A new month always brings a new batch of free games for subscribers to services like PlayStation Plus and Games with Gold, and anyone who’s signed up for Amazon Prime can look forward to free monthly games and loot as well. Twitch Prime, a membership included with every Amazon Prime subscription, has announced its latest […]
Twitch to Air Premier League Soccer Matches in U.K.
Amazon will leverage its streaming deal with the Premier League to air live matches on Twitch beginning June 29. Four matches will be streamed to U.K. Twitch users, and will also be made available on Amazon’s Prime Video service. Amazon signed a three-year U.K. streaming rights deal with the Premier League in 2018 and has […]
Doritos and Twitch Rivals Partner for Streamer Community Tournament Series
Twitch’s influencer-focused competition brand Twitch Rivals and Doritos have launched a new tournament series that will provide aspiring streamers the chance to win cash prizes and a “year supply of Doritos from Amazon.” The Doritos Disruptor Series powered by Twitch Rivals will consist of 10 events developed in partnership with five high-profile streamers (each of […]
Twitch Safety Advisory member says many gamers are white supremacists
Twitch Safety Advisory Council member FerociouslySteph has shared on stream she thinks “a lot” of gamers are white supremacists. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser thatsupports HTML5 video Chapters descriptions off, selected captions and subtitles off, selected This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape […]
Twitch streamer Reecesy scores world record for longest broadcast
Welsh content creator Reece “Reecesy” broke the world record for the longest continuous Twitch broadcast on May 11. Previously, CallMeCypher held the record at 200:18:17 after snagging the title from LosPollosTV in April. However, it was only a matter of time before more content creators went after the record themselves. Reecesy is a small streamer […]
Twitch Prime Games April 2020: Great Free Amazon Prime Member Perk
Twitch Prime has another month’s worth of free games up for grabs this month, and if you’re into classic first-person shooters, adventure games, and enigmatic puzzlers, then you’re in for a treat. Twitch Prime, which is included with any Amazon Prime membership, is giving away six free games in April: the Turok remaster, Kathy Rain, […]
Twitch to Exclusively Stream Top ESL and DreamHack Competitions
Twitch has acquired English language livestreaming rights to major ESL and DreamHack competitions for 2021 and 2022. The deal specifically covers Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), StarCraft II, and Warcraft III competitions, all under the ESL Pro Tour brand.. This marks the largest exclusive media deal between a livestreaming platform and a third-party esports tournament/league organizer. […]
Twitch Prime Is Offering Free Bonus Perks As Part Of #PlayApartTogether
Amazon has joined World Health Organization movement #PlayApartTogether by offering free bonus perks to Twitch Prime users. This is part of a global effort amongst game studios and publishers to encourage gamers to stay at home, stay safe, and avoid spreading COVID-19. In addition to their existing perks, Twitch Prime members will be able to […]
Spotify’s Tracy Chan is Twitch’s New Head of Product & Engineering for Music
Twitch has hired former Spotify Product Director Tracy Chan to lead its product & engineering for music division. With musicians and artists taking to Twitch as a revenue stream due in large part to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, creating and strengthening the infrastructure of the genre has become a priority. Previously, Chan served a […]
Razer RGB Now Has A Twitch Extension For Live Synced Streaming Lights
The gamer network Wasder is working with Razer Chroma RGB to help give streamers a brighter future – at least in the literal sense. The two companies have introduced a Twitch extension called “Wasder Chroma RGB Scheduler,” which features a “live synced lighting experience between streamers and gamers,” according to the team, also a world first in this […]