The cold winter nights are upon us, so we’re throwing a tournament that will turn up the thermostat to 360 degrees of yy no-scope ladderstall hotness. Presenting the Call of Duty CODE Charity Challenge!
This is a one-day event happening this Friday, December 1st, starting at 2pm PT. We’ve got eight teams of four going head-to-head in Call of Duty: WW II to talk smack, have a few laughs, and help us donate $100,000 to charity, including $75,000 to the Call of Duty Endowment, which helps veterans find high-quality careers by supporting groups that prepare them for the job market and by raising awareness of the value vets bring to the workplace.
Oh, and we might also have Hutch, H3CZ, IAMWILDCAT, Nadeshot — who’s been working on his jumpshot with Lebron, and many many more!
You can catch the match on any of the participant’s channels, as well as the main /callofduty Twitch channel with commentary by none other than the very best MLG commentators Clint “Maven” Evans and Jack “CouRageJD” Dunlop.
Starting November 30th — December 6th, get Mode 7’s multi-award-winning genre-defining tactical game Frozen Synapse and its thrilling futuresports follow-up; Frozen Cortex come to Twitch Prime! If you’re not a Twitch Prime member, you can sign up for a free trial at twitchprime.com.
Plan your moves, anticipate your opponent and get ready to immerse yourself in the tense bluff and double-bluff world of simultaneous-turn-based action. Futuristic cyberpunk aesthetics meet nail-biting competitive gameplay, and there’s two huge single player campaigns to explore as well!
What is Twitch Prime?
Twitch Prime is a new premium experience on Twitch that is included with Amazon Prime. Benefits include monthly in-game loot, ad-free viewing on Twitch, a channel subscription every 30 days AND all the benefits of being a prime member. See all the Twitch Prime benefits here.
Check out the full list of Amazon Prime benefits in: US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, Italy and Spain. You can try it for free for 30 days right here, and when you do, you get all the Twitch Prime benefits instantly just by linking your Twitch account to your Amazon account.
Prime Now One and two-hour delivery on tens of thousands of items from Amazon and local stores. Check out Prime Now.
December 1st is world AIDS day. To show our support, December 1st — 7th Twitch is joining forces with (Coca-Cola)RED in the fight to end AIDS — and we hope you’re in too.
On December 2nd from 11:00am to 5:00pm PST, join us on the Arena of Valor channel for the (Coca-Cola)RED Game-A-Thon. Eight of your favorite streamers will square off in an Arena of Valor tournament to raise money for the fight against AIDS. Coca-Cola will be generously matching your donations up to $50,000 for the entire week!
Are you a streamer that wants to show support from your own channel? Here’s how you can do it:
On December 1st, set up the new command !RED with your chatbot (moobot, nightbot, etc.)
Have the chatbot respond to the command with the following line: “Donate & join RED in the fight against AIDS. https://tiltify.com/+red/gameathon”
Put !RED in the title of your stream, so chat knows to try it out
Every 2 minutes a teenager is infected with HIV. In sub-Saharan Africa it costs just 30 cents a day for the life-saving medicine — your donation goes a long way. Your support will help provide HIV testing, counseling, education, and care services to families in sub-Saharan Africa. We hope you’ll join us.
(RED) was founded in 2006 to engage businesses and people in the fight against AIDS. To date, (RED) has generated more than $500 million for the Global Fund to fight AIDS and support HIV/AIDS grants in Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zambia. Global Fund grants that (RED) supports have impacted more than 110 million people with prevention, treatment, counseling, HIV testing and care services.
Last month at Developer Day at TwitchCon, we announced our plans to help you, the developer community, build your business on Twitch. Just as we’ve brought powerful monetization tools to creators, we’re now doing the same for you.
Today, we’re excited to launch In-Extension purchases, available in limited preview.
In-Extension purchases create a marketplace within your Extensions, which streamers can install to enable viewers to see, buy, and use digital goods within them. For example, imagine creating an Extension for a virtual pet where viewers can buy pet food within the experience, or an Extension that lets viewers buy stickers that appear on stream to other viewers.This creates further opportunity to customize and enhance interactions between streamers and their viewers, all while fueling your creativity by allowing you to monetize.
To start, we’ve partnered with a few developers for this limited preview. You can see these in action on select channels here. When viewers buy an item within an Extension, they support both the developer and the streamer, who share the revenue.
These Extensions enable viewers to purchase digital items within them.
Death’s Door by Shiny Shoe: In this gothic horror RPG Extension, viewers can purchase “Spirit Bombs,” consumable items that can cause an on-screen explosion, grant an in-game boost, or move the community closer to unlocking the next goal.
