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A big weekend for eSports events meant streaming video service Twitch had its most popular day yet. By the end of Sunday, August 11th, Twitch.tv had clocked more than 4.5m unique viewers as gamers logged on to watch streaming video feeds of events like World Championship Series Season 2 Regional …
Read More »Sony details PS4 entertainment offering
Entertainment services will be a big part of PlayStation 4’s offering, with new details about video and music packages. Sony has said during its Gamescom press conference that it plans to make these services available to all PlayStation 4 users, without locking them behind the paywall of PlayStation plus. Chief …
Read More »Twitter, Twitch, Revolution, Sports Interactive and CCP set for LGC 2013
First six speakers for November 13th event revealed â?? tickets currently £199
Read More »Twitch and Steam agree video streaming deal
Video broadcasting service Twitch has signed a new deal to link up with Valve’s digital distribution platform Steam. Users of both Steam and Twitch can now tie together both of their accounts, allowing players to watch video streams outside of a game. The news mainly affects DOTA2 players, who will …
Read More »Video streaming service Twitch inks Steam deal
Valve looking to expand on features after DOTA 2 initial focus
Read More »MICROSOFT: Xbox One Upload Studio expands console functionality; MS dropping MS Points
A new piece of software will give players a huge amount of control over how they share their games with viewers online. An in-built program called Upload Studio will at the touch of a button allow players to curate, edit and share their gameplay footage. And as the console is …
Read More »Twitch releases video sharing tools for devs
Company of Heroes 2 first PC title to make use of new capturing kit
Read More »MCM London Comic Con to livestream League of Legends quarter finals
The quarter finals of MCM’s League of Legends Tournament will be streamed on Twitch. The tournament is currently in its second round and is being contested by the likes of European Professional Challenger Series veterans Beasts Multigaming and British Tea Time. Up and coming teams Circle Attack and Chaos Legions …
Read More »Twitch app heading to Xbox 360
Streaming video service Twitch is to get a dedicated app on Xbox 360. It should come as no surprise that the app will only be available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers. In better news, it should go live today in the US. It’s not clear when it will arrive in …
Read More »StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm launch show attracts 1.1m viewers on Twitch
The world of eSports is once again demanding attention after Blizzard’s StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm attracted some impressive numbers. The game’s 21 hour launch broadcast from the Major League Gaming Pro Circuit Winter Championship on Twitch attracted over 1.1m viewers. Concurrent viewers hit a high of over 157k. …
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