Twitch

The pandemic transformed gaming and live streaming from a nerdy niche to an international pastime. In the past year, average viewership on Twitch has been well above 2.5 million and over 1 million streamers go live every day.  The…

Gaming is a world filled with all sorts of ambitious individuals. From young bucks looking to flex their entrepreneurial spirit to older gamers looking to, well, make a buck, the gaming world is a great way to not only have fun but also…

Over the last couple of decades, the gaming industry has undergone significant evolution. This encompasses a variety of areas, but one of the most interesting and exciting developments has been the relationship between gamers and games. It…

Earlier this year when AOC guest starred in a Donkey Kong Twitch stream in which she declared trans rights to be human rights (while batting off criticism from greying 90s pop culture warhorses like Aaron Sorkin and Graham Linehan), it felt…

Over the last decade, eSports has been gaining more and more legitimacy in the world of entertainment through the sheer volume of viewership, revenues, and prize pools. However, being termed "eSports" has perhaps long plagued its appeal to…

Social media and gaming are quickly becoming inseparable. As more are more games embrace social media mechanics and social media platforms take an interest in gaming, it is becoming apparent how much the two impact each other. While social…

From humble beginnings to now being one of the largest live streaming services, Twitch has taken the world by storm. Initially, it started as a site called “Justin.TV” where the owner and creator, Justin Kan, live-streamed his life for…