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[Updated] Yandere Simulator Dev Hears Back From Twitch, No More Twitch Videos

The developer of Yandere Simulator has uploaded a video to the game's official YouTube channel detailing a response e-mail that he received from Twitch relating to the game being banned for streaming…

February 11, 2017 | 09:40 EST

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Wizards of the Coast Talks Magic: The Gathering Streaming

Back in November, Wizards of the Coast made an announcement that beginning in 2017, all streaming of Magic: The Gathering events would be exclusively streamed on Twitch as part of a partnership…

February 2, 2017 | 06:16 EST

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Magic: The Gathering Events to Exclusively Stream on Twitch

Wizards of the Coast has announced today that it is entering into a partnership with the streaming giant Twitch, and that moving forward all Magic: The Gathering event coverage will be featured on…

November 18, 2016 | 12:00 EST

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Indie Interview: I.C.U. - The Interactive Horror Game Show

Recently, I did a Crowdfunding Spotlight segment for the newly launched Kickstarter project I.C.U. - The Interactive Horror Game Show, a new streamer-focused title from Keenan Mosimann, better known…

October 11, 2016 | 09:00 EDT

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Crowdfunding Spotlight: I.C.U. - The Interactive Horror Game Show

Remember the Twitch Plays Pokémon series of streams, where the viewing audience controlled the in-game actions of the player character? The massive amount of interest generated by that and similar…

October 10, 2016 | 09:00 EDT

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AbleGamers Hosting "Ability" Charity Fundraising Event

AbleGamers is a rising video game themed charity benefiting gamers with disabilities, in particular those disabilities which may impair their ability to game. The charity seeks to make video games…

October 4, 2016 | 10:37 EDT

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Amazon Breaks Out 3 Game Announcements Starring Breakaway

At TwitchCon, Amazon Game Studios announced three games that will shape where they are going in this area. Much like their Lumberyard Engine, there is a focus on Twitch integration in these titles,…

October 1, 2016 | 05:56 EDT

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Twitch Management Release TwitchCon 2016 Keynote

TwitchCon 2016, this year's event for the streamers and gamers of streaming giant Twitch, started the day on a high note with its keynote presentation from CEO Emmett Shear and the Director of…

September 30, 2016 | 11:02 EDT

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Twitch Launches "Twitch Prime" for Amazon Prime Members

Streaming giant Twitch has announced new perks for members who link their Twitch accounts with their Amazon Prime accounts; the company will be offering "Twitch Prime" membership which is included as…

September 30, 2016 | 09:31 EDT

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Blizzard Games now Streamable on Facebook

If you're one of those people who loves social media and sharing every single one of your achievements on your wall/feed, you're gonna love this news. Blizzard, the mastermind company behind …

August 27, 2016 | 10:15 EDT

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Phantoml0rd CSGOShuffle Skype Logs Analysis

It has recently been revealed that James "PhantomL0rd" Varga may have been in a business relationship with the Counter Strike: Global Offensive gambling site CSGOShuffle beyond what he disclosed…

July 30, 2016 | 07:03 EDT

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Twitch bans Radiator 2

Radiator 2, a compilation of three separate titles that were recently released on Steam, has been banned from Twitch. The three games, Hurt Me Plenty, Succulent, and Stick Shift, are described as "…

July 16, 2016 | 10:00 EDT

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Overwatch Continues Doing Well on Twitch

Blizzard Entertainment's Overwatch has been out for about 6 weeks now, and already the team-based first-person shooter has become a staple of online gaming. This news comes from a report on GitHyp,…

July 3, 2016 | 09:00 EDT

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Twitch Introduces "Cheer" Animated Emotes Beta

Twitch has begun the beta of an animated emote system called a "Cheer" for a select group of Twitch partners according to a post on the Twitch blog.Cheering uses "Bits", a system of animated emotes…

June 28, 2016 | 09:30 EDT

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Twitch Subscriptions Can Now Display Custom Messages

Twitch has added the ability for users to send out a personal message when they re-subscribe to a channel according to a post on the official Twitch blog.Previously, when someone decided to continue…

June 21, 2016 | 11:47 EDT

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Move or Die gets Twitch integration

A new update has just released for Move or Die, a popular multiplayer steam title. The update is called Viewers vs Streamers and brings a wide variety of content including Twitch integration, new…

