NICKMERCS is one of the most popular streamers on Twitch. Over the past few months, he has started playing a lot ofApex Legendsdue to problems withhackers inCall of Duty: Warzone. Recently, the Twitch star decided to host a $50,000Apex Legendstournament. With a host like NICKMERCS and a large prize pool, this tournament attracted many top players in theApex Legendscommunity. However, the absence of a streamer known as Trainwrecks left some confused.

During a stream on November 1, NICKMERCS revealed why Trainwrecks wasn’t in the tournament. According to the content creator, his management received a call from EA saying that the company didn’t wantthe Twitch streamer Trainwrecksinvolved in the tournament. In addition, NICKMERCS told his audience that he assumed the reason for EA not wanting Trainwrecks to participate in the event was due to his history with gambling streams.

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Being left out of the NICKMERCS $50,000 tournament didn’t sit well with the content creator. Only a few hours later, Trainwrecks responded to the situation claiming that EA had contacted him. In a message on his Twitter account, the content creator confirmed what NICKMERCS had suspected: EA wouldn’t let Trainwrecks enter the NICKMERCS $50,000 tournament because of his gambling streams.

Trainwrecks quickly fired back on Twitter, expressing his frustration over the situation. In the tweet by the streamer, he accused EA of corrupt practices. During the tirade, the streamer noted that EA once paid him $150,000 to playApex Legendsfor 4 hours.

Besides claiming that EA paid him thousands of dollars to playApex Legends, Trainwrecks criticized how the company handled previous situations involving microtransactions and accused it of “virtue signaling.” He cited theFIFA series and its controversial history with microtransactionsas an example. He believed that it was hypocritical that the company had banned him for gambling reasons, as he thought the company endorsed this idea through its business practices. In addition, Trainwrecks claimed that he would’ve hosted the tournament for NICKMERCS and doubled the prize pool.

Despite this unfortunate situation involving Trainwrecks, the NICKMERCSApex Legendstournament attracted a number of top streamers and professional players. Taking home the first place prize was team TSM FTX composed of pro players Sni3down, Imperial Hal, and Reps. Furthermore, NICKMERCS, the host of the tournament, finished in 8th place.

This news surrounding the NICKMERCS $50,000 tournament comes as a new season has just started inApex Legends. This new seasonal content, known as Escape, includes atropical map called Storm Point, along with Ash, the newest Legend in the game. Furthermore, the update introduces a new weapon, the C.A.R. SMG.

Apex Legendsis available now for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.

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