The most obvious way to support a streamer is to subscribe to their channel, or make a donation. However, Twitch also has another way to send streamers money: Cheers. Here's how it works: You buy ...

Although many other platforms like YouTube and Facebook Gaming have garnered favor with streamers, Twitch remains the central hub for live gameplay and other live streams on the internet. Twitch is ...

Bits allow you to express yourself on Twitch through animated icons, and can make your message stand out from the crowd (these are called Cheers). Depending on how many Bits you spend, your Cheer can ...

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 is finally giving viewers the ability to pause, resume, and rewind streams to catch up on moments they missed.

Twitch will allow new channels to accept subs and bits. Users have mixed feelings about the change, some excited and others ...

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 ...