Twitch
Changes the
Mobile Game With Live Streaming
Twitch has
an**unced the first ever
Mobile Game to feature its
Live Streaming functionality.
Gameloft’s
Asphalt 8: Airborne — a
Mobile arcade racing
Game where players race against AI or other players — for iOS is getting the ho**r. The
Mobile streamer will be able to utilize most of the same hosting features available on PC and consoles like the
Xbox One and the
PS4, including broadcasting voice and video for commentary purposes and using the built-in microphone and front-facing camera of any
iOS device.
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It’s a big an**uncement from Twitch, a
company that provides
a popular streaming platform — where peak Internet traffic beats
Hulu,
Facebook and
Amazon — for broadcasters playing PC games,
console games and, **w,
Mobile games. Though the current
Mobile gaming landscape is small compared to the PC and console audiences, Marcus “djWHEAT” Graham, an eSports veteran and Twitch’s senior manager of partnerships, sees parallels between the early stages of console and
Mobile streaming. (Graham has played and broadcasted video games professionally for over eight years.)
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