Minecraft Gets Twitch-y Thanks to new Partnership For Integrated Streaming


Twitch and Mojang have partnered to deliver an integrated streaming experience for the indie game Minecraft the two companies announced at MineCon today. According to a press release that was released, gamers on PC and Mac will soon be able to stream their games to their Twitch.tv channels.



Matthew DiPietro, vice president of marketing at Twitch, said in the same press release that Minecraft has "struck an extremely powerful chord" with Twitch users. "Its constant growth in popularity proves that people are drawn to watching video games outside of the most popular eSports games. If Twitch allows you to stream live gameplay you can anticipate a thrilling moment for both players and spectators.



This announcement is only for Mac and PC users. However, it''s important to know that the Xbox One will get its own Minecraft version, and Twitch will be integrated into Microsoft''s next generation console. Twitch streaming from a console version is possible. It is that until a creeper walks to the scene and blows everything up. Sssssssss.



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Twitch Announces a Minecraft Partnership at MINECON 2013.



PC and MAC users of Mojang''s Minecraft will soon be in a position to broadcast their games to Twitch with a click of a button



SAN FRANCISCO2nd November, 2013- Twitch is the world''s largest video platform and community for gamers, today announced at the sold out MineCon convention a partnership with Mojang to bring broadcasting functionality to Minecraft. The integration of Twitch into the PC and MAC versions of the game with the highest sales enables gamers to easily broadcast directly to their Twitch channels. The Twitch function will be available soon.



Developed and published by Mojang, Minecraft launched on May 17, 2009. Since then, it has been the most popular PC Sandbox adventure game, with more than 13 million units in sales on PC with more than 33 million units sold in sales across all platforms. It''s also been the recipient of several prestigious awards including five Game Developers Choice Awards at the 2011 Game Developers Conference. MINECON 2013, Mojang''s annual Minecraft convention was a huge success. More than 7,500 attendees were there eager to see the next steps in one of the most original games of all time, and to meet the team behind it.



Twitch has seen its popularity grow and Twitch''s Top 20 Games page displaying it each month. This has been true since Twitch was launched in 2011.



Matthew DiPietro (VP of Marketing, Twitch) stated that "Minecraft has struck an extremely powerful connection with the Twitch Community." The popularity of the game is growing and it demonstrates that people enjoy watching video games aside from the most popular eSports titles. When Twitch allows you to stream live games expect a thrilling moment for both players and spectators.
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Since launching in June of 2011, Twitch has become the primary live video platform for the entire video game industry. Twitch is embraced by developers, media companies and professional gamers. The next major presence of the platform will be on PlayStation(r) which is Sony Computer Entertainment''s next-generation computer entertainment system and Xbox One, which is the gaming and entertainment all-in-one system that is owned by Microsoft Corp.