Live Pet by Porcupine: In this pet game Extension, viewers can engage with a streamer’s pet and purchase items and powerups to boost its progression.
We’re excited to roll this out to the entire community of developers very soon. Please let us know if you’re interested in building an Extension with the ability to monetize, and share your feedback with us in the forums.
Get a free helmet skin when you watch Path of Exile on Twitch.
Earn free Drops on Twitch when you watch Path of Exile, the dark fantasy action RPG from Grinding Gear Games. Drops is a fun and easy way to get in-game rewards just for watching your favorite channels on Twitch.
Watch your favorite Path of Exile streamer on Twitch.
That’s it! You now have a chance to earn one of 22 awesome cosmetic helmet skins as you conquer evil in Oriath.
If you’re not sure who to watch, head over to ZiggyDLive’s channel at 1:30PT today to get in on the free loot. This event will run until December 18, so get started soon!
New to Path of Exile? Path of Exile is free to play — get it here, and learn more about how to earn Drops on Twitch here.
Don’t worry, we’re not planning on gatecrashing your next Sunday roast. We’re talking about the savory, crispy taste of virtual victory that comes after a successful round of PUBG.
We’re on the hunt for your best plays, fails, and funny footage from PLAYERUNKOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS streams on Twitch. Any and all streamers (not just Partners) are encouraged to participate! All you need to do is send us your footage, include a few details about you and your channel, and give us your permission to use the footage in an untitled (but very exciting) video project about PLAYERUNKNOWN and the PUBG phenomenon, produced by Twitch Studios.
These are the video specs we’re looking for — make sure your video meets these or we won’t be able to use it:
Length: 30–60 seconds Size: 1920 x 1080 FPS: 29.97/30 Encoding: MP4 Bitrate: 15 Mbps or higher
Send your videos and tell us a bit about your experience of playing PUBGhere. The submission period ends on January 1, so you can take advantage of the holiday break to get in some solid lootin’ and shootin’ time.
When we can tell you more, we’ll tell you right here, so keep your eyes on the Twitch Blog.
Get hyped for this week’s Twitch Prime Legend in Madden Ultimate Team: linebacker LAWRENCE TAYLOR, with an 83 OVR!
Hailed as one of the GOAT’s, LT tore up the NFL from ’81-’93 with the New York Giants. He won 2 Super Bowls, was first-team All-Pro for nine straight seasons, racked up a ridiculous 132 sacks, and is one of only two defensive players in the history of the NFL to win the MVP award. He didn’t just change other team’s game plans, he changed the game itself.
“Lawrence Taylor, defensively, has had as big an impact as any player I’ve ever seen. He changed the way defense is played, the way pass-rushing is played, the way linebackers play and the way offenses block linebackers.”
– John Madden
If that’s not a legend, we don’t know what is. So add LT to your squad and show these young bucks how the game is played.
About Twitch Prime Legends
We’re teaming up with EA Sports Madden NFL 18 to give Twitch Prime Members at least an 83 rated Madden Ultimate Team Twitch Prime Legend and Collectible every week from 8/22–2/3. That’s up to 25 retired NFL ballers for you to add to your roster, plus collectibles to jack up their stats to a 90 OVR.
When you join Twitch Prime, you can claim your 83 rated Lawrence Taylor + 1 Collectible in addition to an 85 OVR Reggie White + 5 Collectibles, allowing you to automatically start with a 90 OVR Legend immediately. So start a free 30-day trial, or link your current Prime account to Twitch here.
NOTE: Throughout the promotion, Twitch Prime Legends will be available to players who have claimed them for 30 days after the Twitch Prime Legend is release. Players must log into Madden at least once every 30 days to receive weekly content.
Watch Thursday Night Football With your Prime Membership
That’s not all Prime Members get this Football Season! Starting September 28th we’ll be streaming select TNF games on Prime Video, where we’ll reveal the upcoming week’s Legend.
Watch Twitch Streams to Get Even More MUT Content!
As if that weren’t enough, Twitch viewers can earn even more goodies just for watching their favorite Madden broadcasters — all through the magic of Twitch Drops. Every Friday from now until the end of the NFL season, we’re teaming up with EA Sports to feature select members of the Madden streaming community. Tune into one of these Friday streams and you’ll have a chance to win a Madden Ultimate Team pack. To find out which channels are part of the fun throughout the season, be sure to keep an eye on twitch.tv/eamaddennfl.
To learn more about our Madden benefits go to twitch.amazon.com/madden.
What is Twitch Prime?
Twitch Prime is a new premium experience on Twitch that is included with Amazon Prime. Benefits include monthly in-game loot, ad-free viewing on Twitch, a channel subscription every 30 days AND all the benefits of being a prime member. See all the Twitch Prime benefits here.
