GamesBeat's Dean Takahashi interviews Twitch about raising money for a big expansion.
Schick Xtreme is partnering with a couple of Twitch streamers to aid in the fight against childhood cancer with a new mobile game that allows players to raise money for the cause just by playing. Shave the Day, the free-to-play game that lets players pilot XtremeMan, the bald-headed superhero in his never-ending battle to shave as many heads as possible using his razor as a hoverboard, is available to download in the App Store and Google Play Store for both Apple and Android users. Launched on May 19, Schick Xtreme plans on turning all player's in-game points into real donations to St. Baldrick's Foundation, up to $250,000.
It took a little over three years but Escape from Tarkov (EFT) has risen to the top of Twitch charts in-part due to a drop campaign that began at the start of the week. Created by Russian-based developer, BattleState Games, back in 2016, EFT has surpassed evergreen titles/categories such as League of Legends, Fortnite, Just Chatting, and CSGO to hold down the top viewership spot on the streaming platform. Top personalities such as Dr.Disrespect, Timthetatman, CohhCarnage, and others have flocked to the game to get a piece of the action and try out something new while "veteran" EFT players, Shroud and Dr.Lupo, have been playing since the early days.
Nick Eh 30 invited Ryan Wyatt of YouTube Gaming to his show to do an interview about gaming at YouTube. Here's a quick break down of the key points.
Seeing what Google Stadia offers, and what they are planning with their release, it won't be immediate. But they will take over this space (even though I couldn't care about it).
I doubt it, the way youtube treats their content creators I don't see this happening anytime soon
I doubt it will kill Twitch Youtube is like a copyright nazi when it comes to games. If one of your videos gets a copyright claim it's either banned in certain countries or it won't be allowed world wide.
Can't even play copyrighted music on your stream for Youtube. Twitch will mute small portions of your vods but you can still stream with it.
well, thats going to increase tenfold when these 2 next gen consoles hit with these Streaming capabilities
Eh, I never really like twitch. Only time I go on twitch is to watch live events.
Twitch is going from bad to worse over the last few months, especially for the EU.
Its mainly LOL and DOTA, SC2 that gets all the viewers atm, but will be interesting to see how much it changes with the integration into consoles, as so far know one watches them streams.