Once upon a time, someone set up a livestream wherein the messages from Twitch chat could control a game of Pokemon. Since ...

Twitch Plays Pokemon burst onto the then nascent livestreaming scene back in 2014, letting Twitch viewers take command of a Game Boy emulator running Pokemon Red via simple chat commands. Since then, ...

The publicity exploded during this time, with numerous articles and memes being shared online about it. The helix fossil became a staple meme for years. This was a result of how the coding worked, ...

Update 09/29: Twitch announced a new phone verified chat tool. Allowing streamers and mods to require viewers to verify their account via a phone number or email address before they can interact in ...

How many times have you used an emote in Twitch chat, only to realize you're not really sure where it came from or what it is? It happens to the best of us, and that's why Twitch has introduced a new ...

If you’re a newcomer to a Twitch channel and want to start participating in the chat but aren’t sure whether your message will get noticed among the many pouring in, there’s a new Twitch feature ...

The company unveiled a new feature called Hype Chat on Thursday, which lets users pay between $1 and $500 to pin a message to a streamer’s live chat. Reading time 2 minutes Eager to get out of the ...

Since the earliest days of the Overwatch League, Blizzard has had a tough time getting fans, and even pro players, to behave themselves in Twitch chat. Whether it was spamming emotes or simply posting ...

is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Twitch users will be able to make threaded replies in Twitch chat starting ...