Check out the full list of Amazon Prime benefits in: US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, Italy and Spain. You can try it for free for 30 days right here, and when you do, you get all the Twitch Prime benefits instantly just by linking your Twitch account to your Amazon account.
Prime Now One and two-hour delivery on tens of thousands of items from Amazon and local stores. Check out Prime Now.
A rogue-lite river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators. If you’re not a Twitch Prime member, you can sign up for a free trial at twitchprime.com.
From the Art Director of BioShock and a team of veterans of the BioShock, Halo, Guitar Hero and Rock Band series comes The Flame in the Flood.
Travel by foot and by raft down a procedurally-generated river as you scrounge for resources, craft tools, remedy afflictions, evade the vicious wildlife, and most importantly, stay ahead of the coming rains.
What is Twitch Prime?
Twitch Prime is a new premium experience on Twitch that is included with Amazon Prime. Benefits include monthly in-game loot, ad-free viewing on Twitch, a channel subscription every 30 days AND all the benefits of being a prime member. See all the Twitch Prime benefits here.
Check out the full list of Amazon Prime benefits in: US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, Italy and Spain. You can try it for free for 30 days right here, and when you do, you get all the Twitch Prime benefits instantly just by linking your Twitch account to your Amazon account.
Prime Now One and two-hour delivery on tens of thousands of items from Amazon and local stores. Check out Prime Now.
Twitch fans, welcome to the first ever Twitch Holiday Sale! We thought about wearing sandwich boards to share the news, but this seemed way better.
To celebrate the holiday season and show our appreciation to you, we’re kicking off several days of major discounts across tons of things you love on Twitch. We’ve got great games on sale, a deal on Bits, and multiple discounts on Twitch merch.
Read on to get an early peek at all the deals and see which ones you’re excited for most.
Games on Sale
Starting today, we’ve got major titles from publishers like Ubisoft and Fullbright on discount.
Enjoying those Twitch streams for new games like South Park: The Fractured But Whole and Assassin’s Creed: Origins? Pick them up at 25% and 17% off, respectively. Or were you thinking about picking up Aspyr’s Observer, but didn’t get around to it? Get it now on Twitch at 25% off.
This one’s available to everyone on Twitch, including you, dear reader. From Friday, Nov. 24 through Monday, Nov. 27, get 2500 Bits for just $25!
Score this deal at bits.twitch.tv starting Friday, once per account.
Merch on Sale
We recently launched our very own merch store so that Twitch fans like you can show off your Twitch pride wherever you go. Starting Nov. 24, tons of items are going on discount.
Merch deals will change depending on the day, so take a look at what we’ve got planned and get your shopping done on the day that works best for you!
Shop more to save more on Black Friday Nov. 24
No matter where you live, get into the Black Friday spirit with deep discounts on all Twitch Essentials. On Nov. 24 only, you can get:
It’s the perfect time of the year to get cozy on your couch (or gaming chair) with a cup of something hot and dig into all your favorite games, shows, and streams. Twitch is here to help you do that in style with a brand new drop of holiday themed items for you and all the awesome people in your life!
Starting today, normal cups have become obsolete. Now that you can drink your hot chocolate from an oversized Glitch Mug, there’s simply no going back. And for those of you with a penchant for the outdoors (RIP summer), Twitch has got you covered with our Plaid Camper Mug. Other new items include an ornament set featuring two tree bulbs, letting you proudly display Glitch all season long.
And of course, what holiday season would be complete without gifts? Not only are the new Twitch sweatshirts (his & hers) the perfect gift, but you can also wrap them up in Glitch wrapping paper.
Check out all the super sweet ways you can show off your Twitch pride on our Twitch Store, and don’t forget to show us your very own Twitch Style on Twitter @Twitch with the hashtag #Twitchwear!
Twitch is dedicated to cultivating creativity and innovation within its developer community. To this end we have collaborated with Amazon Web Services to launch the Twitch Extensions AWS Credits Program.
The aim of this program is to provide selected developers the opportunity to create proof-of-concepts for new and interesting Twitch Extensions. Those approved will receive the support of Twitch and AWS through the direct application of AWS Promotional Credits to the AWS accounts of selected developers.
If you have a great idea for a Twitch Extension — and the team to build it — you are encouraged to apply! We’re particularly interested in seeing you create Twitch Extensions that:
Unlock new modes of interactivity between streamers and their viewers
Allow streamers to gain new insights into the sentiment of their viewers
Do fun and cool things with visualizing stream metadata and API data
Applicants must ensure their application is complete and correct prior to submission. No additional information will be considered during the selection process. Applications containing incorrect information or omissions will not be considered for approval.
