Fortnite’s Chapter 2 boosted viewer hours by 31% on Twitch
Fortnite saw a significant increase in hours-watched on Twitch in October, according to data from StreamElements and SullyGnome. As developer Epic Games launched the...
Shroud joins Ninja in livestreaming exclusively on Mixer
Shroud is moving to Mixer. Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek, a popular Twitch livestreamer, has made a deal to broadcast exclusively on Microsoft’s livestreaming platform. Shroud...
Twitch snags chief marketing officer Doug Scott from Zynga
Twitch is announcing today that former Zynga chief marketing officer Doug Scott is joining Amazon’s livestreaming service as its new CMO. He will be...
For Twitch, 2019 is all about the growth of ‘Just Chatting’ streams
Twitch is still the primary destination for live gaming video for most people. But the company is no longer laser-focused on just games. And...
Anheuser-Busch, brand sponsorships, and esports: Jump in, the beer is fine
Joe Barnes didn’t have enough data to know if esports and Bud Light were a good mix. Market watches like Nielsen are paying attention...
Accessibility finally matters to the game industry — but it needs to do better
Globally, 2.6 billion people spanning across geographical regions, generations, and socioeconomic backgrounds take part in digital gaming. This is a big portion of our...
StreamLabs/Newzoo: Fortnite still rules Twitch, but hours watched declined in Q3
Fortnite was still the most-watch game on livestreaming platform Twitch in the third quarter, but the hours watched on the platform declined, according to...
Ninja isn’t helping Mixer catch up to Twitch
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is doing fine on Mixer. His livestreams continue to attract tens of thousands of viewers. But Ninja’s success is not lifting...
Blue Yeti X review — The best USB microphone yet
If you ask a group of young kids what they want to do when they get older, at least some of them are going...
Ahead of TwitchCon, Twitch changes its logo and branding for community empowerment
Ahead of the annual TwitchCon event in San Diego, Amazon’s livestreaming firm Twitch is changing its logo and branding to reflect its goal of...