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  • Deals are coming: the Blizzard of Bits starts now on Twitch

    Deals are coming: the Blizzard of Bits starts now on Twitch

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    This season, get ready to spread plenty of holiday Cheer.

    Starting now and continuing through December 27, we’re kicking off the Blizzard of Bits on Twitch — three unique deals where you’ll be able to earn extra bits and share them with your friends. Or keep them for yourself… Plus, one of the events will help you donate to Direct Relief, a global humanitarian organization, all while you support your favorite streamers.

    Here’s how the deals work and when you can expect them:

    Now through Cyber Monday, November 21–26

    From 10 AM PT on November 21 through 11:59PM PT on November 26, Purchase 2500 Bits for a special price of $25 AND earn 200 extra bits to give to a friend…or keep for yourself. Everyone who takes advantage of this deal will be emailed their Bits redemption code on 11/29, limit one per person.

    Twitch Hoodie Sale, December 3

    Buy any Twitch hoodie from the Twitch Store on December 3 (12:01AM — 11:59PM PT) and you’ll receive 1500 Bits delivered to your Amazon email address on December 5! This offer is valid for one day only, so don’t miss out! Limit one per person.

    Holiday Season of Giving, December 12–27

    On any Twitch channel, whenever you use Bits to Cheer with #Charity, or use the custom Charity Cheermote, we’ll donate $.20 for every 100 Bits used to Direct Relief. You’ll also unlock a custom charity chat badge. And yes, the creators you support will still keep all of their normal revenue from Bits! The Season of Giving runs from December 12 at 12:01AM PT and ends on December 27 at 11:59PM PT.

    FAQs

    Q: Is Santa Claus real?

    A: Um. Next question.

    Q: What do I need to do to take advantage of each promotion?

    A: 11/21 through Cyber Monday: Buy Bits anywhere on Twitch and select the 2500 bits option for $25. You will receive your code via email on November 29th. Limit one purchase per account, additional terms may apply.

    Twitch Hoodie Sale: Simply complete your purchase of any Hoodie on our site on December 3rd, and you will receive an email with a unique code on December 5th to redeem your 1500 free Bits. Limit one code per Amazon account, regardless of amount of hoodies purchased.

    Holiday Season of Giving: From December 12–27, Cheer on any Twitch Channel with #Charity or use the Charity Cheermote and we’ll donate $.20 for every 100 Bits to Direct Relief, up to $500,000. The Creator you support still receives their full revenue share.

    Q: Are these offers available globally?

    A: These are available anywhere Twitch and Amazon sites are available.

    Q: Is there a limit to how many times I can participate in these promotions?

    A: For offers running from 11/21–11/26, you may only purchase one Bits bundle. For the Hoodie deal, the free bundle of 1500 Bits is limited to 1 per Amazon account, regardless of amount of hoodies purchased. For the Charity component running 12/12–12/27 you can participate as often as you’d like! Twitch will donate up to $500k.

    Q: What channels does this apply to?

    You may use Bits to Cheer on any Partner and Affiliate channel.

    Q: I made a purchase, when will I receive my Bits?

    A: If you purchased between 11/21 and 11/26, you will receive your Bits code via email on 11/29 to your Twitch email address. If you purchased a Hoodie on 12/3, you will receive your Bits code via email on 12/5 to your Amazon email address.

    Q: What about tax and VAT?

    A: The discount is on the base price of the Bits before any taxes/VAT are applied.

    Q: When exactly is this happening?

    A: 11/21 through Cyber Monday: 11/21/2018 at 10 AM PT through 11/26/2018 at 11:59PM PT.

    Twitch Hoodie Sale: 12/3/2018 from 12:01 AM PM to 11:59PM PT.

    Holiday Season of Giving: 12/12/2018 at 12:01AM PT through 12/27 at 11:59PM PT.

    Q: Does this work on purchases and cheers made on Android or iOS Twitch Apps?

    A: Yes, all offers are applicable on Android and iOS.

    Q: What is Cheering?

    A: Cheering with Bits shows support for streamers and celebrates the moments you love with the community, all right in chat. A Cheer is a chat message that uses Bits. Bits emotes can be used one by one, all at once, or anywhere in between. Using many at once shows more support and creates cooler animated emotes.

    Q: How do I cheer?

    A: You can view our full guide to cheering here.

    Q: If I cheer using #Charity, does the streamer still receive the full share they would normally receive?

    A: Absolutely, it is the season of giving after all! We’ll be covering the donation to Direct Relief and the streamer you choose to support will receive the full amount.

    Q: What is Direct Relief?

    A: Direct Relief is a humanitarian aid organization, active in all 50 states and more than 80 countries, with a mission to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies — without regard to politics, religion, or ability to pay. You can learn more about the organization here.

    Q: Where are my promotional Bits?

    A: If you purchased between 11/21 and 11/26, you will receive your Bits code via email on 11/29 to your Twitch email address. If you purchased a Hoodie on 12/3, you will receive your Bits code via email on 12/5 to your Amazon email address.

    For purchases 11/21–11/26, all emails are sent to the verified Twitch email you have on file. Your email must be verified on day of purchase to receive Bits. To make sure you email address is verified, please follow the steps here. If you provide an incorrect email, we will be unable to credit you promotional Bits.

    For hoodie purchases made on 12/3, all emails are sent to the Amazon email you have on file.

    Q: Help, the Bits code I received doesn’t work!

    A: Please make sure no one else has applied your code as they are one-time use only.

    Q: When do the Bits codes expire?

    A: Your Bits code expires on 3/31/2019 at 11:59 PM PT. Make sure to enter your code here before that time.

    Q: I don’t have the right email on file and I didn’t receive the Bits

    A: For purchases made 11/21–11/26 and per the terms and conditions, please make sure you verify your Twitch email on the day of your purchase to ensure you receive the promotional Bits code. For hoodie purchases made on 12/3, the email was sent to your Amazon email address.

    Q: Where’s my Charity Badge?

    A: Your Charity Badge should be available within seconds of Cheering, but occasionally there may be a short delay. If you don’t see your badge after a few minutes, make sure you have it selected from your available badges.

    This is a limited time offer. Twitch reserves the right to modify or cancel the offer at any time. Offer only applies to products and digital content sold by Twitch Inc. (look for “sold by Twitch” on the product or content detail page). Products and digital content sold by third-party sellers or other Amazon entities will not qualify for this offer. Digital content and services are subject to the terms and conditions of the Terms of Sale and the Bits Acceptable Use Policy. Offer good while supplies last. Offer limited to one per customer and account. To receive Bits for the [Bits Black Friday], you will need to verify your email prior to purchase to receive the redemption code.. Offer may not be combined with other offers. Each promotion applies only to qualifying items. If the offer has a minimum purchase requirement, taxes, shipping and handling, and gift wrap charges do not apply when determining the minimum purchase amount. If the offer is for physical goods, the promotional code applies only to items purchased in a single order and shipped at the same speed to a single address. Offer may not be resold. If any of the products or content related to an offer are returned, your refund will equal the amount you paid for the product or content, subject to applicable refund policies. Offer discount will be allocated proportionally among all promotional items in your order. If you violate any of the offer terms, the offer will be invalid. Free products are available only while supplies last. We cannot offer rain checks for promotional items that run out of stock.

    Website: LINK

  • Highlights and Winners from the TwitchCon Hackathon 2018

    Highlights and Winners from the TwitchCon Hackathon 2018

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    This year’s TwitchCon Hackathon saw 70 developers from around the United States come to team up and build Twitch Extensions over the course of just 24 hours. We invited some of Twitch’s partnered broadcasters to participate by offering up challenges for the teams’ Extensions to solve.

    And the hacking begins! Photo courtesy of Bernard Marger.

    At the end of the hackathon, we had 13 diverse Twitch Extensions to show off from our developer teams. You can check out all of the projects on our Devpost page, but here are a few of our favorites:

    KnowClips

    Q. What’s an elevator pitch for your Extension?

    A. KnowClips integrates user-generated Twitch clips into an intuitive video overlay Extension to drive viewer engagement and retention in a stream.

    Q. How did you come up with the idea?

    A. Seung Woo and Nolan initially had the idea to auto-generate Twitch clips from exciting moments in a stream. As a result of technical barriers and time constraints, we realized that would not be feasible. We instead pivoted to an anomaly detection engine that did the opposite: to look for moments of low activity / engagement in the Chat and to recommend Twitch clips to viewers to keep them engaged in the streamer’s content.

    Q. What did you manage to get done in 24 hours?

    A. We managed to build out the anomaly detection engine on top of a Twitch Chat stream by looking at message volume on a given interval. We also managed to build a UI that overlays Twitch clips on top of a stream and embeds a video within the stream window itself to enable easy clip viewing and interaction.

    KnowClips won the grand prize and our partnered broadcaster challenge sponsored by savinthebees: “Build an Extension that gives a viewer the tools they need to promote a streamer’s content.”

