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Ryan Thompson is an assistant professor of media and information in the MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences. He serves as the resident musicologist for the college’s top-ranked game design and development program, teaching and researching a variety of issues related to sonic activity in video games. Ryan Thompson is an assistant professor of media and information in the MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences. Photo by Anthony Valli. In 2017, I began streaming on Twitch, a livestreaming platform primarily focused on video game-related content, as a short-term academic project to help rework a conference presentation I was developing into a book chapter. By the end of the six-week project, I was having so much fun filming episodes with friends that we continued under the name “Ludomusicology Thursdays,” reflecting the discipline we studied — video game music and sound — and time we were available to record and broadcast. A few months later, I interviewed at Michigan State University. During that process, I proposed a course that would teach students how to produce the kind of multi-camera, multi-source broadcasts I had been creating. That idea became MI 334: Esports Broadcasting, a course I have now taught each fall

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Twitch streamer EpicVoyages spots a struggling paddleboarder during one of his fishing trips and helps her get back to shore. What a weather for paddleboarding | © EpicVoyages Twitch A creator, who broadcasts himself from his boat fishing prawns, spots a paddleboarder in a precarious situation and promptly comes to the rescue. A Hero In Overalls Charlie is a different kind of content creator. He is a prawn fisherman who regularly streams himself on his Twitch channel EpicVoyages during his fishing trips off the Welsh coast. During one of his regular streams from his vessel near New Quay, Wales on March 24, right after he started his broadcast, he spotted a lone paddleboarder unusually far from shore. Especially in the rough conditions, choppy water and strong wind on this particular day, Charlie got concerned. When the paddleboarder fell off her board, the streamer sprung into action and steered his vessel towards her, eventually being able to grasp her and help her and her board onto his boat. Viewers noted that the paddleboarder seemed exhausted and had not picked the best weather for a nice relaxing session of paddleboarding. The rescued woman explained that she had been on holiday in the

by William D'Angelo , posted 4 hours ago / 621 Views Microsoft  announced Xbox Games Showcase 2026 will take place on Sunday, June 7 at 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET / 6:00 pm UK / 7:00 pm CEST / June 8 at 2:00 am JST and 3:00 am AEST. It will be immediately followed by the Gears of War: E-Day Direct. You will be able to watch it on YouTube and Twitch. The main showcase will feature "first gameplay looks and huge news on upcoming titles from our first-party studios across the Xbox family, as well as our third-party partners around the globe – from the biggest franchises to soon-to-be indie darlings." The Gears of War: E-Day Direct will feature a deep dive into the upcoming prequel. Developer The Coalition will provide "new details, gameplay and insights about the hugely anticipated origin story to the Gears of War saga." Xbox FanFest is returning this year in celebration on Xbox's 25th anniversary. FanFest will feature a look back at the last 25 years of Xbox, alongside of what is to come next. People interested can win free tickets to attend here: https://www.xbox.com/fanfest. A life-long and avid gamer,  William D'Angelo  was first introduced to

Tada Images/Shutterstock Over the years, Amazon has grown exponentially from a small online book-selling enterprise to a global technology company worth more than $2 trillion in 2026. Although Americans spend a lot on Amazon every month, this mind-boggling figure is largely driven by ad revenue and the growing Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment. In terms of market capitalization, Amazon is ranked among the top five in the world, with well over a hundred businesses under its giant umbrella. In fact, Amazon boasts subsidiaries across several industries, from MGM studios to Whole Foods and tech brands like Ring and Zoox. But fewer people are aware about its venture into video game streaming with Twitch, despite the platform often being crowned as No. 1 in the live-streaming industry. Amazon acquired Twitch back in 2014 in an effort to rival video-streaming companies like Netflix and YouTube. In fact, YouTube (owned by Google) was well on its way to capture Twitch, in what seemed like a fitting deal given the similarity of platform formats. But then Amazon shocked everyone with its $970 million move. At the time, that was the most Amazon had shelled out on a single acquisition.  Around the time of the acquisition in 2014, Twitch had around 55 million

