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Twitch will give out $63,000 in prizes at TwitchCon cosplay contest

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Livestreaming firm Twitch said it would give $63,000 in prizes for a creative cosplay contest at its TwitchCon 2016 event.

The prizes for cosplay, or costume play, further legitimizes the pastime as a growing part of gamer culture. Twitch, which has more than 100 million monthly users and 1.7 million broadcasters, will celebrate all things gaming at its TwitchCon 2016 event, which will take place September 30-October 2 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.