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Ninja starts streaming on YouTube Gaming
Major streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins jumped around from various streaming platforms and he’s settling on the next. Ninja just announced his return stream on YouTube Gaming. After weeks of silence regarding where he will stream next, he made a countdown live stream on YouTube. That pretty much ended arguments too. Ninja won’t be returning to […]
Business 
Microsoft’s Mixer closes down and merges with Facebook Gaming
Making esports news and headlines today, Mixer, Microsoft’s streaming platform, is officially closing down. The streaming giant will work with Facebook to join its streaming platform, Facebook Gaming. Mixer streamers and users will move over to Facebook Gaming as part of the merge. Mixer closing is a huge blow to esports. After Microsoft acquired Beam […]
Industry 
HUYA Secures Broadcasting Rights to LCK Matches Until 2022
Huya will represent the LCK in all negotiations for the League’s Chinese streams till 2022. The live-streaming company will hire casters and streamers to create content for the LCK channels. Huya will arrange streamers and influencers to actively participate in the official events and deepen the partnerships with official programs in the next three years. […]
More Games 
Respawn announces Apex Legends Preseason Invitational competitors
Respawn Entertainment has indeed announced all of the organizations taking part at the Apex Legends Preseason Invitational between Sept. 13 and 15. The tournament held in Kraków, Poland will feature 80 teams competing for a massive $500,000 prize pool. An “Apex Predator” award and $8,000 prize will be given to the player that achieves the […]
The top of the Twitch Streaming Charts in August
One of the best metrics to understand the current trends in gaming are the Twitch Streaming Charts. So many things can be learned from simple bar graphs showing where most viewers are in a given month — as long as you know where to look. With Ninja officially moved over to Mixer, he has naturally […]
Huya is a tough opponent in the streaming industry
As Twitch looks down from its near-monopoly in the video-game live-streaming industry, companies like Mixer and Huya are quickly closing the gap. Microsoft’s Mixer announced an exclusive partnership with Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins. Huya is securing partnerships with western teams and Tournament organizers as part of its ambitious plans to expand into the English-speaking market. The […]
Twitch’s Botched “Experiment” Advertises Porn on Ninja’s Channel
The Twitch and Ninja situation continues to escalate after pornographic content is promoted on Ninja’s channel. After Tyler “Ninja” Blevins announced his exclusive streaming partnership with Microsoft’s Mixer, his old channel was to remain on Twitch, no longer active, but still accessible. Originally, offline streamer pages operate similarly to YouTube as viewers can watch old […]
Discord Announces Streaming Service Coming in August
Discord continues to innovate their services for the gaming community, adding a “Go Live” feature to their program. This new streaming program allows users to stream their gameplay directly in the Discord program. Many will be quick to point out “competition” in Twitch and Mixer, especially the latter picking up Ninja’s exclusive streaming rights. Discord’s […]
Ninja leaves Twitch for Microsoft’s Mixer
“I feel like I am about to get back to the streaming roots,” says Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, “and I think that’s what it’s all about.” A little more! pic.twitter.com/SMQEygjNiE — Ninja (@Ninja) August 1, 2019 The worlds most renowned gamer has made one of the biggest decisions in his career so far: Switching from the […]
