WWE has finally revealed what grand plans they had for shutting down everyone's Twitch channels: they're doing their own. Shocking, right? Stealing the ideas from all the talent who were already doing it for well over a year, the company is launching a new show called the Superstar Gaming Series in which WWE talent will […]
SEGA announced today they have partnered with Stand Up To Cancer for a special charity livestream happening on Twitch. Over the course of four days spread out across a week from December 2nd-8th, the company will be throwing a few different streams with its developers to help raise funds while playing games for a good […]
Humble Bundle will be hosting its first-ever Giving Tuesday stream live on Twitch to help raise funds for the GameChanger Charity. The Giving Tuesday initiative is a first for the company as they extend their mission to provide a platform for indie projects and voices. While also providing a place where they can be a […]
The Twitch streamer Ninja will be making a new jump into clothing this week as he will be dropping an exclusive line of hoodies. Ninja has stamped his name on a few different clothing lines in the past, from t-shirts to outwear and more. Hoodies are nothing new to the man as he's had a […]
Some surprising news from Twitch this past week as co-founder Kevin Lin announced his departure from the company. Lin took to Twitter to make the announcement with a link to his blog, spending the vast majority of it thanking various people and the community as a whole. We have a couple of snippets of his […]
In the middle of Twitch having one of the worst weeks ever dealing with ridiculous DMCA's, they introduced a new feature. The company revealed Predictions will now be added to the list of features that Partnered streamers can use to have some fun with their audience. it works a little like polls do now, only […]
If you're a gamer on Twitch and you recently got a DMCA, it's most likely for one of the most ridiculous reasons you've ever heard. GamesIndustry.biz is reporting today that the most recent string of DMCA takedowns that threatened thousands of accounts on the social streaming platform with suspensions to channel deletion had absolutely nothing […]
Twitch revealed today that since they can't hold TwitchCon in person, they'll be doing a virtual convention this year with the first GlitchCon. Unlike other conventions who tried to plan and ended up canceling, they're not even going to bother with trying to hold it at a physical venue in the near future. They just […]
If you ever needed more proof that WWE as a company and Vince McMahon as an owner are out-of-touch with today's entertainment, you need look no further than the company forcing their talent to stop participating in livestream gaming. We've covered this topic a few times over the past month ever since the decree came […]
Another popular Twitch streamer has signed a deal with the company as Anne Munition has joined up for a new contract. Anne has been streaming since 2014 and is already a mainstay name on the platform, playing a variety of games on her channel and building one hell of a following. Most notably for her […]
This past week, Twitch revealed the next five games you'll see in Prime Gaming's system with some interesting choices for November 2020. As you might suspect, the new set of games will kick in tomorrow, November 1st, with an array of titles you may not have played before. This month's content includes A Knight's Quest, […]
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. […]
