October include Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania, Far Cry 6, and Metroid Dread. Early October will also see the release of the Nintendo Switch OLED model.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

We already knew that Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, a Smash Bros-esque fighting game with characters from popular Nickelodeon shows, will be released on consoles this fall. But it appears that the release date is sooner than we expected if Nintendo's website is anything to go off of.

Heading to the Nintendo eShop, the Switch version for the upcoming fighting game notes that it will release on October 5 of this year. The listing also reveals the game's file size comes in at 2.9GB. IGN has reached out to a representative for the game and will update when we hear back.

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is currently in development by Ludosity & Fair Play Labs. Alongside a Nintendo Switch version, the game will also launch on PC, PS5, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One. The game was announced last July and features a well-rounded roster with characters from SpongeBob SquarePants, Hey Arnold, The Wild Thornberry's, and more. In recent months, new characters have been announced for the roster, including CatDog and April O'Neil.

While the release date has yet to be officially confirmed by the game's developer, October is looking to be stacked in terms of game releases. With many highly anticipated titles launching within the first two weeks. Some games in October include Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania, Far Cry 6, and Metroid Dread. Early October will also see the release of the Nintendo Switch OLED model.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.