Who watches the man that no one can see? Time to find out when you grab these exclusive Mirage and Kraber skins, free with your Prime…

Twitch Prime Crown Cup feat. Madden NFL 20

Octane’s dipped into the trust fund and put his own personal twist on Kings Canyon: a stadium full of jump pads and fire where every…

Up your Dauntless build with new in-game loot available for Twitch Prime members

Venture onto the virtual pitch for this year’s Twitch Prime Crown Cup in London on July 13 featuring EA SPORTS titles. Starting at 10AM PT…

E3 is the biggest event in gaming, so naturally Twitch will be on-site covering ALL the things. Every announcement, every press conference…

The Borderlands 3 ECHOcast Extension is driving viewer engagement & building pre-sale buzz months before launch.

How to integrate Twitch into any part of the game development lifecycle

Twitch Prime and Nintendo are teaming up to offer Twitch Prime members up to a full year of the Nintendo Switch Online service.

Q&A with Fatshark Games and Warwitch

Looking for loot? You’ve come to the right place. Here’s a taste of what Twitch Prime members will be receiving just for being members…

Speedrunning is nothing new to the Twitch community; in fact, it’s a formula that complements the Twitch platform perfectly. If you’re not…

The Twitch Developer team is coming to meet our community of developers and builders across the world this year!

When the 2019 Overwatch League seasons kicks off on February 14, there’s only one way to experience the very best of the action: the newly…

Celebrating a new year is one of the few events in which almost every culture in the world takes part in some way shape or form. And while…

We heard you when you said you want more Twitch Rivals, so this year, we’re bringing you more weekly events and making all of them even…

Q&A with Motion Twin

Twitch Prime membership included access to epic in-game loot for 20 blockbuster games, more than 70 Free Games with Prime, and a free…

War Chest: Katowice 2019 brings two brand-new features to StarCraft II and Twitch alike.

The growth of Twitch as a targeted developer destination is creating a cottage industry of developers who build custom and off-the-shelf…

Building Extensions for Twitch keeps getting faster and easier. We recently announced the new and improved Developer Rig that helps…

Update: Since the publishing of this blog, we unveiled the beta build of a new Native Developer Rig, a rebuilt version of the Rig focused…

One thing is for certain, the Twitch community loves games. Nothing speaks to that magnetic appeal more than our Games in Extensions…

Hearthstone Global Games (HGG) is heating up and the top 16 countries and regions in the world have been decided. On the road to the…

Update August 27: The charity event ended August 26, 2018 at 11:59 PM PST. Thanks to your support, together we were able to raise…

The Horde and Alliance are once again adversaries with the launch of Battle for Azeroth! We want showcase both factions with a whirlwind of…

Twitch has an incredible, thriving community. In 2017, we had over 355 billion minutes watched, 2+ million unique monthly broadcasters, and…

Fortnite fans, rejoice! We’re excited to announce Twitch Rivals will be featuring Fortnite as one of its games for this month, with $2…

Extensions developers can now build and manage their own Bits-in-Extensions product catalog

$300,000, the biggest names on Twitch, PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, and YOU. Register now to compete in Broadcaster Royale, a…

With the rise of online gaming platforms and livestreaming, it has become easier than ever for friends and fans to connect through the…

We're testing an exciting new way for PUBG fans to support their favorite streamers by purchasing in-game skins directly on Twitch.

Since 1949, the United States has observed Mental Health Awareness Month (#MentalHealthMonth) every May. While this is a great tradition…

Starting May 1, GEICO is giving Street Fighter and Tekken players a way to win cash and compete in front of a live audience.

Starting today, March 27th, Twitch Prime members can get head-start access, a Purple Plasma Weapon Skin, a special purple dragonette pet…

Each year Twitch joins forces with the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals for Extra Life United: a chance for those who participate in…

Those of you who can’t even lace up a pair of ice skates, prepare to be awed. Those of you that can, prepare for your jaw to drop all the…

The cavalry’s here! We’re excited to announce we’ve teamed up with Blizzard to bring every single Overwatch League match to Twitch.

