Nov 16

Defend Your Castle: High Availability for High-Stakes Cloud Services

Nov 16

Defend Your Castle: High Availability for High-Stakes Cloud Services

Contributors: Adrian Luff, Felix Kastner, and James Hartshorn Twitch is...

Nov 11

Available Now: Monthly Recurring Subs On iOS

Nov 11

Available Now: Monthly Recurring Subs On iOS

Updated January 7, 2022:  Viewers now have until March 10,...

Nov 11

Twitch on Switch: Download the New Twitch App for Nintendo Switch

Nov 11

Twitch on Switch: Download the New Twitch App for Nintendo Switch

Big news! Twitch is now available on Nintendo Switch. Starting...

Nov 4

Simulated Bootstrapped A/A tests

Nov 4

Simulated Bootstrapped A/A tests

As Data Scientists at Twitch, we design, run, and analyze...

Automated Chaos Testing on the Front-end

Automated Chaos Testing on the Front-end

As front-end developers, we don’t often hear about Chaos testing....

Using Algorithms to Meet Accessibility Requirements for Color Contrast

Using Algorithms to Meet Accessibility Requirements for Color Contrast

My name is Ben Cole and I am a Front...

Defend Your Castle: High Availability for High-Stakes Cloud Services

Defend Your Castle: High Availability for High-Stakes Cloud Services

Contributors: Adrian Luff, Felix Kastner, and James Hartshorn Twitch is...

Simulated Bootstrapped A/A tests

Simulated Bootstrapped A/A tests

As Data Scientists at Twitch, we design, run, and analyze...

Twitch Developer Day 2021: Introducing Game Engine Plugins, EventSub WebSockets, and More

Twitch Developer Day 2021: Introducing Game Engine Plugins, EventSub WebSockets, and More

During our annual event, we discussed the latest third-party developer features and members of the community explored how they can be used to enhance the viewer and creator experience on Twitch.

Twitch Game Cover Art to be Powered by IGDB

Twitch Game Cover Art to be Powered by IGDB

Starting November 17, the cover art on IGDB will be displayed for Twitch categories.

Exclusive Hell Let Loose Items Giveaway on Twitch

Exclusive Hell Let Loose Items Giveaway on Twitch

Twitch is now the destination for an in-game Lethal Tide DLC Uniform Set in the highly awaited Eastern Front Expansion.

Ubisoft's Immortals Fenyx Rising Extension: Creators See More Hours Watched and Engagement

Ubisoft's Immortals Fenyx Rising Extension: Creators See More Hours Watched and Engagement

Ubisoft, the world-renowned video game company whose franchises include Rainbow...

Automated Chaos Testing on the Front-end

Automated Chaos Testing on the Front-end

As front-end developers, we don’t often hear about Chaos testing....

Using Algorithms to Meet Accessibility Requirements for Color Contrast

Using Algorithms to Meet Accessibility Requirements for Color Contrast

My name is Ben Cole and I am a Front...

Defend Your Castle: High Availability for High-Stakes Cloud Services

Defend Your Castle: High Availability for High-Stakes Cloud Services

Contributors: Adrian Luff, Felix Kastner, and James Hartshorn Twitch is...

Simulated Bootstrapped A/A tests

Simulated Bootstrapped A/A tests

As Data Scientists at Twitch, we design, run, and analyze...

Twitch Studio Updates: New Tools to Help You Stream Like a Pro

Twitch Studio Updates: New Tools to Help You Stream Like a Pro

Since we first launched Twitch Studio we’ve continued to work...

Introducing Soundtrack by Twitch: Rights-Cleared Music For All Twitch Creators

Introducing Soundtrack by Twitch: Rights-Cleared Music For All Twitch Creators

*Update: As of October 19, 2020, Soundtrack by Twitch (beta)...

Squad Stream: The next way to play and watch together

Squad Stream: The next way to play and watch together

Squad Stream is a fast and easy way for up to four creators to go live and stream together in one window.

Improving the Offline Experience for Viewers and Streamers

Improving the Offline Experience for Viewers and Streamers

Every day, millions of people come to Twitch to watch and find new channels. To help streamers be more discoverable, and to provide viewers…

Beyond Purple

Beyond Purple

Take a look at how we brought Twitch's new brand to life through the product experience.

Introducing Tags and New Categories: New Ways to Discover Streamers on Twitch

Introducing Tags and New Categories: New Ways to Discover Streamers on Twitch

Today we’re releasing Tags, a new way for streamers to describe their live stream in more detail, and new Categories.

This August, help us raise money for #CreateforKids

This August, help us raise money for #CreateforKids

Our third annual #CreateforKids charity drive kicks off this month, and we’re calling all streamers to join. Last year we partnered with…

May Cosplay Showcase!

May Cosplay Showcase!

Attending a convention and taking photos with your favorite characters only shows off one facet of cosplay, but cosplayers and artists put…

Updated! Your Developer Experience at TwitchCon 2019

Updated! Your Developer Experience at TwitchCon 2019

Developers are now fully integrated into TwitchCon San Diego with a dedicated learning path and fun experiences specific to developers.

Twitch Developer Tour Roundup

Twitch Developer Tour Roundup

Thanks to our community and partners that came out to see us on tour!

Twitch Developer Tour + gamesweekberlin = better together!

Twitch Developer Tour + gamesweekberlin = better together!

We are excited to partner with gamesweekberlin 8 April through 14 April, 2019! Our Twitch Developer Tour Berlin is now part of their seven…

Announcing TwitchCon 2019

Announcing TwitchCon 2019

Coming right off the best TwitchCon ever in San Jose, we knew it would take something big to make this year’s event ever better. So we…

Twitch Prime members: Get Monthly Rift Rewards in League of Legends

Twitch Prime members: Get Monthly Rift Rewards in League of Legends

Twitch Prime and Riot Games are teaming up to offer Twitch Prime members four months’ worth of content for League of Legends, beginning…

Twitch Rivals returns with over 100 events in 2019

Twitch Rivals returns with over 100 events in 2019

We heard you when you said you want more Twitch Rivals, so this year, we’re bringing you more weekly events and making all of them even…

Twitch Prime members: Get a Summoner’s Crown Capsule in League of Legends!

Twitch Prime members: Get a Summoner’s Crown Capsule in League of Legends!

Riot Games and Twitch Prime have teamed up to bring you the first in a series of free in-game loot in League of Legends for Twitch Prime…

Twitch Rivals presents: the Hearthstone Gold Rush challenge

Twitch Rivals presents: the Hearthstone Gold Rush challenge

In one week, Hearthstone’s Dual Class Arena mode, The Hallow’s End, will return for a two week limited time special event!

Simulated Bootstrapped A/A tests

Simulated Bootstrapped A/A tests

As Data Scientists at Twitch, we design, run, and analyze...

Product instrumentation best practices

Product instrumentation best practices

This post covers a dozen best practices we’ve developed at...

Analyzing Twitch chat during a Pokémon Marathon

Analyzing Twitch chat during a Pokémon Marathon

Twitch data scientists apply NLP on chat data

Using chat emotes as signals for content themes

Using chat emotes as signals for content themes

At Twitch, our Science team is always working to better understand the complex three-sided marketplace that revolves around streamers…