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Twitch at the St. Jude PLAY LIVE Summit

Twitch at the St. Jude PLAY LIVE Summit

Thursday evening, 60+ Twitch Broadcasters (including popular broadcasters like Bacon_donut, Ellohime, Ms_Vixen, and members of Main Menu…
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Brandon Ewing3 days ago
British Academy Games Awards

British Academy Games Awards

It’s the British Academy Games Awards this Thursday, and to celebrate BAFTA are streaming all the action live on Twitch.
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Philip HübnerApr 5
Attention Broadcasters: Channel Feed Beta is Now Available

Attention Broadcasters: Channel Feed Beta is Now Available

We’re excited to bring you a new feature that makes Twitch even more social. Introducing the Channel Feed, a new section on your channel…
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Brian PetrocelliMar 28
Indie Spotlight: Moving Hazard

Indie Spotlight: Moving Hazard

Every once in a while we like to shine the light on a promising indie title and this time around it’s Moving Hazard, the new post…
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Evan FreitasMar 31
Events
The Road to TwitchCon 2016: Call for Content & First Featured Broadcasters

The Road to TwitchCon 2016: Call for Content & First Featured Broadcasters

TwitchCon 2016 is now only six months away! That means it’s time to start sharing news and updates as we all head down the road to…
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Evan FreitasMar 24
Community
Twitch @ PAX South

Twitch @ PAX South

It’s time to head south, for PAX South has arrived!
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TwitchJan 26
Taipei Game Show 2016 Gets Bilingual

Taipei Game Show 2016 Gets Bilingual

Ready for Taipei Game Show 2016? Did we even need to ask?
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TwitchJan 25
Rooster Teeth Partners with Twitch for RTX Australia

Rooster Teeth Partners with Twitch for RTX Australia

by Brandon Ewing ¶ Bummed that tickets to RTX Australia 2016 are sold out?
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TwitchJan 22
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Update: Chat Replay is Now Live!

Update: Chat Replay is Now Live!

by Noreen McInnis
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TwitchMar 2

Support your favorite broadcasters on the go with Android mobile subscriptions

You asked for it and now you’re going to get it; our Android mobile app has been updated to give users the ability to subscribe to their…favorite Twitch partners on the go! ¶ Mobile viewing is quickly becoming one of the best ways to enjoy Twitch both in and out of the house. With that in mind, we wanted to make sure our next Android release moved even closer to our web experience. Here’s the full breakdown of the features you can expect: ¶ Subscribe to a partner for the first time. ¶ Resubscribe and announce your anniversary to the chat.
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TwitchMar 4

Announcing the “Twitch Plays” Game Category

by Brooke Van Dusen ¶ Calling all game devs! The Twitch Plays game category is officially open for business.by Brooke Van Dusen ¶ Calling all game devs! The Twitch Plays game category is officially open for business. Ever since the infamous TPP event shook the world back in February 2014, we’ve had tons of fascinating adaptations of the Twitch Plays concept, and we’re now excited to [finally] feature them all in one place. ¶ What’s more, we have some incredible new projects launching today that we’re excited to share with you.
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TwitchJan 13
Press
A Look Back at Twitch in 2015

A Look Back at Twitch in 2015

As we begin to settle into the new year, we’re inviting everyone to take a look back on the memories that made 2015 such an incredible year…
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TwitchFeb 11
Twitch Gives Back: 2015 Charity Recap

Twitch Gives Back: 2015 Charity Recap

by Aureylian ¶ It’s said that the holidays are considered the “Season of Giving”, yet the Twitch community spent the entirety of 2015…
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TwitchDec 21, 2015
Esports
Twitch & Super Evil Megacorp announce Vainglory esports partnership

Twitch & Super Evil Megacorp announce Vainglory esports partnership

Esports and Twitch go together like, well, esports and Twitch. That’s why we are excited to announce our new three-year partnership with…
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Evan FreitasMar 31
Twitch is LIVE at SXSW Gaming! Join us, won’t you?

Twitch is LIVE at SXSW Gaming! Join us, won’t you?

Twitch Announces Inaugural Presence at SXSW Gaming Expo and Role as Event’s Official Broadcasting Partner
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Benjamin GoldhaberMar 17
Developers
Twitch community decides the launch price of Forced Showdown!

Twitch community decides the launch price of Forced Showdown!

BetaDwarf, the studio best known for their crazy startup story, is back with their second title: Forced Showdown, and they’re putting the…
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Brooke Van DusenMar 23
Announcing Twitch Developer Success

Announcing Twitch Developer Success

One of the most common questions we get from game developers is, “How do I make a successful game on Twitch?” In an effort to answer this…
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James GleasonMar 15
Twitch and Global Game Jam team up to stream the world’s largest game creation event

Twitch and Global Game Jam team up to stream the world’s largest game creation event

by Brooke Van Dusen ¶ Global Game Jam is the world’s largest games creation event!
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TwitchJan 29
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Building a Better Twitch — Updating to HTTPS

Building a Better Twitch — Updating to HTTPS

As part of our ongoing work to make Twitch more secure, we’re updating the Twitch website to be served over HTTPS. Going forward, this will…
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TwitchMar 9
Twitch Engineering: An Introduction and Overview

Twitch Engineering: An Introduction and Overview

by Douglas Soo ¶ If you’re a Twitch user, you probably know that Twitch is a pretty big site that streams live video, but you may not have…by Douglas Soo ¶ If you’re a Twitch user, you probably know that Twitch is a pretty big site that streams live video, but you may not have an idea of the sheer scale and complexity of all of the different moving parts needed to hold everything together. ¶ Among other things, we have: ¶ One of the largest live video distribution systems in the world ¶ A real-time chat system ¶ Web services that provide access to functionality and data ¶ Data storage systems ¶ Client applications on the…
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TwitchDec 18, 2015
Science
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TwitchJan 122 min read

Fewer Notifications

by Danny Hernandez

Twitch email and push notifications are incredibly powerful tools for connecting broadcasters with their viewers. Yet, too many notifications can be overwhelming and lead to viewers opting out from receiving them completely.

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TwitchNov 3, 20157 min read

Recently Watched: A Data Story

by Danny Hernandez

Recently watched came up a couple of times in the past as a “nice to have” project, a.k.a. another one for the “maybe never” pile. After all, recency is everywhere. Netflix makes finishing all of House of Cards the default…

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TwitchMay 20, 20156 min read

Science: Surfing the 4th Largest Stream of Data

by Danny Hernandez

Twitch is the 4th largest stream of data on the internet.((Study by Deepfield original published in Wall Street Journal (paywall :/). Gamespot syndicated article.)) Conclusion: People really like…

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