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Leading streaming games platform Twitch has partnered with one of the biggest names in chess to try and drive the game’s popularity with online audiences. It has struck a multi-year agreement with Chess.com to stream on the twitch.tv/chess channel and further help promote its range of events, many of which …

Feedback from the public alpha test will lead to the team taking time to "iterate and evolve" core gameplay

Twitch has marked the occasion of their own TwitchCon event by releasing a series of milestones showing how several key performance indicators (KPI) have grown, in addition to shedding some light on what’s next for the streaming platform. The news was shared in TwitchCon2017’s keynote address, given by CEO Emmett …

Twitch has announced a massive increase in revenue year-on-year, paying more than double the amount of money to individual partners in 2017 compared to last year. The exact figure is currently unknown, but on average 71 per cent more money was generated this year, with Twitch Prime bringing in 50 per cent more …

Twitch has launched its own official online merchandise store on Amazon, the video streaming platform has announced. The initial product offering will have 18 items, including t-shirts with the platform’s signature purple logo to home goods such as plush pillows and drinkware. The store will be updated periodically, the statement …

Twitch has appointed Maker Studios’ Kendra Johnson as its new general manager of global content and development and emerging markets. She will now be responsible for the social video platforms’ global content acquisition efforts while growing its business in both the Latin America and Asia Pacific regions. She will also …

After a successful period of testing, YouTube announced it was expanding its sponsorship programme last week, giving viewers the ability to purchase digital goods directly from creator channels and receive special perks in return for regular monthly payments toward the channel’s upkeep. It’s a move that’s very similar to recent …

A new fundraising initiative to support seven worldwide gaming charities is to take place this weekend. Dubbed the One Gamer Fund, all money raised over the next three days will then be shared between the supported organisations, which include AbleGamers, Child’s Play, Games for Change, Global Game Jam, IGDA Foundation, …

Attaba becomes the new EMEA director of commerce. Full story available on our sister site MCV

Twitch has appointed Wargaming.net’s Rahim Attaba as its new director of commerce for the EMEA region, the company has announced. In his new role, Attaba will report to VP of gamer commerce Matt McCloskey and be responsible for growing the platform’s economic activity in EMEA, with a special focus on …