Stan owes their love of turn-based RPGs and all other things gaming to a second-hand Game Boy Advance SP and Wario Land 3. Persona, Zelda, and Pokemon rank among their all-time franchises, but they ...

Viewers can use Bits to unlock special emotes known as Cheers. Over the years, Twitch has spawned a number of talented streamers that allowed them to entertain an audience through creativity and video ...

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Streaming platform Twitch introduced a chat functionality today called “Cheering,” a new method for tipping streamers.

Twitch has announced extensions, a new in-stream add-on that allows viewers to participate in mini-games and other engaging activities by spending bits. The new Twitch Extensions feature is ...

Twitch is now testing a new way for viewers to donate money to their favorite streamers in the form of new emote and microtransaction systems called "Cheers" and "Bits." When Amazon bought Twitch for ...

Twitch announced Monday that users would soon be able to “cheer” (it’s in quotes because it’s the official term) their favorite streamers — in the form of expendable emoji purchasable with real-world ...

Twitch will allow new channels to accept subs and bits. Users have mixed feelings about the change, some excited and others worried. Concerns include potential ads on all channels and devaluing ...

In June 2016, Twitch introduced Cheering, a system that allows viewers to pay their favorite partnered streamers simply by typing an emote into the chat -- and it appears to have paid off.

Twitch’s Bits, a virtual good that allows fans to cheer on their favorite streamers, have been one of the ways Twitch creators could make money from their channels while also recognizing and rewarding ...