You may submit one application per month, and developers with multiple compelling ideas may also be selected for more than one project. Applications will be reviewed once a month.
Selection Criteria
As stated, the purpose of this program is to support the innovation of Twitch developers. We are excited to see what you come up with, and are particularly excited to see ideas that unlock new levels of interactivity and innovation for Twitch creators and their viewers. All completed submissions will be evaluated by Twitch and AWS on the criteria below.
Customer value: How will this Extension serve Twitch creators?
Business potential: Potential for Extension to build viable business over time
Creativity & innovation: Ability to amaze and delight viewers when engaging with a stream
Use of AWS services: How will you use AWS services to power your Extension?
Program Details
Each approved developer will be onboarded with an introduction to members of the Twitch Developers team along with relevant support documentation and — of course — AWS Promotional Credits applied directly to their specified AWS account. Developers accepted into the program are also encouraged to communicate across teams to help build through shared learning and value. This will be facilitated through the use of the Twitch Desktop App.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and will be reviewed and selected in groups once a month. You can submit one application per month.
When and how will I be notified of the results of my application?
We’ll notify you via email within 60 days of your submission.
What happens if I’m selected?
You will be notified via email.
Then you celebrate!
Then you get to work.
What happens if I’m not selected?
Keep working on that idea, re-work your proposal, and re-apply next month for consideration.
How are submissions evaluated?
We’re particularly excited to see ideas that unlock new levels of interactivity and innovation for streamers and their viewers. All completed submissions will be evaluated by Twitch and AWS on the criteria below.
Customer value: How will this serve Twitch content creators?
Business potential: Prospects of building a viable business via the Extension over time
Creativity & innovation: Ability to amaze and delight viewers when engaging with a stream
Use of AWS services: How will you use AWS services to power your Extension?
Can I submit more than one idea / application?
Yes, you absolutely can! But please submit each idea separately, and only one per month.
Do I need to build an Extension before I submit an application?
No, you can submit an idea in any stage of development!
AWS Promotional Credits will be awarded by AWS and Twitch based on the criteria above. By accepting the AWS Credits you agree to describe your experience developing your Extension for our use in promoting Extensions and AWS. AWS Credits received under this offer may only be used for testing and development of your Extension, not for production usage, and are subject to the AWS Promotional Credit Terms and Conditions, currently available at https://aws.amazon.com/awscredits.
We’re adding some (literal) character to the default profile pic.
Today we updated the default lightning bolt profile image with some new personalities. These characters have made a cameo or two on Twitch before, and now they’re here to spruce up the old default profile pic. You can choose one of seven new image options under the Profile Picture section of your profile settings.
Of course, you can still upload your own photo. We increased the maximum file size limit from 3MB to 10MB, so you can be 3.33x more creative.
As always, we’d love to hear your feedback. Let us know what you think @twitch!
We’re publicly releasing the nearly 30 million inactive usernames that were used on Twitch’s predecessor, Justin.tv.
These highly coveted names have been unavailable since we retired the Justin.tv brand a few years ago, but we’re excited to finally make them available again. You’re welcome, xXNewbLord07Xx.
To commemorate this, we’re resetting the 60-day rename cooldown on all accounts that have changed their names already. Simply go to your Profile Settings. Beside your username you’ll see text indicating that you’re eligible to make a name change.
Once you’ve changed your name, the abandoned username will be held by Twitch for a minimum of six months. We may decide to return it to the pool of available usernames for the community and new users. We will not recycle Partner usernames, except in special circumstances.
We often receive requests for taken but inactive usernames. Unfortunately, at this time, we still do not accept direct requests to take a name from another existing account. Inactive usernames are subject to our username recycle and reuse policy. Please see this blog for more information on how that works.
Please note, streamers, that you will lose access to your dashboard stats if you change your username. To preserve your streamer stats, you must export them prior to changing your username. It should also be noted that the URL for your channel page will change and the old one will not redirect to your new one, so be sure to update the link wherever you are using it externally.
There is a lot to consider when changing your username, but we hope you’ll get some good use out of this tool.
*Important clarification to Affiliates only: An earlier email stated that affiliate usernames will not be recycled. We want to clarify that if you change your username, your old username may be recycled after 6 months.
Shortly after TwitchCon we began introducing new features that make it easier for you to show love to your favorite streamers with Bits and Subs. Today, we’re happy to announce the next: starting now, you’ll be able to buy Bits with PayPal in the US and the EU (see the full list of countries in the FAQ below).