    HandEmote

    Q. What’s an elevator pitch for your Extension?

    A. We were tasked with engaging a viewer within 15 seconds to 30 seconds of them joining a stream. So we asked ourselves, “What’s the most natural way of saying hello in real life?…*pause for effect*…You wave! And with that, HandEmote was born. Our product utilizes a Leap Motion to capture the hand movements of someone watching a stream. With our platform, you can wave hello to your favorite streamer and they’ll be immediately alerted that you’ve joined their stream! Since we’re able to capture every hand configuration possible, we thought: “How can we take this to the next level?” Not only are you able to wave at your favorite streamer, but you can also pat them to reassure them after a bad play or you can high five them to show your approval for something good! We’ve completely removed the need to use a keyboard when interacting with your favorite streamer in order to make the most human, realistic interaction possible.

    Q. How did you come up with the idea?

    A. We thought about the feeling of everyone doing the wave together at a concert, feeling that collective power to cheer on a band you all love. We knew that many Extensions already existed that let streamers interact with viewers via a hardware hack on the streamer side, but we wanted to give the power back to the people — to team up and cheer on the streamer they love. Another great source of inspiration came from within our team. Having never met each other before, we somehow became best of friends almost instantly; we’re literally memeing on Discord while we collectively write this on a Saturday evening. With this newfound eternal friendship (and lifelong memories), we decided we wanted to spread this love from our community to Twitch’s.

    Q. What did you manage to get done in 24 hours?

    A.
    – Learn how to build a Twitch Extension
    – Set up React applications for the overlay and the live config
    – Attempt to use Twitch PubSub, fail miserably
    – Integrate Unity 3D to encode and recognize gestures
    – Set up REST calls to get gestures from the Unity 3D application and send to the overlay and live config feed
    – Make tons of people laugh and be surprised by our demo
    – And most importantly: Be a wholesome, loving team with great synergy, communication, and humor!
    – Sleep one hour

    HandEmote won an honorable mention and our partnered broadcaster challenge sponsored by DJTechLive: “Build an Extension that gives a personalized twist to stream engagement.”

    Team HandEmote shows off their work to the judges. Photo courtesy of Bernard Marger.

    Twiffle

    Q. What’s an elevator pitch for your Extension?

    A. Twiffle streamlines the raffle giveaway process with four unique types of raffle giveaways: “custom,” “trivia,” “boundary,” and “random”!

    Q. How did you come up with the idea?

    A. Giveaways and raffles should be more common on Twitch, but setting them up is difficult. There are a lot of pieces which need to come together, purchasing the item, setting up the giveaway and conditions, and finally getting the winner’s information in order to receive the prize. Twiffle solves this problem by: allowing to hold an item directly purchased from eBay (or give game keys directly, etc.), set up what type of giveaway you want to have (currently four supported types), and finally collect the necessary information to give the winner their prize. This cuts out two of the most inconvenient current problems when making a giveaway and will promote more giveaways at a higher frequency, allowing for more viewer/streamer interaction.

    Q. What did you manage to get done in 24 hours?

    A. We managed to get a simple Python 3 backend using the latest async I/O features running in tandem with a Twitch Extension frontend that was built with Javascript and ReactJS. We were able to pull live item listings data from eBay all the way to the checkout process. We chose to use the eBay API instead of the Amazon API as there is an implemented break of endpoints between submitting card details for a card transaction and actually finalizing a transaction. This was necessary for the streamer end, so that they may fulfill billing information and for a stream viewer to “finish” the transaction by placing their shipping address. The Python 3 backend also sported universal multi-processing queue endpoints which allow for fast, in-memory based push/pull event messaging, which supported a lot of real-time events/notifications that need to be made on a granular app/user level for the Extension.

    Twiffle won an honorable mention.

    Twitchlight

    Q. What’s an elevator pitch for your Extension?

    A. Twitchlight is a Twitch Extension (and more!) that allows streamers to interact with their viewers through a physical decor piece: an LED strip light that flashes colors in response to special events like subscriptions and to communicate the winner of streamer-initiated polls. Instead of an overlay on the screen, viewers can control a physical device that sits right beside the streamer and in the camera frame. Twitchlight is also a customized branding tool, for the LED lights can be used to create logos of streamers.

    Q. How did you come up with the idea?

    A. We searched for a creative way to promote streamer engagement with viewers, but we wanted to something different from a normal overlay. The LED lights were an appealing new challenge to tackle since none of us had solid hardware experience, so we decided to make a “real-life overlay”!

    Q. What did you manage to get done in 24 hours?

    A. We put together the LED piece by constructing the Twitch logo out of strip lights, which we programmed with Arduino to flash specific colors. Our Node.js Extension listened for special events like subscriptions and donations, flashing the lights to celebrate. Streamers could also administer polls by typing in questions, choices, and their corresponding colors. Within a certain time frame, viewers vote by sending emotes of that specific color, and the color of the winning choice is flashed by the strip lights. We also created an overlay that would assist the LED light in flashing the winning color and communicating the poll questions and event celebrations.

    Twitchlight won our partnered broadcaster challenge sponsored by wish: “Build an Extension that helps a streamer celebrate a subscription.”

    StreamerTrivia

    Q. What’s an elevator pitch for your Extension?

    A. Streamer Trivia is a Family Feud-style quiz Extension that allows viewers to guess what the broadcaster would answer to a multiple choice question and collect points over time by guessing correctly. It’s a great way for for the streamers to bond with their viewers and for viewers to show how well they know a streamer!

    The streamer will send out a request for a set number of questions and the first viewers to respond to that question will get to create a short multiple choice question that follows channel guidelines. Once the viewers create questions, the streamer will review and answer them. The streamer can reject any questions that don’t follow channel guidelines. After the streamer answers a question, viewers have a minute to guess what the streamer would answer. Once all the answers are in, the correct answer is revealed and viewers are awarded points based off of how right they are! Scores are tallied in a leaderboard to celebrate viewers who engage and know the streamer.

    Q. How did you come up with the idea?

    A. Our ideation process was to first learn more about streamers and viewers by exploring TwitchCon and talking with Twitch Staff. Then we thought about different types of viewers and how we wanted to engage them. We identified two different types of interactions we wanted to focus on: how to reward subscribers and how to create ways for lurkers to feel safe enough to engage. A few ideas we had initially were making Twitch Emote heat map, a prize wheel, a rewarding viewers for emote spamming to welcome new subscribers, and subscription based question asking system where new subscribers get to ask a question. We finally decided on a Family Feud-like quiz system that polls viewers for questions and allows viewers to get points.

    Q. What did you manage to get done in 24 hours?

    A. We managed to get all the front-end functionalities for our Extension up and running, but had troubles making our backend usable in time. We underestimated the amount of time we were actually going to spend at TwitchCon (a lot) which ate into the amount of actual work time we had.

    StreamerTrivia won our partnered broadcaster challenge sponsored by SirSlaw: “Build an Extension that lets a streamer engage their audience with a question.”

    Congrats to all the winners and wonderful entries! Photo courtesy of Bernard Marger.

    As always, we were absolutely blown away by the quality of this year’s submissions. We hope that these Extensions will be fully finished and put on the Twitch Extension store for all streamers to add to their channels!

    This event would not have been possible without the support of our partners at Major League Hacking and all of the resources they provided us. We had a blast with everyone in San Jose this year, and we can’t wait to host our next event. See you all in 2019!

    Website: LINK

  • Music on Twitch — News and Updates

    Music on Twitch — News and Updates

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    At TwitchCon we announced Twitch Sings, a brand new karaoke game built from the ground-up for streaming on Twitch. Last week, we began our closed beta and we can’t wait to hear what the community thinks — you can check out creators playing Twitch Sings right here.

    We believe Twitch Sings is an exciting way for creators and their communities to come together over a shared love of music on Twitch. If you’re interested in singing on Twitch, the beta signup is at twitch.tv/sings/download — more people will be invited as space opens up.

    As Twitch has grown, we’ve heard questions from many creators about the types of music content that are allowed on Twitch. To help give creators more clarity, we’ve added more detail to our Community Guidelines around music. These now include details around sharing music on Twitch, including what is allowed, what isn’t, and how this plays out across different types of music content (cover songs, instrumentals, karaoke, and more).

    Our goal with this update is to make sure creators have access to information that helps them make informed decisions about the kinds of music content they include on their channels. You can read this new update by visiting the Community Guidelines on music here.

    Website: LINK

  • VIECC 2018 360/VR Championchips of Cosplay Vienna Comic Con PART1

    VIECC 2018 360/VR Championchips of Cosplay Vienna Comic Con PART1

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    VIECC 2018 360/VR Championchips of Cosplay Vienna Comic Con PART1

  • VIECC 2018 Championchips of Cosplay Vienna Comic Con – Main Stage LIVE

    VIECC 2018 Championchips of Cosplay Vienna Comic Con – Main Stage LIVE

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    VIECC 2018 Championchips of Cosplay Vienna Comic Con – Main Stage LIVE

    VIECC Vienna Comic Con – Main Stage von ReedPOP auf www.twitch.tv ansehen

    Schedule (all times CET)

    SATURDAY

    11:00 – Power Rangers Talk with the Red Ranger: Steve Cardenas (ENG)
    12:00 – Arrow and Stargate with David Nykl (ENG)
    14:00 – Game of Thrones Panel with Eugene Simon (ENG)
    15:00 – Harry Potter Talk with Sean Biggerstaff (ENG)
    16:00 – Pokemon: Let’s Go! – Nintendo Product Release (DEU)
    17:00 – Exclusive Preview of BumbleBee (ENG)
    18:00 – SYFY VIECC Championships of Cosplay (DEU)

    SUNDAY

    11:00 – Dr. Who and the Hobbit with Sylvester McCoy (ENG)
    12:00 – The Walking Dead with David Morressey (ENG)
    13:00 – The Lord of the Rings with John Noble (ENG)
    14:00 – Exclusive Talk with the Comic Legend Neal Adams (ENG)
    15:00 – Sherlock with Andrew Scott (ENG)

  • VERLOSUNG: Kinostart ‚Das Krumme Haus‘ Gewinnspiel (VERLOSUNG GESCHLOSSEN)

    VERLOSUNG: Kinostart ‚Das Krumme Haus‘ Gewinnspiel (VERLOSUNG GESCHLOSSEN)

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    ‚Das Krumme Haus‘ Gewinnspiel

    Wir Verlosen ein Goodie Pack zum neuen Kino Hit: ‚Das Krumme Haus‘ , bestehend aus:

    1 x Das krumme Haus , Buch

    1 x Notizbuch mit Stift von Absatzplus

     

    ALLE INFOS ZUR VERLOSUNG FINDET IHR WEITER UNTEN!

