Tough Times
2024's games industry lay-offs: The stories so far - all in one place
The second half of the year is still providing tough times. Here are all the companies that have resized, restructured and shed staff so far this year
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Week That Was
Week in Views - from Unity 'ripping off the band aid' to SAG-AFTRA's AI rollover. Here's our pick of what's hot
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Twitch Pullback
Twitch is pulling out of Korea after "significant" losses with "no pathway forward"
Twitch’s costs in Korea are too high, so the platform is leaving the country next February
Jobs News
August's Mobile Movers and Shakers: Damian Burns leaves Twitch plus new hires for Epic Games, FunPlus, Newzoo and more
August has already seen some significant moves by some of the industry's biggest company's - here's the highlights from the last week
Trends 2023
Mobile games industry trends for 2023: Publishing predictions: Part two
MobileGroove's Peggy Anne Salz looks at intellectual property and brands, social media, streaming, and esports
Twitch Vs Youtube Gaming
State of the Stream's report reveals Fall Guys reaches over 42 million watch hours on Twitch
Fall Guys and Monster Hunter Rise have the highest per cent of growth in streamers on Twitch and Youtube Gaming respectively, according to data from StreamElements and Rainmaker.gg
Streaming Giants
New report reveals Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is the seventh most streamed game of Q2 2022
Mobile gaming is doing well on YouTube, despite lagging somewhat on Twitch
Watching
Twitch mobile app hits 22 million installs in Q1 2021, up 62%
81 million total installs made in 2021
Be Safe
Twitch could suspend or delete accounts for actions outside of Twitch
To keep the platform safe and inclusive
Open Book
Twitch to be more transparent with its safety efforts
"Creating a Transparency Report is an important measure of our accountability"
Keep Watching
Twitch and Facebook Gaming break viewership records
More than two billion hours were viewed on Twitch in January
Trump Card
Twitch permanetly bans Trump following the Capitol riots
“Twitch has clear rules that prohibit hateful conduct, harassment, or incitement of violence on our service, and we consider off-service events when making enforcement decisions"
Smashed It
Streamer TheGrefg breaks record with over 2.3 million concurrent viewers on Twitch
The Fortnite influencer hit the milestone this week
Banned
Twitch bans Trump following Capitol riots
"Given the current extraordinary circumstances and the President's incendiary rhetoric, we believe this is a necessary step to protect our community"
Outta Here
Twitch removes PogChamp emote following Capitol Hill riots
"We've made the decision to remove the PogChamp emote following statements from the face of the emote encouraging further violence after what took place in the Capitol today"
Best Behaviour
Twitch updates hateful conduct and harassment policies
Comes into effect on January 22nd
Be Inclusive
Twitch removes "blind playthrough" tag to encourage more inclusive language
"You can still use 'First Playthrough' or opt to use it in combination with 'No Spoilers' for the same sentiment"
Sorry
Twitch apologises to streamers over how it dealt with copyright claims
"We are actively speaking with the major record labels about potential approaches to additional licenses that would be appropriate for the Twitch service"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Why Twitch's 3.2 million monthly streamers offer "endless free user testing"
Snap Finger Click design director Joanna Haslam shares studio's experience
Come One Come All
Update: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Twitch stream peaks at 430,000 viewers
A range of popular streamers will join her
For Equality
Employees speak out about systematic sexism, racism and abuse at Twitch
Streaming platform denies the allegations levelled against it
Sountrack
Twitch launches new music tool packed with free-to-use tunes
Soundtrack will provide streamers with a comprehensive library of rights-cleared music
Dropping By
Twitch introduces a new version of Drops
"Now, once the initial integration is complete, anyone on the game developer team can create a Drops campaign"
Allegations
Twitch is investigating sexual abuse allegations against streamers
It will dish out permanent bans
#blacklivesmatter
The Black Girl Gamers online summit is taking place on June 13th
It features keynote speeches and panels
Consuming Content
Twitch streamers have created 89 per cent more sponsored content since the start of 2020
Content consumed has risen by 79 per cent
"global Fight"
Enthusiast Gaming joins forces with Twitch to raise money against COVID-19
12-hour charity stream for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO
Digital Age
GDC to stream cancelled sessions via Twitch
Due to take place next week
Brand Extender
Twitch snags Zynga and EA vet Doug Scott as new CMO
The mission: extending beyond endemic audiences
New Partnership
The Internet Gaming Database joins Twitch
The company specialises in information about games
Whoops
Twitch CEO apologises to Ninja for pornography recommendation on his old channel
The platform was using the Ninja landing page to push other streams
Twitch Studio
Twitch launches first-party streaming software Twitch Studio
Previously, streamers had to use third-party software such as OBS and XSplit to power their broadcasts
Bebo X Twitch
Twitch acquires Bebo to expand esports platform
Bebo launched in 2005 before Facebook spearheaded the social media frenzy
Twitch Sings
Twitch karaoke game Twitch Sings is now available to everyone
The company has been trialing a beta version of the game among partnered streamers
Company Roundup
Meet 31 of the top most exciting Washington state games companies
Get a chance to meet with the state's finest at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle on May 13th to 14th
New Job
StreamElements names former Twitch veteran Chase as head of communications
Chase will be heading up the communications division at StreamElements
Switch Prime
Twitch Prime members can grab up to a year's worth of Nintendo Switch Online
A free year of Nintendo Switch online will now be added to Twitch Prime
Twitch Stats
Viewers watched more than 9.36 billion hours of Twitch in 2018
Twitch's viewership has grown year on year
Twitchcon Europe
TwitchCon heading to Berlin in 2019
The new TwitchCon instalment will take place in Berlin
Banned
China bans games streaming platform Twitch
The ban comes after the site experienced a popularity spike
Oops
Twitch, Nintendo, Vainglory and others blocked in Russia amidst Telegram crackdown
Attempts to ban messenger app result in other websites and services going offline
Watch This
Twitch pulls in 82% of viewership hours of top 20 streamed games in Q1 2018
Twitch and YouTube Gaming generated 2.5 billion viewing hours
Job Losses
Twitch lays off staff as company restructures
But firm claims it still wants to grow its headcount overall
Take No Prisoners
Twitch tightens community guidelines to combat hateful conduct
The platform has revealed a 'zero tolerance' policy on hateful behaviour
Influential Donations
Twitch community raises $75 million for charity
2017 has already seen $9.1 million in donations and may surpass 2016 record
Twitchbook
Twitch takes on social networking with newly rolled-out Pulse platform
Post updates, share videos, emote, and without even streaming
Mobile Esports
"Don't make a mobile eSports title" says Twitch
Ryan Chaply instead tells developers to make a good game
No Guts No Vainglory
Amazon Appstore becomes major sponsor of Vainglory US & EU Summer Season
Season structure also altered to be more eSports friendly
New Way To Stream
BlueStacks' Twitch integration provides wire-free Android game streaming from your PC
Open for all
Vainglory Growth
Super Evil Megacorp and Twitch sign three-year deal to grow Vainglory's eSports presence
Multi-million dollar investment from both companies