Today, an armed gunman in Halle, Germany attacked people outside of a synagogue on Yom Kippur, one of the holiest…
Transgender nonprofit Trans Lifeline is running a streaming fundraiser this month. This week, in tandem with several…
These days, Twitch streaming is an avalanche that drowns potential viewers in a daily rush of new names and faces.…
The sun is bright. Blinding, almost. It is late afternoon on the last day of TwitchCon, and I have been waiting in…
“You can ruffle your feathers at people. It’s fucking great. I love that game! Who plays Goose Game?” Blink 182 bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus bellowed to a cheering crowd at last night’s TwitchCon party. The band headlined the party, which was open to all attendees and took place in a stadium in San Diego. It was…
Tucked away in the furthest back corner of TwitchCon, there’s a Blockbuster booth. Yes that Blockbuster: the mostly-defunct video rental store. What is this ode to entertainment’s now-distant past doing at a convention dedicated to the cutting edge of its present? Advertising an officially-licensed Blockbuster board…
Twitch, like so many other platforms on the “free” internet, runs on ads. These ads are annoying as hell. They also…
“There’s no reason why they shouldn’t have an accessibility tag, or an “a11y” tag—Twitter speak for accessibility. If Twitch is listening, please give us that tag. We’ve been asking for over a year now,” said streamer AccessibleGamer during TwitchCon’s “Streaming With Disabilities” panel. He added that most Twitch…
Twitchcon’s show floor is notably lacking in video games. This makes sense; game makers have far less to gain from being at a show where most people are here to see streamers, not play games. In previous years, that didn’t stop a fair number of video game companies from having presences. This year, however, it’s…
Earlier this week, Twitch suspended a streamer named Quqco for wearing a cosplay of Street Fighter heroine Chun-Li…
Popular Twitch streamer Turner “Tfue” Tenney seemingly used a racial slur while streaming Minecraft earlier this…
In the wake of widespread outcry over yesterday’s changes to building, Fortnite developer Epic Games has done a 180…
After two years of anticipation, WoW Classic is finally live. Top streamers from every corner of Twitch are…
During a Twitch stream earlier this week, popular leftist streamer Hasan Piker made a statement that would, by…
Last week, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, much like his namesake, crept out of the figurative building—flanked on all sides…
After multiple threats were sent to Twitch’s offices in San Francisco, California, the company has asked employees…
Microsoft recently put their streaming service Mixer back in the spotlight by securing exclusive rights to Tyler…
Last week, Twitch partner Heather “HeatheredEffect” Kent breastfed her baby while talking to a friend and streaming…
Sometimes, there’s just no point in trying—for instance, when you’ve got to nail a shot on a target that’s several…
Last time we checked in on endearingly grouchy democratic socialist uncle and presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders’…