Twitch could be gaining one of the largest Call of Duty streamers in just a month’s time. OpTic Gaming’s Call of Duty captain Seth ‘Scump” Abner has revealed that December 2016 will be his last month streaming on the MLG.tv platform.
Its officially my last month streaming on MLG
— OpTic Scump (@scump) December 1, 2016
H1Z1: King of the Kill Custom Skin Collection: 12/7–1/4
H1Z1: King of the Kill from Daybreak Games is celebrating Twitch Prime in December with a custom skin collection inspired by the Twitch community! Available starting on December 7th, and through January 4th, you’ll get these items:
The Twitch Prime Kappa Offroader Skin
Continue reading December Loot from Twitch Prime – H1Z1: King of the Kill Custom Skin Collection
Twitch Partners are urging 50% extra holiday ad revenue until 12/31 by running commercial breaks during broadcasts.
If you have AdBlock enabled, make sure to disable it and support your favorite Twitch broadcasters.
Reminder: Holiday Season Bonus for All Partners!
From now until Dec 31st, get a 50% bonus for any commercial breaks ran during your stream! pic.twitter.com/3YiVcb8V0b
— Twitch (@Twitch) November 15, 2016
At a Windows Creator event in New York City, the Redmond tech giant debuted new capabilities for Windows 10 and Xbox One that incorporate technology from Beam, the startup Microsoft acquired in August.
Beam lets players stream games from within Windows 10 and Xbox One with just a click of a button on the new “Game Bar.” Microsoft is focusing on creating a seamless experience for interactions between gamers and viewers.
Continue reading Microsoft takes on Twitch with new game streaming tech for Windows 10 and Xbox One
Twitch announced its plans to begin selling video ads in its partners’ live streams which can’t be blocked by third-party ad blockers. These ads will roll out this week and will be delivered through Twitch’s new SureStream video technology platform, which also offers smoother and more reliable streams, including ads.
The goal is to offer broadcasters a better experience than third-party ad networks could provide, which Twitch says cause technical issues due to the way they insert ads from external sources. But obviously, the larger goal here is to bring more of those potential advertising dollars in-house, so Twitch can profit by hosting its ads natively. Continue reading A Better Way for Streamers to Earn Ad Revenue
