The Extra Life 2018 24-hours of gaming event starts tomorrow. And although it’s not feasible for us to do the entire 24 hours straight, we’ll still participate 12 hours at a time. Unfortunately, we really didn’t go over the plan all that well this week.
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Two popular ways to support your favorite broadcaster on Twitch is through bits or direct donations. But which is better to give? In reality, donations are probably far better to give than Twitch Bits. Let me break down the difference between them.
Read moreA lot of broadcasters found greater success by making sure their faces we included in a live stream or video. Luckily, adding a camera for XSplit Broadcaster is as easy as adding the game’s auto-detect feature. So, how do you do it?
Read moreThe Streamlabs Merch Store is a way to help broadcasters make a few bucks from branded items. It has a lot of potential, and is easy to get started. In fact, it only takes minutes to add your first merch store products.
Read moreToday, streamers have access to a myriad of ways to make money while playing games. One of the most profound is that of using donations in Twitch. Viewers can “tip” you whether they like the game play, they think your good or love the entertainment value. So, how do you set it up?
Read moreIf you have an Amazon Prime account, you’re capable of connecting it to Twitch. This being the same business owns both properties. And, you get incentives for having a Twitch Prime account. However, some of them I probably won’t use much.
Read moreReady to start streaming to Twitch using XSplit Broadcaster? It’s really not all that difficult, and the software works exceptionally well. In fact, I’ve been using it since 2014. With all the tools and widgets available, you can create impressive stream layouts.
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Want to see how many people are watching your Twitch stream live? Perhaps you want to share with viewers the number of people watching, which is beneficial if someone is using full screen to watch you. In either case, adding a Twitch viewer count isn’t all that difficult.
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Not everyone is going to be happy with just adding a game to OBS and simply recording play. Many of you will want to put your smiling face on camera and engage the audience. In fact, being on camera has potential to vastly improve audience retention. So, how do you add a camera to OBS?
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Streamlabs is one of the most popular additions to streaming live content. The pop-up overlay during a broadcast is easy to customize to fit your personality. It’s also exceptionally easy to add Streamlabs alerts to OBS.
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