<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Gaming Archives - Sweet Melodies FM</title> <atom:link href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/tag/gaming/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/tag/gaming/</link> <description>Keeping You Sanctified Morning, Noon and Night!</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 15:30:53 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <image> <url>https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-Sweet-Melodies-FM_text_favicon-32x32.png</url> <title>Gaming Archives - Sweet Melodies FM</title> <link>https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/tag/gaming/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Twitch streamer loses work because of her Squid Game name</title> <link>https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/twitch-streamer-loses-work-because-of-her-squid-game-name/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Editor]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 15:30:53 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaming]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Netflix]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Twitch]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/?p=70887</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>A gamer who shares her online name with Netflix smash hit Squid Game says she is losing work because of it. Lydia Ellery, 32, said companies are now hesitant to employ her because of her handle and her perceived association with the show, despite the fact she has been known as Squid Game for more […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/twitch-streamer-loses-work-because-of-her-squid-game-name/">Twitch streamer loses work because of her Squid Game name</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com">Sweet Melodies FM</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3">A gamer who shares her online name with Netflix smash hit Squid Game says she is losing work because of it.</b></p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Lydia Ellery, 32, said companies are now hesitant to employ her because of her handle and her perceived association with the show, despite the fact she has been known as Squid Game for more than a decade.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">She said she has also been subjected to online abuse by fans of the show.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">As a result, the Twitch streamer is considering changing her name.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">“I’ve received a lot of hate from the fans and I’ve been turned down for work because of it [the name],” she told the BBC.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Lydia, who is from London but lives in Bristol, has been on social media platforms like game streaming site Twitch and Instagram as Squid Game for 11 years, and as SquidGaming on Twitter.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">She has 42,300 followers on Twitch and is also part of Yogscast, a collective with more than seven million YouTube subscribers.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">“For me it was just a silly name I thought up on the spot,” she said. “My friends called me squid because it rhymes with lid, and my name is Lydia.”</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-um52od-ComponentWrapper-SocialEmbedComponentWrapper e1xue1i88" data-component="social-embed-block"> <div> <div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" class="" title="Twitter Tweet" 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</div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">The Korean TV series – which tells the story of a group of people forced to play deadly children’s games for money – has become a viral sensation.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">The Netflix show was watched by 142 million households around the world in its first four weeks, and Lydia has been hit with a wave of attention.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/utag-condemns-clash-between-students-of-two-halls-on-ug-campus/">UTAG condemns clash between students of two halls on UG campus</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/taliban-bans-foreign-currencies-in-afghanistan/">Taliban bans foreign currencies in Afghanistan</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">“Because the show doesn’t have an official Instagram account, I was flooded with people tagging me or sending me messages thinking I was the show,” she said.</p> </div> </div> <div id="piano-inline2"></div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">In order to promote Squid Game, Netflix uses its own account.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-um52od-ComponentWrapper-SocialEmbedComponentWrapper e1xue1i88" data-component="social-embed-block"> <div> <div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" class="" title="Twitter Tweet" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=BBCWorld&dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1448646494681063438&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Ftechnology-59140585&sessionId=97afd1ab82ec4485db79cffde1f71e56b0ccb6c3&siteScreenName=BBCWorld&theme=light&widgetsVersion=f001879%3A1634581029404&width=550px" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-tweet-id="1448646494681063438" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe></div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86"></div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Lydia said some of the messages have been hateful, which has made her feel stressed.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">“I started getting abusive messages from people. People were getting angry with me because they were mega fans… and thought I took the account from the show.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">“I had to turn off notifications on my Instagram because it was just constant. My phone has been flooded.”</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-mysbf6-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i85" data-component="crosshead-block"> <h2 class="ssrcss-1nmw0uu-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10">Hack attacks</h2> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Lydia’s accounts have been so popular that she’s been kicked out of them several times and been asked to reset her password.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">“People were reporting my account and endless people have tried to hack into my account, I keep getting emails from people trying to log in. It’s been really frustrating,” she said.</p> </div> </div> <div id="piano-inline3"></div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Lydia said that coupled with the loss of income and association with the TV series, she is considering changing her name – and the brand she’s built up for more than a decade.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">“My SEO [search engine optimisation] is completely messed up now,” she said.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">“If you search for me and my brand which I’ve had for over 10 years… all you get is the TV show. More recently I’ve been turned down for work because of my handle.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">“I guess it’s the connotations of the show – it’s a very violent show, maybe it’s that?”</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i89" data-component="image-block"> <figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23"> <div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21"> <figure style="width: 976px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="ssrcss-1drmwog-Image ee0ct7c0" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/146E1/production/_121318638_gettyimages-1235972579.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/146E1/production/_121318638_gettyimages-1235972579.