Tag: Twitch
Twitch launches Predictions to increase user engagement
Live streaming service Twitch has today launched Predictions which it describes as a fun new way for creators to engage with their community. Streamers can set an event and its possible outcomes, and viewers can use Channel Points to predict what will happen next. For example, you can predict whether your favourite streamer will finally…
Twitch to stream Amazon Prime Premier League games for FREE
Amazon-owned, video live streaming service Twitch has announced that all four of Amazon Prime Video’s Premier League fixtures will be available on the service for free without the need for Amazon Prime membership. Twitch’s live chat features allow fans to discuss the match with fans around the world, perhaps the closest fans will get to…
Ofcom report reveals increasing online concerns
More parents than ever feel their children’s online use now carries more risks than benefits, according to the latest Ofcom report into children’s media and online lives. Parents and carers are becoming more likely to trust their children with greater digital independence at a younger age. But far fewer believe the benefits of their child…
Twitch apologises to Ninja for pornography promotion on old channel
Streaming site Twitch has apologised to gaming star Ninja after it emerged that his dormant channel page was used to recommend pornography. The American Fortnite gamer, whose real name is Tyler Blevins, recently jumped ship from Amazon-owned streaming giant Twitch, to Microsoft’s Mixer platform. Since leaving at the beginning of August, Ninja’s former streaming space…
Gaming star Ninja leaves Twitch for Mixer
Fortnite superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has left Twitch and is taking his video game live streams to Microsoft’s Mixer platform. Blevins’ move ends a hugely profitable partnership with Twitch, a live streaming giant owned by Amazon. “I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunities Twitch has provided me,” Blevins told The Associated Press. “But as I looked…
Fortnite streamer Ninja reportedly earned nearly £8m in 2018
The world’s most popular Fortnite streamer, Ninja (pictured above), estimates he earned almost 10 million dollars (£8 million) from playing the video game in 2018. Tyler Blevins, better known as Ninja, broadcasts himself playing the battle royale game on YouTube and streaming platform Twitch and now boasts millions of subscribers to his various channels, thousands…
Twitch faces challenging year ahead after successful 2018
Video game streaming service Twitch faces a challenging 2019 in Europe but is determined to build on its steady success of the past 12 months. Jamie Harris, Press Association Science Technology Reporter writes... Each month, the Amazon-owned site attracts more than 100 million gaming enthusiasts who want to watch other gamers play hit titles such as…
How you can make a living playing video games
Dean Anderson, Founder of social gaming platform Gamestatix, argues that skilled gamers should be financially rewarded. Gaming is rarely seen as anything more than an enjoyable hobby – yet anyone who’s tried to complete the epic journey that is Dark Souls, nail every challenge in Myst, or just get the better of Mike Tyson in…
Twitch mobile app update adds “persistent” video player
Twitch has just announced updates to its apps on iOS and Android which should help those with itchy fingers. The update essentially rips off the clever thing Google has done with the YouTube app, which allows you to continue watching one video, whilst browsing around looking for what you're going to watch next. Now you…
Is YouTube planning its own game streaming service?
YouTube could be about to take on Twitch by launching its own live streaming service for gamers, according to one report. According to The Daily Dot, Google currently has 50 coders working on the new service, which would be a modified version of YouTube Live dedicated to e-sports. Such a move would make sense as…