    Zum Film:

    In dieser klassischen Detektivgeschichte kehrt der ehemalige Diplomat Charles Hayward
    (Max Irons) von Kairo nach London zurück, wo er eine Karriere als Privatdetektiv beginnt.

    Als Aristide Leonides, ein reicher und skrupelloser Tycoon, in seinem Bett vergiftet aufgefunden wird, wird Detective Hayward in das Haus der Familie eingeladen, um den Fall aufzuklären. Im Zuge der voranschreitenden Ermittlungen muss er der schockierenden Erkenntnis ins Auge sehen, dass eine der Hauptverdächtigen Aristides hübsche Enkelin ist, seine Auftraggeberin und ehemalige Geliebte, Sophia (Stefanie Martini).

    © 2018 Twentieth Century Fox
    © 2018 Twentieth Century Fox
    © 2018 Twentieth Century Fox
    © 2018 Twentieth Century Fox
    © 2018 Twentieth Century Fox
    © 2018 Twentieth Century Fox

    Hayward hatte eine leidenschaftliche Affaire mit ihr in Kairo, bevor sie eines Tages, ohne ein Wort zu verlieren, verschwand. Er muss nun seine Gefühle überwinden und einen klaren Kopf behalten, um die temperamentvolle Sophia und den Rest ihrer feindseligen Familie in den Griff zu bekommen, damit das Verbrechen aufgeklärt wird.

    Das krumme Haus ab 30.11. nur im Kino!
    http://www.foxfilm.at/das-krumme-haus

     

    Was ihr tun müsst um mitzumachen ist ganz einfach.

    © 2018 Twentieth Century Fox
    © 2018 Twentieth Century Fox

    Folgt uns auf Instagram und taggt eure Freunde bei unserem ‚Das Krumme Haus‘ Gewinnspiel Posting! So einfach gehts..

    (weitere Infos folgen dann , per E-Mail / WhatsApp / FBMessenger an den Gewinner.)

    BONUS VIDEO:

    Die Verlosung geht bis 30.November 14:00 Uhr!!! 

    DIE VERLOSUNG IST BEREITS BEENDET! DANKESCHÖN.

  • The TwitchCon Developer Day 2018 VODs Are Here!

    The TwitchCon Developer Day 2018 VODs Are Here!

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    Thanks to everyone who made our second annual TwitchCon Developer Day a success! Over 600 Twitch developers attended, which is 166 percent of last year. We even had over 24,000 concurrent viewers from the Twitch community at the height of our broadcast.

    If you missed any of the action or want to relive any part of the day, the VODs and slides from the sessions are now available.

    Keynote

    In the keynote, we looked back on the year with community achievements, product launches, and the lowdown on multiplayer entertainment — as well as gave you a sneak peek of the product roadmap and some big announcements around building, engaging, and monetizing on Twitch. We welcomed streamers to the stage for the second half of the keynote to share their thoughts on using Extensions and what they’d like to see in the future.

    Slides | Video — Developer Day Keynote

    Video — A Candid Discussion with Streamers About Extensions

    Twitch CEO, Emmett Shear, delivers part of the keynote at TwitchCon Developer Day.

    Build Track

    The Build track focused primarily on what and how to build on Twitch, including chatbots, Extensions, and the Twitch API.

    Tune into the Twitch Dev channel on Friday, November 16 at 9am PT to see the entire Build track streamed!

    Slides | Video — Twitch Extensions 101

    Slides | Video — Bots, Bots, Bots: Building Chatbots

    Slides | Video — Building Extensions With You

    Slides | Video — Rapid Prototyping Twitch Extensions: Five Lessons Learned

    Slides | Video — Extension Design Patterns for Twitch Scale

    Slides | Video — Responding to Feedback: What’s New in the Twitch API

    An audience member asks questions during the Bots, Bots, Bots: Building Chatbots session.

    Grow Track

    The Grow track was about optimizing and monetizing what can be built on Twitch as well as ways to grow your game community.

    Slides | Video — Making Your Game a Success With Twitch

    Slides | Video — Twitch for Game Developers

    Slides | Video — Get Your Extension Discovered

    Slides | Video — Monetize Your Extension One Bit at a Time

    Slides | Video — Using Insights to Build Better Products

    Slides | Video — Twitch Extension Review Process: The Missing Manual!

    Auxiliary Broadcast Sessions

    Video — Pre-show

    Video — Keynote Recap

    Video — Messages from Community Members

    Video — Twitch Insights

    Video — Messages from Twitch Staff

    Video — What Developers Can Expect of Our Engineering Teams

    Video — The Extension Lifecycle, Sandbox to Developer Rig

    Video — Request for Comments

    Video — Closing Remarks

    Developer Advocate at Twitch, Jon Bulava, and Chief Technical Evangelist at Amazon Game Tech, Royal O’Brien, doing the live stream throughout the day.

    We want to thank everyone who participated! If you are not a member of our developer community, take a few minutes to follow the channel page, follow @TwitchDev on Twitter, join the forums, or get started building an Extension.

    Website: LINK

  • Automated Extension Activation AKA the Future of AFK

    Automated Extension Activation AKA the Future of AFK

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    There’s no doubt that Twitch Extensions are a great way to increase interactivity between you and your community, but changing your active Extensions based on your stream status (i.e., starting soon, gameplay, AFK etc.) can be clunky and time-consuming.

    Well, we’re excited to announce a look into the future of stream status Extension management. The talented folks over at Player.me recently released a streamlined and automated Extensions management experience inside their recently launched desktop application. Now you’ll be able to assign groups of Extensions you’ve installed on your Twitch channel to support specific scenes.

    Learn more about the future of Extension scene management at Player.me!

    Why is this so cool?

    So let’s say I’m a streamer, and I’m ready for a gameplay bio-break; therefore, I don’t need my accompanying live stats Extensions active anymore, I need a new suite of Extensions to keep my viewers entertained and engaged while I’m away from my keyboard.

    With Player.me, I can automatically change to my custom AFK scene which can be set up with engaging game Extensions, like the new Twitch Arcade, designed to entertain my audience while I’m AFK, and potentially even grab some Bits in the process.

    Twitch Arcade

    This particular use case is just one of many potential scenarios leveraging automated Extension activation designed to empower creators to build much more engaging viewer experiences while significantly reducing the transitional workload.

    To get started automating the activation of Extensions:

    1. Download the Player.me desktop app here.
    2. Connect your Twitch account on signup or login.
    3. Go to the ‘Studio’ tab in the application.
    4. Click the ‘Manage Extensions’ underneath the scene viewer.
    5. Activate Extensions in the modal by adding them into the dotted boxes. You’ll also be able to assign Extensions to activate on different scene types (i.e., Start, In-Game, and Intermission).
    6. Now when you’re streaming with the Player.me desktop app and you switch scenes, your Extensions will automatically update to those assigned to that scene type.

    If you have any questions or issues around this Extensions feature in Player.me you can always reach them through their support chat here.

    Website: LINK

  • Announcing November’s Free Games with Prime

    Announcing November’s Free Games with Prime

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    November is upon us, which means a new batch of Free Games with Prime. Starting today, you’ll be able to claim and play all of November’s free games. Once you claim a game, it’s yours to keep forever. Here’s the lineup for November:

    · Overcooked!: Don your chef hat, prepare your mis-en-place, and remember that the customer is always right! Work solo or as a team (via couch co-op) to cook, serve, and clean up as many dishes as possible in this cooking simulation game from Ghost Town Games.

    · Overload: Enjoy this ultimate zero-gravity first-person shooter from the creators of Descent. 6 degrees of freedom movement on the moons of Saturn with hostile robots…what else do you need?

    · AER: Memories of Old: A mystic 3rd-person adventure where you can transform into a bird and explore a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Developed by Forgotten Key and published by Daedalic Entertainment, players join Auk on her pilgrimage in search of the “Memories of the Past”.

    · The Pillars of the Earth: Based on the Ken Follett award-winning novel of the same name, The Pillars of the Earth is a point-and-click adventure game set in 12th century England. Play as three different characters: Jack the outsider, Aliena the noblewoman, and Philip the monk, in the video game adaptation of one of the most successful novels of all-time.

