Miss Twitch Weekly? Get the VOD + Timestamps for February 20th, 2015
We had another awesome episode of Twitch Weekly this week with a HUGE announcement! If you want to know more about the all of topics we discussed — the super duper crazy awesome /r/Twitch user Jikkircraft (@Jikkir on Twitter) has put together a run down of all subjects + timestamp links to each of those sections! Check it out below:
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Intro
Just another episode of Twitch Weekly… but with a huge announcement! Eep! Click here to ruin the surprise!
D1 and Crimson Blur join Twitch as Smash Bros Representatives!
Check them out @xd1x and @OXY_Crimson
Here’s an awesome article about it!
Using the community to improve the community rocks!
Smash has recently had a huge resurgence on Twitch, so these guys should really help you all out!
Conclusion of Twitch Movie Night
The final week of Movie night
“Game Jam”
Documentary of teams creating a game during a Game Jam!
Check out the trailer here (Ignore the audio issue for the first 5 or so seconds, it was muted — sorry)!
Check out Devolver for the final time, and send great thanks to them for their awesome efforts!
The Big Announcement… Kind of!
Information Twitch Partners, Fans and Viewers have been waiting for…
Twitch Purple Hoodie is finally available on Amazon!
Just Kidding… We trolled… Real announcement below!
The Real Announcement is here
Twitch Con is happening!
Moscone West Event Centre, San Fransico, California!
September 25–26, 2015!
Check out the official @TwitchCon Twitter!
Check out the Blog post here!
Check out TwitchCon 2015 with the link in the title, and sign up with email to keep up to date with info!
Gamers for Giving 2015
A goal of $25k!
Watch them and there VOD’s on their channel here
Support the charity this weekend!
Check out the Twitch blog on this, here!
2 days Marathon for GameBlast15 to raise money for SpecialEffect!
Check out the trailer!
Hosted by Jagex!
Check them and their VOD’s out on their channel in the title!
Halo Championship Series
NA and EU!
Check out the NA stream channel here
Check out the EU stream channel here
Capcom Cup 2015!
50k prize pool Last Year…
500k this year distributed to all premier tournaments!
120k+ for first place in the finals
Every Tuesday until December!
Starcraft’s WCS Premiere League
Follow the channel in the title to keep updated!
Of course, check out the WCS information on their official page!
Magic the gathering open event
February 21st-22nd!
StarCity games has been regularly mentioned in Twitch Weekly… Because they rock!
Twitch Streamers in the news
The wallstreet journal has made an awesome article on DizzyKitten!
Wall Street Cheat street has also done an article on the 6 Top Video Game Streaming Celebrities! (Warning — content is subjective!)
LucyyFurr was featured in the Herald-Argus!
Game Releases
Partner Spotlight — FutureManGaming!
The man dedicated to saving humanity from future games that will inevitably kill us!
Streams Mon-Thur 6PM EST, Earlier on Fri’s and Sun’s, and later on Saturday — check out his Channel in the link in the title for more details!
Futureman’s mission!
Futureman’s Trailer VOD!
Video Spotlight — Wheeze202!
He livestreams himself making mods for games!
Really, this is really cool!
He’s currently working on a DLC sized Skyrim mod — he’s been working on this for over 3 years!
Check out his trailer VOD here)
Want to submit your own video? Message /twitch on Twitch with a 60–90 second dropbox video giving information about yourself and your stream!
Staff Pick — MissKylieee
MissKylieee just joined Trick2G’s team!
This week she had a little bit of backlash from the community, and certainly didn’t deserve it! Check her out with the link in the title, and show her some love!
She’s a big streamer of 3DS games!
Q&A… and awesome hype Tweets!
“The hype — I can’t even, how purple do you bleed?”
“Literally never been so hyped about anything in my life”
“Why did you decide to host TwitchCon in San Francisco? Did you consider anywhere else?”
“Been enjoying the movie nights on the channel. Is there a schedule for them?”
“Will Twitch be available for TV?”
“What are the numbers in split for the various platforms which have Twitch?”
“What will be the process for proposing platforms at Twitch Con?”
“Will there be booths to promote new Twitch channels?”
“Will there be a Soma kissing booth?”… What?
“Smash Bros open bracket tournament at Twitch Con?”
“Media passes for Media?”
“Will there be a Twitch party at Pax East?”
Closing Thoughts
Twitch Town Hall will be from 7:30–8:30 in Pax East in the Albatross Theatre
Super special Twitch Swag for the first 500 people!
Twitch Con.. HYPE!
Remember to check out people we mentioned in the show!