Introducing: Tavern Takeover, bi-monthly Hearthstone tournaments by PVP Live!
We’re happy to announce on behalf of PVP Live that the very first Tavern Takeover Hearthstone tournament takes place this weekend, May 10th, 2014 at 1PM PDT! This isn’t a one-time-deal – these 8 Player...
View ArticleDreamHack and Twitch Announce BFF Status through 2014
Today, Dreamhack announced their commitment to be Twitch’s broadcasting BFF through 2014. Twitch will be the exclusive English esports broadcast platform for all DreamHack 2014 events, and DreamHack...
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The Innards of Our New Internationalization Systems
Last week we posted about some internationalization changes. You may not have noticed a ton, but this was actually a pretty major code change that affected most pages on the site and touched four code...
View ArticleSite Maintenance Scheduled for May 15 at 12:00am PT
We will be performing site maintenance on May 15 starting at 12:00am PT. This maintenance should end by 1:00am PT. During the maintenance window, we will attempt to keep viewing and broadcasting up,...
View ArticleTwitch App for Xbox Available Without Xbox Live Gold This June
Today Xbox Wire announced that coming this June, Xbox Live Gold will no longer be required for popular entertainment apps like Twitch. That’s right, the Twitch app will be available on Xbox One and the...
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Twitch is on Fire! Get Twitch for Your Amazon Fire TV
Amazon Fire TV just got game! You can now get the Twitch app on Amazon Fire TV and turn your big screen TV into your personal gaming theater. The Twitch app for Amazon Fire TV lets you watch your...
View ArticleCommunity Spotlight Volume 1: Speedrunning and The Mexican Runner
Welcome to the very first edition of the Community Spotlight! This will be a regular feature of the Twitch blog wherein we highlight a specific gaming community, events within that community, and one...
View ArticleStreet Fighter: Assassin’s Fist Live Twitch Premiere
Today I’m happy to announce that, in partnership with Machinima, we have a first-of-its-kind live airing for you this Friday, May 23rd. Starting at 9AM PDT, we will broadcast the highly anticipated...
View ArticleTour Our Crib; We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
Way back in the year 2011, the goodly people at TechCrunch visited the offices of then Justin.tv/Socialcam for an episode of TechCrunch Cribs. We use the term “office” loosely. You have to watch that...
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We’re Taking Community to New Levels
Twitchites! We’re excited to announce updates to our Twitch Community program. We want to bring more open and useful community programs to all of you who make Twitch possible. Because, well, you make...
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Introducing the New CS:GO Directory, It’s So Meta
by: Ben Swartz and Josh Tabak As some of you have already noticed, we’ve been experimenting with new ways to discover Counter-Strike: Global Offensive broadcasters. We’ve wanted to try using game...
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ESL and Twitch Announce Partnership Extension, Plus Cool Infographic
Today we’re proud to announce that we’ve signed a multi-year, extensive partnership agreement with ESL, the world’s biggest independent esports brand. Twitch will be the exclusive streaming partner for...
View ArticleTwitch Broadcast Schedule for E3
Today we’re excited to announce our broadcast schedule for the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). In addition to featuring a full slate of games each day from marquee publishers, all of the major...
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FGC! Vote by June 3 for Who You Want to See at CEO 2014
NOTE: Get your votes in by 5pm PDT on June 3. Hello Friends! It is my pleasure to announce a vote for the entire Fighting Game Community to choose three players from a pool of six to attend the...
View ArticleTwitch Plays Final Fantasy VI via CrowdPlay by Overwolf
Remember when y’all went crazy like Sander Cohen for TwitchPlaysPokemon (still going strong!), and then helped Choice Chamber make its Kickstarter goal, and soon after started dropping chat commands...
View ArticleAchievement Unlocked: Twitch Apps for Xbox Available to All
To update on a previous post, as of today you can officially download and experience the Twitch apps for Xbox One and Xbox 360 without having an Xbox Live Gold membership. So get in on all the best...
View ArticleGamers are Awesome and We can Prove It
Twitch is a social video platform for gamers. It’s also an office full of gamers. Really – Twitch is built by and for gamers. Since the Twitch community has been in an ever-increasing spotlight for the...
View ArticleCommunity Spotlight Volume 2: Minecraft Block Party!
Time for another Community Spotlight! Perhaps one of the quieter communities, Minecraft is a huge part of Twitch, consisting of charity livestreams, building guilds, Hunger Games recreations, and a ton...
View ArticleTwitch Sponsorship for Evolution Tournament Series
Hello Friends! Victor “ @Victheslik “ Denchartphan here, I would like to extend my deepest gratitude on behalf of Twitch to the overwhelming amount of support from our great community who participated...
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Twitch App for iOS v.3.0.4 with Audio Only Mode
With Twitch for iOS v3.0.4’s new Audio Only mode, you can continue listening to live broadcasts when your phone is locked or the app is in the background. Activating this new playback mode is as easy...
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