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The landscape of live streaming has changed. Before, people watched as highly-skilled players took on challenges in video games live. Entertainers garnered views thanks to their humor and sometimes banter with other content creators. Tournaments get views because of pro teams’ fans who want to watch highly competitive gameplay. Over the past two decades, live […]

Twitch makes it easier now to issue DMCA claims, as a response to demands by industry labels. This change worries Twitch content creators, as it makes their content even more susceptible to takedowns and demonetizations. This issue adds to a growing issue between Twitch and their content creators regarding DMCA takedowns. Twitch introduces new tools […]

NBC partners with Twitch to make sure that they reach younger demographics for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics. According to a report by Sports Business Journal, NBC will have a dedicated Twitch channel covering the Olympics. Watch Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Twitch? However, before anyone gets too excited, the partnership doesn’t mean that you’ll get to […]

Ludwig Ahgren’s endless live stream is still going strong, 39 hours into his subathon stream on Twitch. It doesn’t look like it’s going to end anytime soon, either. He still has 67 hours to go as of press time, and more subs are coming in to add to that number. LUDWIG AHGREN’S 10 SECONDS FOR […]

Twitch streamer Gross Gore received a permanent ban from the platform last Thursday. A “Roast Me” Reddit thread-turned-sour led to years’ worth of sexual assault allegations being dug up. Twitch, seeing the gravity of Gore’s alleged offenses over the years, decided to kick him out of the platform. GROSS GORE TWITCH ACCOUNT BANNED FROM PLATFORM […]

Miami Heat Center, FaZe Clan streamer and investor Meyers Leonard gets his Twitch account back, one week after his ban. MEYERS LEONARD’S TWITCH ACCOUNT IS BACK, BUT THE STREAMER HIMSELF ISN’T Late last night, esports reporter Jake Lucky revealed that Twitch returned Meyers Leonard’s account on the platform. However, the Miami Heat Center hasn’t returned […]

Players log on every night to their favorite games to have a good time fighting against or with other people but there are those that choose to get in the way of everyone’s fun times. Call of Duty: Warzone Voice Actress Alex Zedra ran into two cheaters on Twitch playing in a tournament. The voice […]

It was earlier reported that the Miami Heat were already investigating Meyers Leonard for his use of an anti-Semitic slur during a recent Call of Duty stream on Twitch. Right now, it appears that the Heat big man has also lost his gaming sponsorship in the wake of the controversy. This report comes via Andy […]

Snoop Dogg first gained popularity through his extremely catchy music. Recently the hip-hop artist turned to his second love, video games. Several artists and musicians have turned to streaming or Let’s-playing their favorite games. Snoop Dogg is no Twitch top streamer but he has a commendable 229k followers on his personal Twitch channel. Unfortunately, when […]

After almost two weeks of agony, Matthew “Dellor” Vaughn has finally recovered most of his accounts back from hackers. DELLOR REPORTS RETRIEVAL OF HIS ACCOUNTS Dellor reported through his Twitter account that he has finally retrieved his Tiktok, Youtube, Gmail, and Epic Games accounts. As of release time, he has yet to retrieve his Instagram […]

Nairoby “Nairo” Quezada, prominent Smash competitor and streamer, announces his intent to return. NAIRO REVEALS PLANS FOR FUTURE; WILL RETURN TO TWITCH STREAMING IF POSSIBLE After almost eight months since allegations against him surfaced, Nairo is finally ready to return to the Smash community. He issued a statement last weekend, revealing his plans for the future. According […]

It’s been over a month since the old PogChamp was banned from Twitch. It’s time for a new PogChamp. THE POGCHAMP IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE POGCHAMP! Last month, Twitch made it clear that there are things it won’t tolerate. However, the ban gave Twitch a massive opportunity to connect with fans. In a live […]

Game developers always hope to keep secrets hidden as long as possible. Undoubtedly, Capcom intended their new character reveal to be on their terms but life doesn’t always work as planned. However, this time, it’s the result of a misstep of a third party that led to the early leak of Street Fighter V’s final […]

Alessandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), better known by her moniker AOC, isn’t your typical gamer streamer. But her Twitch stream about GameStop and stock trading garnered 300,000 viewers. That’s a lot, even by the standards of regular streamers. FOR AOC, TWITCH IS A PLATFORM FOR SERIOUS BUSINESS AOC wasn’t on Twitch to play games. She was there […]

