Amidst Forspoken’s Neutral Release, Twitch Streamer Gets Banned for Streaming the Much-Awaited Title

Square Enix’s brand new RPG Forspoken was released on January 24, 2023. It met with great excitement from fans of the publisher’s Final Fantasy franchise. However, one creator from New Zealand by the moniker Gtamen has been handed a two-day ban by Twitch after a copyright strike.

The YouTuber has claimed that the game was legally out in his country when he streamed it on Twitch, that is January 24. This means that the copyright strike, which is still in effect at the time of writing, is entirely unfair.

GTA player and Twitch Streamer gets banned for playing Forspoken

Gtamen is primarily a GTA V content creator, having streamed the game for a whopping 4.2K hours on stream. Naturally, he was one of the many creators looking forward to playing Forspoken, the brand new action-RPG game from the popular publisher Square Enix. However, when he started streaming it, he was promptly handed a copyright strike with a 48-hour ban, according to a tweet shared by him.

In the tweet, Gtamen shared a screengrab of the message that was sent to him after the ban. The screengrab confirmed that the suspension indeed came from Luminous Productions Co, the developers behind Forspoken, and a subsidiary of Square Enix.

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The YouTuber has expressed his disappointment and frustration over the ban. He stated that he had legally purchased the game and that it was officially released in his country. He also pointed out that it is unfair for creators to be penalized for streaming a game that has been officially released and legally bought.

Why is this important to notice?

This incident raises important questions about the rights and responsibilities of content creators, game publishers, and streaming platforms. Game publishers have the right to protect their intellectual property. But neither should creators be unfairly penalized for legally streaming a game that has been officially released. This case highlights the need for clearer and fairer guidelines for both creators and publishers to follow.

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What do you think about this ban by Square Enix? Do you agree with the reason? What do you like about the newly released game? Let us know in the comments below.