Did you know Microsoft owned a live-streaming service called Beam? No, neither did we. But just as we’re finding out it exists, Microsoft is rebranding it to Mixer. As well as a new name, Mixer has gained new features, signalling Microsoft’s intent to compete with Twitch and YouTube. If someone had told me a few years ago that people would watch other people play video games online, I would have branded them bonkers. But now, in 2017, that’s exactly the situation we find ourselves in. I don’t particularly understand it myself, but millions of people can’t be wrong, right? Mixer…
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