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Starting in October, Twitch users will have to pay $7.99 for a Tier 1 subscription on any device.

By Jibin Joseph
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Every day, we head into the deal mines, digging for savings and discounts on the best electronics out there. And every day, there's one deal that stands above them all. This is that deal!

By Jade Chung-Lee
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Twitch is adding a new 'sexual harassment' toggle to its chat filter a month after Dr Disrespect admitted to previously messaging a minor on the platform.

By Kate Irwin
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Players will need a Bluetooth-enabled controller and an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription.

By Michael Kan
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Twitch's Safety Council reportedly swaps original members for a much larger roster of content creators in the latest shift at the Amazon-owned live-streaming platform.

By Kate Irwin
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Want Game Pass on the go? Your Steam Deck can now use Xbox Cloud Gaming through the Microsoft Edge browser.

By Carli Velocci
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You don't need an Xbox to play your favorite console games. Xbox Cloud Gaming can help Game Pass Ultimate subscribers stream games to their iPhone, Android, PC, or Mac.

By Jason Cohen
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It's finally getting easier to live stream your favorite video games on TikTok.

By Kate Irwin
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Starting March 5, GeForce Now free-tier users will see ads while waiting in line to play a game.

By Josh Hendrickson
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The Steam Link app and an open-source alternative called Moonlight let you stream PC games to your Android or iPhone. Here's how to use them.

By Whitson Gordon  & Jason Cohen
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The layoffs come after Amazon-owned Twitch paid streamers over $1 billion last year. Hundreds of job cuts are also expected at Prime Video and Amazon's MGM Studios division.

By Michael Kan
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Nvidia GeForce Now lets you enjoy high-end PC gaming via streaming, backed by enough muscle to rival expensive, local hardware.

By Will Greenwald  & Zackery Cuevas
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Do you want to play popular video games, but don't own a console or gaming PC? These top streaming services let you access remote hardware to play games on almost any device you already own.

By Will Greenwald
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Twitch will allow some content that was previously prohibited, as long as it's labeled.

By Kegan Mooney
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Sign up for 6 months of game streaming and get 3 months of PC Game Pass for free.

By Matthew Humphries
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Switch owners will lose the ability to download the app from the Nintendo eShop on Nov. 6 with a full shutdown scheduled for Jan. 31, 2024.

By Joe Hindy
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Streamers can stream anywhere they'd like, provided they follow a few rules.

By Emily Price
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Netflix is looking to turn shows like Wednesday, Squid Game, Extraction, and Black Mirror into video games, as well as license popular content like Grand Theft Auto.

By Kegan Mooney
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You'll need to be a PlayStation Plus Premium subscriber, though.

By Matthew Humphries
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Ubisoft titles are currently the only games available for sale.

By Emily Price
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