Author: Stephen Malip

Twitch has been consistently dishing out excellent features to benefit both its content creators and its viewers. One of the many features you can enjoy on Twitch is its Squad Stream mode. This feature was first announced back in 2018, and in 2019 Twitch finally made the feature available. This feature is very excellent as it opens new windows for content creators. Squad Stream isn’t available for every content creator on Twitch, and this writeup has why. In this article, you’ll learn how to use this feature and discover many other things about it. Keep reading to find out. What…

Vlogging and streaming can provide sufficient monetization to avoid a day job. With gaming, you get to play top games and earn at the same time – the perfect dream sequence. Every streamer has envisioned streaming to multiple platforms including Twitch, YouTube, Facebook Live/Gaming, and others while making enough of them to purchase the best gaming gear. However, it’s easier than done and will need some serious effort and hard work. Multi-streaming/simulcasting will demand above-average network bandwidth from your network service provider and a powerful enough PC to handle high-end gaming and streaming. This is what pros do and what you need to…

When you hear the word “Online Streaming,” two names would likely be mentioned: YouTube and Twitch. While YouTube allows you to stream or upload almost everything, Twitch is King in the world of Game streaming. Both platforms have gathered for themselves quite an insurmountable reputation, and they are going nowhere. Although YouTube has a dedicated game streaming feature called YouTube Gaming with a broad fan base, it doesn’t stop Twitch from having its loyal fan base. However, one thing is common with content creators worldwide. They all aim to appeal to the fan base on every medium or streaming platform…

Why stream on one platform when you can do just the same on many? Move on from streaming to multistreaming and reach out to a much larger audience with ease. That said though, multistreaming is not the piece of cake served on a silver platter. Getting the right multistreaming setup demands some basic know-how about it in the first place. How to stream on multiple platforms is not just a typical DIY step-by-step guide. You need the basic concept right, other than the requisite setup that is. Streaming your content to a larger audience gets easier when you’re streaming on…

Twitch overlays are a great way of establishing yourself as a more serious streamer. Your Twitch overlay is considered as a tool that signifies your persona. Show rich content like donations, top followers/follower count, or game alerts to your target audience. Streamlabs OBS or SLOBS is the most commonly used streaming application. The easiest way to check out if a streamer on Twitch is serious about the streaming is whether he/she is using an overlay. While content is the king in streaming, using the best Twitch overlays does have an impact. Beginners at streaming are offered an average unimpressive screen,…

If you’ve never used a GameCube controller on Steam before, you are really missing out. Gamers who have gamed with it can attest to the immense pleasure that comes with using it. A fact most people don’t know is, if your PC supports the Xbox 360 controller, then the GameCube controller will work effectively on it. The GameCube controller offers a ton of features like wireless connections and motion-sensing technology. Before we give a detailed guide to use the GameCube controller on Steam, let’s first know a bit about GameCube controllers in relation to Steam. Also read: Best GameCube Games…

With over eight years in the world of live streaming, Twitch has gathered a massive following. Boasting many excellent stats attached to its name, Twitch has become a haven for bloggers, gamers, video producers, and even musicians. Twitch is a community for both streamers and viewers; it has carved for itself so many unique features, including its unique currency called Twitch Bits. Twitch Bits didn’t start as a currency; it was just animated cheering emotes which could be used on Twitch chat. It was and remains one of the coolest ways to show appreciation to your favorite streamer. Over time…

In the world of streaming games, Twitch is King. With about 15 million daily users and over 2 million monthly broadcasts, you can imagine the number of activities there. Amongst many activities, one that often picks the interest of people, especially Twitch channel owners, are comments.  Comments mean a lot to us; they often consist of memes, jokes, suggestions, advice, spam, and negativity. If you run a Twitch channel, especially one that draws in so many viewers, you might have a big clue of what I mean. With so many comments, it is often difficult to keep track of what…

When Avalanche Studios and Eidos announced Just Cause 2 at last year’s E3 Expo, the mixed reaction of the gaming community meant that whilst some embraced a follow-up to the original title, others were more skeptical. Our writers at TheLostGamer go in-depth in every video game review we publish. Now, you can enjoy the Just Cause 2 review. The reason for the skepticism was that the first outing of Rico Rodriguez in Just Cause, released back in 2006, was not Avalanche Studios’ greatest moment and was described by many critics as a bug-ridden game that just didn’t deliver the goods.…