We had another awesome episode of Twitch Weekly this week with a HUGE announcement! If you want to know more about the all of topics we discussed – the super duper crazy awesome /r/Twitch user Jikkircraft (@Jikkir on Twitter) has put together a run down of all subjects + timestamp links to each of those sections! Check it out below:
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Intro
- Hosts @djWHEAT, @SomaJT, @Fishstix, @Atrioc
- Just another episode of Twitch Weekly… but with a huge announcement! Eep! Click here to ruin the surprise!
D1 and Crimson Blur join Twitch as Smash Bros Representatives!
- Check them out @xd1x and @OXY_Crimson
- Here’s an awesome article about it!
- Using the community to improve the community rocks!
- Smash has recently had a huge resurgence on Twitch, so these guys should really help you all out!
Conclusion of Twitch Movie Night
- The final week of Movie night
- “Game Jam”
- Documentary of teams creating a game during a Game Jam!
- Check out the trailer here (Ignore the audio issue for the first 5 or so seconds, it was muted – sorry)!
- Check out Devolver for the final time, and send great thanks to them for their awesome efforts!
The Big Announcement… Kind of!
- Information Twitch Partners, Fans and Viewers have been waiting for…
- Twitch Purple Hoodie is finally available on Amazon!
- Just Kidding… We trolled… Real announcement below!
The Real Announcement is here
- Twitch Con is happening!
- Moscone West Event Centre, San Fransico, California!
- September 25-26, 2015!
- Check out the official @TwitchCon Twitter!
- Check out the Blog post here!
- Check out TwitchCon 2015 with the link in the title, and sign up with email to keep up to date with info!
Gamers for Giving 2015
- A goal of $25k!
- Watch them and there VOD’s on their channel here
- Support the charity this weekend!
- Check out the Twitch blog on this, here!
- 2 days Marathon for GameBlast15 to raise money for SpecialEffect!
- Check out the trailer!
- Hosted by Jagex!
- Check them and their VOD’s out on their channel in the title!
Halo Championship Series
- NA and EU!
- Check out the NA stream channel here
- Check out the EU stream channel here
Capcom Cup 2015!
- 50k prize pool Last Year…
- 500k this year distributed to all premier tournaments!
- 120k+ for first place in the finals
- Every Tuesday until December!
Starcraft’s WCS Premiere League
- Follow the channel in the title to keep updated!
- Of course, check out the WCS information on their official page!
- Magic the gathering open event
- February 21st-22nd!
- StarCity games has been regularly mentioned in Twitch Weekly… Because they rock!
Twitch Streamers in the news
- The wallstreet journal has made an awesome article on DizzyKitten!
- Wall Street Cheat street has also done an article on the 6 Top Video Game Streaming Celebrities! (Warning – content is subjective!)
- LucyyFurr was featured in the Herald-Argus!
Game Releases
Partner Spotlight – FutureManGaming!
- The man dedicated to saving humanity from future games that will inevitably kill us!
- Streams Mon-Thur 6PM EST, Earlier on Fri’s and Sun’s, and later on Saturday – check out his Channel in the link in the title for more details!
- Futureman’s mission!
- Futureman’s Trailer VOD!
Video Spotlight – Wheeze202!
- He livestreams himself making mods for games!
- Really, this is really cool!
- He’s currently working on a DLC sized Skyrim mod – he’s been working on this for over 3 years!
- Check out his trailer VOD here)
- Want to submit your own video? Message /twitch on Twitch with a 60-90 second dropbox video giving information about yourself and your stream!
Staff Pick – MissKylieee
- MissKylieee just joined Trick2G’s team!
- This week she had a little bit of backlash from the community, and certainly didn’t deserve it! Check her out with the link in the title, and show her some love!
- She’s a big streamer of 3DS games!
Q&A… and awesome hype Tweets!
- “The hype – I can’t even, how purple do you bleed?”
- “Literally never been so hyped about anything in my life”
- “Why did you decide to host TwitchCon in San Francisco? Did you consider anywhere else?”
- “Been enjoying the movie nights on the channel. Is there a schedule for them?”
- “Will Twitch be available for TV?”
- “What are the numbers in split for the various platforms which have Twitch?”
- “What will be the process for proposing platforms at Twitch Con?”
- “Will there be booths to promote new Twitch channels?”
- “Will there be a Soma kissing booth?”… What?
- “Smash Bros open bracket tournament at Twitch Con?”
- “Media passes for Media?”
- “Will there be a Twitch party at Pax East?”
Closing Thoughts
- Twitch Town Hall will be from 7:30 – 8:30 in Pax East in the Albatross Theatre
- Super special Twitch Swag for the first 500 people!
- Twitch Con.. HYPE!
- Remember to check out people we mentioned in the show!
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