Riot Game's Arcane Disrupts Entertainment
Eternals, Twitter Blue, and Youtube Dislikes
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✨ Arcane
Arcane is an animated series created by Riot Games and set in the League of Legends universe. It debuted on November 6 and was extremely well received even by people outside of the player base.
"Arcane" Web searches from October 8 to November 8
The series reached the number 1 spot on Netflix in 38 countries. It also reached the highest IMDB rating for a Netflix original.
"Arcane" Youtube searches from October 8 to November 8
League of Legends interest also increased as the series reached more mainstream audiences:
"League of Legends" Youtube searches from October 8 to November 8
The first act containing three episodes was co-streamed on Twitch and Netflix at its debut. Acts 2 and 3 will be released on November 13 and 20, respectively.
1.83M+ "Arcane" peak Twitch viewership
100K+ "Arcane" tweets
Marvel's latest movie Eternals debuted on November 5. It received the worst reviews of any Marvel Studios movie.
500K+ "Eternals" google searches
78K+ "#Eternals" tweets
🔧 Platform Updates
Twitter is releasing its premium service Twitter Blue to the United States and New Zealand. Features include ad-free viewing, new customization options, video uploads up to 10 min, and early access to new features.
Reddit is experimenting with allowing users to add links to their profiles. It currently is available to a select number of redditors and will be expanded to everyone in the coming months.
Reddit is also rolling out the ability to show interest in certain posts or comments by tapping a notification bell icon. Users will get notifications when new activity happens.
Youtube announced it will hide the dislike count from videos to "protect creators from harassment" and "reduce dislike attacks". Users can still use the dislike buttons and creators can still privately see the dislike number.