World of Warcraft

No question, World of Warcraft has the highest viewership, content creator count and presence on Twitch today. Blizzard has done well to adopt itself to modern times by engaging players, fans and others via the streaming platform to great success. The developer Q&A sessions alone brings in more viewers that any ordinary stream from the other games on this list combined can. Additionally, WoW’s content on offer from streamers – from Mythic+ runs to World First raid kills – are incredibly popular and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Elder Scrolls Online

The Elder Scrolls Online and Zenimax Online Studios must like hearing this a lot: they’ve done a great job turning the game from mediocre to great. One of the ways ESO has improved is by bringing players closer to the what goes on with the game via Twitch. ESO regularly hosts developer streams highlighting new content and updates, with some fun stuff thrown in like lore videos and community events. The best part? Out of all the MMORPGs on this list, ESO is the only one that has Twitch Drops enabled. This rewards players and viewers with a chance of free Crown Crates in-game. The viewership for player streams is also decent, as there are some big names out there that plays ESO regularly.

Final Fantasy XIV

FFXIV is perhaps the most popular JARPG and Asian MMORPG on the list, and it has a massive Twitch presence obviously. Square Enix does do a lot of promotion and update drops on Twitch, in addition to its other social media channels. However, expect to see plenty of content from players. Story is a big driver for the MMORPG thanks to its epic main story quests, and that becomes a great series of streams. Additionally, dungeons and raids are also popular, unlike PvP streams.

Guild Wars 2

ArenaNet’s Guild Wars 2 has a decent amount of presence on Twitch. With a weekly stream schedule featuring devevelopment and art showcases, the partnership with content creators and streamers also benefits the game. While the MMORPG may no longer be involved with e-sports, the recent release of a new raid wing brought in a lot of eyeballs on launch day. That’s a great sign that there’s still an audience to see some of the game’s harder content live on stream.

Black Desert Online

And lastly, let’s not forget about Asia’s most successful MMORPG export, BDO. Black Desert Online does indeed have a big presence on Twitch like the rest on the list. They have also adopted a partnership model with streamers, and have taken well to promoting content on their Twitch. And remember, their Black Desert: Remastered keynote was livestreamed in Korea to the world via Twitch. There are a good number of players and streamers on Twitch that streams BDO all hours of the day, and while their numbers don’t hit the heights some of the others do, the content are usually good entertainment – expect guides, farms and PvP.

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The StreamCraft team is showcasing a number of enticing ways to get started earning a paycheck. Those who adopt the program early and help it to grow have the most chance to take home serious cash. Whether it’s through Props (our own virtual currency that converts to cash) or subscriber revenue, there are tons of ways for everyone to make streaming lucrative for themselves. The one we’re highlighting today is the Invitation Program, which rewards any streamer who refers their friends to sign up for StreamCraft.

OUR UNPRECEDENTED INVITATION PROGRAM

We’re also hosting a special Invitation Program that gives everyone $1 per person they refer to sign up for StreamCraft! If you refer 1,000 people? That’s an extra $1,000 in your pocket! It’s like a Stimulus Package to get your streaming career rolling, StreamCraft is serious about becoming the best and most rewarding streaming platform in the business.

As an example: the creators who are able to obtain the title of Founder will get exclusive perks allowing them to keep 100% of their subscription revenue forever.

It’s also extremely easy to get started with StreamCraft. Simply download the mobile app or our PC content creation tool or even just use OBS! Create an account, and start sharing your games with fans all over the world.

If you’d like to talk with the StreamCraft team about their unique approach to content and playing fair with creators of all types, or about the innovative features this unique app contains, please contact us today and we’ll get you set up.

STREAMCRAFT’S STANDOUT FEATURES:

●     Industry leading partner rewards programs
●     Exclusive community giveaways
●     Cash prizes through proprietary game shows and events
●     Watch, interact, and stream from any device (PC, iOS, or Android).

Learn more:
●    Official Site
●    Google Play or App Store
●    YouTube
●    Facebook
●    Twitter
●    Instagram
●    Reddit
●    Discord

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After the latest Twitch announcement, Microsoft couldn’t stand still. Microsoft have announced that the new update to Xbox One will unfold the Beam Streaming app. This is a direct attempt to challenge Twitch and absorb a share of their streaming market. Microsoft are using the enormous amounts of money they are making from Windows and Office and channel them into more adventures. I believe that the new streaming app that will come with the Xbox One console will allow Microsoft to compete with Twitch.

However, Twitch is a great product and Microsoft will have to work hard in order to steal their traffic. Twitch have announced the opening of a retail store under their service. This new channel will allow game developers to push their products even further. Microsoft, with eyes glazing from this update, want to increase their sales as well. I’m not surprised about the timing. The video games streaming genre hasn’t been ruled by media giants. Now, when this channel might becomes very profitable, that is about to change.

Amazon who owns Twitch and Microsoft have enormous amounts of users, the recent announcements are an attempt to monetize their users a lot better. I don’t know how I feel about this, I think that Reddit for example is a great social place. A lot of people aren’t nice, but the content is real and people really give their share. Twitch has started like that, but like many businesses, they have to make money. As long as the streamers are making something out of it and the content that we will get is genuine I’ll be happy. However, I don’t know what is the probability that it would happen. I just hope that ads and retailers won’t destroy another social genre.

What do you think? Please share your thoughts with us

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Twitch is a platform that connects between video game streamers and an audience. It is the 63rd biggest website in the entire internet (according to Alexa). In a recent report from TechCrunch, Twitch have announced their decision to become a retailer. Because Twitch are holding enormous amounts of traffic it only makes sense to boost revenue. Amazon owns Twitch, therefore i’m confident that this was planned ahead. It is reported that streamers will receive 5% of purchases on their channel. This will allow streamers to generate more income and produce more content.

However, one might wonder how this transition will affect the content itself. If top streamers will try to aggressively promote games they will find themselves with sub par content. People want to watch other people play games, if the game is good and the streamer is good the content will be awesome. However, I think that terrible games will be promoted and that the content will disguise itself as authentic, while some of it will be promoted.

Despite of that, what I like the most about streamers is that they can come from everywhere. It doesn’t matter where you are from, what is your skin color or gender, if your parents are rich or not. If you are talented you will get audience. Helping streamers to generate more money will allow them to produce more content. It will give more opportunities to gamers around the world to showcase their talents.

Since Amazon are behind this move i’m confident that they will make the Twitch store awesome. Amazon are the biggest retailer in the world, they are already in charge of a big portion of gaming sales. Now, they would be able to increase their penetration to the gaming market. However, only time will tell if gamers will benefit from this decision or not.

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