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Twitch offer channel language control
Stopping foreign spam attempt with a new half-arsed feature.
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Twitch bans Adult Only rated game streaming
No more sexy time or overtly violent games for you on Twitch.
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Twitch Got Hacked; Flex Your Fingers And Secure Your Accounts
Twitch has revealed that their account system have been hacked, and has cautioned users to secure their accounts. Unfortunately, Twitch confirmed some accounts ...
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Twitch resets all passwords after “unauthorized” account access
Twitch users will need to change their passwords, as the company has discovered what it believes “may” have been unauthorised access to certain ...
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Steam Broadcasting now in Beta – Valve takes on Twitch
Valve launch their own streaming service and it’s built into your Steam client right now. If you have opted into Steam beta versions via ...
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Twitch outlines new sponsorship transparency rules
In response to continued exposure of shady and undisclosed marketing deals between advertising and prominent broadcasters, Twitch.TV has established some new transparency rules. ...
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Football Manager 2015 gets Twitch streaming
It’s going to be a riveting viewing experience for football fans. Sports Interactive’s Mile Jacobson has revealed that Football Manager 2015 will have Twitch ...
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Twitch is the latest DDoS target to fall foul of lizards
Twitch.TV should probably consider putting some of that Amazon money towards better DDoS protection, as the streaming site is the latest to be ...
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Amazon confirms Twitch acquisition for $970 million
We now have confirmation of the Amazon deal as it’s officially announced. Earlier rumours were circulating that Amazon had been pushing to acquire ...
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Amazon apprently making a move to acquire Twitch
We all thought the Twitch Google acquisition was in the bag but it appears not according to reports today. Although no official announcement ...
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Twitch Alternatives: Testing Out The Streaming Competition
Whether they’re the harbinger of an immanent Google buyout, or just the actions of a naive and panicking business, Twitch.tv’s new policy changes ...
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Twitch CEO Emmert Shear responds to concerns over changes
Twitch CEO Emmert Shear took time out to answer questions from the community regarding yesterday’s big change announcements. Regarding the umting of Valve’s ...
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Twitch to remove copyright audio. May as well leave now
With Google at the helm this was bound to happen and Twitch users may as well give up now. Anyone who uses Youtube will ...
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Twitch videos will no longer be stored forever as VOD system changes
Twitch has been analysing their video storage data and decided that old videos will be removed from accounts. In three week old videos stored on ...
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Gaming Live to take on Twitch with new service for streamers
With Twitch reportedly having been sold to Youtube (Google) for $1bn, Gaming Live is about to launch as an alternative. We’re not big ...
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Twitch introducing Host Mode
Twitch users won’t need to broadcast 24/7 to keep their viewers engaged. It’s not easy running a successful Twitch channel, it’s impossible to ...
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CD Projekt RED host a cosplay competition for The Witcher 3
Are you a bad enough dude/dudette to cosplay a character from The Witcher 3? CD Projekt RED have some rewards on offer, if ...
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Twitch wants to get streaming apps on the PS Vita and 3DS
Twitch’s popularity amongst gamers has been rapidly growing over the past year and only increased once the streaming feature was made available on ...
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Fun Stuff: We don’t see enough Little Mac cosplay
Little Mac seems like the most obvious, easiest cosplay out there, which is why it’s also a little odd that we haven’t seen ...
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Youtube reportedly acquiring Twitch for $1 billion
The latest big spend in the world of gaming could involve the popular streaming channel Twitch.tv. The news just broke this evening with ...
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Twitch Top Live Streaming Service In The US, More Than YouTube and ESPN
Twitch has come out on top as the top streaming service in the US. It outpaces ESPN, NBC Sports, even YouTube.
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Fun Stuff: SD Becomes Super Real With VampyBitMe’s Agnès Cosplay From Bravely Default
Who says Bravely Default’s SD style characters can’t be cosplayed in real life? Not Californian cosplayer and model VampyBitMe, AKA Linda Le. She’s ...
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Ultra Street Fighter 4 Will Be In Pax East Without Capcom, Thanks To Twitch And Machinima
Capcom confirmed they would be one of several major game companies that would not be there for PAX East. In spite of that, ...
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GameSpy Technology closure forces hundreds of titles to find alternative hosting
It’s a simple enough sentence, “Effective May 31, 2014, GameSpy will cease providing all hosted services for all games still using GameSpy”. But ...