We think this one will open the door to Bits for many of you who, until now, weren’t able to participate in glorious Cheer hype moments like these…
FAQ
Where will I see the option to buy Bits with PayPal?
A. If you are in the US or one of the EU countries listed below, you can buy Bits on any Twitch channel that has Bits enabled by clicking the ‘Get Bits’ button above the video player. Once you select the bundle you want to buy, you will be able to choose PayPal as a payment method. PayPal may be an option when purchasing bits on iOS and Android devices if you reside in a country where Apple or Google offer PayPal for in-app purchases.
Do Bits still include protection from chargebacks for the streamer, even if they were bought with PayPal?
A. Yes, Bits still provides chargeback protection for the streamer whether they were purchased via PayPal or another method.
I bought Bits thru Amazon in the past, but I’d like to switch to PayPal. How do I do that?
A. Begin your Bits purchase as usual. Once you reach the confirmation screen shown below, click on “Change payment service” in the upper right, and then you will see the option to choose PayPal for your purchase.
In which countries is Bits purchase with PayPal available?
A. We will offer PayPal for Bits purchase in the US, and the following countries in Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom
Get your hit stick ready, because this week’s Twitch Prime Legend is Houston Oilers bruiser Earl Campbell, with an 83 OVR!
Normally running backs try to avoid defenders, but Earl Campbell just ran right through them. Drafted #1 by the Oilers in 1978, he had an immediate impact on defender’s bodies and the league as a whole. He was named NFL Rookie of the Year and the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year in each of his first three seasons. Which is what happens when you average nearly 1,700 rushing yards per season. He was basically the Kool Aid man, busting through defensive brick walls with ease. OHHHH YAAAA, he was filthy.
After retirement, he founded Earl Campbell Meat Products, Inc. which sells Earl Smoked Sausage and other food products. We recommend buying some of that protein so you can be strong like Earl.
About Twitch Prime Legends
We’re teaming up with EA Sports Madden NFL 18 to give Twitch Prime Members at least an 83 rated Madden Ultimate Team Twitch Prime Legend and Collectible every week from 8/22–2/3. That’s up to 25 retired NFL ballers for you to add to your roster, plus collectibles to jack up their stats to a 90 OVR.
When you join Twitch Prime, you can claim your 83 rated Earl Campbell + 1 Collectible in addition to an 85 OVR Reggie White + 5 Collectibles, allowing you to automatically start with a 90 OVR Legend immediately. So start a free 30-day trial, or link your current Prime account to Twitch here.
NOTE: Throughout the promotion, Twitch Prime Legends will be available to players who have claimed them for 30 days after the Twitch Prime Legend is release. Players must log into Madden at least once every 30 days to receive weekly content.
Watch Thursday Night Football With your Prime Membership
That’s not all Prime Members get this Football Season! Starting September 28th we’ll be streaming select TNF games on Prime Video, where we’ll reveal the upcoming week’s Legend.
Watch Twitch Streams to Get Even More MUT Content!
As if that weren’t enough, Twitch viewers can earn even more goodies just for watching their favorite Madden broadcasters — all through the magic of Twitch Drops. Every Friday from now until the end of the NFL season, we’re teaming up with EA Sports to feature select members of the Madden streaming community. Tune into one of these Friday streams and you’ll have a chance to win a Madden Ultimate Team pack. To find out which channels are part of the fun throughout the season, be sure to keep an eye on twitch.tv/eamaddennfl.
To learn more about our Madden benefits go to twitch.amazon.com/madden.
What is Twitch Prime?
Twitch Prime is a new premium experience on Twitch that is included with Amazon Prime. Benefits include monthly in-game loot, ad-free viewing on Twitch, a channel subscription every 30 days AND all the benefits of being a prime member. See all the Twitch Prime benefits here.
Check out the full list of Amazon Prime benefits in: US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, Italy and Spain. You can try it for free for 30 days right here, and when you do, you get all the Twitch Prime benefits instantly just by linking your Twitch account to your Amazon account.
Prime Now One and two-hour delivery on tens of thousands of items from Amazon and local stores. Check out Prime Now.
For over 25 years, professional wrestler Tommy Dreamer has pushed his body to the limit to entertain audiences worldwide. He helped change the face of wrestling as we know it during his years as the “Innovator of Violence.” Now he’s about to do it again as his promotion, House of Hardcore, airs live, exclusively on Twitch for the very first time this Saturday, November 18 at 5PM PT.
House of Hardcore was founded to be what Tommy Dreamer calls “an alternative viewing option for professional wrestling.” It’s one part legendary wrestlers, one part young stars, and a whole lot of blood, sweat and tears inside the squared circle. As Dreamer states more succinctly, House of Hardcore is “No politics. No BS. Just wrestling.”
