Duplicate categories for Mega Man X
There are now two categories on Twitch for the game Mega Man X, they can be found here:
https://www.twitch.tv/directory/category/mega-man-x
https://www.twitch.tv/directory/category/mega-man-x-1
The first category has 85,000 followers, while the second (duplicate) category has 12 followers. Because of the duplication, it is making it extremely difficult for Mega Man X streamers to stream under the correct category. In the Stream Manager, selecting "Mega Man X" as your category will almost always cause you to stream to the duplicate category, making it much more difficult for followers of the original category to find your stream.
If you click the "Block" button on the duplicate category, you will find that Twitch applies that Block to both the original and duplicate category simultaneously.
The linked IGDB page for the duplicate category is a reference for an "Unofficial homebrew port of Mega Man X for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive," yet they have it listed as a "Main Game". I have requested on IGDB that this information be updated to reflect that the page is for a port, but they have since rejected my request and advised me that category issues on Twitch can only be solved through Twitch.
Myself and many others would appreciate this issue being resolved as it is throttling our ability to be discovered by new viewers through the original category.
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OhTrials commented
I should add that the difficulty in streaming to the correct (original) category is not the fault of user error on the streamer's end, nor any sort of browser or compatibility issue. Selecting the original category in the Stream Manager will still cause your stream to be filtered into the duplicate category on Twitch.