League of Legends superstar Faker breaks Twitch record with his first livestream
Forget about the Super Bowl (as exciting as it was). Twitch announced today that Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, a member of the professional League of Legends...
Magic: The Gathering expands its Twitch presence to 36 Pro Tour and other events in 2017
Wizards of the Coast and Amazon’s livestreaming subsidiary today announced that they’ll work together to broadcast 36 Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour competitions and other organized-play events this year.
Why the three-way dialogue of livestreaming is the gold dust of esports
If you’re not already paying close attention to the esports sector, then you most likely can’t appreciate how this industry is changing the shape...
Microsoft and 343 Industries vet joins Twitch
The streaming site announced today that it has hired Matt McCloskey as its new vice president of commerce. McCloskey previously worked at Microsoft, recently as the chief operating officer 343 Industries, which works on the Halo series.
How Restream.io is freeing live video content from YouTube and Twitch
You have a lot of options when it comes to broadcasting live video to the Internet. Google, Amazon, Facebook, and others want your content in...
TwitchCon 2017 is slated for October 20 in Long Beach
Pack your swimsuits, because Twitch is going to the beach. Twitch revealed today that its annual TwitchCon event will take place this year from...
Twitch now permits streamers to broadcast non-gaming vlog-style content
Twitch is dropping some of its strictest rules to give its streamers more ways to interact with their viewers. The Amazon-owned livestreaming service launched the...
Twitch finally adds a smarter tool to take on bigots, racists, and trolls in chat
The chat that sits alongside livestreams on Twitch is often a nightmare — especially for women. But now the Amazon-owned video platform has introduced...
Curse voice app adds video calls and screen sharing
Amazon’s Twitch game-livestreaming division acquired voice chat firm Curse back in August. Now Curse is launching a major update for its voice-over-internet-protocol app with...
Rumored deal between Riot and BAMTech heralds gaming’s next gold rush
Last week saw rumors of a potential $200 million deal between Riot Games and MLB’s streaming subsidiary BAMTech. While still a rumor, if true,...