Twitch has given one of its biggest stars, former Overwatch pro Félix “xQc” Lengyel, a timeout after the streamer was caught cheating in a Fall Guys tournament. The bizarre incident unfolded last weekend at Twitch Rivals, a series of gaming tournaments sponsored by the streaming platform itself. In a match against fellow streamers Benjamin “DrLupo” Lupo and Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek, xQc violated the terms of both Twitch Rivals and Twitch by engaging in stream sniping — watching the streams of competitors to gain unfair advantage. As a result of his abuse of the rules, xQc has been banned from Twitch Rival contests for…
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