Twitch is currently dealing with internal issues after the staff called out the company over multiple issues this past week. GameIndustry.Biz was the first to report on the issues after a staffer came forward to talk to them about a post made by the company's CEO, Emmett Shear. Back in June 2020, which the Me […]
It's been four months since the fallout from Microsoft abruptly ending Mixer, and we're now learning Twitch came out a big winner from it. In a new report from Streamlabs, when Mixer closed up shop and left most of their users having to choose between going to Facebook Gaming or heading somewhere else, the vast […]
Multiple Sea Of Thieves streamers have publicly announced they are quitting the game claiming developer Rare has failed to address community issues. The story is coming from Kotaku, who is reporting that popular streams such as SayHeyRocco, Carrillo, Jason Sulli, and GullibleGambit revealed this week that they are officially leaving the game behind and moving […]
A pair of announcements out of Twitch today, the first one talking about music usage and the other about Free Games With Prime. We'll start with he soundtrack music, as many twitch users are aware, music companies decided over the summer to bombard the platform with DCMA complaints. Which is problematic for people who use […]
Critical Role announced today that they have launched a brand new non-profit organization, aptly named the Critical Role Foundation. The goal of which is to bring together their community to help out other organizations in need, furthering their philanthropic efforts and helping build relationships with other nonprofits. This is an official 501(c)(3) that will operate […]
It looks like Ninja and Twitch have patched things up as the streamer returns to the platform today with a new deal. Tyler "Ninja" Blevins revealed this morning, along with Loaded and in close collaboration with his legal counsel at Loeb & Loeb, that he would be returning to the platform today with his stream […]
After a couple months of speculation, we now know where Shroud ended up. Right back on Twitch and now with an exclusive deal. The word came down this morning that he will be returning to the platform after having left it before to join Mixer for a big-money deal. As we now know, after Microsoft […]
This morning, Amazon officially announced that they have rebranded their Twitch Prime program to Prime Gaming. The news was actually leaked last night as higher-tier partners leaked the info to members of the media such as Slasher, which included a complete guide behind the rebranding. Aside from most-likely annoying thousands of people who branded something […]
Twitch revealed today all of the games that will be available and participating in Free Games With Prime for August 2020. In total, you'll have 23 free games available right now to claim, along with several that will have bonus content available only to those who have linked the game with their Twitch Prime account. […]
Branches of the United States Military are abandoning their Twitch accounts after being accused of recruitment through gaming. Since 2019, the Army, Navy, and Air Force all have had active channels on the social streaming platform, primarily using their time to showcase off-duty soldiers playing games like Call Of Duty, Rainbow Six Siege, and CS:GO. […]
When Logic officially retires from music soon, we now know what his next career will be as he becomes a Twitch streamer. The multi-platinum Grammy-nominated rapper and musician, real name Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, announced over the weekend that after he releases his latest album No Pressure, that he will be retiring from the […]
In what seems to be a story that gets stranger by the day, a new interview with Dr Disrespect confirms he will not be returning to Twitch. In an interview with PC Gamer that went up today, Steven Messner chatted with the man behind the mustache, Guy Beahm, about the whole situation. But the biggest […]
Earlier today, the folks at GDQ revealed their complete lineup for Summer Games Done Quick as the 2020 version goes online. The event was in jeopardy for a hot minute this year as COVID-19 changed plans a couple of times from moving the event back to taking it all the way online. After changing the […]
This week, Online Performers Group has officially ceased operations after misconduct allegations led to a mass talent exodus. If you're not familiar with OPG, the company basically operated as a talent agency for online content creators, providing them an outlet for people to get in touch with them on a business level that would be […]
Twitch decided to up the ante a little more on Free Games With Prime as they have added more bonus games to the program this month. The company has added Melbits World and Vane to the system, bringing your grand total of free games up to seven in July with Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, […]
While Twitter has been taking action against President Donald Trump for content he's tweeted, it was a surprise to see Twitch take today. The social streaming website has temporarily banned Trump's channel, which was made publically known by Streamer Bans, who monitor and reveal every channel that gets banned and unbanned on the platform. We […]
Big news coming out of Twitch today as they have apparently permanently banned Dr Disrespect from their platform and deleted his channel. The news came out of nowhere as people made the discovery this afternoon when the streamer did not go live with his usual schedule. The Dr, aka Guy Beahm, has not made a […]
This morning, Twitch revealed all of the games and content that will be coming out through Free Games With Prime for July 2020. We now know that Prime members can claim five games this month totally for free. (Yes, we know, you pay for Twitch Prime, but you're not buying five games. Don't be that […]
If you're a Twitch streamer and you got hit with a DMCA warning this week, you're not alone as thousands received one over the weekend. In the middle of a pandemic with protests across the country over the death of George Floyd and police brutality, streamers have been using their platform to make a living, […]
Firm handshakes seem to be going around these days as MTN DEW GAME FUEL has partnered up with Twitch streamer Dr Disrespect. The vast majority of gamers may know him best for his outbursts or his first-person shooter gameplay that he does almost every day on stream, but loyal fans of the Doc know him […]
