Categories Posted inin Business If you make noise in Sony's H1Z1, the zombies will come running after you (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 24, 2014 8 min Players will have to band together to survive in Sony's post-apocalypse massively multiplayer online game. Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment Why Twitch is worth $1B to Google Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 19, 2014 5 min YouTube is potentially looking to acquire the gameplay-broadcasting site, and it makes a lot of sense. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Google reportedly buying game livestreaming startup Twitch for $1B [update] Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 19, 2014 2 min The deal could help YouTube make the leap from web videos to livestreaming of games in real-time sessions. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Who cares about the PlayStation 4-Xbox One war. Livestreaming matters more than consoles now Posted byby GamesBeat May 13, 2014 8 min Twitch's broadcaster count has nearly doubled since the service appeared on consoles. I recently sat down with the company to get its reactions on this new business frontier. Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mobile gameplay-recording startup Kamcord presses play on $7.1M funding round Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 1, 2014 2 min Kamcord will use the cash to further developer its technology as well as expand into Japan, China, and Korea. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Twitch dominates live online video streaming (infographic) Posted byby Mike Minotti April 23, 2014 1 min More people watch live online streaming on Twitch than other website. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Sony Online chief to game marketers: Ignore livestreaming at your own peril Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 23, 2014 3 min Twitch captures authentic fan sentiment, and it's spreading fast. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Twitch puts its money where the crowd is by pledging funds for audience-controlled game Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 16, 2014 2 min The livestreaming company is dropping a few grand to help fund a game that relies on the video platform to function. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Twitch's speakeasies: Livestreaming site begins rolling out invite-only group chat rooms Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 3, 2014 2 min Twitch wants broadcasters and their friends to have an easy place to get together and chat. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business E-sports viewers doubled to over 70 million in 2013 — and they tend to be young men, married, and have steady jobs Posted byby GamesBeat April 2, 2014 1 min Two top games research firms have partnered up to dig deep into the growth of e-sports. Continue Reading 1 min