Twitch suspends President Trump’s account for ‘hateful conduct’
Twitch has suspended President Donald Trump’s account from its platform, saying that he violated the streaming service’s policies by engaging in hateful conduct. The...
Overwolf acquires Twitch’s mod repository CurseForge
Creator platform Overwolf has acquired CurseForge, the biggest repository of mods for video games, from Amazon’s Twitch division. The move helps Overwolf expand from a...
Players Ntwrk unveils digital pop culture entertainment programs on Twitch
Players Ntwrk is launching its digital pop culture entertainment programming, starting with pilot shows on the livestreaming platform Twitch. The entertainment network draws its...
Twitch expands Watch Parties so we can view Prime movies and TV shows together remotely
Twitch is expanding the beta for Watch Parties to all U.S. Twitch partners, enabling people to watch Amazon Prime movies and television shows together,...
Twitch launches Mod View to make community moderating easier
Twitch has launched a new channel mode, dubbed Mod View, for moderators of livestream sessions. Mod View is for the community moderators who wear...
WHO and game companies launch #PlayApartTogether to promote physical distancing
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the video game industry have teamed up on #PlayApartTogether, a promotional campaign that encourages healthy physical distancing by...
Game livestreaming hours watched up 17% in January
The amount of hours people spend watching video games on livestreaming sites continues to grow. In January, that number reached 1.34 billion over Twitch,...
Gillette and Twitch round up esports influencers in gaming alliance
Procter & Gamble’s Gillette brand and Amazon’s Twitch livestreaming service have formed the Gillette Gaming Alliance, a team of five Twitch streamers from around...
StreamElements launches merch platform for livestreamers
If you’re a content creator on sites like Twitch and YouTube, earning a living is a constant grind. Broadcast-tool company StreamElements wants to streamline...
Brands pursue millennials by engaging with esports and gaming
Esports has become a billion-dollar industry, but if it is going to get much bigger, then brands have to buy into it in a...