You can now stream with other people on Twitch thanks to a feature called Squad Stream. This allows up to four Twitch streamers to broadcast live together. Streamers get to collaborate, and viewers get to see multiple angles of the games being played. How Twitch’s Squad Stream Feature Works Squad Stream lets Twitch streamers go […]
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Twitch has launched Subscriber Streams, which are streams only available to subscribers, VIPs, and Mods. Subscriber Streams are being pitched as a way for streamers to offer exclusive content to their biggest supporters. Which means the ones willing to pay. Twitch streamers who build an audience can make a lot of money (see Ninja). And […]
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Twitch has launched its first original game. It’s called Twitch Sings, and, as the name suggests, it’s a karaoke game. While Twitch Sings is free to play on PC, Twitch hopes you’ll stream yourself singing along to one of the thousands of songs available. Since launching in 2011 as a spinoff of Justin.tv, Twitch has […]
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Twitch is making some changes to its community guidelines. This is a long overdue response to accusations that Twitch is becoming an increasingly toxic community, with newcomers ruining the vibe, and the old guard reacting negatively to this. For the uninitiated, Twitch lets people stream online. The vast majority of Twitch streamers film themselves playing […]
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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 […]
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Twitch is the premiere site for streaming video games. Whether you want to watch someone play the latest release before you buy or prefer to build a community of your own, Twitch is the best place to visit when you can’t play games at the moment. Until now, you couldn’t change your Twitch username. This […]
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