Twitch, the massive streaming service that has dominated the gaming world and how gamers consume content, has announced that its Twitch Prime membership will no longer allow ad-free viewing as one of its perks starting September 14. The announcement has many creators and viewers uneasy, but Twitch says that the change will be beneficial for […]
Twitch Prime is joining the number of subscription services out there which offer free games (at no additional cost). What’s more, subscribers will not only get to access the free titles for the duration of their subscription, but also after they cancel, if they choose to ever do so. Twitch stresses that these games are […]
Beginning March 5, new Twitch ToS changes will go into effect. The two biggest changes are to do with dresscode and community management. New Twitch ToS Changes: Dresscode Twitch will be cracking down on users who wear inappropriate clothing. What clothing is appropriate for my stream? Given the variety of content and activities creators engage […]
While the Winter Siege event for Call of Duty: WWII is now over, players can still finish challenges and contracts related to the event. Unfortunately, PC players didn’t have the same luck as the Winter Bribe challenges were bugged. Over on Reddit, the official Sledgehammer Games account acknowledged the issue, and mentions that the studio […]
Amazon Prime subscribers can now claim some additional Call of Duty: WWII loot. Rewards are being distributed in monthly waves, with December’s offering consisting of two Winter Siege Supply Drops and a “Bomb Voyage” zombies weapon camo. If you’ve not yet linked your Amazon Prime account with Twitch, you’ll need to head here and do that first. […]
Like getting free stuff for doing virtually nothing? If the answer to that is a resounding yes, then the latest feature to be implemented for Path of Exile will definitely be up your alley. Grinding Gear Games has announced that Twitch drops are now available for Path of Exile. If you’re wondering exactly what this […]
Unless you’re some kind of modern age Nostradamus or you have a time machine, there’s absolutely no way anyone could have predicted how big of a success Bluehole’s PlayerUknown’s Battlegrounds would be. Just how big is it? It just unseated Riot Games’ League of Legends as the most watch game on Twitch! Bear in mind, […]
Halo 5: Guardians is coming and we’re really excited to be able to share some gameplay and early impressions with you before it officially launches on October 27. We’re lining up a handful of livestream dates on our Twitch channel this week and just thought you should know. We’ll be playing through a portion of […]
One week away from E3 2015, it’s time to find out exactly when and where you can catch all the exciting news and announcements coming from our favorite video game publishers and developers. While they’ll all be hanging out in Los Angeles, CA early next week, you’ll be able to keep up with every little […]
Confirming whisperings from earlier this morning, the world’s most popular internet broadcasting service has been acquired by Amazon, the company announced today. Twitch Interactive, formed in June of 2011, quickly grew to become the most widely used live video platform amongst gamers, bringing in tens of millions of viewers each month. In February earlier this year, The Wall Street […]
Recent reports suggest Google’s YouTube is striking an over $1 billion deal with Twitch to acquire the popular video game streaming service. Sources tell Variety that the deal, an all-cash offer, is expected to be announced “imminently” and would be the most significant in the history of YouTube. Today, Twitch is the most popular and most […]
Today, Microsoft is reporting impressive numbers regarding usage of the official Twitch Xbox One app. According to the company, the service has seen nearly 23 million minutes of broadcast time with more than 2.7 million minutes broadcast between March 10-11, when the service first launched on the Xbox One. On launch day, 30 percent of all […]
Reports are coming in that a 23 MB update is now available for the official Xbox One Twitch app that will allow users to broadcast directly from their console. The update has been a long time in the making, ever since it was first promised to arrive on Xbox One via a post launch update, […]
New updates are coming to the Xbox One this March that aim to improve party and friends functionality as well as introduce full live streaming capabilities with Twitch’s official app. On March 4, an Xbox One system update will bring new features and tweaks to the console’s party and friends system, making it easier to […]
If you’re one of the 3 million or more Xbox One owners that have been patiently holding out for the release of the Twitch-based streaming service for the console, you may be in for a few more months of waiting. Despite Microsoft announcing that the service would be available early 2014, the official Twitch Support Twitter […]
Those who have been partaking in live streaming their gameplay to the world via the Twitch app on the PlayStation 4 can look forward to some additional support. According to Twitch’s VP of Marketing, Matthew DiPietro, support for archiving live streams to be able to re-visit any special moments will be coming in the near future. As […]
Microsoft has confirmed today that the live streaming service provided by Twitch, currently available on the Xbox 360, will not be included in the list of Xbox One’s capabilities at launch. “We know the ability to instantly broadcast gameplay is something the gaming community is excited about, and we are too,” reads a statement from […]
The Microsoft E3 2013 conference has finally ended and, with it, an onslaught of new details concerning the Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Xbox Live service has been released. In a move that comes to no surprise to many, Microsoft is finally saying goodbye to the slightly confusing Microsoft Point currency system, which is currently […]
Twitch is bringing the ability to view live streams into the comfort of your living room and onto the big-screen. Twitch announced today that their official live stream-viewing app has launched on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console and will be available to all Xbox LIVE Gold Subscribers in the United States. It will allow you to […]
Treyarch and Twitch TV are teaming up to bring a little bit of extra live streaming support to Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. For those unfamiliar, TwitchTV is popular online video platform where gamers can broadcast their gameplay to the world (or their followers) via live streaming. Currently, Black Ops 2 allows live streaming […]