April 30, 2016 | 02:04 EDT

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One Troll Army Announced by tinyBuild

tinyBuild, developers of No Time to Explain and publishers of multiple games from independent studios recently announced that they will publish One Troll Army, a multiplayer defense game developed by…

April 25, 2016 | 06:41 EDT

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tinyBuild Announces Stage Presence, their First VR Title

tinyBuild, publisher of such games as Speedrunners and Punch Club, announced today their intention to publish their first virtual reality title, known only as Stage Presence.  The game was announced…

April 25, 2016 | 04:43 EDT

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PSA: Be Wary of Using The Division's In-Game Voice Chat

Thanks to a detailed report by "dogshep" on the Division subreddit, those planning on streaming The Division over the next several weeks may have avoided major problems. Because unfortunately, it…

March 14, 2016 | 04:10 EDT

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[Update]Angry Joe Twitch and Youtube Hacked

Another day, another big YouTuber has been seemingly hacked.The AngryJoeShow, one of the biggest Youtube reviewers out there (with them just shy of 2.5 million subscribers), looks like they've been…

March 13, 2016 | 02:36 EDT

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[Updated]New Sales Platform Chrono.gg Offers Affiliate Programs for Daily Sales

On Monday, as first reported by Gamasutra, Chrono.gg is a daily sales site that offers daily deals for games at a discounted price.  For example, the current deal at the time of writing this article…

March 8, 2016 | 10:53 EST

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Rocket League Championship Announced

While Rocket League's formula already seems like it was tailor-made for the esports scene, the frantic RC-car soccer game didn't get an official tournament (outside of ranked play and some matches by…

March 3, 2016 | 11:43 EST

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Yandere Simulator Update Brings New Weapon and Dismembering

Despite the fact that there's still no official word from Twitch regarding it's banning, that's not stopping the progress on Yandere Simulator, as the developer posted an update video on his channel…

February 15, 2016 | 01:33 EST

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Scott Manley's YouTube Stream Key Leaked, Loses Over 9,000 Subscribers

Scott Manley, a YouTuber best known for his Kerbal Space Program videos, had his YouTube stream key leaked and temporarily lost over 9,000 subscribers as a result.A video was posted on his YouTube…

February 1, 2016 | 05:26 EST

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Plays.tv Releases App to Capture Twitch Moments

Plays.tv is the recording service by Raptr that came out early last year, offering players a new way to share their favorite gameplay moments in as few clicks as possible. The service has expanded…

January 28, 2016 | 10:00 EST

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Yandere Simulator Banned From Twitch

Those looking to watch someone play out their fantasies of their favorite Yandere waifu took a bit of a blow today, as Twitch updated their List of Prohibited Games. As stated by YandereDev himself,…

January 21, 2016 | 08:53 EST

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TechLand #TweetForSpeed Teases The Following Map

Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition is only a couple of weeks away from its February 9th release. This DLC will give players access to a whole new area and even to a car to take on zombie…

January 20, 2016 | 02:27 EST

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Awesome Games Done Quick 2016 Begins Today, Raising Money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation

Today marks the start of the Awesome Games Done Quick marathon for 2016, speedrunning's biggest event of the year that will run from January 3rd to January 9th. (Technically the early morning of the…

January 3, 2016 | 05:26 EST

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Dragon Quest Heroes Comes With A Restricting Streaming Policy

The latest adventures by Square Enix for the recently released Dragon Quest Heroes has a bit of a snag for those Twitch/Youtubers out there who want to show off the game for the world. Unfortunately…

October 13, 2015 | 06:14 EDT

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Twitch Chat Triumphs Over Dark Souls

Twitch has shown us once again that enough time and brute force, and a little bit of democracy, chat feeds can win any game. The latest accomplishment of the chat feed is Dark Souls. That's right,…

September 29, 2015 | 02:03 EDT

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[Updated] Until Dawn Twitch Archives Disabled by Sony

Updated: Sony has responded to TechRaptor and this is their response as to why the function was disabled: "We are currently working on a fix that will enable archiving of Until Dawn Twitch streams as…

August 27, 2015 | 10:25 EDT

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European Speedster Assembly 2015 Moves on to Final Day

The final day of ESA 2015 begins now, following up a week of entertainment from the world's largest European speedrunning event. The final day, July 5th, isn't just about speedruns, it's also about…