It’s also no coincidence that the first House of Hardcore show on Twitch will emanate from The 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA. You may not be familiar with its present name, but long time wrestling fans definitely know the legend of the world’s most notorious bingo hall. “I brought my first Twitch show to the Arena purposely,” says Dreamer. “I got to witness so many wrestling moments live in ECW. Being able to now give those same type of moments to wrestling fans means everything to me. It’s been my home for a long time and will continue to be till the day I die.”
So, what’s in store for House of Hardcore’s first-ever live Twitch event? Tommy Dreamer vs. Joey Mercury in a first blood match, Nick Aldis vs. Billy Gunn, appearances by Austin Aries, MVP, Shane Douglas and much more. Watch and chat with other wrestling fans at 5 PM PT this Saturday, November 18, exclusively on Twitch.tv/HouseOfHardcore.
Twitch prime offers up the game that PAX founders, Gabe & Tycho, deemed “a national treasure”. If you’re not a Twitch Prime member, you can sign up for a free trial at twitchprime.com.
DubWars is an action-packed arcade shooter that successfully combines music and gaming in a way never seen before. The game has been compared to the likes of Geometry Wars and Rez but the comparisons end once you realize that there is no ‘fire’ button.
Wait, a twin-stick shooter with no fire button? How can that be?
In DubWars, the music becomes your weapon as they fire in sync to the rhythm of the song. The developers teamed up with incredible EDM and Dubstep artists to create unique weapons and power ups that fire to the beat of the music. Bass, up beats, and, of course “The DROP” of each song all factor into each level’s excitement (and difficulty). You’ll need to analyze the risk and reward of taking on enemies, collecting ‘wubs’, or just frantically surviving the song.
10 custom-built levels with amazing visuals and effects!
Discover and support both up-and-coming musicians and your favorite established artists!
Learn about the artists and where you can follow them, as well as download their other music
Progress through three difficulty modes by mastering the music and upgrading your ship
Complete objectives and Steam achievements, collect Trading Cards, and top the leaderboards!
“One game really stood out and quickly provided long hours of play, lots of cheers……and head-bobbing. That game was DubWars.” NerdFu
With music, we’ve all experienced the buildup and anticipation waiting for that beat to “DROP”. DubWars amps that feeling up to 11 and, if you can survive long enough to experience the payoff, destroying a powerful enemy with a massive wall of noise is one of the most satisfying twin-stick experiences out there today.
“If ever there was a game for EDM — it is DubWars” 5 Stars — Without the Sarcasm
The game features ten (10) stages that span underwater levels to a “Giant Alien Brain DJ” headlining a concert. Each stage has multiple levels of difficulty which ramp and amp up the challenges to insane levels. The game also allows you to discover and support both up-and-coming musicians and your favorite established artists including:
– Omni — Urban Metaphor
– Dubsective — Synergy
– Spock — Break It Up
– Minecraft Universe — Eclipse
– Celldweller — Tough Guy (Tim Ismag Remix)
– Varien — Metalworks
– Minesweepa — Leviathan
– Totally Sick — Distorted
– Summer School — Choose Your Weapon
– NGHTMRE — MTRD
– James Egbert — Menu Music
What is Twitch Prime?
Twitch Prime is a new premium experience on Twitch that is included with Amazon Prime. Benefits include monthly in-game loot, ad-free viewing on Twitch, a channel subscription every 30 days AND all the benefits of being a prime member. See all the Twitch Prime benefits here.
Check out the full list of Amazon Prime benefits in: US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, Italy and Spain. You can try it for free for 30 days right here, and when you do, you get all the Twitch Prime benefits instantly just by linking your Twitch account to your Amazon account.
Prime Now One and two-hour delivery on tens of thousands of items from Amazon and local stores. Check out Prime Now.
If you watched the TwitchCon Keynote, you might remember which announcement got the loudest cheer from the crowd: Subscription Gifting. We said it would be here in time for holiday shopping, and now we’re here to deliver! Starting today, you can gift 1-month subs to anyone on Twitch!
Since TwitchCon, we’ve been on a mission to launch new features that make it easier for you to show love to your favorite streamers. With the launch of Sub Gifting, we’re 66.7% of the way there! Next up: Purchasing Bits with PayPal. So stay tuned.
How does Subscription Gifting work?
We all know someone that deserves a gift sub. Maybe they are especially kind or encouraging to others. Maybe they have the best memes. But for whatever reason they haven’t been able join the party and sub. Now you can open the door and invite them in with a 1-month gift sub at the $4.99, $9.99, or $24.99 level.
