On May 21, popular streaming platform Twitch announced, and immediately introduced, a new genre section for the categorizing of streams titled: "Pools, Hot Tubs and Beaches." The change may have been ...

A late arrival to the gaming field who grew up in a household devoid of consoles. Her life changed after she found an old Gameboy Color and a copy of Pokémon Crystal at a garage sale. While she ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. Twitch, Amazon's livestreaming platform, is primarily a service focused on letting ...

After growing up with Pokemon, Kirby, and Animal Crossing, The Elder Scrolls' fifth installment of Skyrim changed her life and she's been an avid gamer ever since. If she's not tending to yet another ...

A controversy over so-called "hot tub streamers" blew up earlier this week when Twitch suspended advertising on the channel belonging to Kaitlyn "Amouranth" Siragusa, one of the platform's most ...

Twitch has finally ruled that it’s not against its rules to be deemed attractive. It’s the latest and official word in the saga of “hot tub meta” that’s taken over the platform in recent weeks, though ...

Twitch has officially released its policy on creators who livestream from hot tubs: It’s OK, as long as the streamer is in swimwear that is “contextually appropriate.” The move comes days after it was ...

At this point, there are more parody hot tub streams on Twitch than actual hot tub streams—so much so that one now holds the distinction of being the most viewed hot tub stream of all time. Credit ...

Amouranth began streaming on Twitch in 2016. Since then, she has risen to become one of the platform's most successful and beloved creators. Here's a timeline of Amouranth's journey to the top, from ...

Since hot tub streams took off in March, there’s been a controversy on Twitch over people who stream in bikinis while in hot tubs. In response to the complaints — from both viewers and advertisers — ...

Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa has unintentionally become one of the biggest names of Twitch. She’s become the face of the “hot tub meta,” all because she started streaming to her channel while wearing ...

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