Counter-Strike leapfrogs up the Twitch rankings
The popularity of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive continues to grow, as evidenced by the latest update on the popularity of games streamed by Twitch
Culture
You’ve never seen ‘Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2’ beaten this quickly
Speedrunning, or the completion of video games as fast as humanly possible, is one of the many ways people stretch the experience of games beyond what their creators intended
Who is Twitch’s deep-pocketed mystery donor?
Video game streaming site Twitch has grown to extraordinary size and influence over the gaming world
10 moments to watch at this weekend’s speedrunning spectacular
Flying through the air, hopping on pixel-thin walls, and abusing glitches are the name of the game when it comes to speedrunning
Esports drew 2.4 billion hours of viewership last year
A new study predicts that the global esports video market will be worth $300 million annually by 2018.
Reddit’s moderator crisis continues with for-profit spam scandal
Last week, Reddit’s hugely popular gaming communities were convinced they'd uncovered a major scandal: A moderator had allegedly abused his position to promote his work on Curse, a hugely popular network of video game websites, at the expense of his compe
Twitch dominated streaming in 2013, and here are the numbers to prove it
Twitch, one of the biggest live video streaming platforms on the Web, more than doubled in size over the last year according to new statistics released by the company today
Emmett Shear and Twitch are turning competitive gaming into the Internet’s sport
This was the biggest year ever for eSports
Inside Twitch, the site powering the esports revolution
Chase needs a map to navigate the Twitch headquarters.
The fast, furious, and heartbreaking world of video game speedruns
On Monday night, a grown man cried tears of happiness after finishing a game of Sonic