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Amazon’s Lumberyard game engine makes your Twitch streaming easier

  • Posted byby Mike Minotti
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Streaming is becoming so popular that it’s changing how people make games.

A new beta version of Amazon’s game engine Lumberyard is now out. The 1.6 build has over 337 new features, fixes, and improvements, but Twitch Metastream is its biggest addition. With it, developers can give players tools to customize the appearance of their game session, making it work better for streaming on Twitch, which has over 100 million viewers a month.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.