Amazon’s Twitch to add video uploads in new battle with YouTube
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitch just strayed into direct competition with YouTube. Emmett Shear, chief executive of Amazon’s Twitch division, announced at the TwitchCon 2015...
Twitch viewing app to run across all PlayStation devices
SAN FRANCISCO — Now you can view Twitch from all your Sony consoles. Emmett Shear, the chief executive of gameplay livestreaming platform Twitch, announced that...
TwitchCon 2015 opens with a brief history of livestreaming
The first major convention for Twitch gameplay livestreaming broadcasters has started in at the sprawling Moscone West convention hall. Marcus “DJ Wheat” Graham opened the event, to a ton of and roaring.
Twitch, Electronic Arts, and NFL team up for weekly live show about Madden NFL 2016
Friday is one of the few days left without professional football, but now you can help fill that void with a new show about...
Microsoft will announce a new Xbox One bundle every day next week
Console manufacturers want to convince consumers that they’re getting a good deal when they plunk down the cash for a new system, and Microsoft...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Minecraft on VR and Lara Croft’s empowerment
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we watch people try virtual reality porn for the first time, and we go hands-on with...
Kabam’s cofounder Holly Liu says you have to build a global culture to succeed in games
Holly Liu, cofounder of mobile gaming company Kabam, maker of The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth and Marvel Contest of Champions, says that you have...
How Sega drafted Demiurge for the frontlines of the match-3 mobile war
Demiurge Studios on their new role and designing for the Match-3 genre
Divinity: Original Sin 2 nets Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale vet Chris Avellone
A role-playing game legend is bringing some serious experience to the Divinity: Original Sin 2 team. Larian Studios announced today that Chris Avellone has...
The DeanBeat: How to get game developers to save the planet
Erin Robinson Swink is a seasoned indie game developer and founder of Ivy Games, and she’s trying set the world on fire. But in...