    What is Twitch Prime?

    Twitch Prime is a premium experience on Twitch that is included with Amazon Prime. Benefits include monthly games and in-game loot, a Twitch channel subscription every 30 days AND all the benefits of Amazon Prime. See all current Twitch Prime offers 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.

    Website: LINK

  • Announced at Developer Day: What’s New in Developer Tools and Solutions

    Announced at Developer Day: What’s New in Developer Tools and Solutions

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    At TwitchCon Developer Day 2018, we reviewed the many product innovations released in the past year. We also celebrated some of the amazing community contributions that have redefined how streamers and viewers create memorable moments on Twitch.

    TwitchCon was a moment to rededicate our commitment to empower developers with the tools and incentives to build Twitch Extensions and game integrations. As such, we announced several product releases and an upcoming roadmap of the products and features that will help developers build, engage, and monetize their products on Twitch.

    ICYMI, here’s a quick recap —

    Available Now

    For developers building Extensions, we announced a new web-based WYSIWYG editor to help you get started building Extensions, as well as an AWS credits program to help you host and scale your Extensions.

    Online Sandbox

    The Sandbox is a web-based WYSIWYG editor. It makes it easier for developers to build and ship Extensions with robust samples and real-time testing on a live channel.

    See the Sandbox in action now.

    AWS Credits Program

    We’re excited to team up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) again to provide an opportunity to receive up to $1000 of AWS promotional credits and educational resources to creators of promising Extensions for up to a year. These credits can be used to cover the cost of AWS services that will support your initial proof of concept and reduce your burden of building and hosting your own backend to launch Extensions.

    Learn more about the program now.

    Username Addition

    We added “username” to the API and webhook payloads by default. This will simplify a developer’s workflow by using one API for user ID and username calls.

    Smart Rate Limiting

    Smart rate limiting makes sure that Twitch Extensions can scale with user growth, while ensuring reliability for everyone in the Twitch Community. For example, if Ninja adds your Extension, you get more capacity.

    Visit the API documentation to learn more.

    Coming Soon

    Be on the lookout for some new launches in the next few weeks. Here are few that help developers monetize their Extensions and add new functionalities.

    Bits-in-Extensions Enablement

    Developers will be able to add Bits-enabled functionality to already-existing Extensions, so that a single Extension can serve both monetized and non-monetized channels. This means that Extensions developers can start monetizing their already-existing Extensions without needing to build their user base from scratch.

    Bits-in-Extensions Promotion

    We heard your feedback that the developer revenue share on Bits used in an Extension may be limiting broadcaster adoption of your Extensions. From November through the end of the year, Twitch will cover the developer revenue share, so that more streamers try Bits-enabled Extensions. We are confident that streamers will love the increased engagement and delight in their channel and will want to continue using these Extensions after the promotion period.

    Subscriptions API

    The Subscriptions API provides long-term support, reliability, and webhook capability to simplify viewer subscriber status.

    Global Emotes API

    The Global Emotes API enables developers to build Extensions with a wide variety of Emotes with clear terms of service and policy compliance mechanisms.

    Exploring

    We’re also excited about our future roadmap. At TwitchCon, we announced a variety of products and services to help you along your product’s lifecycle. We are designing a roadmap that will give developers the power to build, engage, and monetize their products. Here are a few that are in the works.

    Extension Cloud Services

    We will provide a runtime for you to build your Extension backend, while also providing access to data services. Additionally, we’ll be delivering new Scaling Solutions to help you unlock scenarios like building viewer progression loops, dynamically segmenting your audience, and more. All these experiences will work seamlessly with our toolchain.

    Analytics for Streamers

    Streamers will get Extension analytics via Channel Analytics and Stream Summary pages so they can see their Extensions’ usage and performance, which will give them insight into how Extensions are helping them engage and grow their communities.

    Social Proof for Streamers

    We will deliver an Extension’s social proof through ratings and reviews to improve discovery and nurture feedback from streamers.

    Insights Dashboard

    The Insights Dashboard will offer better segmentation to help developers understand their audience from a regional, device, and preferences perspective. We will also add competitive benchmarking and industry comparisons.

    Bits-in-Extensions Entitlement Service

    Twitch will handle user in-game items, which will be a secure way to store and retrieve a users’ entitlements and will reduce the requirement to build and maintain a backend for many Bits-enabled Extensions.

    Subs-in-Extensions Limited Preview

    We will enable Extensions to be aware of the viewer’s subscription status and to trigger the subscription flow. This capability was launched in limited preview with Snap Camera at TwitchCon. We are also working on defining the business model that will enable developers to participate in the value created by Subs-in-Extensions and plan to have a path forward to share with our developer community before the end of the year.

    Watching Ads in Extensions Limited Preview

    In 2019, we will introduce advertising in Extensions. Our first ads initiative will enable viewers to support streamers and developers by opting into watching ads to access value in an Extension. We are very excited about the potential of ads in Extensions to unlock the power of monetization for a broader audience of developers.

    Merchandise in Extensions

    We are partnering with Amazon Pay to pilot the sales of merch in Extensions. Designed by Humans and FazeClan merch Extensions were launched at TwitchCon. These trailblazing Extensions will enable viewers to buy streamer merch while watching Twitch. Depending on the results of this pilot, we intend to expand this partnership with Amazon Pay to include more developers and more categories of physical purchases in Extensions.

    Our top priority moving forward is to understand and deliver the tools you need to be successful on Twitch. Please let us know how we’re doing. We’re always looking for feedback from developers like you.

    Follow our public roadmap here and post comments or ask questions and give feedback on the Developer Forums.

    See some VODs of these Developer Day announcements, sessions, commentary, and more on www.twitch.tv/twitchdev. Check back here next week for more details on how to get all the slides and the rest of the VODs from Developer Day!

    Website: LINK

  • Twitch Prime members: Get a Summoner’s Crown Capsule in League of Legends!

    Twitch Prime members: Get a Summoner’s Crown Capsule in League of Legends!

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    Riot Games and Twitch Prime have teamed up to bring you the first in a series of free in-game loot in League of Legends for Twitch Prime members. Starting now, Twitch Prime members can receive a Summoner’s Crown Capsule, which contains a random legendary-tier skin shard. Additional loot will be available starting in early 2019.

    To claim the Summoner’s Crown Capsule, Twitch Prime members simply link their Twitch Prime and League of Legends accounts, then claim their loot at twitchprime.com. If you’re not a Twitch Prime member, you can sign up for a free trial at twitchprime.com.

    Twitch Prime members who are attending TwitchCon 2018 can also visit the Twitch Prime LAN area to play and stream League of Legends and meet their favorite broadcasters with a series of meet-and-greet opportunities all weekend long.

    On October 28, the TwitchCon esports stage will host “Rumble on the Rift” a League of Legends tournament with some of the game’s biggest streamers in one place. Not able to make it to TwitchCon? You can still catch all the action on Twitch starting at 10:30 AM PST.

    Twitch Prime members will also get a leveled-up TwitchCon experience all weekend long, with a free tote bag, a $10 credit at the merch shop (aka The Loot Cave), access to a special members-only lounge, and more.

    Look forward to more League loot with Twitch Prime in 2019! Follow Twitch Prime on Twitter and Facebook for updates on all the latest Twitch Prime offerings.

    NOTE: LoL loot is accessible starting at Level 3. The Summoner’s Crown capsule loot is available for League of Legends accounts excluding those on the following servers: Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore/Malaysia, Taiwan, and all servers in China.

    What is Twitch Prime?

    Twitch Prime is a premium experience on Twitch that is included with Amazon Prime at no additional cost. Benefits include free in-game loot for the world’s most popular games, a selection of free games every month, a channel subscription every 30 days AND all the benefits of being a Prime member.

    You can try it free right here, and when you do, you get all the Twitch Prime benefits instantly just by linking your Twitch account to your Amazon account.

    Website: LINK

  • TwitchCon 2018 Keynote: Everything You Need to Know

    TwitchCon 2018 Keynote: Everything You Need to Know

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    Today we celebrated the streamers and fans that make Twitch unique at Day One of our fourth TwitchCon. We kicked off the morning in San Jose recapping the incredible accomplishments we were all a part of this year and shared our battle plan for how we’re playing support for streamers with new tools designed to help them grow, connect, and thrive.

    We also announced the expansion of our esports program, Twitch Rivals, that will more than double in size in 2019 and introduced Twitch Sings, a new category of game built by Twitch with streaming in mind, that will enter closed beta this year.

    More people are joining Twitch every day, and once they’re here, they experience what this community has known all along — that together you’ve created something new: Multiplayer Entertainment. You’re not just here for the show; you are the show.

    At Twitch, streamers aren’t a sidequest. Making sure creators and their communities are succeeding more than ever is our main goal. Here’s a summary of what we announced today.

    Grow

    Whatever you stream, we’re making it easier for creators to get discovered.

