[ad_1] Just as the debut LCS tournament was playing out in June 2011, the streaming site Justin.tv launched Twitch, a live-video platform dedicated to gaming. Today, Amazon owns Twitch and streaming is mainstream, with popular personalities regularly commanding multimillion-dollar sponsorship deals. While Twitch has dominated this space for the past half decade, competitors like Mixer […]
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YouTube suggests Premium members will get free channel memberships
[ad_1] We’ve asked YouTube for comment. This could just be a test. If it represents a planned launch, though, it won’t be surprising. With more top Twitch streamers heading to YouTube, there will be more people wanting to back their favorite broadcasters. This would give fans a way to offer support at no extra charge […]
YouTube will stream Blizzard’s CoD and Overwatch leagues in 2020
[ad_1] Esports lives on @YouTubeGaming. Welcome to the family, Overwatch League, Call of Duty League, and Hearthstone Esports. Let’s get this thing going with the inaugural season of the Call of Duty league kicking off today! https://t.co/9PAUaaQSz0https://t.co/p9kSbD9aAi pic.twitter.com/rBVpf0Re3H — Ryan Wyatt (@Fwiz) January 24, 2020 As part of a multi-year deal, Google Cloud will handle […]
Facebook Gaming viewership skyrocketed in 2019
[ad_1] It’s worth noting that market share is a relative metric and a number of factors are in play, including a larger overall audience on these services — viewers watched 1.19 billion hours across the four of them in December, up from 1.06 billion a year earlier. The report suggests that Facebook Gaming’s growth is […]
How Twitch started to lose its grip on video game streaming
[ad_1] On a recent episode of YouTuber Brian Davis’ The True Geordie Podcast, Ninja explained that he had “wanted to make it work” with Twitch and spent roughly eight months trying to renegotiate with the company. The streamer wanted “a little bit more freedom,” he told Davis, but couldn’t come to an agreement. “They just […]
Twitch streamer DrDisRespect is creating a TV show
[ad_1] The series will focus on “how the doctor became the doctor” and will explore the character’s backstory. Skybound co-founder and CEO David Alpert said in a statement: “There are lots of incredibly talented streamers, but there’s something special about what Guy has done in creating this character. We really believe there’s a unique world […]
Blackmagic’s ATEM Mini brings broadcast quality to your YouTube and Twitch streams
[ad_1] Hardware The ATEM Mini is a console just 9.5 inches wide by 1.4 inches high by 4 inches deep, so it’s small and discreet enough to stick on a desk. It seems solidly built, but it’s probably not rugged enough to take on challenging outdoor locations. The buttons (all 59 of them) light up […]
Twitch loses another top streamer, this time to Facebook
[ad_1] The broadcaster told CNN Business that he’d received offers from “every major streaming platform,” but chose Facebook because it had the “most explosive potential.” An undisclosed amount of money did change hands, but this suggested that the initial payout wasn’t the only factor. While Disguised Toast isn’t as big as recent Twitch departures like […]
‘Desert Bus’ video game charity has raised nearly $80,000
[ad_1] For those who don’t know, Desert Bus is a never-released game from Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors. Players must drive a virtual bus from Tucson, Arizona, to Las Vegas, Nevada. When they reach their destination, they’re awarded one point and asked if they want to make the trip back. This year a team […]
Top Twitch streamer CouRage jumps to YouTube
[ad_1] CouRage will be a familiar face to streaming and esports fans. He has more than 2.1 million Twitch followers and already had a sizable presence on YouTube with almost 1.9 million subscribers. Along with streaming his own gameplay, Dunlop’s known for esports hosting and commentating, including at Call of Duty and Fortnite events. He’ll […]