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/146E1/production/_121318638_gettyimages-1235972579.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/146E1/production/_121318638_gettyimages-1235972579.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/146E1/production/_121318638_gettyimages-1235972579.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/146E1/production/_121318638_gettyimages-1235972579.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/146E1/production/_121318638_gettyimages-1235972579.jpg 976w" alt="Netflix and Squid Game logos" width="976" height="549" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">IMAGE COPYRIGHT / AFP/ NURPHOTO</figcaption></figure> </div> </figure> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">In addition to her live-streaming, Lydia does some presenting and advertising work – which has suffered.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">“The companies who were giving me this recent role specifically told me I didn’t get the work because of my Squid Game handle,” she said.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">And while she doesn’t want to change her name, she isn’t sure if she has a choice.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">“I feel down about the whole situation and incredibly fed up,” she said.</p> </div> </div> <p>The post <a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/twitch-streamer-loses-work-because-of-her-squid-game-name/">Twitch streamer loses work because of her Squid Game name</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com">Sweet Melodies FM</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Call of Duty breaks records as publisher faces Hong Kong backlash</title> <link>https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/call-of-duty-breaks-records-as-publisher-faces-hong-kong-backlash/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Editor]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 18:33:27 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaming]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/?p=46513</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>A mobile version of video game Call of Duty has been downloaded more than 100 million times in its first week. However, a boycott aimed at the game’s publisher, Activision Blizzard, has been launched after Blizzard placed a 12-month ban on a Hearthstone gamer who staged an online protest over the political crisis in Hong […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/call-of-duty-breaks-records-as-publisher-faces-hong-kong-backlash/">Call of Duty breaks records as publisher faces Hong Kong backlash</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com">Sweet Melodies FM</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="story-body"> <div class="story-body__inner"> <h3 class="story-body__introduction"><strong>A mobile version of video game Call of Duty has been downloaded more than 100 million times in its first week.</strong></h3> <p>However, a boycott aimed at the game’s publisher, Activision Blizzard, has been launched after Blizzard placed a 12-month ban on a Hearthstone gamer <a class="story-body__link" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-49971077">who staged an online protest over the political crisis in Hong Kong</a>.</p> <p>The hashtag #Blizzardboycott is now trending on Twitter.</p> <p>Boycotters included Mark Kern, a developer who has worked for Blizzard.</p> <p>“It’s done,” <a class="story-body__link-external" href="https://twitter.com/Grummz/status/1181757457527267328">tweeted Mr Kern</a>, with a screenshot suggesting he had just cancelled his subscription to World of Warcraft.</p> <p>“Unless/until they completely reverse their stance on this issue (which, unfortunately, doesn’t seem likely) they will get no more money from me,” wrote one Reddit user in a long thread about the boycott.</p> <p>The latest title in the hugely popular Call of Duty franchise has been well received by gamers, according to download statistics from Sensor Tower.</p> <p>The company said the game, which was released on 1 October, had enjoyed <a class="story-body__link-external" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/08/call-of-duty-mobile-game-sees-100-million-downloads-in-first-week.html">the biggest mobile launch yet</a>.</p> <p>A PC and console title, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, is due to be released on 25 October.</p> <p>Some social media users encouraged those who had pre-ordered the game to ask for refunds.</p> <p>Meanwhile, video game industry commentator Rod Breslau noticed that in another live-streamed Hearthstone tournament game, one player held up a sign saying, “Free Hong Kong, boycott Blizz[ard]”.</p> <p>Activision Blizzard’s share price had fallen by 2.3% by the close of trading on Tuesday.</p> <p>However, the backlash was unlikely to cause serious commercial problems for Activision Blizzard, said James Batchelor, UK Editor at GamesIndustry.biz.</p> <p>“It’s negative PR and that’s never great for a company but I can’t remember an instance where a consumer-led boycott has led to a significant drop in sales in the video games industry,” he told the BBC.</p> <p>“These games have such a vast audience that I would almost say almost half don’t even know what’s happening… The vast majority of Call of Duty players are so casual, so mainstream.”</p> <p>Seth Barton, editor of gaming industry magazine MCV, agreed that the boycott was unlikely to have a significant impact.</p> <p>Activision Blizzard didn’t have much choice in the matter, he argued: “by allowing any such protests it would have to either allow all such protests, or become arbiter of what’s acceptable and what’s not”.</p> <p>BBC News has contacted Activision Blizzard for comment.</p> <h2 class="story-body__crosshead">Why are some gamers angry with Blizzard?</h2> <p>Ng Wai Chung is the name of the gamer banned for 12 months by Blizzard. He uses the pseudonym Blitzchung.</p> <p>During a post-match interview on the official Hearthstone Taiwan video stream, he donned a gas mask and shouted: “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age.”</p> <p>Blizzard said tournament rules said players must not offend people or damage the company’s image.</p> <figure class="media-with-caption"> <div class="player-with-placeholder"> <figure style="width: 720px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="media-placeholder player-with-placeholder__image narrative-video-placeholder" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/720x405/p07njs66.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">100 days of protests in Hong Kong in 100 seconds</figcaption></figure> </div><figcaption class="media-with-caption__caption"></figcaption></figure> <p>Other US technology have become embroiled in the controversy over Hong Kong.</p> <p>China’s state media this week criticised Apple for listing an app in its app store designed to track the movements of police officers in Hong Kong.</p> <p>The People’s Daily newspaper said the app was an endorsement for “rioters”.</p> <p>The tool, HKmap.live, was not named explicitly by the newspaper.</p> <p>It works by asking users to cite the locations of police and anti-government protesters. This data is then displayed on a map.</p> <p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49985747">BBC</a></p> </div> </div> <div id="topic-tags"> <div id="u26179385581053793"> <div class="tags-container"> </div> </div> </div> <p>The post <a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/call-of-duty-breaks-records-as-publisher-faces-hong-kong-backlash/">Call of Duty breaks records as publisher faces Hong Kong backlash</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com">Sweet Melodies FM</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss> <!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. The constant WPCACHEHOME must be set in the file wp-config.php and point at the WP Super Cache plugin directory. -->