Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Washington Post's Nathan Grayson of the Launcher team — the video game coverage squad for the Post — hosts Gaming News Update. This stream is a recurring livestream segment happening every Thursday at 4 p.m. ET, where we bring in guests to discuss the biggest gaming news and provide a round-up of other top stories of the week.

In this episode, we discuss Twitch's latest deal concerning licensed music in streams with special guests Harris Heller and MikeTheBard, match-fixing in esports with Nohte, and more!

Read our Twitch story here: washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/09/21/twitch-nmpa-streamers-licensed-music

Read our match-fixing story here: washingtonpost.com/video-games/esports/2021/08/23/esic-esports-matchfixing

For more video game news, be sure to go to launcher.gg , or subscribe to our channel and check back in every Thursday at 4 p.m. ET for your gaming news update!

#Twitch #TwitchNMPA #MatchFixing

0:00 waiting room
0:40 intros
3:00 is the Twitch NMPA deal a good thing?
12:12 why is the music industry so strict?
28:16 Twitch/NMPA future collab?
35:14 chat questions
42:52 wrapping up
45:59 esports match-fixing
49:23 Mountain Dew League issues
57:14 Nohte's coverage experience
1:09:41 barriers to match-fixing reporting
1:16:06 Esports Integrity Commission
1:31:26 player responsibility
1:35:30 weekly news roundup
2:13:49 social media content
2:18:56 send off