Just click their name in chat and when their user card pops up you’ll see a Gift a Sub button. Or you can click the Subscribe button at the top of the channel page, select Gift a Sub and then type their username into the search field to select your recipient.
After you’ve completed your purchase, you can choose to show a message in chat that you’ve just gifted a sub to someone. We’ll let your recipient know they’ve received a gift via Notifications in the upper right corner of twitch.tv. You’ll see any subscriptions you’ve been gifted on your subscriptions management page.
Now you can support the streamers you love, and make someone’s day who deserves a sub with Subscription Gifting. Give the gift of Twitch for the holidays, birthdays, or just because.
Partners and Affiliates: Create a Sub Gift Wishlist with Heroes, by GameWisp
As a perfect compliment to Subscription Gifting, we have a brand new Extension for Partners and Affiliates called Heroes, by GameWisp.
Heroes lets streamers shine a spotlight on the people who make Twitch incredible every day. Through Heroes’ Sub Gift Wishlist, Partners and Affiliates who install the Extension can call out viewers they feel are most deserving of sub gifts. Fans can then gift those lucky viewers a subscription right from the extension. Install it here.
FAQ
Can I gift someone a $9.99 or $24.99 sub?
A. Yes, you can gift a subscription at all three price points: $4.99, $9.99 or $24.99.
Does a gifted sub count towards sub tenure? In other words, would a gifted sub extend my sub tenure if I canceled my sub but were still within the grace period for sub tenure?
A. Yes, a gifted sub will preserve/continue your sub tenure.
If I receive a gift sub to a channel I’ve never subbed to before, and after the gifted month I decide to continue the sub, does my tenure start at month one or month two?
A. Your tenure would start at month two, because gifted subs count toward sub tenure.
Can I buy a subscription to a channel for which I was gifted a sub?
A. Yes, you can! When you have an active gift subscription to a channel, you can purchase a subscription either using the subscription button in the upper right of the video player, or on your subscription management page. You will not be charged until after your gift subscription ends.
I tried to give someone a sub, and the Gift a Sub button is greyed out. Why?
A. If someone is already Subscribed or Banned in the channel, they cannot receive Gifts Subs in that channel. Banned users cannot send Gifts in channels where they are banned.
Can I buy someone an upgraded sub as a gift? My friend has a $4.99 sub and I want to gift him an upgrade to a $24.99 sub for a month.
A. Upgrades are not currently available through Subscription Gifting.
Can I buy someone a recurring sub?
A. Not at the moment. Gift subscriptions last one month.
Can I decline to receive a gifted subscription?
A. When someone gifts you a sub, you will automatically receive the subscription, and the Partner or Affiliate subscribed to will receive the support from that subscription. You may choose to disable the subscription benefits if that channel does not suit you, but we want to make sure the support still goes to that streamer, as the gifter intended. You can disable Gift Subscription benefits from your Subscriptions management page.
Are gifted subscriptions refundable?
A. No. All purchases are final.
How about team subscriptions?
A. Subscription Gifting is not available for team subscriptions at this time.
Can I gift a sub from the mobile apps or from subs.twitch.tv?
A. Gifting is not currently available from our mobile apps nor from subs.twitch.tv.
Can I gift a subscription through my Twitch Prime free subscription
A. No, Twitch Prime subscription can not be used to gift a subscription to another user.
“Creators first” isn’t just one of Twitch’s values; it’s at the center of everything we do. And this year at TwitchCon we announced three new features for creators like you.
The first feature, Raids, launched shortly after TwitchCon. And today we’re so excited to tell you more about Achievements and Stream Summary, and how they’ll help you grow.
Our goal is to set up creators for success, so we listened to you about your biggest roadblocks and requests: more transparency when striving toward Affiliate or Partner status, and faster and better stream analytics. The following tools tackle these issues head on. Big or small, new or veteran, from gaming to baking, all creators can enjoy these new benefits.
These are the two exciting new features ready for you today:
Achievements: For many creators, becoming an Affiliate or a Partner is the dream. But the requirements to get there, and your progress along those steps, haven’t always been clear. Built with that in mind, Achievements are milestones that encourage creators to learn streaming best practices and interact with their communities. Following these milestones will give creators a clear roadmap to grow toward and apply for Affiliate or Partnership status.
Some of the achievements available to streamers starting today.
Stream Summary: Stream Summary shows you the information you’ll want to know about your past streams, all on one page. The page includes per-stream performance stats, top clips, top traffic sources, achievement progress, streaming tips and more.
Stream summary highlights top information about your last stream.
Want to learn more? Visit our help portals for all the information you need on Achievements, Stream Summary, and in case you missed it the first time around, Raids.
