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Didn’t catch Twitch Weekly? Get the VOD + Timestamps for April 10th, 2015

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We had another awesome episode of Twitch Weekly this week! If you want to know more about the all of topics we discussed – the super duper crazy awesome /r/Twitch user Jikkircraft (@Jikkir on Twitter) has put together a run down of all subjects + timestamp links to each of those sections! Check it out below:

Intro

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Twitch Weekly 04/03/2015 – VOD Times, Summary and Discussion!

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Hey guys, here’s the Summary for Twitch Weekly 04/03/2015 – There’s a lot going on this week for Twitch Weekly’s first birthday, and Copenhagen seems to be in Finland… Kappa

Intro

  • Hosts @djWHEAT, @SomaJT, @Fishstix, @Atrioc
  • Soma got his Master Sylvanas skin – congrats!
  • Fishstix reminding me of the pains of being in the games industry – you suddenly have less time to game!
  • Atrioc literally has the coolest Smash Bros. shirt on today – what a boss!

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TwitchCon Tickets Are Here! Plus Call for Content, Activities Preview, and More

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TwitchCon 2015 is taking shape and today we’re very excited to announce ticket pricing and sale date, a call for additional content, a preview of onsite activities, and more.

Make sure to follow @TwitchConSF for all the latest updates in the weeks leading up to the event.

Tickets

Tickets for TwitchCon 2015 go on sale at 2:00pm PT on Friday, April 10, at TwitchCon.com, with discounted early bird tickets available until 11:00pm PT on Friday, April 24:

  • Friday, September 25 only: $50.00 USD (Early bird price: $45.00 USD)
  • Saturday, September 26 only: $60.00 USD (Early bird price: $55.00 USD)
  • 2-Day pass: $85.00 USD (Early bird price: $75.00 USD)
  • Saturday end-of-show party for badge holders: $25.00 USD

Call for Content

Have you been sitting on a great idea for a Con, but only if there was like a Twitch Con? Well, we did our part, so now’s your chance to present your idea. Starting April 10, you can submit your crazy awesome idea atTwitchCon.com. We’re looking for panels, workshops, experiences, or other Twitch-related presentations.

Onsite Activities

TwitchCon will feature a veritable plethora of interactive experiences for attendees. Here’s a MiniK-sized sample of what we’re planning:

  • Panel Rooms: A diverse selection of community- and staff-driven panels geared toward educating and entertaining attendees.
  • Interactive events with top Twitch Partners, including:
    • Broadcasting alongside your favorite broadcaster in the Broadcast Pods
    • Playing games with them in the Gaming Lab
    • Learning from experts in the Knowledge Center
    • Mingling with Partners at Meet & Greet signing sessions
    • Partying alongside fabulous smelling people at the epic party on September 25
  • Exclusive Twitch merchandise swag available only at the show.
  • Keynote from Twitch CEO Emmett Shear.

So Many Twitch Peeps Are Coming, Are You?

Among the hundreds of popular Twitch personalities in attendance, many will be taking part in the various convention activities. Here’s a small list of who we have confirmed so far:

In the weeks ahead, more participating top Partners will be announced on Twitch Weekly and on @twitchconsf.

Thanks for dropping by, and we hope to see you at TwitchCon!

Here is our official press release.

 

Originally posted on blog.twitch.tv

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TL;DW – Twitch Weekly 03/20/2015 – VOD Times, Summary and Discussion!

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Hey guys, here’s the TL;DW for Twitch Weekly 03/20/2015 – sorry for being late! I tried to trim this one down as much as I could, but there’s a lot of banter this episode – I’d highly recommend lolling along with the antics 😀

Intro

  • Hosts @djWHEAT, @SomaJT, @Atrioc @GoldenboyFTW
  • No intro sound… #Awks
  • This week we have Goldenboy, as Fishstix is dying or something… Get well soon!
  • This episode brought to you by Hot Pockets… You’ll see what I mean in the staff pick VOD!

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YouTube to Relaunch Live Streaming

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Inside sources have released information regarding YouTube’s intention to launch its own live streaming platform

Inside sources have reported for The Daily Dot that YouTube is bound to reintroduce its streaming platform.

After rumors suggesting that YouTube might acquire the famous video game streaming platform known as Twitch were scattered by the fact that Amazon ended up buying the gaming platform, with the reasons behind this change of plans remaining unknown to this date, YouTube seems prepared to start anew.

But the thing is that if YouTube does initiate a streaming service mainly focused on gaming, then it will most definitely have to compete with Twitch.

YouTube has done live streaming before

It is not the first time YouTube is experimenting with live streaming, as it has broadcast some important events before, but the idea didn’t really take off, so the platform stopped promoting this type of services.

Furthermore, YouTube is no stranger to gaming, as there are many famous YouTube channels dedicated to video gaming, although most of them are pre-recorded.

Nonetheless, one of the best known is also the most subscribed to: PewDiePie, which has garnered more than 30 million subscribers and approximately 8 billion views. Other gaming channels just as famous as the one mentioned above are VanossGaming, Sky Does Minecraft or Vegetta777.

However, by now YouTube should be perfectly aware of the fact that, if it does go through with the live streaming idea, it will have some hard time fighting against Twitch, a platform which has gained so much influence so far.

An inside representative declared for The Daily Dot that “Gaming and esports in particular are going to be a big driving force for the new-look YouTube Live. There’ll be huge opportunities for established streamers and organizations soon and I would say that the record numbers of esports viewers are only going to grow when Google start promoting and partnering with these events.”

And if the fact that Google will handle the promotions is true, then YouTube Live might have a huge advantage over the world’s leading video platform.

What’s more, the YouTube Live service is expected to come into being sometime in June, at the E3 2015, the annual video game conference and show in Los Angeles.

People and gamers in particular are looking forward to this event to see what YouTube will put forward and how it plans to compete with the major existing force on the market.

Originally posted on Softpedia

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