Esports coverage and tournaments
Many familiar faces fill the top spots of most-watched streamers on Twitch in 2022, which saw big releases, big events and community drama draw millions of viewers every day to the platform. While there won’t be any prizes for guessing the number one spot (he’s made it there three years in a row) there are […]
Probably the most infamous case of cheating in online games is MissQGemini’s CS:GO wallhacks, live on stream. This moment has been cemented as the go-to example of cheating, but where is MissQGemini now? Here’s everything we know. Cheating in multiplayer games will always be a problem, as long as cheat makers seek to profit from
While there were no women at all in Twitch’s top 10 most-watched in 2022, some female streamers have attracted massive viewership nonetheless. Here is the full top 10 for women only, with Amouranth dominating the list. Women on Twitch have always struggled to attain the same viewership figures as their male counterparts. While there could
Twitch’s loss has proven to be YouTube’s gain as a couple of banned streamers in the form of iShowSpeed and Dr Disrespect dominated the platform’s viewership in 2022. The streaming wars featured some major battles in 2022 with YouTube acquiring some of Twitch’s biggest names, but some of YT’s top streamers are actually ones banned
The video game industry has been impacted in profound ways by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. One part of the industry hurt more than others has been the esports scene, as live competitive events have been shut down and postponed until the pandemic has passed. Many events have moved online, as event runners find clever ways
Once upon a time, esports was seen as a joke, mocked by those who didn’t fully understand the concept. Today, the esports industry has a billion-dollar value, is made up of an ecosystem of dozens of games, and is populated by organizations worth hundreds of millions of dollars. There’s a staggering amount of value in
Valorant has quickly gained traction among members of the first-person shooter gaming community. Since its release in June 2020, it has become one of the most popular franchises available to gamers. In September 2022 alone, about 22.5 million players were reported to have played at least one game of Valorant. While the game, which is
Twitch streaming was more popular than ever in 2021, as streamers new and old stepped up their game across the platform to bring viewers the content they love in gaming, IRL, and a variety of events and shows. As part of Dexerto’s Best of 2021 series, we’ve ranked the best 5 Twitch streamers this year.
As much of the world shifted to more time spent at home, Twitch had an absurd statistical year in 2020. From a trillion minutes watched to $83 million raised for charity, Senior Vice President Damian Burns has revealed some of the company’s wildest numbers. Whether you call it 1 trillion minutes or the (less-glamorous sounding)
Former Overwatch star Felix ‘xQc’ Lengyel has come out on top as the Twitch streamer with the most hours watched in 2020, racking up close to a whopping 149 million hours watched. To have success on Twitch, you either need to put the hours into growing a new community or have grown a following elsewhere