This is just the start of what’s to come. As always, your feedback is essential in showing us how best to move forward. Let us know how we’re doing on achievements, stream summary and raids.
Example of a follow action in an Extension — a button initiating a native follow confirmation box
Good news for all Extension developers! We’re making it easier to enable Twitch functionality within Extensions, starting with follows.
You can now prompt users to follow specific channels within your Extension while maintaining the flexibility of creating a design and experience that matches your Extension and use case.
Follows are just the start, and we’ll continue putting the power of the Twitch toolbox into your hands. We’re looking forward to helping you integrate additional types of Twitch actions into your Extensions–such as username sharing, following an event, subscribing, or cheering.
TwitchCon was home to many competitions, but beyond the H1Z1 arena teeming with screaming fans and streaming celebrities, past the expo floor with mobile gaming showdowns and esports exhibition matches, one fierce fight was tucked away from the rest. At the end of a hallway, only dull chatter and the click-clack of keyboards could be heard.
These were the sounds of the TwitchCon Hackathon.
Photo courtesy of Gary Tong
We invited university students from all over the country to come to TwitchCon and compete in teams of up to four for 24 hours straight as they raced against the clock to build software projects using Twitch’s suite of developer products. For some of them, it was their first exposure to Twitch’s API. For others, it was their first hackathon entirely — drawn forth by their love for our platform and a desire to improve the experience.
All in all, we saw 101 student developers flock to Long Beach last weekend representing a host of schools in Southern California as well as a few visitors from out-of-state, including representatives from Brown University, Arizona State University, and the University of Florida. The hackathon venue was the only room in the convention center open overnight, and most students took it as the free lodging it was: a stroll at 3am showed most of the participants asleep at their tables, on the couches outside the room, or on air mattresses.
Photo courtesy of Gary Tong
Despite sleep deprivation and the ever-alluring draw of ditching the Hackathon to attend a Meet and Greet with DrDisRespectLIVE, our participants submitted an impressive 24 projects. Here are a few of the favorites:
Photo courtesy of Gary Tong
Twitch Audio Split Stream: An extension that encodes certain audio sources from a stream with special “optional” markers, allowing users the ability to either receive or deny them. The demonstration showed how a viewer could mute the streamer’s background music while still preserving their commentary.
Photo courtesy of Gary Tong
Kappa Cloud: A data visualization that showed the popularity of all emotes used on a particular stream. Similar to a word cloud, more frequently used emotes would get larger the more they were used.
Photo courtesy of Gary Tong
Surprise Me!: A chrome extension that suggests a random streamer for the user to view, specifically focusing on streamers that are on the border of “making it big” with around 500 active viewers.
We were amazed by the ingenuity and tenacity shown by the hackers, and we can’t wait to see where they will take their projects in the future. We also want to give a huge shout-out to Major League Hacking, the official student hackathon league, for supporting our event and providing us with invaluable resources and expertise along the way. Thanks so much for joining us all in Long Beach, and we can’t wait to see what you build next year!
Calling all esport gamers, fans, viewers, and diehards!
Streaming live from London, November 13th at 8:30pm GMT is NOW TV’s 2017 Esports Industry Awards event. Tune in to see the movers and shakers of competitive gaming — Recognition will be given players, game publishers, media, hardware providers, live events organizers, and personalities.
About Esports competition is, at it’s very core, about showcasing excellence and shining the spotlight on the very best in each community but what happens once the lights fade, the stage is packed away and the process starts again for another tournament, another game, another group of players? This ceremony is designed to honor not only those in the limelight, but the behind-the-scenes folks that bring the entire world of esports together.
How winners are selected (you!) Each of the 22 awards is open to the public to nominate their #1 pick, then once the list of finalists is released, the vote goes back out to the community to be the deciding voice if our panel come to a stalemate. If you haven’t voted yet, there may still be time by casting your ballot here.
Five of the awards are selected 100% based on the votes of esports fans all over the world.
Among the awards this year we have 6 new categories including Esports Videographer of the Year, Play of the Year, and Unsung Hero.
Finalists in the Play of the Year category are selected each month by the community from our Play of the Month shortlist. Working with the King of the POTM, TommyT999, we’ve pulled together the finest plays from global competitions to showcase just how amazing esports can be.
The Unsung Hero Award not only gives us a chance to raise the profile of those who really deserve it but also lets teams, fans, and event organizers get behind those individuals without whom they couldn’t do what they do, those people who are first through the door and last home at night but always have a smile on their face.
The finalists in the Unsung Hero category really epitomize everything that our awards represent — the passion, commitment and drive to be the absolute best at what you do in the arena of esports.
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