Faceit and Twitch launch esports league where teams are owners
Esports startup Faceit is partnering with gameplay livestreaming site Twitch to create the Esports Championship Series. The esports league is starting with a Counter-Strike tournament...
This online game show blends The Price is Right with The Hunger Games
Canadian game investor Execution Labs said today it is partnering with indie developer Robot Loves Kitty on the Upsilon Circuit streamed video game show. Together,...
Forge expands its video-capturing tech to include Twitch and YouTube broadcasting
Gaming is one of the biggest categories for video on the Internet, and a new startup is stepping up to make it easier than...
Vainglory developer partners with Twitch to expand esports appeal
Super Evil Megacorp has partnered with Amazon’s livestreaming platform Twitch in the latest bid to turn the Vainglory mobile game into an esport. Twitch...
Twitch users decided my fate in a VR game built on Amazon Lumberyard
Hidden away on the exhibition floor at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco today, I found a short line next to the big...
Forge raises $4.5M to make editing and sharing gameplay clips easy
Twitch and YouTube rule livestreaming and gameplay video. But one company sees a market for people who want to share smaller clips, and it’s...
Google lets Android developers build video recording and livestreaming into games
Game developers on Android now have an easy way to turn their fans into livestreamers. Google revealed today that it is opening up Android’s...
Facebook’s Oculus adds new social games and video features to Samsung Gear VR
Oculus today announced a slew of new features for the Samsung Gear VR. The Facebook-owned company is unsurprisingly focusing on social, and in this...
Kamcord finally offers a way for its mobile streams to make money
You can now get paid tips for broadcasting mobile games. Kamcord, the mobile game livestreaming company that operates the Kamcord app for Android and iOS,...
How adblockers drive YouTubers to shill for mobile game makers
The business model of the Internet is changing as more people install tools to block advertisements, and this is forcing content creators into situations where they need to cross the line from neutral commentator to paid spokesperson.