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Amouranth on Twitch / AmouranthOlivia R. January 29, 2021Controversial Twitch streamer Kaitlyn "Amouranth" Siragusa has revealed a secret to getting viewers. But it only works if you're a female streamer. Amouranth was hanging out with Devin Nash during an IRL stream, answering questions from her fellow Twitch partner. This led to some helpful hints for female Twitch streamers looking to boost their views with little or no effort on their end. She called it the new "Twitch meta."  Amouranth explains how female streamers can get more views on Twitch Nash asked Amouranth why she streams in her room. She replied that it's simply for the better lighting. Oh, and because there's a bed behind her. According to Amouranth, she can lay on the bed when she gets low on views. That's the "new meta on Twitch for girls," she added while shopping around.  Devin then asked if Amouranth used that tactic herself.  “Occasionally," Amouranth responded. "Lately, I haven’t had to because my views have been pretty okay.”  The conversation turned back to shopping soon after that moment, but it was definitely conversation viewers couldn't forget. It seemed as though Amouranth was joking, potentially mocking female streamers who rely on attracting…

Throughout 2020, viewers watched a combined 27.9 billion hours of content across all platforms, with viewership reaching 8.26 billion hours in just Q4 alone, according to a data report from Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet. YouTube Gaming nearly doubled its total watch time from 3.19 billion to 6.19 billion, while Facebook Gaming saw the largest growth in terms of percentages, jumping to 3.1 billion hours from 1.09 billion hours. Image via Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet Twitch still remains the top dog when it comes to all streaming content, setting more records for the industry, including most hours watched in one quarter with 5.44 billion hours in Q4. The platform alone accounted for more than 50 percent of the 8.26 billion hours watched in totality across the three services to close out the year.  Image via Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet For streamers, they broadcasted 916 million hours of content across all platforms in 2020. That is a 45.4 percent increase from 629 million hours streamed in 2019, with Q4 accounting for 255 million of those hours.  Specifically for Twitch, the platform saw a 67.36 percent jump in hours watched from 11 billion in 2019 to 18.41 billion hours in 2020. This growth…

Today at 9 p.m. PT/12 a.m. ET on Shacknews Twitch, the potential conclusion of the biggest Bomberman 64 stream in the universe and our Gold Card charity challenge! Let's unwind after a long Wednesday full of gaming news and kick back with skankcore64, my journey to beat all the Nintendo 64 games released here in North America. Join me and do it for Shacknews, live on our Twitch channel, tonight at 9 p.m. PT / 12 a.m. ET shortly after the Stevetendo Show! Episode 32 - The end of Bomberman 64? Our last adventure through the hue inspired zones of Bomberman 64 raised the ante quite a bit with the introduction of the Black Fortress. The first level in this final zone took me quite a bit of time to complete with much frustration at first, but eventually with speedrun like precision, I adopted that highway and cleaned it up for good! I only missed the timed Gold Card by 8.34 seconds, so I gotta go back to try for it again. If you are just joining the show for this game, I'm currently on a charity challenge to collect the Gold Cards hidden within, each one worth a dollar for…

Since the October 2020 inception of their patented "Beat Smash" series, Brownies & Lemonade have served up a buffet of must-see music production content to satiate the cravings of electronic music fans unable to attend festivals. The show, which invites the game's brightest artists to the brand's Twitch channel for a head-to-head beat battle, has surged in popularity in recent months.Following what was perhaps the biggest episode to date with San Holo and What So Not, Brownies & Lemonade have now one-upped themselves. The first "Beat Smash" episode of 2021 will feature none other than pioneering bass music producers Flux Pavilion and Feed Me.Needless to say, the episode is a must-watch for fans of EDM, regardless of genre preference. These are two of the most trailblazing minds in electronic music, and one of them just dropped what could end up being the top album of the year and a surefire Grammy contender.You can tune in tonight at 5PM PT (8PM ET) via Brownies & Lemonade's Twitch channel below.

Image via Twitch Rivals Twitch Rivals’ Streamer Bowl II is coming on Feb. 4 with streamers, pro NFL players and community players teaming up in trios to play Fortnite.  The competition featuring Fortnite, in partnership with the NFL Players’ Association, will pit 30 streamer-led teams against one another for a $1,000,000 prize pool that’s all going to charity.  Since Dec. 15, streamers have been playing in the “playoffs” weekly to help determine a draft order. After that, the “Streamer Bowl Cup” determined what 30 members of the Fortnite community at-large would get to join the fun. Winning last year’s inaugural Stream Bowl, Clix was awarded the first pick of this year’s draft. Streamers who placed first during the four weeks of the Playoffs were given picks two through five. The rest of the 25 streamers were given their draft position randomly. Former Fortnite World Cup champion Bugha won the first week of the Playoffs and was rewarded that second pick. The other weekly winners were StableRonaldo, Scoped, and Tocata. They rounded out the top five drafters.  With the first pick, Clix selected his partner from last year, Chicago Bears RB Tarik Cohen. Bugha then followed by selecting Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kurt…

