Ben disappeared somewhere in the pitch black of the Old World. A handful of streamers gathered to investigate its monster-filled caverns and hallways, only to find their friend had gone missing. “Did Ben die?” one wondered aloud, just before another spotted him with relief in his voice. “I’m not even kidding, it took me,” Ben … Read more
Illustration: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (Getty Images) Twitch has once again redefined its policy regarding nudity on streams. This time around, it seems like you can stream parts of your body but don’t do it for the entire playthrough of Baldur’s Gate 3. How Does Gerard Pique’s New Twitch Indoor Soccer League Work? … Read more
It’s Day 16 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and Yo has fallen! Uber will go to the next round and it will be taking on one of today’s nominees. Today we have the streamer’s app of choice going up against one of the oldest and most … Read more
If you long for 8-bit graphics and Pokémon adventures of yore, I’m happy to report that your wait is over. A Twitch channel is making it possible to play Pokémon Red, the first game in the franchise and a staple of the ‘90s, on an old CRT TV alongside countless fans across the globe. How … Read more
Allison Holker is returning to the place where it all began. On Wednesday, the professional dancer revealed that she was back on set for season 18 of So You Think You Can Dance. Holker, who made her debut on SYTYCD during season two, is joining the judges’ table for the upcoming season alongside Dancing With the Stars alum Maksim Chmerkovskiy, veteran judge Nigel Lythgoe, and … Read more
It took Allison Holker a while to want to dance after her husband, Stephen “tWitch” Boss’, death. ET’s Nischelle Turner spoke to the So You Think You Can Dance judge, who revealed that she didn’t dance for months after her husband died by suicide in December 2022. “I didn’t dance for I wanna say almost five months after [Boss’ death]. … Read more
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“I regret having to share that we are taking the painful step to reduce our headcount by just over 500 people across Twitch,” Clancy wrote. “This will be a very hard day.” In the announcement, Clancy noted that Twitch paid out over $1 billion to streamers last year, remarking that “while the Twitch business remains … Read more
A Twitch section seen at the Tokyo Game Show in 2023.Photo: Stanislav Kogiku (Getty Images) Are you naked under that censor bar? Well, Twitch might not let you stream. A policy update posted on Wednesday clarifies that Twitch will not allow suggested nudity adding to the platform’s ever-growing list of commandments for exactly how your … Read more
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Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Twitch is changing its sexual content policies again, this time to prohibit implied nudity on the platform. The platform already prohibits nudity, but Twitch’s new attire policy, which goes into effect today, also doesn’t allow streamers to “imply or suggest that they are fully or partially nude,” chief … Read more
GTA 5 is one of the most successful entries in Rockstar Games’ long-running video game series, and its popularity only continues to grow after all these years. According to a recent report by statistics website TwitchMetrics on December 22, 2023, Grand Theft Auto 5 has been the most watched game on Twitch in December 2023 … Read more