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Amazon isn’t exactly a company you’d associate with gaming, except perhaps as a backend platform with AWS, but it’s not for a lack of trying. It bought game streaming platform Twitch, launched its own Lumberyard game engine based on CryTek’s CryEngine, and, most recently, launched its own game streaming platform Luna. But while that last bit catered more towards PC gamers on mobile, Amazon is now introducing a new social network that targets hardcore Android gamers, creating a space for them to edit and share key moments in their games since there aren’t enough social networks like that. While platforms like Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook focus on longer-form video content and streaming, GameOn is pretty much like their TikTok equivalent. Clips range from 30 seconds up to five minutes and are designed to highlight special moments, not entire playthroughs. GameOn, however, isn’t just a social network as the mobile app pretty much acts like a video record and editor in one. Recorded videos are stored on the device and users can edit them after the fact before they upload to the GameOn server. Given that it uses display screen recording, it’s not that surprising that the app is available only on Android, via Google Play Store or Amazon’s own Appstore. GameOn does offer a few special features, like Recall Recording that only saves the last 30 seconds up to 5 minutes of gameplay. You can use the selfie camera to add a face recording, like a commentary, to personalize the clip. The platform also has weekly challenges that are pretty much popularity contest around specific themes or objectives. Amazon GameOn boasts supporting over 1,000 Android games, including the usual culprits like PUBG Mobile, Crossy Road, Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, and, amusingly, Angry Birds 2. While an interesting concept, it’s also…

Embargoes are out of the way. Consoles are out the door. People are getting hands on — or getting their orders in for Christmas. And some are still on the fence. So if you have questions about the PS5, or the PS5 experience, you can ask Leah and I directly. It’s been a massive week, but now that we can finally talk about the console in its entirety, that’s precisely what we’ll do. Leah and I will be breaking it all down on the Kotaku Australia Twitch channel. We’ve played a fair chunk of next-gen games (or crossgen games on the new consoles) as well, including Demon’s Souls, Miles Morales, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, DiRT 5, Watch Dogs: Legion, NBA 2K21 and some previous gen titles too. God of War at 60 FPS is definitely a good time. You can join us below through our Twitch channel from 2.35pm-3.35pm AEDT / 1.35pm-2.35pm AEST / 2.05pm-3.05pm ACST / 12.35pm-1.35pm AWST. We’re taking questions not only from the Twitch chat and the comments here, but from our Aussie Discord server as well. We’ve got a lovely little community going, and you can ping myself or Leah any questions, or hang out with the other TAYbies. Highly recommended. Lot of cool people in there.

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With so many different social network platforms in the year 2020, there are endless amounts of connections between politicians and their target audiences. Aside from press conferences, some of the more popular social networks like Twitter and Facebook aren’t the only ways to connect to the people they are striving to reach. Streaming services like Twitch are great live sources to get up close and personal. Twitch is a website that allows users, primarily gamers, to watch or broadcast live streaming and pre-recorded video. According to Business of Apps, viewership on Twitch has only grown more and more throughout the years since it was created back in 2011 and has attracted many more viewers during the coronavirus pandemic. Year-by-year since its creation in 2012, Twitch's viewership has steadily increased. Photo credit: Twitch Tracker Considering its steady rise in popularity within the youth community, Twitch could be a great way for politicians to connect and relate to them on a personal level. Twitch is an online site that can be accessed through a browser and is also available in the app store. Its accessibility could make it very easy to reach the community of people between the ages of 18-29 in an age where almost everyone has a phone, laptop, or tablet of some kind. Most recently, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, commonly known as AOC, live broadcasted herself playing the newly popularized game, Among Us, with widely known gamers from around the world to promote voting. The live stream garnered over 400,000 viewers during its broadcast and its recorded version currently sits at over 5 million views. Congresswoman AOC streams and plays Among Us with popular gamers and friends. Photo credit: Vox Video clips and highlights from the broadcast showed up on several different social media platforms across the board including Twitter,…

While 2020 has been an especially difficult year for just about everyone, Twitch streaming has become nothing short of a booming business, with quarantined viewers turning to their technology for entertainment — leading to some jaw-dropping revenue for broadcasters, in the process. While it’s no secret that some of Twitch’s top personalities are raking in obscene amounts of dough, there have been some major changes on the platform in the past year, with names like Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins and Michael ‘shroud’ Grzesiek returning to the site after signing to Mixer in 2019. Taking multi-million dollar buyouts each, it stands to reason that some longtime Twitch viewers would expect these two returning streamers to be at the top of 2020’s highest-paid list — but that is not the case, with some other names taking the title of Twitch’s top earners. A report from SavingSpot shows that the highest-earning streamers of 2020 are as follows: #1 – xQc, $1,984,000 It comes as little surprise that Felix ‘xQc’ Lengyel, Overwatch pro and longtime Twitch star, ranks at the top of Twitch’s highest-paid list. According to SavingSpot, Lengyel’s nearly $2 million income this year can be attributed to his “high viewership numbers and ad revenue” — and if his infamous “Among Us” streams with other broadcasters are anything to go by, that’s nothing to sniff at. SavingSpotSavingSpot’s 2020 Twitch earnings report found some surprising results for the site’s highest paid streamers. #2 – NICKMERCS, $1,737,535 Nick ‘NICKMERCS’ Kolcheff is another huge name on Twitch, who came in at second place in SavingSpot’s highest-paid list. Hailing from Grand Rapids, USA, NICKMERCS is a seriously popular broadcaster, best known for his Fortnite and Call of Duty gameplay. Considering he’s got over 4.5 million followers on Twitch, it makes sense he’d be one of the site’s highest-paid…

