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Feb 20

75,000+ People Are Playing a Game of Pokémon: MMOkémon

Pokémon are elusive creatures. If you want to catch them all, you better bring an army. That must be their thinking on Twitch.tv, where right now more than 75,000 people are in a chatroom controlling a single game the Game Boy version of Pokémon Red.

The users are entering controller input into the chat window (up, down, left right, B, A, select, start) and that is how they are playing the game. It’s just a bunch of crazy chaos. Scroll down or hit the link and watch it for a while. It is strangely engrossing.

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I just watched for several minutes as they tried to enter a name and got nowhere. Clearly, they are never going to catch them all.

[via Geekologie]

Nov 19

Xbox One gameplay broadcasting delayed to ‘the first part of 2014’

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It sure is good that Microsoft’s Xbox One controller doesn’t have a “Share” button dedicated to pushing live broadcasts of gameplay to the internet, because that functionality is being delayed beyond the console’s November 22nd launch date. Microsoft confirmed as much this morning in a cursory footnote in a larger piece about the Twitch.tv app, which reads, “We are working to ensure the initial Twitch on Xbox One broadcasting experience meets the expectations of the Twitch community.” It sounds like, as it stands now, broadcasting via Xbox One isn’t up to snuff for release.

“While this feature won’t be available right away, we’ll let you know as soon as it is ready,” the note continues. “Our goal is to deliver it during the first part of 2014.” We’ve yet to use the Xbox One’s broadcasting since first hearing about it during the console’s debut event last May. To be clear, the Twitch.tv app is different from the ability to broadcast gameplay through Twitch.

In addition to the delay news, Microsoft released a video of Twitch.tv’s app in action, which enables viewing of gameplay broadcasts (it’s below the break). Hilariously, this will allow Xbox One players to watch live gameplay from other game platforms, just not the one they’re using. Womp womp.

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Source: Xbox Wire

Aug 11

Twitch update for iOS more than triples live channels, revamps chat

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Twitch streams a lot of events these days, and it’s improving its iOS app to keep up with the flood of new content. The just-posted 2.3.5 update more than triples the number of accessible live channels from 200 to over 750, giving viewers a better chance of seeing a local tourney or a “let’s play” feed. Chat has also received a thorough makeover that brings both a simpler design and support for Twitch’s unique take on emoticons. And if you’re a dedicated Dota 2 player, you’ll definitely want this upgrade — link your Steam account and you’ll earn item drops in Valve’s arena battler when watching certain streams. There’s no word of corresponding updates for Android or other platforms, although Twitch says it’s improving channel capacities across all its apps.

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Via: Twitch Official Blog

Source: App Store

Jun 26

Twitch Android app updated with persistent login, followed channels

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An update for the Twitch.tv app on Android is finally letting users log into their accounts, providing easier access to their personal favorites out of the top 300 live streaming channels. Features still not accounted for include search and chat, however Community Manager Jared Rea mentions they’re in the works. According to Rea, development of its Android app — until three months ago it had gone a year without being updated — received “yet another incentive” with the launch of the Ouya gaming console. Hit the links below for the new app, info on its development and the top-300 channel restriction that applies whether you’re watching on a console or handheld device.

Filed under: Cellphones, Gaming, Google

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Source: Google Play, Twitch.tv: The Official Blog

Jun 21

Twitch.tv is down, users will need to reset their passwords when it’s restored (update: it’s back)

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Videogame focused live video streaming platform (and new Xbox 360 / Xbox One partner) Twitch.tv is down at the moment, but even once it’s restored users will have to reset their passwords and stream keys. That information comes directly from the site’s official blog, which blames the issue on a caching problem with its web CDN partner. Some users are worried the site may have been hacked since prior to its shutdown, many suddenly found themselves viewing accounts that belonged to other people and now all the login information has been cleared. The company continues to state that isn’t the case and belief to the contrary is related to an outdated outage message featuring a logo tied to its company hack week. It should be back up shortly, but apparently “10s of millions of accounts resets takes quite a bit of time.”

Update: It’s back!

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Source: Twitch.tv Blog, Twitch.tv

Jun 10

Xbox One Upload Studio lets you share your gameplay vids, live streams through Twitch

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Sharing clips of your gameplay has become quite a popular past time. Microsoft is streamlining the process on the Xbox One with Upload Studio, a dedicated tool for editing, theming and sharing videos of you blasting baddies and beating up your friends. Though a lot of the details are still a mystery, we can tell you that it uses the system’s “game DVR” which automatically records your gaming sessions. And, if you’d prefer to live stream your Forza runs, Twitch is built-in for broadcasting your race to the world.

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Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment, HD, Microsoft

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Feb 04

Twitch goes premium with Turbo: no ads and priority support for $9 a month

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Twitch has been a popular destination for video game-voyeurs for some time. Now, to boost its bottom line and please the more ardent ad-haters out there, the service is rolling out a premium tier of service dubbed Twitch Turbo. For $8.99 per-month customers not only get to avoid being bombarded with product pitches, they’ll also enjoy an enhanced chat tool with custom emoticons, colors and a special badge identifying them as a paying subscriber. Not to mention priority customer support. Those who don’t want to cough up a monthly fee can still watch all their favorite e-sport broadcasts for free, so don’t get all panicky. The launch follows recent moves by the platform to expand support to Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and promises to support OUYA when it starts shipping. Hit up the source link to sign up for yourself.

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Via: TechCrunch

Source: Twitch

Jan 30

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 adds live Twitch streaming for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 (update: timing)

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Shooter fans who’ve wanted to show their skills (or endure peer judgment) in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 through a live broadcast have usually had to go the YouTube route. That’s fine for many, but some gamers will want to serve their own kind above all — so it’s with some relief that Treyarch is adding built-in streaming to the more game-focused Twitch video service. The new option will send both live audio and video from Black Ops 2 as long as there’s an active Twitch account, as well as share word of exploits through Facebook or Twitter. Anyone committed enough to have a Call of Duty Elite subscription can also get a peek at a player’s stats. Neither Treyarch nor Twitch has said exactly how soon they’ll flick the livestreaming switch, although Wii U owners are once again left high and dry when Twitch support is limited to PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 3 owners.

Update: The company tells us that Twitch should be available as of noon Eastern.

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Jul 10

Ouya’s Android-based, hackable game console now official: we chat with designer Yves Behar

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A handful of details briefly slipped out about the project earlier, but now it’s here: the Ouya, an attempt not just to delve into the cutthroat world of TV game consoles but to try and shift the goal posts. At its heart, the design sounds more like a smartphone than a gaming rig with a quad-core Tegra 3 and 8GB of storage running Android 4.0. The upscale, RF wireless gamepad’s standout is a built-in trackpad for playing mobile games alongside the familiar sticks and buttons — clever, though not entirely new. But with completely open hardware and software, an emphasis on free-to-play gaming and an all-important $99 price, the system is a gamble by a handful of game industry luminaries that at least a subset of players are frustrated with the status quo enough to want a real break. Read on for the full details, including a Kickstarter project as well as added details from our chat with Ouya (and Jambox) designer Yves Behar.

Gallery: Ouya game console