    • Squad Stream: Up to four creators will be able to stream together in a single view that viewers discover when they visit any one of their channels. Viewers can watch on desktop and mobile as well as easily follow and subscribe to all channels. Chat is linked to whichever channel a viewer selects as their main view, so they can hang out with their friends or jump over to another community with just a click or a tap. Select streamers will be testing out Squad Stream later this year.
    Squad Stream
    • Highlight Editor updates: Highlight Editor will now allow streamers and editors to stitch together moments from across a video into a single highlight. Look for this update in January.
    Highlight Editor updates
    • New featured sections on the Twitch homepage: Starting later this year we’re rolling out a range of new featured sections like ones highlighting up-and-coming streamers, new Partners and Affiliates, or streamers local to the viewer.
    New featured sections on the Twitch homepage

    Connect

    We’re giving streamers more tools to build stronger communities and relationships with their viewers. Strong communities spread the word about their favorite streamers, support each other in times of need, and welcome new viewers into the fold. Those relationships are part of what makes Twitch so different.

    • VIP Badges: Streamers will now be able recognize valuable members of their community without requiring them to subscribe or moderate with VIP Badges. VIP members are recognized with a badge and can also chat in slow, sub-only, or follower-only modes. Creators earn 10 badges when they complete the “Build a Community” achievement by reaching 50 followers and 5 unique chatters in a stream and can earn up to 100 badges as their community grows. Look for this in a few weeks.
    VIP Badges
    • New moderator tools in chat: By clicking on someone’s username, mods will be able to see how long that person has been on Twitch and details on their activity in the channel, like chats, number of timeouts, or bans. The update also includes a new comment tool that lets mods work together by leaving notes for each other. These new tools arrive in January.
    New moderator tools in chat
    • Roles management page: Streamers will able to see and change their community members’ roles– from editors, to mods, to VIP from the new roles section on their dashboard. This is coming alongside VIP Badges in a few weeks.
    Roles management page
    • Subscription badges now show total number of months: We heard your feedback loud and clear that subscription badges need to reward consistent supporters, even if they miss a sub one month. Sub badges will now change to show the total number of months a viewer has been subscribed. If a viewer is on an amazing streak, they can still choose to share it when they re-subscribe. This update is coming in January.
    Subscription badges now show total number of months
    • Extensions: As Extensions continue to grow on Twitch, we’re bringing you more ways to interact by teaming up with brands like Adobe, Tiltify, Spotify, as well as our friends at Amazon.Today at TwitchCon, we showed off Snap Camera, Snap’s brand new standalone desktop app that works with a custom Extension built just for Twitch. Snap Camera lets you use Snapchat’s best Lenses live on your stream with your webcam. With the Snap Camera Extension, viewers can use Snapchat to scan the Snapcode on screen to try on the Lens and streamers can reward subs by activating a custom Lens of the streamer’s choosing when someone subscribes.

      We also created custom Lenses for the Twitch community: like a purple, Super Saiyan power-up, for when you take chat’s energy; or a rain of bits to celebrate Cheers. Snap Camera is available now, you can learn more here. To learn more about all the new Extensions that launched at TwitchCon and Developer Day visit the Developer Blog.

    Thrive

    To make it easier for streamers to find sponsored opportunities that feel authentic and align with their communities’ interests we’re opening Bounty Board to 30 more brands starting in November. Partners and select affiliates in the U.S. and Canada will be able to use Bounty Board to earn even more, and coming in 2019 and we’ll open it to more affiliates and more countries beginning with the UK.

    Bounty Board

    Twitch Sings

    We’re just starting to scratch the surface of what’s possible when everyone wants to play together. There are many games and genres that are made better on Twitch, and we believe there’s an opportunity for a new category of game to emerge that’s made to be streamed, where the audience isn’t a ‘nice to have’ — they’re a crucial part of the game experience.

    We knew karaoke would be the perfect place to start. It’s live. It’s always entertaining. And when it really gets going, the line between the crowd and the stage disappears completely.

    With Twitch Sings, you can sing your heart out, share your performances across Twitch, or perform duets with your community. And being in the crowd is just as much fun as holding the mic — and just as important. In chat you can request songs, give your favorite streamers crazy challenges to tackle, and when you cheer you will see Bits will rain down on the crowd. We’re testing Twitch Sings on the expo floor at TwitchCon and soon with a handful of streamers live on Twitch in closed beta. We can’t wait to hear what you think and you can go here and register if you’re interested in trying it out. More of you will be invited as space opens up.

    Twitch Sings

    Website: LINK

  • New Extension Experiences Launching at TwitchCon

    New Extension Experiences Launching at TwitchCon

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    Pokimane making it rain Bits with the Bit Storm custom Snap lens!

    We at Twitch are on a mission to enable creators to make a living educating and entertaining fans. This TwitchCon, we’re excited to announce a suite of brand new partnerships that bring unique experiences onto Twitch via Extensions.

    We’re always excited to integrate new communities and new functionality into Twitch. For years, you’ve asked us for more creativity, animation, and expression in the experience.

    Snap Camera by Snap Inc.

    Search thousands of lenses in the Snap Camera App, which syncs to a Twitch Extension

    Snapchat made history with its marquee camera lenses and magical AR experiences. Guess what? Creators can now use a library of iconic Snap lenses while streaming on Twitch, and viewers can change those lenses by subscribing via the Snapchat Extension.

    Learn more about the Snap Camera and Extension.

    Character Trigger by Adobe

    Viewers can trigger creator avatars using Adobe’s Extension

    Adobe has been a leader in art and animation for years, and we are announcing a unique integration between Adobe Character Animator and Twitch via an Extension.

    Creators can fly in rocket ships, shoot virtual lasers from their hands, and even animate their entire persona (yes, just like Ready Player One) via Character Animator. Viewers can set off actions using the Character Trigger Extension.

    Design By Humans Merch Store & Faze Clan Shopping

    A new shopping experience on Twitch created by Design by Humans
    The FaZe Clan store is now available on Twitch

    Before today, fans had to open up new tabs to snag their favorite hoodies and jerseys. Now, viewers can shop as they watch creators win chicken dinners.

    “By building an Extension, we were able to embed a full ecommerce experience, from product discovery to checkout, all while keeping our fans where they wanted to be in the first place — watching livestreams on Twitch. Twitch Extensions are a creative way to allow developers and broadcasters to enhance their streams, and we look forward to seeing the full potential of this exciting technology for the Twitch community.” — Ben Sack, CTO @ FaZe Clan

    Design by Humans and FaZe Clan are releasing their own storefronts via Extensions on Twitch, and more brands are coming soon!

    Tiltify Donations

    Donate on Twitch through the Tiltify Extension

    Tiltify is no doubt a fundraising force on Twitch and is already working with many top creators. Now, viewers don’t have to miss a beat while donating, because they can give to their favorite charities right on Twitch through an Extension.

    “Twitch has been an outstanding partner for Tiltify and some of our largest campaigns. We built this Extension to provide creators the ability to activate Tiltify’s live fundraising tools directly into their broadcasts and to allow donors to seamlessly donate to their favorite causes.” — Michael Wasserman, CEO 
    @ Tiltify

    The Twitch community raised approximately $30 million for charities in 2017, and we’re excited to make donations on Twitch even easier.

    Coming soon!

    Surviv.io

    Popular battle royale, Surviv.io, is now live through a Twitch Extension

    Surviv and Twitch have partnered to break the boundary between player and viewer. Surviv is a popular browser-based game and the first multiplayer battle royale available on Twitch via an Extension. Bleed purple with Twitch creators and viewers in a special Twitch version. Finally, you don’t have to leave your browser — or Twitch — to win a chicken dinner.

    “Twitch Extensions are a great opportunity for games like Surviv.io to reach a massive audience we might not otherwise be able to reach. We’re really excited to see creators using the Extension to create new interactions and experiences with their viewers.” — Nick Clark, Co-Creator @ Surviv.io

    Twitch Arcade by Amazon Game Studios

    Viewers will be able to play Dragon’s Lair in the Twitch Arcade Extension

    Our next announcement is a retro gamer’s dream come true. Remember Dragon’s Lair, the classic coin-op adventure game? Well, on Tuesday, October 30, it’s coming to Twitch. Twitch creators will be able to host the game on their channels in the freshly updated Twitch Arcade Extension, allowing their viewers to play the full version of Dragon’s Lair, compete for places on leaderboards, and more.

    Dragon’s Lair joins a number of Twitch Arcade Extension games and activities already available for creators, including the puzzle game Snap, clicker game Feline Flicker and press-your-luck game Wheel of Noms.

    GameOn Tournament Organizer by Amazon

    Creators can set up tournaments that engage their community directly from their dashboard

    GameOn Tournament Organizer gives creators the tools to build a loyal community through tournaments created directly from their Twitch dashboard. Creators can spin up tournaments in supported games, making it easy for viewers to join and compete.

    “I use social media to engage my community, but I haven’t found that perfect way to get them involved in gameplay without taking up tons of time and slowing down the stream. With this Extension, I will be able to keep a constant connection with my viewers.” — FaZe Dirty

    Amazon Blacksmith by Amazon

    Amazon Blacksmith offers creators gear showcases, polling, and Twitch Prime benefits

    Gear on Amazon is now revamped as Amazon Blacksmith! Creators can showcase their favorite products and earn revenue from sales through the Amazon Associates program, enable viewers to access Twitch Prime benefits such as subs and loot, and create polls via the Extension.

