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Remember ‘Twitch plays Pokemon’? Now finding similar experiences is getting a whole lot easier with the addition of a new directory to the site. The Twitch plays Pokemon phenomenon caused site-wide problems for Twitch last year as tens of thousands of viewers took part in a collaborative effort to complete …
Read More »DingIt wants in on the streaming sector’s riches
In February, DingIt decided to enter the billion-dollar video streaming market. But how can it hope to compete with giants like Twitch and YouTube Gaming? MCV catches up with head of content Adam Simmons to find out. How would you assess DingIt’s performance so far? We are extremely happy with …
Read More »‘YouTubers want games that are fun to watch, and let them make dick jokes’
Big Pharma dev Tim Wicksteed reveals how to attract video streamers
Read More »Official PS4 Remote Play streaming headed to PC
The ability to stream PS4 games to PC is coming to PS4 – officially, this time. Days after a programmer announced that he would launch an unofficial way to utilise PlayStation’s Remote Play functionality on PC, Sony has revealed it is working on its own solution. Worldwide studios head Shuhei …
Read More »PlayStation TV now slashed to $19.99 in US
The ignominious fall of the PlayStation TV has seen Sony’s streaming microconsole slashed to an all-time low in the US. American retailer Best Buy is currently offering the console for just $19.99, which represents a 75 per cent saving over its $80 RRP. Note that the SKU in question doesn’t …
Read More »Mobile startup debuts iOS game livestreaming in Japan and Korea
Kamcord has beaten Twitch and YouTube Gaming to the iOS streaming race. While Android game streaming is possible with some apps, including Google’s recent YouTube Gaming, iOS users have until now been left out in the lurch. Now VentureBeat reports that Kamcord has debuted its livestreaming app in Japan and …
Read More »Twitch creates VP of game developer success role
Newly-formed position goes to latest recruit Kathy Astromoff, founder of Blink
Read More »Streaming firm Hitbox secures $4m in investment
The latest player in the streaming market has secured $4m in funding. Vienna-based Hitbox raised this in a new round of investment which will help it expand its North American operation and worldwide reach. This funding was led by Austrian venture capital firm SpeedInvest, with publisher Wargaming, North Base Media, …
Read More »League of Legends World Championship opener had 1m concurrent Twitch viewers
Riot’s League of Legends World Championship draws to a close tomorrow and already it has drawn some huge viewer numbers online. Newzoo reports that a single match on the tournament’s first day gained over 1m concurrent viewers on Twitch alone. Since the beginning of the event there have been nearly …
Read More »Mobile livestreaming and subscription fees come to YouTube Gaming
Mobile gamers looking to show off what they are playing are in luck as YouTube Gaming is introducing streaming for mobile devices. At the moment this is limited to Android devices, not iOS, according to a post on the official YouTube blog. In an article on Polygon, Google’s global head …
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