Line #83 Platform/Twitch


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3	[[http://www.twitch.tv Twitch]] (formerly named and still located at Twitch.tv) is a website that, like its former sister site Justin.tv, is used as a {{platform\|s}} for livestreaming video broadcasts over the web. However, it was built with a focus on VideoGames and [[TournamentPlay eSports]] rather than the more general audience focus of Justin.tv. Despite only being around since June 2011, [[SpotlightStealingSquad it became so popular]] that it eclipsed its sister site in terms of monthly viewership, becoming one of the top 500 most-visited sites on the web (according to [[http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/twitch.tv Alexa]]). This caused its parent company to rename itself Twitch Interactive and later decide to shut down Justin.tv on August 5, 2014.
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5	Despite rumors that the company would be purchased by Website/{{Google}}, Twitch instead was purchased by Creator/{{Amazon}} for $970 million in 2014. In September 2016, Amazon began including Twitch Prime with [[Creator/PrimeVideo Amazon Prime]].
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7	In recent years, Twitch has expanded to allow more general live streaming. In 2015 and 2016, it officially opened its doors for non-gaming content with new categories like Creative and IRL. This was broadened in 2018 when said categories were split into new sections, including Just Chatting, Music and Art. The new approach proved effective, with Just Chatting -- category for talking to chat and general non-gaming content -- climbing to a consistent spot at the top of the most watched categories.
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9	Twitch has also begun expanding into sports, with a channel for Wrestling/ImpactWrestling, presentation of pre-season games for the Australian National Basketball League, and a channel for the National Women's Hockey League, which began airing games live on Twitch in October 2019.
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11	!!Shows, groups and Let's Players on Twitch with TV Tropes pages include:
12	[[index]]
13	* ''Podcast/FourPlayerPodcast''
14	* ''WebVideo/The8BitDrummer''
15	* ''WebAnimation/AlwaysBreaktime''
16	* WebVideo/{{Alpharad}}
17	* Creator/AnnaBrisbin (under her internet name Brizzy Voices)
18	* ''WebVideo/ArcadePit''
19	* [[WebVideo/StuartAshen Ashens]]
20	* WebVideo/TheAttack: A show airing live on Twitch, with an edited-down version airing on Creator/DisneyXD.
21	* [[Wrestling/XavierWoods Austin Creed]]
22	* ''WebVideo/AyeCash''
23	* ''LetsPlay/{{Azuritereaction}}''
24	* ''WebVideo/BestPalBrigade'': A channel that streams {{Tabletop RPG}} along with VideoGames.
25	* Creator/BrianHull, also has another account with his friend Paul, ''[[https://www.twitch.tv/lifeisabowlofcashews Life is a Bowl of Cashews]]''
26	* ''WebVideo/BryanCroiDragon''
27	* ''LetsPlay/CaptainSparklez''
28	* ''WebVideo/CallMeCarson''
29	* Creator/ChuckECheese
30	* Creator/CorpseHusband
31	* ''LetsPlay/TheCreatures''
32	* ''LetsPlay/Criken2''
33	* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole''
34	* ''WebVideo/{{CriTiKaL}}''
35	* ''{{LetsPlay/Cryaotic}}''
36	* ''WebVideo/TheCynicalBrit'': A [=YouTube=]-based personality who often streamed his gameplay through here, including Hearthstone and numerous games to research.
37	** ''Podcast/TheCoOptionalPodcast''
38	* LetsPlay/DanTheEnigma
39	* [[Website/DayNine Day9]]
40	* WebVideo/DebbieNancy
41	* {{LetsPlay/Diabetus}}
42	* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'': Seasons [[Anime/DigimonAdventure 1]], [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 2]], [[Anime/DigimonTamers 3]] and [[Anime/DigimonFrontier 4]] as part of the ''Twitch Presents'' series.
43	* ''Series/DoctorWho'': A stream of all classic episodes sponsored by the [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]].
44	* ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'': While some of the SMP's members stream on [=YouTube=], most prominently Technoblade, the vast majority of them stream exclusively on Twitch.
45	** ''WebVideo/{{Dream}}''
46	** ''Music/WilburSoot''
47	* ''LetsPlay/Dzwiedz24'': Moved to Twitch from [=YouTube=] in August 2018.
