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Episode 25: Twitch’s New PogChamp Policy Backfires Immediately

Splash Damage
Splash Damage
Episode • Jan 16, 2021
After removing its most popular emote from the site, Twitch announced a different streamer would become the new PogChamp each day. Three days into this policy, Critical Bard was PogChamp and landed in hot water for his questionable comments on race. We discuss Twitch’s double standards along with the irony of Capcom cracking down on “questionable” fan content, CD Projekt Red’s leadership taking the blame for the Cyberpunk 2077 mess, IGN’s leading interview questions about the game’s launch, Polygon’s and Kotaku’s latest terrible articles, and more.