Facebook is still continuing its assault against Twitch, as the social media giant has expanded its Level Up Program to game streamers around the world, totalling 21 countries. The Level Up Program helps streamers build a community on Facebook. Streamers that are eligible can earn some extra cash through Facebook Stars — similar to Twitch […]
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Facebook makes it easier to find and support game streamers
Facebook hasn’t been shy about its plans to challenge game streaming services like Twitch, Mixer and YouTube Gaming, and it’s taking that effort to its next logical step. The social site recently started testing a dedicated gaming video portal (appropriately shortened to fb.gg) that highlights both live and pre-recorded footage based on the games, creators, […]
Dealmaster: Take up to $40 off Amazon Fire TV streamers, Kindles, and Fire tablets
Greetings, Arsians! Courtesy of our friends at TechBargains, we have another round of deals to share. Every now and then, Amazon will drop the price on a collection of its Fire TV media streamers, Fire tablets, and Kindle e-readers, and today is one of those days. Many of these discounts require you to be a […]
Gallery: The streamers, game makers, and costumed players of PAX East 2018
BOSTON, MA—The one overwhelming impression I’ll take away from this year’s PAX East is that gaming culture is now undeniably driven by “content creators,” professional gamers, and amateur players sharing their work and their play with the world. This is far from a new trend, both in gaming in general and at conventions like PAX […]
Microsoft Mixer will offer more ways to fund game streamers
Microsoft is making it easier to stream on Mixer for a living. The service has outlined plans for multiple ways to reward streamers, starting with Direct Purchases. If a Mixer Partner is playing a game (including DLC), you can buy that content directly from the stream, which gives them “a percentage” of the game price. […]
The Streamer’s Guide to Sundance 2018: What Non-Festgoers Can Watch at Home
While we’re still hashing out the great Three Billboards Twitter war of 2017, audiences in Park City and all across Utah will be boldly forging ahead into the first major releases of 2018 at the Sundance Film Festival. One of few festivals firmly established in the cultural imagination, Robert Redford’s mountain citadel of cinema regularly […]
Netflix’s ‘Mudbound’: Harsh and Beautiful, It’s the Streamer’s Greatest Cinematic Triumph Yet
With Dee Rees’ stunningly directed adaptation, the streaming platform’s investment in prestige features will pay dividends come awards time. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a0de5ef8cf34630f7dff4cc/master/pass/MudBound-Final.jpg Feed: All Latest
Razer’s new webcam and microphone are made for streamers
Razer is known as a gaming laptop, mouse and keyboard maker, but it actually offers a wide variety of products, like Xbox controllers, power banks, and even an upcoming phone. Razer also makes webcams like the Stargazer, which is built for streaming video games. Now Razer is upping its streaming game with two new “streamer […]
Twitch’s workshops will teach streamers how to be better hosts
Streaming on Twitch might look easy, but it really isn’t. Between the various technical hoops you have to jump through (oh hi, OBS) and the pressure of people watching your every move — or, on the flip-side, streaming to an audience of zero people — you also need to be entertaining. In that spirit, the […]
Streamers are streaming Persona 5 despite threats of bans from Atlus
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