When David “TheGrefg” Martinez shattered the Twitch records by reaching 2.4 million concurrent viewers, it paved the way for a lot of discussions about the future of Twitch. If before American streamers are the ones making a name in the platform, nowadays it seems that international Twitch streamers are making their mark. StreamElements CEO Doron […]

ClutchPoints Gaming One of the most recognizable meme worthy emotes that has shaped the gaming scene will no longer be available as Twitch made their decision to remove the PogChamp emote. The violence that took place in the US Capitol riots is the main reason for its removal as the emote was used to encourage […]

It cannot be denied that the pandemic has ruined our plans in 2020. Some of the outdoor events that we’ve always dreamt to attend have been cancelled as the government encouraged us to remain indoors. Gone are those days when we can flood stadiums to watch the latest Super Bowl or Wrestlemania event or those […]

YouTube streamer Charles Xavier “Penguinz0” White, Jr., released a controversial video expressing his concerns regarding the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s (DMCA) ability to potentially kill the careers of streamers. The title of his video already sums everything up. At the beginning, he compared the music industry to a private military group, where their methodologies are […]

Twitch is cracking down hard on its community’s behavior. Twitch has banned the terms Incel, Simp, and Virgin especially when used as insults on its platform. Sara Clemens, Twitch COO, announced the new changes to the streaming website in an episode of the Twitch Town Hall broadcast. The show sees company executives conversing with viewers […]

Jaryd “summit1g” Lazar is a stalwart of Twitch, a veteran streamer that a lot of youngbloods look up to. Starting out as a professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) player, he successfully transitioned to streaming. Now, at the age of 33 and eight years into streaming, summit1g remains popular. We look into his career and his […]

Twitch is alienating its partner streamers and content creators. A number of massive changes to the big streaming platform have a lot of its users baffled and concerned. Twitch made a deal with massive music label Monstercat and it has brought strange changes to the platform.   The partnership between Twitch and Monstercat will allow […]

The moment when Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp dropped out of Central Methodist University, where he played for the University’s football team as a running back, was the moment that truly defined his career. It proved that Tyler1 was a risktaker, a personality that he embodied in his entire streaming career. He didn’t care if people loathed […]

VTubers are here to take over the streaming world. The financial viability of online video game streaming is no longer in question as many choose to take up the webcam and keyboard. Unfortunately for the many struggling streamers still trying to make a mark, a new titan seems to be making a move on the […]

No one is as charismatic, as entertaining, and as braggadocious as Dr Disrespect. A unique character, Dr Disrespect is the gamer alter-ego of Herschel “Guy” Beahm IV. He rose to prominence on Twitch.tv playing shooter games such as Call of Duty (CoD), PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and H1Z1. However, for undisclosed reasons, Twitch banned his channel, which […]

Kris “Swagg” has just reached 1,000,000 Twitch followers, celebrating on-stream by taking a shot of alcohol while livestreaming. Known by his nickname “Swagg” and by his first name Kris, he is one of the most prominent players and content creators in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, most often in the Warzone game mode. Earlier this […]

Whether you love or hate his obsessively testosterone inducing stream, Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm’s legacy in the streaming world will forever remain. From his humble beginnings as a YouTube content creator who graced the scene with his mullet wig, slick moustache, his darkened shades, his gigantic 6’8 frame, and his villainous laugh similar to a […]

United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently went on an Among Us Twitch stream with the objective of encouraging gamers to go out and vote. It was a smashing success, and this was thanks in large part to how genuinely hilarious AOC was in trying to navigate something completely alien to her. Here’s a brief clip […]

After an incredible run by the Los Angeles Lakers to become the top team in the Western Conference with a record of 49-14, the rest of the 2019-20 NBA season has been suspended with no telling when play may resume. With so much uncertainty cast over the league’s immediate future, Lakers players like Alex Caruso […]

Over the last several months, the video game Fortnite has become one of the hottest crazes in the industry that has reached the sports world with many professional athletes partaking in the action. Pittsburgh Steelers budding star WR JuJu Smith-Schuster has hopped aboard to play alongside three-time Grammy winning rapper Drake after he posted on […]