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Radiator 2, a collection of three gay-themed titles that was recently released on Steam, has been banned from streaming site Twitch. Creator Robert Yang is used to has creations being blocked by the video network, but has expressed his surprise that these relatively old titles have suddenly been hit following …
Read More »Twitch bans CSGO Lotto and other Steam gambling streaming
The streaming of gambling sites that use Steam OpenID API has been banned by Twitch. The move follows Valve’s first statement on the subject yesterday, in which it vowed to crack down on the increasingly controversial practise. Valve specifically notes that using ‘the OpenID API and making the same web …
Read More »Twitch streams responsible for 25% of Punch Club and The Culling sales, report estimates
Mid-tier broadcasters with between 33 and 3,333 simultaneous viewers most valuable to devs
Read More »Blizzard to integrate Facebook login and live streaming API into its PC games
Overwatch, Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm among titles that will allow users to livestream directly to their social media accounts
Read More »Facebook login coming to Blizzard games, with streaming to follow
Overwatch, Hearthstone and World of Warcraft players may soon be able to stream their gameplay directly to Facebook. Blizzard has confirmed that as of later this month players will be able to log into PC versions of Battle.net titles using their Facebook login. However, logins are just the start – …
Read More »Streaming tech firm Polystream raises $1.5m in seed funding
Funding led by London Venture Partners and Initial Capital
Read More »Twitch unveils new Clips feature to challenge Oddshot
Twitch has announced Clips; a new feature that allows viewers to save 30 second video clips from any live stream. When something amazing happens on stream, all users have to do is press the Clip button, this will save the previous 25 seconds of the stream along with the next …
Read More »Gfinity launch GTV into open beta
UK based eSports organisation Gfinity has launched GTV into open beta. GTV is Gfinity’s media player that gives viewers a lot more control over what they see compared to watching on traditional streaming services. Anyone using the beta will be able to select from up to 10 different camera feeds, …
Read More »Live streaming start-up VREAL is ‘Twitch for virtual reality’
Platform will support 360-degree streaming to both headsets and PC screens
Read More »Smite streamer leaves Hi-Rez after live suicide rant
Streamer Brandon ‘DM Brandon’ Nance has announced his decision to quit the scene shortly after he embarked on a controversial rant about the morality of suicide. Eurogamer reports that the outburst followed a $5 donation on his stream from a viewer who added that watching Nance’s streams had helped them …
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