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Top 10 most watched Twitch streamers in 2020
Following the major esports news that Microsoft’s Mixer closed down, Unikrn created a list of the top 10 Twitch streamers of 2020. A combination of factors made the 2020 esports broadcasting environment very unique. Among these factors for growth, the pandemic forcing more users online boosted 2020 Twitch viewership. For example, the year-on-year viewership growth […]
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 […]
League of Legends 
Positivity found to make League of Legends fun again
Popular content creator, coach, and LCK caster, Nick “LS” De Cesare, recently hosted a roundtable discussion on players’ mentality. He invited Christian “IWillDominate” Rivera to participate, and Gabriël “Bwipo” Rau joined them later in the stream. Bwipo provided a fresh take on how to improve the satisfaction of playing ranked. Arguing that positivity makes the […]
More Games 
WoW Classic: THE FIRST 24 HOURS
Long-time fans have been eagerly waiting for the release of World of Warcraft Classic, but it looks like a majority of players are going to have to wait even longer to feel the nostalgia. Due to the sheer amount of players trying to get into the servers, players are being queued from 20 minutes up […]