Did you know less than 13,000 PlayStation 4 20th Anniversary Edition consoles exist in the world? Do you want one? If so, read on, and…

We’re tremendously proud to be a place where thousands of creators are free to make the content they want to make. And we’re equally proud…

Can you build the most eco friendly city in Cities: Skylines? Join Ezilii, DrGluon, blackpyretv, and others as they all compete for…

Ah, there you are. Let’s take a trip near Annecy in southeastern France with Anthony_Kongphan, CDNThe3rd, DizzyKitten, Elspeth and LIRIK…

SpeedGaming, the leader in competitive speedrunning events, has kicked off a wild month of tournaments, races, and featured events across 4…

We got out our favorite frying pan, oiled it up real good, and cooked up a tasty tournament for a great cause! On December 5th starting at…

It‘s been an exciting 2017 in the SMITE Super Regionals, and the World Championships are on the horizon at the Hi-Rez Expo in January…

UPDATE: Twitch Extensions are now live for streamers and developers. The Extensions that streamers can add to their channel page are…

Time to do the Safety Dance, because this week’s Twitch Prime Legend is Patriot’s DB Rodney Harrison, with an 83 OVR!

Bethesda and Twitch are teaming up to bring you a variety of awesome new content! From Twitch Prime in-game loot and Twitch Drops to being…

Now you can filter Overwatch streams by the hero being played and find Hearthstone streams by Hero class and Game Mode.

Expect to catch a case of Pac-Man fever on August 28th at 11am PT, when /ShoutFactoryTV begins airing a 6-day marathon of Starcade, the…

With the return of the 2017 H1Z1 Invitational comes the return of the Twitch Votes Invitational, an opportunity for fans to decide who will…

Twitch Prime members, Dr. Fred’s mutated purple tentacle is about to take over the world, and only you can stop him! Starting today, August…

Hey there heroes of Overwatch — Twitch Prime is bringing you even more loot!

Update (8/24/17): In-game items are now ready to be claimed.

Get ready to travel back to the golden age of video games. 123 episodes of Starcade, the world’s first video arcade game show, are set to…

Ever since Twitch first existed, it has been clear that one of the community’s most important goals has been helping others. The passion…

The brilliant minds at Blizzard have given gamers a lot of gifts. From their genre-defining titles to compelling characters and stories…

Calling all heroes of Overwatch — We are super excited to announce that Twitch Prime is collaborating with Blizzard Entertainment to bring…

Community — an essential component not to be ignored when developing competitive online games. With a strong, cultivated following, a game…

Calling all Simmers! With the release of the latest game pack, The Sims 4 Parenthood, HollieBB decided it was time for a new build…

The show hasn’t officially started yet, but E3 2017 has already been full of surprises. And because Twitch loves you, we’re bringing you…

Add some esports to your E3 schedule with the Twitch Esports Arena, presented by T-Mobile at L.A. Live June 13th-15th.

You read that right, ex-FBI Director James Comey’s testimony in front of the United States Senate’s Intelligence Committee will air on…

You’re invited to Bethesdaland! Celebrate all of their games with us live on Twitch throughout E3 week. As an added bonus, you can link…

Twitch is doing E3 in a big way. Check out our full E3 streaming schedule here.

At the end of last year we launched AutoMod, a super powerful tool that uses a fancy algorithm to automatically detect chat messages which…

Twitch streamers are multi-faceted! Some have talents in production, hosting, and other areas of entertainment, even outside the typical…

Worms fans may remember the Friday Free-for-All tournament we had last December with Fairlight_Excalibur, GoldGlove, and friends.

THE Nolan North could be recording a message in any voice, from any script you write for him (within reason; we want the guy to still have…

UPDATE: EU and NA brackets are now complete!

And now, something for our non-partnered streamers!

C2E2 isn’t a knockoff droid; it’s the super cool Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, and we’d be sad if you didn’t know about it.

It’s never hard to find a League of Legends stream on Twitch, but it can be hard to find the perfect one. Today, we’re changing that.

