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ESL One Returns to New York this October, Be There!

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For the second year in a row, Twitch partnered with ESL and ReedPOP to bring you ESL One from Madison Square Garden during New York Super Week. Spanning October 3-4, ESL One features eight of the world’s best Dota 2 teams battling for over US$250,000 in prize money!

As with last year’s event, all games will be broadcast on Twitch, with joinDOTA hosting the event. This year’s event will offer attendees unparalleled access to professional players, including autograph sessions, exclusive strategy sessions, and opportunities to play with some of the best gamers.

For more information regarding ESL One at New York Super Week, visit the official website and follow @ESL on Twitter.

ESL One Pre-sale tickets

Attending in Person

Tickets range from US$59 for day passes to US$269 for Premium tickets. Pre-sale tickets for last years’ attendees will be from June 5 at 12:00pm EDT until June 7. Starting June 8, tickets will be available to the general public and can be purchased on the ESL One ticket page.

New York Super Week

The week-long New York Super Week will showcase a variety of concerts, comedy shows, gaming events, lectures, podcasts, storytelling, food tasting, and more; capping off with New York Comic Con. If you’re in town, stop by the Twitch booth and say “Hi!”

Originally posted on blog.twitch.tv

Gaming, Twitch

How to capture and stream video from a PS4

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Showing off exactly how you play is a huge part of the modern gaming experience. Live streams and Let’s Play videos are increasingly common, and barriers to entry are lowering every year. Capturing and streaming gameplay from the PS4 can now be accomplished from the device itself, and a small hardware investment nets some incredibly high-end results. With a little bit of effort, anyone can stream and capture console video without an elaborate or expensive set-up.

Today, I’m going to walk you through the process of capturing and streaming PS4 gameplay on the device itself and using the excellent Game Capture HD60 from Elgato. Cameras and microphones are an optional addition, but you won’t need any other specialty gear to get up and running.

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Twitch Users Try Bootlegging Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight, Get Banned

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Twitch exists for gaming content. Sure, you can find other stuff on there—music has been gaining more of a presence of late—but it’s still primarily a place to play or watch games. So it’s probably not a surprise to hear that trying to illegally stream a boxing match is considered a big no-no.

Yes, even if it’s the biggest fight of the year…not that this stopped people from trying tonight. There are reports around the web of people who tried to broadcast the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight through their Twitch stream, only to get their channel banned from the service. You’d think people would have the common sense not to do this, but…

Twitch Users Try Bootlegging Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight, Get Banned

Personally I saw someone put up a Twitch stream of the fight…

Twitch Users Try Bootlegging Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight, Get Banned

…only to get banned approximately five minutes later:

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