Twitch has reinstated former President Donald Trump’s account, following a permanent ban in 2021 following the storming of the US Capitol building.

It’s unclear if this was specifically requested by the Trump campaign team. Eurogamer was provided the following statement from a Twitch spokesperson:

“We reinstated former President Trump’s Twitch channel,” it reads. “We believe there is value in hearing from Presidential nominees directly, when possible. Trump is now the official Republican nominee for US president.”

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Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm Studios has been hit by layoffs according to affected members of staff, with the majority of job losses said to be from its mobile team.

News of the layoffs first surfaced after NetherRealm quality assurance analyst Tony Lazzara posted to LinkedIn, writing, “Unfortunately, yesterday NetherRealm’s mobile team was shut down. A ton of very talented people were put out of work.”

“We had live services on multiple titles such as Mortal Kombat Mobile, Injustice 2, and Mortal Kombat Onslaught,” Lazzara continued. “I was also affected.”

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A rating for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has popped up on ESRB, giving us a sneaky peek at what to expect when the game releases in September.
The listing confirms the game is rated “E for everyone 10+” and features “no interactive elements” like microtransactions. It also confirms that as well as playing as Zelda, we’ll also get to play as Link, too.

The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch

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