Want to use your streaming skills to win a trip to the land down under, raise money for an amazing cause, and meet your favorite creators…

On March 15th we asked streamers to record, edit, upload, and submit their best League of Legends montages to us for a chance to win a…

We all appreciate great games like Overwatch and Dishonored 2. Why not spend a few hours with the Twitch fam and appreciate them together?

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, we asked streamers to swap purple for green and participate in our St. Patrick’s Day Upload Challenge…

The Big Buck HD hunting game. You may have seen it in arcades, bars, and fine chicken wing establishments, but you’ve never seen it quite…

Today we’re unveiling an exciting new experience on Twitch, one that gets great games into your hands faster, rewards you with goodies, AND…

Games requiring the Twitch Desktop App:

Starting today, when you purchase a game or in-game content on Twitch for $4.99 or more, you’ll get a Twitch Crate. But also, from now…

The Sims 4 Bowling Night Stuff has arrived! What better way to get the ball rolling than with a new challenge? HollieBB invites this league…

From charity events to early looks at upcoming games, special event streams are exciting for both streamers and fans. The only problem…

A little while back we launched Pulse on the Twitch Front Page, and you guys have been posting away like mad. It’s been great to see…

Calling all Twitch streamers! In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, we’ll be making the switch from purple to green. So bring out the…

Attention League of Legends streamers! We’re searching for the best League of Legends montage to make us kreygasm. Upload your video…

Some things just go together.

Hundreds of players enter, but only one leaves as champion. Repeat four times. Then bring the Top 8 in points into one final tournament…

Ever since our first baby steps onto the internet, our goal has been to make Twitch the ultimate hub for gaming on the web. What started as…

The Twitch community includes not only viewers and streamers, but also the game creators who provide incredible new adventures for them to…

Twitch is heading to the Game Developers Conference (GDC) next week! We couldn’t be more excited to join the many thousands of game…

This program enables you to grant in-game items or “Drops” to your gaming community natively within the Twitch viewing experience.

Eight streamers have been selected to compete in an action-packed event, the Battle Brawl Invitational! Having little to no experience…

One of the UK’s most loved charities, Comic Relief, is known not only for its work raising awareness for causes like youth homelessness…

BibleThump no more: BOILeR is back! The Binding of Isaac Racing League, hosted by Crumps2, returns with 16 great racers competing for $5k…

Love is in the air! In the theme of Valentine’s Day, we’ve got a very unique lineup for you. This week, we’re featuring six couples who…

Late last year we announced a partnership with Wizards of the Coast to make Twitch the exclusive streaming partner for Magic: The…

Lately we’ve been thinking a lot about how to empower streamers to create a chat experience that best fits their community. We started with…

It’s a great month to be a Simmer! With the highly-anticipated toddlers update, the release of the new Vampires expansion, and the Sims…

Last year in November we introduced the idea of Pinned Cheers, starting with pinning the most recent Cheer to the top of chat. Now we’re…

Fear Friday the 13th! In honor of the spookiest day of the year, we’re spotlighting five brave streamers that enjoy playing survival-horror…

Party hats, armor trimming, castle wars, and scimitars GALORE! For the biggest update to Old School RuneScape in history, The Chambers of…

More Duelyst content has arrived! In celebration, we’re spotlighting some of our most dedicated Duelyst community streamers from December…

Time for your streaming battlestation to get a serious upgrade. In our continued efforts to provide streamers all of the tools they need to…

Each day millions of chat messages are sent within the streamer communities that call Twitch home. These messages are the lifeblood of…

We cordially invite you to join us for The White House Competitive Gaming Event to raise awareness about the importance of having…

We’re super excited to be working with Daybreak to get Twitch Prime members exclusive access to a Twitch skin pack for King of the Kill…

The Game Awards 2016 is less than a week away, and we are excited to announce that this year, once again, all Twitch streamers are allowed…

Destiny fans, we’ve got some exciting news to share with you — you can now browse and watch Destiny streams through the Creations page on…