48	* ''LetsPlay/{{Donnabellez}}''
49	* ''WebAnimation/FactoryFactory''
50	* ''WebVideo/GamesDoneQuick''
51	* ''ARG/GenerationLoss''
52	* Creator/GraceVanDien
53	* Music/{{HANA}}, or HANAWINS on Twitch, a musician who hosts DJ livestreams.
54	* ''WebVideo/HBomberguy''
55	* ''Podcast/HeroClub''
56	* ''LetsPlay/Helloween4545''
57	* WebAnimation/{{Hololive}} members will occasionally stream on Twitch as opposed to their usual [=YouTube=] location. Former member Artia of the Chinese branch was the main example of a Twitch first Hololive streamer.
58	* ''WebVideo/{{Hyoon}}''
59	* ''Creator/HyperRPG'': A Twitch channel that runs a lot of {{RPG}}[=s=].
60	** ''Podcast/AcquisitionsIncorporated''
61	** ''WebVideo/DeathFromAbove''
62	** ''WebVideo/MastersOfTheMetaverse''
63	** ''Webvideo/PowerRangersHyperForce''
64	** ''WebVideo/ShadowrunCorporateSins''
65	** ''WebVideo/TheOutCrowd''
66	** ''WebVideo/ValiantComicsRPGVanquished''
67	** ''WebVideo/ThePhobosSaga''
68	*** WebVideo/TenCandles
69	*** WebVideo/KidsOnBikesPlaytest
70	*** WebVideo/Kollok1991
71	* Wrestling/ImpactWrestling
72	* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'': As part of the ''Twitch Presents'' series.
73	* WebAnimation/ItsMeImAlex
74	* Creator/JaredSGilmore
75	* Creator/JasonMewes
76	* ''WebVideo/{{Jerma985}}'': Has a second Platform/YouTube channel where his stream highlights are posted, with the help of a small team of editors.
77	* ''WebVideo/JesseCox''
78	* ''WebVideo/JimmyHere''
79	* ''LetsPlay/JohnWolfe''
80	* ''WebVideo/JosephAnderson''
81	* ''LetsPlay/JoshJepson''
82	* ''Series/TheJoyOfPainting'': Creator/{{PBS}} had a streaming event of the entire series featuring art instructor Bob Ross.
83	* Wrestling/KaijuBigBattel -- comical wrestling promotion posts videos of events.
84	* WebVideo/KickThePJ
85	* ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' periodically has a world event [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants while simultaneously livestreaming its development]].
86	* ''WebVideo/{{Kitboga}}'': mainly deals in [[PrankCall prank calls]] to phone scammers.
87	* ''Series/KnightRider'': A stream of all episodes of the 1982 series, sponsored by Sport Clips.
88	* ''WebVideo/{{Koibu}}''
89	* ''WebVideo/KPopp''
90	* ''Creator/LianaK''
91	* ''LetsPlay/{{Lilsimsie}}''
92	* ''WebVideo/LilyPichu''
93	* ''LetsPlay/LordMinion777''
94	* ''WebVideo/LostPause''
95	* ''LetsPlay/LucahJin''
96	* WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}
97	* ''WebVideo/MarzGurl''
98	* ''LetsPlay/MasaeAnela''
99	* ''WebVideo/MattDoes''
100	* ''[[LetsPlay/TheOnlineWarrior Maximillian_DOOD]]''
101	** ''LetsPlay/YoVideogames''
102	* ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' had a marathon of every episode of the series, including many that hadn't been seen for decades [[note]]but excluding the controversial "Conflict Week" arc[[/note]].
103	* ''WebVideo/{{Mianite}}''
104	* ''Creator/{{Mixtopher}}''
105	* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' / ''Podcast/RiffTrax''
106	* ''[[Wrestling/TheSuperSmashBrothers The Nerd Slam]]'' -- {{Professional Wrestl\|ing}}er Player Uno plays games.
