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...
Facebook Gaming grows 210% in 2019 as it battles Twitch, YouTube
In the livestreaming-platform wars, Facebook Gaming is having the most noteworthy growth spurt. The company’s live gaming videos saw a huge increase in hours...
Mixer and Facebook Gaming begin chipping away at Twitch’s market share
Twitch is the undisputed ruler of the livestreaming-video space, but competitors are starting to make gains. Mixer and Facebook Gaming are both up year-over-year...
Fortnite lost 28% of its viewership hours on Twitch in 2019
Fortnite is still one of the most popular games in the world, but it has definitely lost some of the unprecedented momentum that it...
Twitch introduces new dashboard so more people can create livestreams
Twitch is announcing a new set of features and tools for its Creator Dashboard. That’s a big deal, since the livestreaming platform has more...