Twitch announced the first set of confirmed exhibitors and sponsors at TwitchCon 2016. Twitch also revealed that T-Pain, a hip hop legend and two-time Grammy winner, will be a special guest performer at TwitchCon:The Party. EDM superstar Darude and a yet-to-be-announced surprise A-List headliner will also be on the bill. Continue reading Twitch Announces First Round of Exhibitors and Sponsors Attending TwitchCon 2016
1v1 first generation Pokémon fights just like in 1996 – this is the Hitbox Pokemon Showdown!
While the whole world is out catching ém all in Pokemon GO, we want to dedicate this Saturday and Sunday, August 27-28th to pure, oldschool 1v1 first generation Pokemon fights at the Hitbox Pokémon Showdown! Pokémon Showdown is a Pokémon battle simulator that lets you play with your own- or randomly generated fully animated teams. Continue reading The Hitbox Pokémon Showdown
Twitch’s category for creative streams is closing in on its ten-month anniversary, and in that time it’s seen some amazing broadcasters take to the platform—from cooks to musicians, to artists, and everything in between.
Since its launch on Oct. 28 last year, which kicked off with the inaugural Bob Ross The Joy of Painting marathon, Twitch Creative has grown to almost 100,000 unique broadcasters, with 40 percent of the partnered Creative channels being women. Continue reading 11 of the best Twitch Creative streamers
Being a Twitch Streamer may become a hot commodity, as Humble Bundle, the charity-driven gaming bundle service, wants to work with streamers to promote bundles.
Humble Bundle has just announced the Humble Partners program that will allow streamers to promote bundles by offering some streamers the chance to receive some revenue. Continue reading Humble Bundle wants Twitch streamers to promote bundles
Microsoft’s Xbox division has snapped up Beam Interactive. With the deal, Xbox is looking to one-up Twitch. Beam’s secret sauce is that instead of viewers simply engaging in a “watch-and-chat” experience (a la Twitch) they can participate in real time directly into a streamer’s gameplay and live broadcast. Continue reading Xbox Acquires Beam, Taking on Twitch