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Jake Davis #15 of the Illinois Fighting Illini in action during the Sweet 16 practice day at Toyota Center on March 25, 2026, in Houston, Texas. Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images Entering the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, Illinois basketball forward Jake Davis said there is one thing he needs before he plays every basketball game — an energy drink.  "I just drink an energy drink — get the juices flowing and go play," Davis said Friday of his pregame routine. "Nothing too serious."  Article continues below this ad Davis said his current go-to energy drink is Gatorade's energy drink Fast Twitch, based on a recommendation from Illinois strength and conditioning coach Adam Fletcher.  "That's what our strength trainer, Fletch, wants me to drink," Davis said. "Before that, it was like Ghost, Monster, but we try to stay away from those now. They're not good for you."  Davis, who has started in Illinois' last 17 games, is averaging 5.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in 19.9 minutes per game this season for the Fighting Illini. Jake Davis #15 of the Illinois Fighting Illini celebrates after the Sweet Sixteen round game of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament held at Toyota Center on March 26

JOPLIN, MO — The Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) Esports program, known on campus as MOSO Esports, has wrapped up an impressive season, highlighted by dominant regular-season performances and multiple post-season appearances across several titles. The MSSU Gold team competing in Marvel Rivals delivered a perfect 7-0 match record and a 21-0 round-by-round record. Each victory came with MSSU having a 3-0 in best-of-five series play. The team secured the title of Regular Season Conference Champions before falling in a contested 2-3 series against Robert Morris University Academy in the Division VIII quarterfinals. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, MOSO Esports continued its strong showing with a 9-1 regular season record, suffering its only loss to the University of Kentucky (485-498). Demonstrating resilience and growth, MSSU Gold avenged that loss in the semifinals with a decisive 2-0 series victory over Kentucky, earning a spot in the Division VII Championship match. The team will face the University of South Florida on Sunday at 7 p.m., with the championship streamed live on Twitch at twitch.tv/mosoesports. Meanwhile, MSSU Gold’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate squad posted a 6-1 regular season record, with their only defeat coming against Hendrix College, a longstanding rival across multiple esports titles. Finishing

Midnight Season 1 is live—jump into The Voidspire and The Dreamrift now. Kick your feet up and turn up the volume on “A Place to Call Home” with AURORA, grab the Cuddly Void Grrgle Housing decor item via Twitch Drops, and don’t miss what’s next. Midnight Season 1 Mythic+ Now Available! Enter The Voidspire in Voidstorm, The Dreamrift in Harandar, and March on Quel'Danas in Eversong Woods, undertake Mythic dungeons, face new world bosses, engage in PvP, and more during the first season of Midnight. Good luck in the season ahead, champions, and don't forget to check the Great Vault each week after the season begins for your new rewards! Everything you need to know about Season 1, including a detailed release schedule, is in our previously published article. Watch and Listen to “A Place to Call Home” Featuring AURORA We’ve partnered with acclaimed Fontana recording artist AURORA to create a musical tribute to our fondest memories of World of Warcraft, from the first starting zone all the way to Midnight. We hope you see the Azeroth you call home here, with us. In Azeroth, it is not the destination that matters most, but those who walk beside us along

Rankings of the SP Streamers for today's, tomorrow's and the day after tomorrow's games for fantasy baseball. Every day of the 2026 baseball season, I'll be looking at today's and tomorrow's slate of scheduled starting pitchers and ranking their matchups for your fantasy baseball streams. There's a lot that goes into this and you can hang out with me on twitch.tv/pitcherlist to talk about the specific ranks as I make them every weekday morning from 10am - 12pm ET. If you have questions about these ranks, please ask during the morning Twitch AMA. Those are my office hours as I generally don't answer comments on the site. There are four tiers to these rankings with 12-teamers in mind: Auto-Start - Just do it. Don't overthink this, start the man. This includes "if I have them rostered, I'm starting them" pitchers. Probably Start - I'm likely starting these arms, though I recognize there is more risk than we'd like there to be. Either it's a tough matchup for a good-not-elite pitcher or a weak lineup for a volatile arm. These pitchers have a 50% or greater chance of performing well in my view and I'm starting them in the majority of situations.