    D&D Beyond Interactive Overlay by Curse

    Viewers can deep dive into D&D with the new Extension

    We are also stepping up our game-specific Extensions. Introducing the D&D Beyond Twitch Extension, an interactive addition to your stream overlay that displays on-demand character statistics and status details from D&D Beyond. Watch as hit points are updated and active conditions appear on the screen in real time and click to view full digital character sheets on D&D Beyond!

    Signing Off!

    2018 has been a whirlwind for Twitch Extensions. Thank you to everyone in the Twitch community, especially creators and developers, for coming up with amazing new experiences and helping build the future of media and entertainment! We’re excited to see what else the community brings to light. Stay tuned for more new experiences soon!

    Website: LINK

  • Twitch Prime members, get Care Package Alpha in World of Tanks!

    Twitch Prime members, get Care Package Alpha in World of Tanks!

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    Today,announces the availability of the World of Tanks PC: Care Package Alpha loot included with your Twitch Prime membership starting on October 25th through November 30th, 2018.

    Included in the loot drop are:

    • An elite recruit, Charlotte Wells, armed to the teeth with 3 perks, who is certain to boost your tank Crew performance

    • An exclusive emblem to make your combat vehicle stand out among others

    • A special “Beyond the Service Call” medal to herald your personal record

    • Get hands-on with 4 Premium tanks available for a free 10-day rental period

    • Special battle missions, consumables, and more stuff to lighten up your experience

    All Twitch Prime members are eligible to receive the Care Package Alpha loot upon connecting your Twitch Prime and World of Tanks accounts.

    What is Twitch Prime?

    Twitch Prime benefits include free games, in-game loot and a Twitch channel subscription every month PLUS all the benefits of being an Amazon 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 unlock access to all Twitch Prime benefits just by linking your Twitch account to your Amazon Prime account.

    Website: LINK

  • PlayStation sorgt auch dieses Jahr für die Games auf der Game City in Wien!

    PlayStation sorgt auch dieses Jahr für die Games auf der Game City in Wien!

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    Vor Ort könnt ihr an zahlreichen Hands-on-Stationen mit Titeln wie Days Gone sogar bisher unveröffentlichte Spiele live erleben und ausprobieren. Es warten exklusive Einblicke in die aktuellen und kommenden Titel sowie ein buntes Rahmenprogramm auf euch!

    PS4:

    • Marvel’s Spider-Man
    • Days Gone
    • Kingdom Hearts III
    • Call of Duty Black Ops 4
    • Resident Evil 2
    • FIFA 19
    • Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
    • Hitman 2
    • Soul Calibur VI

    PSVR:

    • ASTRO BOT: Rescue Mission
    • Blood & Truth
    • Firewall Zero Hour

    PlayLink:

    • Chimparty
    • Wissen ist Macht: Dekaden

    Viel zu tun, viel zu sehen

    Die alljährliche Cosplay-Parade wird als fixer Höhepunkt der Game City auch dieses Jahr wieder für farbenfrohe Momente sorgen. Begeisterte Gamer_innen lassen ihre Lieblingscharaktere aus Anime, Manga, Comic oder Videospiel Realität werden und marschieren am Game City-Wochenende durch das Wiener Zentrum.

    Neben der Retro-Area von Subotron, gelten auch die besten „Indies”, die von FM4 im Zuge einer Ausschreibung gratis als Aussteller auf die Game City geholt werden, als Publikumsmagneten.

    Die Lange Nacht der Game City findet heuer unter dem Motto „die lange nacht: durchgezockt mit fritz” statt. Die Plätze für das Late Night-Zocken sind allerdings begrenzt, also meldet euch jetzt noch an!

    Mehr Informationen rund um die Game City und alle Aktivitäten für Besucher gibt es auf der offiziellen Seite der Veranstaltung.

  • Total TwitchCon Developer Day Experience

    Total TwitchCon Developer Day Experience

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    Developer Day is only a week away! You might have some questions about what we have in store. We have answers.

    When and where is TwitchCon Developer Day?

    It is Thursday, October 25, 2018 from 9am to 8pm PT. Check your invitation for detailed location information if you are joining us in person.

    How do I experience this awesomeness if I don’t have a ticket?

    A lot of Developer Day will be live streamed at www.twitch.tv/twitchdev.

    The schedule is posted; visit the Events page and set reminders. While you’re there, follow our channel so you can stay up to date on what’s going on.

    For extra points, we would love an auto host!

    Join the party — how to turn on auto hosting for TwitchDev.

    Live Stream Schedule

    What’s going on during the day?

    Keynote: Join Emmett Shear, Twitch CEO, and Amir Shevat, VP of Developer Experience, to hear our vision, how Twitch builds for developers and shared success, a look back at our product launches, and what’s coming up.

    Streamer Panel: A candid discussion — where streamers discuss a range of Extension-related topics to help developers grow and optimize current Extensions or be inspired to create new ones — is immediately following the Keynote and will be moderated by Ethan Evans, EVP of Commerce and Developers at Twitch.

    Sessions: Developer Day features 12 sessions on two tracks. The Grow track showcases new product launches, product benefits, and industry Q&A sessions. The Build track is more technical and features deep dives into products and features.

    Workshop: Build a Twitch Extension from start to finish in a 90 minute hands-on workshop led by our Solutions Architect team. The workshop is for people who are proficient with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Don’t forget to bring your laptop!

    Showcases: Six showcase pods offer you the opportunity to get to know more about our products and offerings. Come see how you can use Drops, Extensions, Mods, the Twitch API, Insights, and Amazon Game Tech to amp up your games.

    Roadmap Feedback Board: Give us feedback on our roadmap. Get creative with stickers, post-its, and more as you engage with Twitch Developers staff on features you’d like to see in the future.

    See the full Developer Day schedule now.

    Is anybody else excited?

    You bet. Here’s proof!

    “This will be my first Developer Day at TwitchCon. I’m super excited to meet the Twitch team and developers in person and learn from them about their Twitch development experiences, especially everything about Twitch Extensions. Also, I can’t wait to see all new products and improvements Twitch will announce for their developers.”

    — James van Eden (Altoar), Developer of Sound Alerts

    Join Altoar and Jeff Chow, Product Manager of Monetization @ Twitch for their session: Monetize your Extension One Bit at a Time

    “The second Developer Day is coming! Last year I attended, met, and spoke with my fellow developers. This year, I get to speak and share my knowledge and experience with them. If last year is anything to go by, it’s going to be an exciting day exchanging thoughts and ideas, and hopefully planing some collaborations with my fellow third-party Twitch developers. Furthermore, I’m looking forward to seeing what Twitch has coming for us in the coming year, and how I can improve the viewer experience for the broadcasters I work with! And, I hope my live coding does not go wrong!”

    — Barry Carlyon (BarryCarlyon), CohhCarnage Infrastructure Engineer and OPG Consultant

    Join Barry and Kristin Chen, Senior Product Manager of Insights @ Twitch during their session: Using Insights to Build Better Products and Grow on Twitch

    “The past year and a half has been fantastic for me on Twitch. This led to being invited to speak at Developer Day. What am I excited about? Everything Developer Day has to offer…except standing up and speaking in front of a crowd.”

    — Andy Morrell (LuckyNoS7evin), Twitch Developer

    Hear Greg Humphries, Senior Software Engineer @ Twitch, and LuckyNoS7evin talk about Twitch Extensions 101!

    Follow all of the Developer Day action on Twitter @TwitchDev and with #TwitchDevDay. And for friends who can’t join in person, have them catch the entire day on our TwitchDev channel page.

    Website: LINK

  • Twitch Prime Members, Prepare for a Western Showdown with the PUBG Gunslinger Crate!

    Twitch Prime Members, Prepare for a Western Showdown with the PUBG Gunslinger Crate!

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    Starting today, October 18th, Twitch Prime members can live out their own Wild West fantasy in PUBG with the Gunslinger Crate featuring 5 clothing skin items and 2 weapon skins.

    The Gunslinger crate includes:

    • Gunslinger’s Formal Hat
    • Gunslinger’s Formal Jacket
    • Gunslinger’s Formal Shirt & Vest
    • Gunslinger’s Formal Pants
    • Gunslinger’s Formal Boots
    • Engraved R45
    • Engraved S686

    Grab your crate before it’s gone for good!

    Note: If you linked your Twitch account with your PUBG account prior to 10/10/2018 you will need to re-link your accounts through PUBG’s updated Global Account system to continue to receive loot. Follow the in-game prompts to complete account re-linking.

    Website: LINK

  • Die GAME CITY 2018 öffnet morgen ihre Pforten!

    Die GAME CITY 2018 öffnet morgen ihre Pforten!

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    Die Gamer kommen: Die GAME CITY 2018 öffnet ihre Pforten

    Die GAME CITY 2018 ist da und zieht von 19. bis 21. Oktober Gamer_innen aus ganz
    Österreich ins Wiener Rathaus.

    Der dreitägige Mega-Event steht dieses Jahr ganz im Zeichen des eSport. Top-Branchen Player wie A1, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo, OMEN by HP und Sony PlayStation präsentieren jede Menge neuer Games und Hardware, die teils noch vor Release-Datum vorgestellt werden. Ernstere Töne werden auf der Fachtagung F.R.O.G. angeschlagen: Unter dem Motto „SaveGame“ wird unter anderem über das Thema Diskriminierung von Frauen in der Gaming-Szene diskutiert.