As the year comes to a close, and Thanksgiving looms, we’re all reflecting and giving thanks to those we appreciate. So it’s the perfect…

Have you been wandering the multiverse looking to watch the most skilled wielders of Magic: The Gathering decks battle it out? Planeswalk…

We’re working hard to make Twitch the best platform in the world for creators to share their content and connect with their audiences, and…

Skyrim is back! For the release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, we’ve chosen five broadcasters from some of the most…

In-Game Content for Watch_Dogs® 2+ Punch Club and This War of Mine: Anniversary Edition

Alas, the Hearthstone Priest extravaganza is drawing to a close, which means time is running out to pick up Tyrande Whisperwind, the new…

The Hearthstone Priest extravaganza had another wonderful Week Two and now we move on to Week Three! The spotlight continues to shine on…

Legion, World of Warcraft’s latest expansion, has been nothing short of incredible so far, and with the release of Emerald Nightmare’s…

The Hearthstone Priest spotlight got off to a great start last week with wonderful guests showing off Tyrande Whisperwind! If you don’t…

If you missed the big announcement at the TwitchCon Keynote on September 30th, we’ve added a brand new subscription service to Twitch…

Good news for Twitch Prime members! Hi-Rez Studios has extended the deadline to October 13 to get your exclusive Boss Ymir Skin in Smite…

It’s time to take off your weighted training pads and unleash your true power. We are happy to announce that now even more of you can take…

What do Minecraft fans like to do when they’re not building full-scale replicas of ancient civilizations or fully-functional CPUs? Get…

The chat team has been hard at work creating all sorts of new tools that empower quality moderation. As a matter of fact the first batch…

One measure of a platform’s relevance is how fiercely its users argue about what’s right or wrong in the community. By that measure, we’re…

Everyone knows Twitch is an amazing place to kick back and watch your favorite streamers playing your favorite games. That’s why it’s easy…

The past five years have seen the Twitch community grow in ways that most of us could have hardly imagined. From the very first Kappa to…

It’s like Fight Club with cards, mics, and Twitch — use your mouth instead of fists! It’s actually nothing like Fight Club.

Today Valve released an announcement clarifying the intended use of Steam’s trading system and OpenID API. Valve specifically notes that…

Prepare yourselves for some love Xbox One fans. Today we’re announcing a fantastic new feature developed in partnership with Microsoft…

Creative engineer? Sandbox builder? Professional architect? None of the above? No problem!

Update: See EVO’s announcement of July 15th.

Since the Channel Feed beta began in March, we’ve been delighted to see all the interesting ways streamers have used their Channel Feeds to…

The circle is now complete. You can now watch Twitch across all of your PlayStation devices! No matter where you are, never miss your…

Yesterday, we launched a new feature called Cheering, accompanied by a virtual good called Bits (see here for the original launch article)…

We at Twitch are well aware that view-bots, follow-bots, and chat-impersonation bots are a persistent frustration. Exploited by a small…

Last year, co-streaming was the talk of E3. Streamers hosted the official Twitch E3 broadcast on their own channels to experience the event…

Just last month, we announced the new Clips feature on Twitch. With the click of a single button, you can create instant highlights of your…

It’s hard to believe, but this E3 marks Twitch’s 5th birthday!

Exciting news everyone! Twitch has partnered up with the ROFLMAO Productions team to put on a special exclusive world-premiere of Pure…

Hey, current and future Twitch developers!

You’ve done it again! With your help we’ve won both the People’s Voice and the judge’s choice awards! *Insert John Cena’s Theme here* Elbow…

Now you can use your PS3 for more than just playing Red Dead Redemption or Demon’s Souls; Twitch has come to enhance your last generation…

You’ve been patient, you’ve been asking for it, and now the time has come. Twitch users in Europe can now enjoy a new and improved…

Twitch Announces Inaugural Presence at SXSW Gaming Expo and Role as Event’s Official Broadcasting Partner

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…

GameBlast16, the UK’s Biggest Charity Event, Returns This Weekend