107	* ''LetsPlay/NerdCubed''
108	* ''WebVideo/NeuroSama''
109	* ''LetsPlay/{{NintendoCapriSun}}''
110	* ''Creator/NKJemisin''
111	* ''Roleplay/{{NoPixel}}''
112	* ''LetsPlay/{{Northernlion}}''
113	* ''WebAnimation/NothingForever''
114	* ''Wrestling/{{Paige}}''
115	* ''WebVideo/PaperMarioDND''
116	* ''WebVideo/PatStaresAt''
117	* ''[[LetsPlay/Pcull44444 Patty]]''
118	* ''WebVideo/PerpetualPlayers''
119	* ''{{WebVideo/Pikasprey}}''
120	* ''LetsPlay/PinkKittyRose''
121	* ''WebVideo/PiratesSMP'': While some of the SMP's members stream on [=YouTube=], the vast majority of them stream exclusively on Twitch.
122	* ''JustForFun/PokemonMarathonStream'', as part of the ''Twitch Presents'' series.
123	* ''WebVideo/PowerRangersMarathonStream''
124	** ''Franchise/SuperSentai stream''
125	* ''WebVideo/PreviouslyRecorded'' (Currently defunct)
126	* LetsPlay/ProtonJon
127	* Webvideo/QuickyBaby: A seriously good ''VideoGame/WorldOfTanks'' player who gets thousands watching him play.
128	* ''WebVideo/RatsSMP'': While some of the SMP's members stream on [=YouTube=], the vast majority of them stream exclusively on Twitch.
129	* Creator/RayFisher
130	* Creator/RayNarvaezJr: Famous for previously being one of main cast members of Creator/RoosterTeeth's Creator/AchievementHunter, he left the company so he could do livestreaming full-time.
131	* ''LetsPlay/{{Rawrzaur}}''
132	* Creator/RyanRibbity
133	* Podcast/{{Rollplay}}
134	* WebVideo/{{Saltydkdan}}
135	* WebVideo/SlayAwhileTheSlumberingDark
136	* ''LetsPlay/{{Slowbeef}}''
137	* ''LetsPlay/SlyFoxHound''
138	* ''WebVideo/SMPEarth''
139	* ''WebVideo/SMPLive''
140	* WebVideo/SofiaGomez
141	* ''WebVideo/SomeOrdinaryGamers''
142	* WebVideo/SovietWomble: his videos are edited clips of his Twitch streams with the ZF Clan in various games.
143	* ''Creator/StaceyRoy''
144	* LetsPlay/StephenPlays
145	* {{LetsPlay/Strippin}}
146	* Creator/Stryder7x
147	* ''WebVideo/SuperEyepatchWolf''
148	* ''LetsPlay/SuperGreatFriend''
149	* ''WebVideo/{{STAR}}'': Has a mostly ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' stream, with the highlights put onto Platform/YouTube.
150	* WebVideo/TheMightyJingles: While better known on Platform/YouTube, Jingles is also a pretty popular streamer.
151	* ''Creator/TeamFourStar'' now maintains their main public channel there. They debut their original programming to the public there before releasing on Platform/YouTube, and also run several LetsPlay programs there.
152	* LetsPlay/TomFawkes
153	* ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemon'': Tens of thousands of chat users play ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' at the same time.
154	* ''LetsPlay/UberHaxorNova''
155	* ''WebAnimation/UnlimitedSteam''
156	* ''WebAnimation/VideoGameChampionshipWrestling'': [[Wrestling/CAWLeagues A league of recreated characters from several video games]] fight against one another in ''[[VideoGame/WWEVideoGames WWE]]'' video games in AI versus AI matches. It is one of few original entities not a LetsPlay series, a podcast or an [[TournamentPlay eSports]] broadcast.
157	* ''WebVideo/VideoGamesAwesome'': Livestream-based video gamers with significant interaction with their chat.
158	* ''WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}}''
159	* ''WebVideo/VShojo''
160	* WebVideo/WayneRadioTV
161	** WebVideo/HalfLifeButTheAIIsSelfAware
162	* WebVideo/WoolieVersus
163	* LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}}: While their usual gaming content is [=YouTube=]-based and edited down, almost every day in December since 2012, the Yogscast has hosted charity Twitch livestreams with most of its members and special guests. Notably, Yog Towers has an office dedicated to streaming with special equipment and monitors.
164	** LetsPlay/HatFilms: Along with the aforementioned December Yogscast livestreams involving gaming, roleplaying and eating contests with the three Sirs, their podcast Hat Chat has also been recorded live on Twitch.
165	* ''Anime/YuGiOh'', as part of the ''Twitch Presents'' series.
166	* WebVideo/{{Yuriofwind}}
167	* Creator/{{Zero9teen}}

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