    Morgen am Freitag, den 19. Oktober um 9 Uhr öffnet die GAME CITY 2018 ihre Pforten.

    Der Event zählt zu den größten Gaming-Ereignissen im deutschsprachigen Raum. Rund 80.000
    Besucher_innen erwarten wienXtra und die Eventmarketing-Agentur MICE & Men, die hinter
    der Veranstaltung stehen. Das prunkvolle Wiener Rathaus und der Rathausplatz werden in
    den kommenden drei Tagen auf rund 10.000 m² Fläche viel Platz zum Zocken, Staunen und
    Diskutieren bieten.

     

    Natürlich ist der Eintritt, wie auch in den vergangenen Jahren, frei.

    Die GAME CITY 2018 auf einen Blick:

    – Wann: 19. – 21. Oktober 2018
    – Öffnungszeiten: Fr 9 – 18 Uhr, Sa und So 10 – 19 Uhr
    Lange Nacht der GAME CITY: Fr von 19 – 24 Uhr, Eintritt ab 16

    – Wo: Wiener Rathaus, Eingang über Rathausplatz
    Außer für die Lange Nacht der GAME CITY ist keine Anmeldung
    erforderlich.

    Eintritt frei!

    weitere Infos über die Veranstaltung und Videos findet ihr weiter unten, wir sehen uns im Rathaus 🙂

    Programm 2018: eSport, Cosplay und Bildung

    Der Event startet am Freitag mit der offiziellen Eröffnung und der langen Nacht der GAME
    CITY, die heuer unter dem Motto „die lange nacht: durchgezockt mit fritz“ stattfindet. Mit dem
    League of Legends Finale der A1 eSports League Austria sowie dem Start des größten
    Fortnite Battle Royale im Rahmen eines drei-tägigen offline eSport Turniers wartet der erste

    Tag der GAME CITY gleich mit zwei großen eSport Highlights auf. Die Schulmeisterschaft
    findet am Freitag ihren Höhepunkt.

    Die Cosplay-Parade wird am Samstag für farbenfrohe Momente sorgen.

    © David Pan / www.goodlifecrew.at

    Begeisterte Gamer_innen lassen ihre Lieblingscharaktere aus Anime, Manga, Comic oder Videospiel Realität werden und ziehen ab 13 Uhr vom Museumsquartier über den Ring bis zum
    Rathausplatz. Am OMEN by HP Stand kommen LoL-Fans auch am zweiten Tag voll auf ihre
    Kosten und können sich mit eSport-Ass Andreas „Elijah“ Brandl in epischen Gefechten
    duellieren. Im Rahmen von zwei Workshop-Terminen gibt es außerdem Tipps vom Profi. Bei
    der A1 eSports League Austria wird am Samstag das Finale von Project CARS 2 gespielt.
    Gleichzeitig finden die Qualifikationsrunden für die Splatoon 2 Europameisterschaft,
    organisiert von der Area52 und Nintendo, in der eSport Arena am Rathausplatz statt.
    Im Rahmen der Fachtagung F.R.O.G. (Future and Reality of Gaming) wird Gaming von Freitag
    bis Sonntag auf der GAME CITY 2018 wissenschaftlich „behandelt“. Mit steigender Relevanz
    von Gaming in der Gesellschaft steigt auch die Sensibilität für konfliktbehaftete Themen wie
    „Hate Speech und Diskriminierung“, „Match-Making“ sowie „Einfluss von Computerspielen auf
    Lernprozesse“. Ein Schwerpunkt wird dieses Jahr auf dem Thema „Frauen und Gaming“
    liegen. In mehreren Vorträgen wird an der Fachtagung über gängige Vorurteile, Hürden und
    Diskriminierung gesprochen, denen viele Frauen tagtäglich sowohl im Profi-, als auch im
    Hobby-Gaming-Bereich begegnen.

    Der Pädagogik-Schwerpunkt wird im Rahmen des Schultages am Freitag und der

    wienXtraKinderzone 
    von Freitag bis Sonntag gesetzt. Der Schultag ermöglicht es Klassen, einen
    ganzen Tag lang in die Welt des Gamings einzutauchen. Neben dem Fun-Part setzen sich die
    Schüler_innen intensiv mit dem eigenen Spielverhalten aber auch mit Themen wie OnlineSicherheit
    und Games Design auseinander. Dass Videospiele auch pädagogisch wertvoll sein
    können, erleben Eltern und deren Kinder im Alter zwischen vier und zwölf Jahren in der

    Am Sonntag findet schließlich das „Grande Finale“ der eSport Meisterschaften statt: Auf der
    A1 eSport Stage werden sich Gamer_innen im Mobile-Game Clash Royale batteln. Insgesamt
    wird im Zuge der A1 eSport League an den drei GAME CITY Tagen um einen Preispool von
    insgesamt 32.000 Euro gezockt. Im Splatoon 2 Finale am Sonntag qualifiziert sich das
    Siegerteam für die Europameisterschaft. Auch das dreitägige offline eSport Turnier, organisiert
    von wienXtra und dem eSport Verband Österreich, findet mit der Kür des Fortnite Battle Royale
    Champions seinen Höhepunkt. Die Siegerehrungen um 18 Uhr auf der Hauptbühne vor dem

    Rathaus läuten schließlich das feierliche Ende der GAME CITY 2018 ein.

    Weitere Informationen auf game-city.at und facebook.com/GameCityVienna

  • VERLOSUNG: Kinostart ‚INTRIGO – Tod eines Autors‘ Goodie Pack (VERLOSUNG GESCHLOSSEN)

    VERLOSUNG: Kinostart ‚INTRIGO – Tod eines Autors‘ Goodie Pack (VERLOSUNG GESCHLOSSEN)

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    INTRIGO – Tod eines Autors

    Wir Verlosen ein Goodie Pack zum neuen Kino Hit: ‚INTRIGO – Tod eines Autors‘ , bestehend aus:

    1 x KOMPASS Wanderführer

     

    ALLE INFOS ZUR VERLOSUNG FINDET IHR WEITER UNTEN!

    Zum Film:

    Ein kleines offenes Boot treibt durch das unruhige Meer entlang der Nordseeküste. Am Ruder ein einsamer Mann. Ein paar Tage später, als sich der Sturm gelegt hat, werden die zerschlagenen Überreste des Bootes einige Kilometer weiter an den Klippen gefunden.

    Zeitgleich erhält der Übersetzer David Moerk Nachricht von seinem Verleger. Ein Manuskript des renommierten Schriftstellers Germund Rein ist im Verlag eingetroffen – zusammen mit einem Brief, der besagt dass das Buch unter keinen Umständen in seiner ursprünglichen Sprache gedruckt werden darf.

    Je tiefer David in das Buch eintaucht, desto deutlicher erkennt er, dass sich Germund Rein das Leben genommen hat. Zu seiner Verwunderung findet David in Reins Roman auch immer mehr Parallelen zu seinem eigenen Leben und zu seiner verschwundenen Frau Eva.

    Doch nichts ist so wie es scheint und seine dunkle Vergangenheit holt David unweigerlich ein. Schuld vermischt sich mit Rache. Germund Reins Fiktion wird Wirklichkeit und David ist gezwungen, sich der Wahrheit zu stellen…

    Die weiteren Filme der INTRIGO-Reihe Samaria und Liebe Agnes kommen im Frühjahr 2019 in die Kinos. Vier Erzählungen von Håkan Nesser, auf denen die Filme basieren, sind zuvor in den Büchern „Barins Dreieck“, „Aus Doktor Klimkes Perspektive“ sowie „In Liebe, Agnes“ erschienen.

    Im Herbst werden sie im Buch „Intrigo“ erstmals gemeinsam veröffentlicht. In dieser werkübergreifenden Konstellation mit dem neuen einleitenden Kurzroman „Tom“ stellt Nesser ein weiteres Mal sein dramaturgisches Gespür und seine literarische Meisterschaft unter Beweis.

    #Intrigo: Tod eines Autors ab dem 25.Oktober 2018 nur im Kino.

    Was ihr tun müsst um mitzumachen ist ganz einfach.

    © 2018 Twentieth Century Fox
    © 2018 Twentieth Century Fox

    Folgt uns auf Instagram und taggt eure Freunde bei unserem #Intrigo: Tod eines Autors Posting! So einfach gehts..

    (weitere Infos folgen dann , per E-Mail / WhatsApp / FBMessenger an den Gewinner.)

    Die Verlosung geht bis 26.Oktober 12:00 Uhr!!! 

    DIE VERLOSUNG IST BEREITS BEENDET! DANKESCHÖN.

     

     

  • Become Your Own Material Maker with the Felfil Evo Filament Extruder

    Become Your Own Material Maker with the Felfil Evo Filament Extruder

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    The Felfil Evo is an open-source 3D printer plastic extruder machine that allows you to create customized 3D printing filament from the comfort of your own home. Make your own materials from plastic pellets, flawed or old 3D prints, or plastic waste. 

    With all of the brands and formulations crowding the 3D printing market, finding the right filament can be a trying experience. Sometimes, a maker knows exactly what color or characteristic they need for their printing project, but it isn’t always readily available.

