Twitch adds support for mobile game live stream broadcasting

By Adam Rosenberg March 5, 2014

twitch adds support mobile game live stream broadcasting tv 2

Live streaming support for mobile games will be coming soon to Twitch with the release of a mobile software development kit, the company confirms in an announcement. There’s already a Twitch app – with more than 10 million installs on Android and iOS devices – but the new SDK will equip developers with the ability to support streaming broadcasts in their games.

The SDK brings support for mobile development in line with what Twitch integration on PCs and consoles looks like. In addition to streaming and capture support for games themselves, developers will also be able to add audio/video capture via a device’s front-facing camera (for picture-in-picture video commentary), video uploading and archiving, a switch for adjusting broadcast quality, and the full suite of chat options.

Recommended Videos

“Our vision is to provide the Twitch community with the ability not only to view, but to broadcast live video game content wherever they are, whether they’re on the go or in the living room,” Twitch VP of Marketing Matthew DiPietro said in a prepared statement. “We’ve achieved that with our PC and console integrations, so the trifecta will soon be complete with our deep and concerted foray into mobile broadcasting.”

Topics

Former Digital Trends Contributor

Previously, Adam worked in the games press as a freelance writer and critic for a range of outlets, including Digital Trends…

Gaming

Almost 200 Prime Day PS5 game deals just went live at Best Buy

Digital Trends Best Prime Day PS5 Game Deals

PS5 games have gotten very expensive over the past year or so as developers have raised their prices across the board, with the best PS5 games easily costing $70 for the base edition and over $100 for special editions. That's why Prime Day deals are absolutely great since they help bring down the cost of an individual game and help you stock up. Of course, Amazon is not the only retailer that's offering great deals, as Best Buy is also offering great deals on some of the best RPGs for PS5 and best PS5 games for kids. So, while we've made some picks of our favorites below, it's well worth taking a look yourself!

To start us off, we have some of the most popular games on sale right now, such as Elden Ring for rather than $60, which isn't a significant discount, but you can still save that up and put it towards something else. Another great game with a more significant discount is Star Wars Jedi: Survivor for instead of $70, which works the smoothest on PS5 and is a great sequel to the previous game. We also really like the deal on this Horizon Forbidden West Launch Edition, which is going for just instead of $70, which is almost enough to buy another game, and a great opportunity to grab one of the best games on PS5. If you're an FPS fan, Call of Duty Vanguard Standard Edition also has a great deal on it for instead of $70, so if you grab this and Forbidden West, you'll have saved enough to get a third game for the price of two.

Gaming

How to add external games to your Steam library

Steam library.

Steam is the place for PC games, but several games are only available on other storefronts. The Epic Games Store, Ubisoft Connect, Origin, and more have games that you can’t find on Steam. To clean up your desktop gaming experience and make the upcoming Steam Deck a little easier to use, we’re going to show you how to add external games to your Steam library.

Gaming

Xbox Game Pass adds one of 2022’s best racing games this month

A man leans against a car in Need for Speed Unbound.

Microsoft has revealed that games that will be coming to Xbox Game Pass throughout the rest of June and even into early July. While the list lacks any major exclusives or first-party games, a solid racing game from 2022 and some intriguing indies make it an interesting batch. Thankfully, the losses the service will suffer at the end of the month aren't too bad either.
The most notable game to hit Xbox Game Pass Ultimate during the back half of June will be Need for Speed Unbound. Coming to the service via its EA Play connection, this is a solid racing game that I gave a three-and-a-half-star review last year. At the time, I said it was "a surprisingly entertaining racer in a year that hasn’t seen much racing game excitement since Gran Turismo 7." On the indie side of things, The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales will be a day one Xbox Game Pass release on June 22. It's an isometric adventure game where the main gimmick is that players can enter the worlds of books they come across.
Former PlayStation console exclusive F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch will also come to Xbox Series X/S via Xbox Game Pass on June 27. This is the full list of titles you can expect to come to the subscription service between today and July 5.

Need for Speed Unbound -- June 22
The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales -- June 22
Bramble: The Mountain King -- June 27
F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch -- June 27
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town -- June 29
Arcade Paradise -- July 3
Sword and Fairy: Together Forever -- July 5