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It’s been long awaited for a reliable 4K resolution capture card and Elgato Gaming is finally bringing it with the 4K60 Pro. The Elgato 4K60 Pro captures 4K resolution at an astounding 60 frames per second (FPS). Pro is the way for Elgato to relay that it requires a PCI Express x4 slot to be…

The annual TwitchCon Keynote is host to Twitch’s yearly recap, surprises, and big announcements. This year was no different as a slew of new features were announced with release dates just around the corner. Let’s take a look. Stream Summary HUGE new feature that they revealed coming in November is the Stream Summary. Many streamers…

Elgato Gaming, known for their series of content creation tools, has been making waves in the streaming industry this year. 2017 has seen the introduction of several major tools, such as the Stream Deck, branching out from their focus of capture cards. During PAX East earlier this year, I had a chance to check out…

Last year, we took on a huge project in annotating nearly every panel from TwitchCon 2016. We’re doing it again this year! Without further ado, here are the panels from TwitchCon 2017 with annotations, links to the videos, and credit to the panelists. We’ll be publishing the annotations over the next few months so bear…

Last week, Twitch and Amazon opened up their Twitch store which allowed anyone to purchase clothing, mugs, and more that show everyone you #BleedPurple. They are continuing their partnership by opening up ‘Merch by Amazon’ to Twitch Partners. This is an invite-only service where brands can sell their merchandise through Amazon. This includes small independent…

Insurance is one of those things that we all wish we didn’t need. It’s also one of those things that gets pushed by salespeople who don’t have your best interest at heart. Unfortunately, it’s also one of those things that we all need, though it’s important to determine exactly how much you need. It protects…

Elgato has yet again delivered a fantastic update to their Stream Deck product. Making our lives easier by bringing us the 1.4.0 update. Profiles The first big change that Elgato has bought to us is the ability to create and use profiles. This is something that was requested by many users of the product from…

After years of fans clamoring for a chance to grab an exclusive purple hoodie and other various swag, Twitch has finally opened up their own merchandise shop through Amazon! The store, which opened on October 2nd, is full of highly requested merchandise that you can now get your hands on including hoodies, tank tops, over a…

The well-known “complete streamer solution” BraneBot has ended its time with us on Twitch as of September 29th. Some were irritated by the lack of notice before the shutdown, while many were sad to see it go. The development team created a post on Friday explaining that BraneBot will no longer be in operation.…

What was known as a purely ‘Video on Demand’ platform, Vimeo announces Vimeo Live, the ability to livestream on the website. This is in part thanks to the acquisition of Livestream.com, a leading platform for live event streaming which will provide top quality tools for Vimeo users. While this is obviously meant for larger businesses and…

Streamlabs Starts ‘Streamtember’ Daily Giveaways: http://streamersquare.com/streamlabs-streamtember-daily-giveaways/ Streamlabs Adds Credits and Tip Alert GIFs, Updates Jar: http://streamersquare.com/streamlabs-credits-tip-alert-gifs/ YouTube Gaming Opens Sponsorships to Everyone: http://streamersquare.com/youtube-gaming-opens-sponsorships/ The Stream Scene – Episode 01 with Andy Lunique: https://youtu.be/66TFeQQ4VXI

Streamlabs is bringing even more features to their platform with Credits, Donation GIFs, and an update to the Jar! Credits It’s the end of the stream. You’ve had awesome subs, followers, cheerers, and tippers throughout. Imagine being able to list their names like credits in a movie while epic music plays. Streamlabs has made that…