World of Warcraft streamer Mohammed "Ziqo" Beshir is back on Twitch after six days, six hours, and 35 minutes.  While his fans celebrated his return, Ziqo didn't seem so pleased about the situation. The streamer still demanded an explanation from Twitch. The streaming platform had never told him exactly why he was banned aside from a "copypasta" email that told Ziqo he'd used a hateful slur.  Ziqo noted that he didn't recall ever using harmful language and even reached out to Twitch to find out what was said. But according to a recent video, Ziqo was ignored by Twitch completely.  "I was never given any context. I was never given the clip. I was never given anything other than a vague reason," Ziqo ranted.  According to Ziqo, he had reached out to numerous Twitch employees, sometimes even asking for a five-minute discussion about what got him banned. While Ziqo noted that he told employees it was fine if they couldn't get him unbanned, he just wanted to make sure his side of the story was being heard.  "It felt like they were ignoring me and hoping I'd just be quiet," Ziqo recalled.  Why was Ziqo banned from Twitch?  Even though…

Image via Ziqo Cloud9 streamer C9 Ziqo has finally had his ban Twitch lifted after almost an entire week. The streamer was banned from the platform last Monday in a move that left Ziqo confused about what had caused the punishment. Ziqo was told by Twitch he was banned due to using a hateful slur during his stream. While he was confident he had not intentionally used any hateful slurs, Ziqo did suggest that Twitch may have misheard him saying something else and interpreted it as something offensive. Yesterday, Ziqo released a video on his YouTube channel discussing the ban. He shared the platform had failed to provide a specific clip or example for why he had been banned. Following this, popular streamer xQc shared the video and urged Twitch to share a timestamp for when Ziqo had breached the TOS, much like they have done for him in the past. In the video, Ziqo also addressed some of the further issues that this ban is going to cause his stream and career, such as losing the opportunity to present at the Twitch Participation Ceremony due to his account now being in bad standing with the platform. Even after being…

Back in May of 2005, the world changed forever when three former PayPal employees launched their unfinished website. The free video-sharing platform Youtube was made available to anyone who had an Internet connection. With its release to the public, Youtube ushered in the era of constant content creation that began with grainy comedy sketches and cute cat edits and today covers any topic that you could think of, from home training to ASMR. In this new online world, one industry has slowly risen to the forefront—live streaming. “Live streaming” is the act of sharing content with viewers in real time, allowing creators to interact with their viewers while they are delivering their content. Previously, live content had been reserved for big broadcast stations that had access to the technology and resources to make it available to the general public. But the continued development of the Internet has created the opportunity for anyone with a phone or computer to livestream their daily activities. Youtube launched its “Youtube Live” function for content creators in 2011, but there is another platform that has competed with Youtube in this category, at times even surpassing it. In the same year, the executive team of Justin.tv launched Twitch.tv,…

The NFL playoffs are back, and just like last year, Twitch Rivals is mirroring the postseason with some competition of its own. The Twitch Rivals: Streamer Bowl II will take place on Super Bowl week with content creators and NFL players joining forces to play Fortnite for a charity prize pool of $1 million. With 30 teams of trios, the Streamer Bowl will take place on Feb. 4 beginning at 3pm CT, and each group will play six games.  Squads will earn points from a combination of placement and eliminations per game. The team with the most points at the end of six games will be declared the winner and earn $250,000 for their charity.  Second place will get $150,000, and third will earn $100,000 for whatever cause they have. Every team below that will earn an amount between $7,500 and $75,000 scaling based on placement.  Teams for this year will be determined by content creators drafting NFL players during a draft process that will take place on Jan. 26. After winning the Streamer Bowl in 2020, Clix has earned the first pick in the player draft this time around. The rest of the draft order will be determined by…

The Ultimate Team game mode (FUT) is the most popular and competitive way of playing FIFA 21. Not only do you get to make the most out of the players from your packs, but your skill will also play a vital role when it comes to determining the results of your matches. While the ranked ladder is enough for most players to quench their competitive thirst for FIFA, the most talented FIFA players face each other at the FIFA Global Series (FGS). You’ll be able to improve your gameplay by tuning into the tournament to watch the best players around the world, and you’ll also be able to earn rewards. Watching an eligible FGS 21 tournament for at least an hour will grant you an FGS player token/swap. These tokens can be redeemed for FUT rewards, especially squad building challenges. You’ll also be able to redeem these tokens for player packs, which will let you add more variety to your squad. Here’s how you can get FGS swaps/player tokens in FIFA 21. How can you get FGS swaps/player tokens in FIFA 21? The rules state that you’ll need to watch one of the eligible FGS broadcasts at least for an hour on Twitch to receive an FGS swap. You won’t…