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More people have watched streaming Destiny footage on Twitch in 2014 than any other new game launch. It was viewed nearly 20m times in its first week, with 5m unique viewers consuming nearly 240m minutes of gameplay. Our community has always blown us away with their desire to share, entertain, …
Read More »No changes at Twitch following Amazon acquisition
There won’t be any sweeping changes to either Twitch’s direction or staff following its buyout at the hands of Amazon. A $970m buyout was confirmed on Monday. We chose Amazon because they believe in our community, they share our values and long-term vision, and they want to help us get …
Read More »Google backed out of Twitch deal due to ‘antitrust issues’
Previous reports that Google was on the verge of buying Twitch were true, a new report has claimed. It was last month said that Google had committed itself to a $1bn buyout of the video streaming service. However, it was confirmed last night that Amazon has acquired the company for …
Read More »Amazon acquires game streaming site Twitch for nearly $1bn
Service attracted more than 55 million unique spectators in July
Read More »Amazon to buy Twitch in $970m deal
Retail giant Amazon has agreed to buy Twitch for $970m in cash. The retail giant swoops in for the firm, which was widely believed to have been an acquisition target for Google. Twitch is a major live-streaming platform for games, and one that has benefited hugely from eSports. It is …
Read More »PlayStation and Xbox Twitch accounts hacked
The Twitch accounts of PlayStation, Xbox and ESL were compromised overnight. Polygon reports that a number of videos were renamed to include racist and homophobic language. Others were changed to messages making fun of Microsoft’s Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusivity while some were altered to appear as if they …
Read More »Twitch CEO responds to audio copyright criticism: ‘We screwed up’
The CEO of Twitch has given more details on the site’s recent overhaul of its audio copyright laws. Answering questions in a Reddit AmA, Emmett Shear responded to queries surrounding the introduction of technology that will scan streamed videos for copyrighted audio and mute flagged videos for half an hour. …
Read More »First there was Twitch plays Pokemon, now there’s Fish Plays Pokemon
As in, there is literally a fish playing Pokemon, live on Twitch. Remember when crowdgaming pioneer Twitch Plays Pokemon made big news earlier this year? Well, things appear to have moved on somewhat. As spotted earlier today, now we have Fish Plays Pokemon. Welcome to our stream where our fish, …
Read More »Twitch introduces content ID scheme for audio copyright
There is general unrest across the games steaming community this morning following Twitch’s sudden introduction of an audio copyright detecting tech. The decision mirrors similar moves made by YouTube last year – and yes, that’s the YouTube rumoured to be on the verge of a $1bn acquisition of the company. …
Read More »Jagex: ‘Twitch will play a massive role in development’
RuneScape firm's Phil Mansell discusses the benefits of streaming your game
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