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Amazon will stream original TV pilots on Twitch, in biggest collaboration since acquisition

[Correction: This post has been updated to reflect that two pilots, not three, will stream on Twitch, and one of the… Read More

Generation App: Why Twitch is ‘magical’ for millions of streamers and viewers

For people who don’t play or watch video games, it can be difficult to conceptualize just how powerful Twitch is. But… Read More

Twitch reaches multi-year deal to stream competitive gaming from new ELeague

ELeague, the competitive gaming venture from Turner Sports and WME | IMG has reached a multi-year deal with the Amazon-owned… Read More

Casting call: GeekWire is looking for millennials to talk Pinterest, Twitch, Postmates, and more

If you’re a Pinterest prodigy, Twitch talent, or just someone who’d like to chat about your favorite apps, then we… Read More

Amazon’s Twitch launches 24/7 food channel with Julia Child marathon

“Life itself is the proper binge,” Julia Child famously said. Little did she know that 50 years later, viewers would… Read More

Amazon launches first daily live show: ‘Style Code Live’ debuts today

Amazon is launching its first daily live show, a fashion and beauty program called “Style Code Live,” combining its e-commerce… Read More

New Twitch channel Hyper RPG! features Pacific Northwest games and gamers

Hyper Rabbit Power Go! (Hyper RPG!) is a new Redmond, Wash.-based Twitch channel debuting today, which will live stream shows about gamers, video… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Matcherino lets eSports fans crowdfund matches between professionals

Over the past three years, video game streaming has exploded into a young but powerful industry. Tech giants competed over Twitch… Read More

Mario fans blast PAX Omegathon finalists over lack of Mario skills

After nearly an hour of grueling trial and error between the top two Omeganauts during this year’s PAX Prime Omegathon, Ryan “Lysander” Anderson… Read More

Custom ‘Super Mario Maker’ level punishes Omegathon finalists at PAX

The twelfth annual PAX Prime gaming convention drew to a close Monday night in Seattle with the top two Omeganauts “Mighty”… Read More

Amazon’s Twitch and Google’s YouTube Gaming square off at PAX Prime

The newly competitive game-streaming war is on full display here at the PAX Prime game convention in Seattle this morning… Read More

Google’s new game streaming service is officially live on YouTube, and so far, people like it

The game streaming platform wars are here. The videogame industry is often all about the race between Xbox and Sony. But today’s modern day… Read More

Google’s YouTube reportedly rolling out a Twitch competitor tomorrow

YouTube may be rolling out its own video game-streaming platform as soon as tomorrow to compete against market-leading Twitch, which Amazon… Read More

Amazon’s Twitch attracts monster audience at E3, with 21M viewers tuning in online

Amazon may not have had a huge presence at E3, the annual videogame conference in Los Angeles, but its video… Read More

Google’s YouTube creating game-streaming site after losing Twitch to Amazon

After losing Twitch to Amazon last year, YouTube is rolling out its own video game-streaming platform. The new site, YouTube Gaming, will… Read More

Amazon launching daily live show to drive product sales, says deleted job posting

A now-deleted job posting from Amazon appears to have spilled the beans on a new video unit for the company. The listing was… Read More

Amazon plans ‘ambitious new PC game’ with Halo and Half-Life vets

Amazon’s early attempts at making epic video games have been underwhelming, but the company is gearing up for a new push — announcing… Read More

Twitch resets passwords after possible security breach

Users of Twitch, the Amazon-owned video game streaming site, will have to reset their passwords after the service suffered a… Read More

Amazon’s Twitch adding Discovery’s ‘Super Panic Frenzy’ gaming platform Monday

Amazon’s video platform Twitch will get a boost Monday with Discovery’s new gaming-focused platform “Super Panic Frenzy.” Also launching on YouTube,… Read More

Amazon’s Twitch will hold inaugural ‘TwitchCon’ in S.F. in September

Twitch, the game streaming and social video company acquired by Amazon last year for $1 billion, was teasing a big announcement on… Read More

Amazon-owned Twitch more than doubled its viewership in 2014

Video game streaming is shaping up to be big business. Twitch announced today that the service saw 100 million unique… Read More

Rock on! Twitch launches new free music service for streamers

Twitch launched a pair of music-centric initiatives today which make its streaming service more attractive to recording artists. The first,… Read More

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Top 10: Highlights from GeekWire’s most-read stories of 2014

On this week’s GeekWire radio show, we’re counting down our top 10 picks from our most popular stories of the year.… Read More

Amazon-owned Twitch buys eSports agency GoodGame

Steve Ballmer isn’t the only tech CEO with a major interest in a competitive sports franchise anymore. Thanks to a… Read More

Twitch beefs up Xbox One app with new homepage, filtering options, videos on demand

The Twitch game-streaming app on Xbox One underwent a mini-makeover today with an array of new features now available for users.… Read More

Valve takes shot at Amazon’s Twitch with streaming feature for Steam

Valve announced today that users of its Steam gaming platform will now be able to easily stream their game content… Read More

After selling out to Amazon, Twitch has a hilarious new nudity rule

Videogames are exciting, but please folks, keep your clothes on! That’s the gist of a new rule Twitch has implemented roughly… Read More

News Brief

Microsoft debuts ESL competitive gaming app for Xbox One

Xbox One owners can now participate in some of the largest online gaming competitions globally from the comfort of their living… Read More

News Brief

Amazon completes acquisition of Twitch

Amazon.com now officially owns Twitch, as the Seattle online giant noted the completed acquisition today in an SEC filing. Amazon… Read More

Amazon exec: Twitch’s culture made it a natural fit for acquisition

SAN FRANCISCO – When asked about Amazon’s $970 million acquisition of Twitch, Mike Frazzini, the Vice President of Amazon Game… Read More