Announcing the Twitch Prime Crown Cup, featuring Apex Legends

Reading Time: 3 minutesTwitch Prime is teaming up with EA to create a Prime Day experience like no other: the Twitch Prime Crown Cup in Las Vegas, featuring Apex Legends. Starting at 2PM PT on July 13, this year’s event brings music, movie, and streaming celebrities together with Prime members in an epic battle live on twitch.tv/twitchprime to […]

Superfans welcome: Subscriber Streams are coming to Twitch

Reading Time: 4 minutesCommunities are the :bleedPurple: heart of Twitch. When streamers and their viewers come together week after week to bond over the things they love, they build authentic connections that make Twitch a place like none other. Creators often ask us for new and better ways to reward their viewers; VIP badges and custom Sub emotes are […]

10 Tips for Building Twitch Extensions

Reading Time: 8 minutesA little introduction Twitch Extensions create new ways to bring Twitch streamers and viewers together, to create amazing content, and to connect games to a live broadcast. But like any new technology, it can feel overwhelming to start using it. I’m Breci, a member of the Twitch Developer community, I currently work as a full-stack […]

Updating Component Extensions: Twitch Client Beta

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe recently announced an upcoming design update to component Extensions that will change the way streamers and viewers activate and interact with them. Developers have to make UI changes to their component Extensions by July 31 to capture the benefits in adoption and engagement the new model will provide. Introducing the Extensions Sidebar Our goal […]

Your Developer Experience at TwitchCon 2019!

Reading Time: < 1 minuteOver the past two years, we’ve hosted a dedicated Developer Day the day before TwitchCon. We’re pleased to announce that the developer experience is now fully integrated into TwitchCon San Diego — Friday through Sunday — with a dedicated learning path and fun experiences specific to developers. Developers can learn how to build deeper integrations and interactive experiences on […]

We’re going to E3 and you’ve got shotgun

Reading Time: 3 minutesE3 is the biggest event in gaming, so naturally Twitch will be on-site covering ALL the things. Every announcement, every press conference, every demo, and every crazy unexpected surprise. We’re going to be streaming it all. And this year, we’re making it easy for you to be a part of the show, even if you’re […]

Celebrate Pride Month with LGBTQIA+ creators on Twitch

Reading Time: 4 minutesTwitchBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing May 31 Pride month starts now, and everyone is invited to celebrate. In honor of the diverse voices who call Twitch home, we’re doubling down on supporting LGBTQIA+ creators and their communities by featuring a new streamer every day on the homepage. You can check out the full schedule at the end of this […]

Nine must-have Twitch Extension features

Reading Time: 5 minutesIf you’re building an Extension, these features can encourage streamers to adopt your Extension Twitch Extensions capture the power of the streamer and viewer relationship with a wide range of interactions never before possible on Twitch. In the two years since launch, we’ve seen a set of best-in-class features emerge for driving more interactions and […]

PS5 – Welcome to the future of Gaming

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe French site VR4Player has released the video of a new PlayStation 5 fan concept, which shows a particularly innovative design, certainly not in line with the tradition of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, but even in part recalls the lines of the first historic console Sony. Although curious, the final design of PlayStation 5 will certainly not come […]

PS5 Players Can Play with PS4 Players Using Backwards Compatibility, Sony Confirms

Reading Time: 2 minutes  Cross-generation play was brought up during the company’s most recent investor relations question and answer session. When talking about backwards compatibility in general, vice president John Kodera was quick to add that cross-generation play will be important to the PlayStation community. Keeping existing players invested is clearly of high priority to Sony as it […]

Twitch Prime members: Get Monthly Rift Rewards in League of Legends

Reading Time: 2 minutesTwitch Prime and Riot Games are teaming up to offer Twitch Prime members four months’ worth of content for League of Legends, beginning today. Starting today, Prime members can visit twitch.amazon.com/leagueoflegends to claim a Rift Herald’s Capsule containing two random Skin Shards, one random Legendary Skin Shard, and an exclusive Emote. Once members claim the […]

Mortal Kombat 11 Director Teases Fans Who Want Shaggy DLC

Reading Time: 2 minutesBack in January, a petition to add Shaggy of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated to Mortal Kombat 11 surfaced online and quickly went viral. To date, it has nearly 400,000 signatures and despite being months old, is still getting new signatures every hour. As the petition gained momentum, series creative director Ed Boon chimed in with his […]

GTA 6: 6 Leaked Details You Need To Know

Reading Time: 6 minutesIn a post that’s since been deleted on Pastebin, one user dished some details on Rockstar’s much-anticipated GTA 6. It’d be remiss of anyone to claim these are 100% authentic (Rockstar, as per usual, are saying nothing), and so they must be taken with a pinch of salt – but that post deletion is usually a […]

Twitch Prime members; pirates, ninjas, and alchemists oh my!

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCrunchyroll, the world’s most popular anime brand, is teaming up with Twitch Prime to offer members a special loot offering — 30 days of Crunchyroll Premium for free! This Crunchyroll offering will be the first-ever non-gaming loot available for Twitch Prime members! Be sure to get in and grab yours before it’s gone. Claim here  What is Twitch […]

Charity Extensions: making the world a better place one stream at a time

Reading Time: 3 minutesHelp Cure Cancer, End Hunger, Raise Awareness with Charity in Extensions Twitch is proud to recognize three very special Extensions supporting charitable causes on your favorite broadcasters’ streams throughout 2018 and 2019. Tiltify Donations, DonorDrive’s AFSP Charity Fundraising, and Gamers Beat Cancer by GameChanger unlock the power of Twitch community to drive more donations to […]

GTA 6 : Latest Rockstar news and the FOUR platforms it needs to launch on

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe GTA 6 release date looks as far away as ever but just how long will fans be waiting for the big announcement from Rockstar Games? To put it mildly, GTA 5 is going to be a massive game when it is finally announced by Rockstar Games. But fans still don’t know how long they […]

Anthem update April 23: 1.1.0 patch notes news for PS4 and Xbox One

Reading Time: 9 minutesA NEW Anthem update is being released tomorrow, April 23, with early patch notes revealing what to expect on PS4, Xbox One and PC. UPDATE ONE: Official patch notes have been released today by BioWare, covering all the changes made in Anthem Update 1.1.0. The most noticeable tweaks include the release of the new Sunken Cell […]

New Era: How to launch a game with a Twitch Extension

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Borderlands 3 ECHOcast Extension is driving viewer engagement & building pre-sale buzz months before launch It’s getting harder and harder to break through the noise and build quality buzz in the months leading up to a games’ launch. Gone are the days when a trailer, high-res screenshot, or a basic gameplay reveal event could drive […]

GTA 6 release date update – Great news for fans about Rockstar Games next hit

Reading Time: 3 minutesGTA 6 release date news today includes a big update about the next hit title from Rockstar Games. GTA 6 release date may still be awhile away, but fans of the Rockstar Games series have been delivered an encouraging update ahead of it. GTA 6 rumours have been coming in thick and fast with plenty […]

The importance of mental health for every streamer

Reading Time: 3 minutes5 Mental Health Tips for Online Content CreatorsBy Ross Kerr, The National Alliance on Mental Illness Creating content and connecting with an online audience presents unique challenges. The level of consistency and engagement required to maintain your brand and following can be demanding. It can also be difficult to navigate between personal and work life […]

Twitch Developer Tour Roundup

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat an incredible start to our 2019 Twitch Developer Tour! We traveled to four countries where we met tons of awesome developers and members of the TwitchDev community. We’d like to thank everyone that came out to join us in Tel Aviv, Berlin, Paris, and London! We’d also like to thank all of our partners, […]