    The Felfil Evo is aiming to put the power of filament production into the hands of the maker community. Manufactured by the Italian startup Felfil, this plastic filament extruder is capable of creating 3D printing materials from industrial pellets, disposable 3D prints, or plastic waste. It’s a completely open source device that is made up of all-new components, all of which can be easily sourced at a low price.


    Felfil Evo is equipped with a nozzle, an electronic card that is compatible with Arduino, and a specially designed extrusion screw and melting chamber that enhances the overall extrusion quality.

    Whether you have a certain filament color in mind, prints or plastic waste that you want to recycle, or just want to experiment, the Felfil Evo will be the driving force in your quest to create 3D printing materials. According to the manufacturer, users can save up to 80 percent on spool costs by using the plastic extruder and their granulated plastic pellets.

    With the Felfil Evo, you can produce a wide range of filament types, such as PLA, ABS, TPU, PETG, Nylon and more. The team has shared the optimal settings for each material, and they even sell their own PLA and ABS pellets to help you get started right away.


    The Felfil Evo Filament Extruder: From Master’s Thesis to Market

    While the Felfil Evo officially surfaced on the market in October 2017, the Italian startup has been developing its plastic extruder concept for a few years. In fact, the first prototypes of FelFil were created for a master’s thesis project. In 2015, the first iteration of Felfil Evo made its way to the popular crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, where it raised over €45,000 from a total of 168 backers.

    In addition to their Kickstarter success, the Felfil team also launched a campaign on the Italian equity crowdfunding platform called Mamacrowd Projects, raking in another €119,000. This sizable amount of funding enabled the team to continue refining the design, eventually leading to the production of the second series of the filament extruder. 


    By conducting surveys and listening to the feedback from their earliest adopters, Felfil has been able to continuously improve upon the Evo’s design and functionality. In October 2017, after completing their pre-sale orders from various crowdfunding campaigns, the latest version of the Felfil Evo became available for immediate order.

    The Felfil Evo is currently available in three forms: Assembled (719€), Complete Kit (599€), and the Basic Kit (299€). The assembled version is ideal for beginners or those who want to get extruding right away. All you have to do is set the temperature and gear motor speed to start making your own filament. The Complete Kit comes with all of the components needed to start your filament making journey, and requires a short amount of time to assemble. Finally, the Basic Kit contains the main components needed to build the Evo, while parts like heaters and electronics need to be sourced elsewhere.  


    It’s available in four different colors (yellow transparent, transparent, white, black) and comes equipped with either a 1.75mm or 2.85mm nozzle.

    Are you ready to start creating and experimenting with your own 3D printing filament? You can purchase the Felfil Evo and pellets directly from the Felfil website.

    License: The text of „Become Your Own Material Maker with the Felfil Evo Filament Extruder“ by All3DP is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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  • Weekend Project: 3D Print a Bloody or Stitched Neck for Your Halloween Costume

    Weekend Project: 3D Print a Bloody or Stitched Neck for Your Halloween Costume

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    Add some fright to your spine-chilling costume with this collection of Halloween-themed 3D printed jewelry, which includes a stitched neck and dripping bloody neck. 

    Do you need to add some extra dread to your undead aesthetic? One Instructables user who goes by the name of Penolopy Bulnick has recently shared a collection of 3D printed Halloween jewelry that will complement the most terrifying of costumes. Her latest designs include a dripping bloody neck, as well as a stitched neck and wrists.

    This collection of Halloween-themed accessories are easy to make and actually look pretty realistic, making them ideal for anyone planning to go to dress up as a zombie, vampire, or Frankenstein for an upcoming costume party. The designer has shared a handful of 3D printable models that vary in size and thickness, as well as the Tinkercad files so you can customize them yourself.

    With just a few affordable jewelry pieces and these 3D printed effects, you can attach dripping blood or stitches directly to your throat. Let your friends stare in horror as you parade your gory trinkets around the neighborhood. Let’s take a look at how you can 3D print your own creepy jewelry for the haunted holiday ahead.

    Also, be sure to check out our other Halloween-themed Weekend Projects for more ideas:


    3D Printed Halloween Jewelry: What You Need & How to Build it

    You can find the STL files for the stitched neck and dripping bloody neck on the designer’s Instructables post. There, she also goes over the design process for both pieces, explaining how she created them on Tinkercad.

    The supply list needed to create this jewelry collection is quite short. You can either use red and black filament (Penolopy Bulnick recommends Iron Red and Black from Hatchbox3D) or spray paint once the print is complete. Aside from your 3D printer and filament, here’s what else you need to make your own bloody or stitched neck:


    Since these designs are so thin, you don’t really need flexible filament to wear them. However, if you want to print a thicker version or improve the comfort a bit, a flexible material like TPU might be worth investing in. Otherwise, when loading these models into your 3D printing slicer software, double check them to make sure they aren’t too thick. If you decide to print the thicker version of the bloody neck with regular filament, the band of the design should only be two layers high.

    The next step is dependent on what color filament you’re using. If you’ve already got the right color extruding out of your nozzle, there’s no need to worry about spray painting. For those who don’t have any red or black filament, or want to use paint to enhance the gruesomeness of the jewelry, you can just color the side of the print that will be on display. The designer uses a sealer after painting to give her slit neck a more glossy effect.

    Next, add the jump rings to the corners of the print, followed by the clasp and necklace chain. Both the bloody neck and stitches are designed to be worn as a choker, so make sure the chain is long enough, but not too long. And that’s about all it takes to add some terrifying jewelry to your Halloween costume!

    If you don’t have a 3D printer, you can also visit the designer’s Etsy shop and purchase the Halloween-themed jewelry for $7.


    License: The text of „Weekend Project: 3D Print a Bloody or Stitched Neck for Your Halloween Costume“ by All3DP is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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  • Store persistent data and reduce traffic with the Twitch Configuration Service

    Store persistent data and reduce traffic with the Twitch Configuration Service

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    Building Extensions for Twitch keeps getting faster and easier. We recently announced the new and improved Developer Rig that helps developers build Extensions more quickly and intuitively. Today we’re announcing the Twitch Configuration Service.

    Configuration Service removes the burden of writing a back-end to store persistent channel- and Extension-specific data. It then provides this data on Extension load, eliminating the need for your back-end to handle traffic from end users for this scenario. This means that developers only need to focus on creating amazing experiences, not on building complex back-ends. In short, with Configuration Service, we’re unlocking a developers ability to build better Extensions faster.

    Let’s take a look at two common use cases that will benefit from Configuration Service immediately. We’ll use our Bot Commander and Animal Facts example Extensions for reference.

    Build a simple Extension without building a back-end.

    Developers can build simple front-end-only Extensions that let streamers configure the Extension to provide unique experiences for their viewers. For instance, a streamer may want to configure a list of Chat commands to use in their channel that viewers can see. In this scenario, the Extension’s front-end will validate the input and call a method to store it in the Configuration Service. On the viewer side, on start up, the Extension is provided an object containing the stored information seen below.

    Configuration object for the list of Chat commands

    Using a callback function from the Extension Helper Library, the Extension is notified when data has been delivered.

    Using the Extension Helper library to get the broadcaster configuration data

    The front-end can then use data stored in the Configuration Service to load the object, which means the viewer will be able to see and react to the Chat. All this happens without needing to build a back-end.

    Simple front-end Extension working without a back-end

    Reduce development and operational costs as part of your Extension back-end service.

    For Extensions that do require a back-end, the Configuration Service can support scenarios that require the ability to persist channel specific data. For example, with data-driven Extensions, the Configuration Service lets the streamer store the configuration needed to call the appropriate APIs. The Extension back-end can query from Configuration Service to get the needed data. When the viewer loads the Extension, they will receive content relevant to the streamer’s channel. See the data below which is from our Animal Facts code example.

    Configuration object for the Animal Facts example

    If this streamer’s specific data is needed when the Extension loads, the Configuration Service can also provide that data without exposing the rest of the back-end to viewer traffic, reducing the scaling needs for developers.

    Sample Extensions using Configuration Service and Extension back-end Service

    Configuration Service opens the door for more developers to build on Twitch by empowering them to spend more time on the user experience for their idea, rather than building the back-end. Most Extension scenarios require a developer to persist channel specific data and retrieve it on Extension load to hydrate the experience. This required developers to support this in their back-end, even for simple scenarios, taking time away from building the best possible experience for streamers and their viewers.

    Developers who have already built Extensions can start using Configuration Service immediately, either to add new functionality to their experience, or to replace the way they persist data on their back-end. New devs, can either build their back-end around Configuration Service, or just use Configuration Service to support their Extension scenario. All this is provided with love, by Twitch, with no additional cost to developers.

    We believe that streamers and viewers will benefit greatly (and use Extensions more) from the increased functionality and stability that Configuration Services provides them. For developers, we hope this will motivate them to build more Extensions knowing that they can do so faster and easier than before without having to worry about investing in and building this aspect of their back-end.

    There are many ways to learn and get started with Configuration Service.

    You can get started with Twitch Configuration Service samples on GitHub:

    From your desktop machine, download or update the Developer Rig.

    Watch the Configuration Service 101 video tutorial to learn more.

    Let us know what you think by connecting with us @twitchdev on Twitter or in the Developer forums. We can’t wait to see what you’ll build.

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