Justin Kan’s Fractal raises $35M for game-focused NFT marketplace
Twitch cofounder Justin Kan’s Fractal has raised $35 million to build out its marketplace for gaming non-fungible tokens (NFTs). San Francisco-based Fractal has opened...
Elden Ring had a strong showing in a short month for streaming
Elden Ring and Lost Ark had strong debut showings on Twitch, according to data from Rainmaker.gg, StreamElements‘ analytics partner. Other than that, it’s been...
Streaming in 2021 looked a lot like streaming in 2020
The popularity of online streaming didn’t drop in 2021, according to a report by RainMaker.gg, StreamElements’ analytics partner. In fact, comparing 2021’s data to...
Streamers are making millions for charity — and they’re just getting started
YouTubers running charity streams on Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook Gaming have become a staple of the medium. It says something about the streaming community...
Embracer’s Saber Interactive has multiple game announcements this week
An embrace is coming for The Game Awards. Saber Interactive, one of Embracer Group’s many subsidiaries, is promising to bring multiple announcements to the...
Team Hollister chooses three streamers scouted by Bugha for its program
Hollister today announced the members of its esports effort, Team Hollister. The three members joining the gamer training program were scouted by the company’s...
StreamElements reveals 2021 Creator Diversity Program recipients
StreamElements announced today the names of the twenty streamers it has selected for its 2021 Creator Diversity Program (CDP). These streamers will receive several...
League of Legends and Dota 2 saw boost in esports viewing in October
StreamElements today released its State of the Stream report for October. Thanks to insight from Rainmaker.gg, StreamElements’ analytics partner, we know that the month’s...
You can now download Twitch on the Nintendo Switch
Nintendo today announced that Twitch now has an official app to download on the Switch from the eShop. The new Twitch app has all...
Crab Game is popular and leaking IP addresses
On November 1, popular streamer xQc was the victim of a potential DDOS attack that disconnected him from the internet. Prior to his connectivity...