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It’s Halloween on Twitch, and we’re celebrating all month long! From October 1-31, we’ll be showcasing all things spooky – horror, art, costumes, games, baking etc. We’re featuring hundreds of Horror creators all month long on the Stream-o-Ween front page shelf, with special Halloween themed events featured on the carousel. Want to join the Event…

The Amazon-owned streaming platform, which is largely dedicated to video games but also sometimes eating food, announced on its support website that anything under the “Highlights” and “Uploads” banner now counts towards a 100-hour storage limit, per profile. It should be noted that this does not apply to the temporarily saved VODs of livestreams or…

The AI system reviews stream transcripts to assess whether content fits advertiser requirements, prompting criticism

In the wake of Xbox gutting Halo Studios and moving the franchise under Activision, content creators as well as current and former Halo devs have started talking about the series publicly online. That’s led to some messy drama and accusations, including a claim that Halo Studios (formerly 343 Industries) put some content creators on a…

Popular streamer Pokimane has shared some heartbreaking news with her fans after abruptly ending a Twitch stream on Monday. After the sudden end to the stream, she returned and informed her fans that her beloved cat Mimi, whom she had had for eight years, had passed away after falling from the balcony.

Shure has a brand-new microphone out on the market aimed at gamers, as they have introduced the MV6 Gen 2 Gaming Microphone

Dan Clancy stated that advertisers want their ads to appear with content that fits their brand image, and this is clearly a good idea in principle. He revealed that the AI transcription system analyzes streams to identify mismatches between brands and creators. Some streamers have expressed concerns about the AI treating normal streams the same…

CEO Dan Clancy told hosts of The Snarketing Podcastthat Twitch already uses AI to transcribe everything streamers say while live, and now it’s using AI to evaluate whether streamers are squeaky-clean enough for brands to run ads against their content.

Twitch, whichmade headlines (derogatory) in August with platform-wide Amazon AI training that’s opt-in by default, is intertwining AI ever more inextricably with livestreaming despite overwhelmingly negative reception. During a recent podcast appearance, CEO Dan Clancy said that because AI already transcribes everything streamers say on the site, it’s now also being used to evaluate whether…

In a blog post today, YouTube announced that it’s dedicated YouTube Gaming app will soon cease to exist. The app will officially be retired In March 2019.