While 2020 has been an especially difficult year for just about everyone, Twitch streaming has become nothing short of a booming business, with quarantined viewers turning to their technology for entertainment — leading to some jaw-dropping revenue for broadcasters, in the process. While it’s no secret that some of Twitch’s top personalities are raking in obscene amounts of dough, there have been some major changes on the platform in the past year, with names like Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins and Michael ‘shroud’ Grzesiek returning to the site after signing to Mixer in 2019. Taking multi-million dollar buyouts each, it stands to reason that some longtime Twitch viewers would expect these two returning streamers to be at the top of 2020’s highest-paid list — but that is not the case, with some other names taking the title of Twitch’s top earners. A report from SavingSpot shows that the highest-earning streamers of 2020 are as follows: #1 – xQc, $1,984,000 It comes as little surprise that Felix ‘xQc’ Lengyel, Overwatch pro and longtime Twitch star, ranks at the top of Twitch’s highest-paid list. According to SavingSpot, Lengyel’s nearly $2 million income this year can be attributed to his “high viewership numbers and ad revenue” — and if his infamous “Among Us” streams with other broadcasters are anything to go by, that’s nothing to sniff at. SavingSpotSavingSpot’s 2020 Twitch earnings report found some surprising results for the site’s highest paid streamers. #2 – NICKMERCS, $1,737,535 Nick ‘NICKMERCS’ Kolcheff is another huge name on Twitch, who came in at second place in SavingSpot’s highest-paid list. Hailing from Grand Rapids, USA, NICKMERCS is a seriously popular broadcaster, best known for his Fortnite and Call of Duty gameplay. Considering he’s got over 4.5 million followers on Twitch, it makes sense he’d be one of the site’s highest-paid…

Neymar banned from Twitch, likely due to DMCA strikesNov 10, 2020 - Nick JohnsonCS:GO

Photo via Antoine DellenbachWorld-famous soccer superstar Neymar has been banned off of Twitch. It’s unclear why the account has been banned at the moment, but the ban-hammer was swung not that long ago. It’s Neymar’s first ban on the platform.Neymar streamed as recently act Oct. 26, as evidenced by his Twitter feed, when he went live while playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.The Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil national team star has been streaming for several months, playing games like CS:GO and others. He’s got a pretty solid shot, as he does on the pitch.Neymar has been involved with gaming for many years, expressing interest in buying a League of Legends team as far back as 2017. He’s a legitimate gamer.This is a developing story, so stay tuned for more information about the ban.

A Minecraft speedrunning tournament interrupted at its climax by a Twitch condom ad has the internet (and even commentators) in tears of laughter. A Minecraft speedrunning tournament was interrupted at its climax by a rather invasive Twitch ad for condoms. This serves as yet another reason why Twitch's random midroll ads are a terrible idea, but at least the 600 or so Minecraft fans watching the tournament were educated on the importance of reproductive protection. For a family-friendly title, Minecraft can't seem to stay away from controversial situations of a sexual nature. Less than a month ago, Minecraft Steve made his debut as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but his first few hours on the battlefield were tarnished due to players using Steve to build hilariously inappropriate structures. That's not even to mention one of Steve's victory screens, where he is wielding a steak in a rather precarious manner. Thankfully, Nintendo had enough sense to remove the meat from Steve's hand in the game's most recent update. However, Minecraft's latest inappropriate oopsie is not the result of developer oversight, but instead caused by Twitch's midroll ad system. MinecraftJavaSpeedrunning is currently holding a Minecraft speedrunning tournament where runners compete against one another to see who can beat the Ender Dragon the fastest. During a round between runners Kiryokoe and Korbanoes, an add for baby blockers blocked the screen of Kiryukoe's stream. This was due to the stream broadcasting both competitors' streams simultaneously via a display capture source in OBS. The viewers were forced to watch the ad as if it were part of the event, but the commentators' reactions made it clear it was not. The below clip from the stream was shared on Reddit's r/LivestreamFails by user Guydangerusus: The ad interrupting the stream was pretty funny, but its timing…

WWE superstar Paige says her boyfriend Ronnie Radke put an alleged stalker ‘in a hold’ until police arrived during a terrifying incident. The 28-year-old star’s partner – who is the frontman in rock band Falling In Reverse – shared snaps which seem to show officers putting someone into a car at their property. He claimed: ‘A stalker had the audacity to come to my door, got his ass handed to him until police arrived and saved the day. ‘I will f***ing kill you. Please don’t make me kill you.’ Paige immediately shared his tweet, and claimed the man said he was led there by ‘symbols’. Clearly shaken up, she wrote: ‘Scariest thing ever. He told us symbols led him to us. ‘But Ronnie got him in a hold until police got there. Wtf is wrong with people… thank god Ronnie is around to protect our house. Jesus.’ a stalker had the audacity to come to my door, got his ass handed to him until police arrived and saved the day. I will fucking kill you. Please don’t make me kill you. pic.twitter.com/O8RgWJWDEo— RonnieRadke (@RonnieRadke) November 8, 2020 Scariest thing ever. He told us symbols led him to us. But Ronnie got him in a hold until police got there. Wtf is wrong with people… thank god Ronnie is around to protect our house. Jesus. https://t.co/aexPIEummb— SARAYA (@RealPaigeWWE) November 8, 2020 The alleged incident comes after the British wrestling legend – whose career ended in 2018 due to injury – broke down in tears and blasted WWE as the company seemed to crack down on talent using third party platforms. SHe said: ‘I’ve honestly gotten to the point where I cannot deal with this company anymore. Now I have to make a very important decision. I’m f***ing tired, man. I broke…