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Amazon rebrands Twitch Prime as Prime Gaming

Amazon is making its Twitch video game streaming service more Amazon-like.

Articleby Ian SherrAugust 10, 2020 9:29 AM PDT

Fortnite streamer Ninja comes back to Twitch after Mixer closure

His Call of Duty: Warzone stream welcomed over 100,000 viewers.

Articleby Alexandra GarrettAugust 6, 2020 6:26 AM PDT

Bored at home this Fourth of July? Try these socially distanced activities

Why not go fishing with a friend in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons update?

Articleby Shelby BrownJuly 2, 2020 5:00 AM PDT

Pride Month: The Sims 4 is hosting a virtual Pride Parade on Twitch

Celebrate the LGBTQI community with The Sims on Twitch.

Articleby Shelby BrownJune 30, 2020 7:57 AM PDT

Trump's Twitch account gets banned temporarily over 'hateful conduct'

The streaming platform has suspended President Trump's channel and removed the offending content.

Articleby Corinne ReichertJune 29, 2020 10:53 AM PDT

9 great reads from CNET this week

Why the video game world is facing a reckoning, how tech made racial injustice worse and what Apple's transition to Arm chips could look like.

Articleby CNET News staffJune 27, 2020 5:00 AM PDT

Twitch streamers see 'sudden influx' of copyright takedown requests for old clips

Some of the flagged clips are from 2017.

Articleby Shelby BrownJune 8, 2020 12:12 PM PDT

New Paper Mario game coming, Chrome gets tab groups

In today's top stories, Nintendo surprises everyone by announcing Paper Mario: The Origami King. Meanwhile, Google makes Chrome easier to use with a new tab management tool.

Videoby Iyaz AkhtarMay 15, 2020 4:00 AM PDT

Twitch taps experts and creators for a new Safety Advisory Council

The group will focus on improving the game-streaming platform's policies with regard to safety, moderation and marginalized groups.

Articleby Ry CristMay 14, 2020 10:38 AM PDT

Amazon is giving Prime subscribers 8 free games worth over $100

All you need is a Twitch account, which is also free.

Articleby Rick BroidaMay 4, 2020 1:40 PM PDT

Facebook Gaming app launching, SpaceX historic mission gets launch date

In today's tech news, Facebook prepares its Gaming App for launch, Netflix drop free documentaries on YouTube and NASA teams with SpaceX to launch crew to the space station for the first time.

Videoby Jackson RyanApril 20, 2020 3:00 AM PDT

Here are 7 'sports' to watch while real, live sports are on hiatus

Starved for live competition? Check out these spectator sports for our quarantined times, from wrestling to marble racing(!) to virtual NASCAR.

Articleby Matt ElliottMarch 27, 2020 12:10 PM PDT