July 5, 2015 | 12:14 EDT

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European Speedster Assembly 2015 Continues on Fourth Day

It's been a few days since ESA 2015 began, and a lot of awesome runs have happened. Two world records have been set, and on the same day no less. The first was set by Edenal and Grukk_ in World of…

July 2, 2015 | 09:30 EDT

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European Speedster Assembly 2015 Kicks off Its First Day

Today was the first day for the European Speedster Assembly, known as ESA, an annual week long speedrunning event taking place in Skövde, Sweden. This year's ESA promises to be bigger than ever…

June 29, 2015 | 09:22 EDT

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Youtube Lauches Twitch Competiter Livestream Site

This summer, Youtube will launch a new service called Youtube Gaming, a website and app focused on gaming content including live streaming and speed running. Alex Joyce, Product Manager at Youtube,…

June 12, 2015 | 05:22 EDT

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A Viewer's Guide to Watching E3 2015 From the Comfort of Home

E3 2015 is just around the corner and with it fans of video games can expect all the big companies to bring their A game and show off what kinds of great things we can expect over the next couple of…

June 11, 2015 | 02:00 EDT

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New Terms of Service on Twitch ban Adult-Only Rated Games

Twitch announced earlier today on their blog an update to their rules of conduct regarding Twitch-related services. The changes made have to do with games specifically meeting the ESRB's AO (adult…

May 27, 2015 | 10:31 EDT

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Day 1 wrap up of Square Enix reveal event

The first day of Square Enix's extremely long game reveal is over and with it we're going to help give you all a recap on what has happened so far. On Twitter Square Enix announced that their western…

April 6, 2015 | 11:19 EDT

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YouTube seeks to take on Twitch with live game streaming

YouTube is preparing to take on streaming giant Twitch with the relaunch of their live streaming platform, which will have a new focus on gaming and esports according to sources with the industry.…

March 25, 2015 | 12:44 EDT

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Twitch Announces TwitchCon

Twitch announced their plans today for their first ever convention: TwitchCon. The live stream site's first convention will happen September 25 to September 26 of this year. The convention will be…

February 22, 2015 | 10:00 EST

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Steam Broadcasting and the FPS overlay are now available to all users

Steam Broadcasting, a feature that was rolled out to all Beta Steam Client users back in December of 2014, has now been made available to all Steam Users. That means that as long as you have the…

January 20, 2015 | 11:25 EST

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Royalty Free Music Now Being Offered on Twitch

Last August, the video game streaming company Twitch decided to try to alleviate the music industry's financial woes (let's be honest, at this point the labels are like mooch-y roommates) by…

January 15, 2015 | 02:33 EST

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Techland Hosting Dying Light Stream Tomorrow!

If you tune in on Twitch.com tomorrow, Saturday the 20th of December, you'll be able to get a good look at Dying Light, Techland's latest zombie survival action game. The stream starts at 10AM PST (…

December 19, 2014 | 12:59 EST

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Results of The Game Awards 2014

Last night, the Geoff Keighley-produced awards show celebrated the gaming year and included an array of announcements regarding new games to be released in 2015. The show, simply called The Game…

December 5, 2014 | 10:04 EST

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First Look at Cooperative Multiplayer in Dragon Age: Inquisition

BioWare has posted a Twitch stream showcasing the cooperative multiplayer that accompanies the main campaign of Dragon Age: Inquisition. The multiplayer involves playing as an agent of the…

November 6, 2014 | 03:40 EST

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Twitch Seeking Transparency in Sponsored Content

Online video hosting service Twitch is taking steps to provide transparency for users concerned about sponsored content featured by well-known broadcasters. According to a post on the official Twitch…

October 4, 2014 | 04:00 EDT

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Twitch bought by Amazon for nearly $1 billion

Today, it was announced by the Twitch CEO, Emmett Shear, that Twitch has been bought by Amazon. Rumor had been flying around for a long time that Google was the one to buy Twitch, but a latecomer who…

August 25, 2014 | 05:29 EDT

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E3 2014 Online Viewers Guide

For everyone who wants to keep up with the latest E3 conference news but wasn't able to get an invite here are all of the essential links for you! At the bottom of the page there is even a neat…

June 8, 2014 | 09:52 EDT