Stream Hatchet, a streaming analytics and business intelligence platform and subsidiary of GameSquare, has released its 2024 live streaming trends report, which offers an analysis of the recent state of the live-streaming market, including the popularity of gaming streaming platforms, game publisher IP, popular media and creators. “Stream Hatchet’s 2024 report shows the resurgence of […]

Netflix introduced gaming to its platform in 2021, offering mobile games to subscribers at no extra cost. This initiative was part of a broader strategy to diversify content and enhance subscriber engagement. Netflix’s gaming offerings are designed to be accessible, ad-free, and free of in-app purchases, appealing to a wide range of users. By offering […]

Playing poker online is one of the top ways to play the game. But if you’re looking for some valuable knowledge, some of the best ways to pick up top tips is to watch others play. We’ll be looking into what you can learn from watching others. What can you learn from watching poker players? […]

Casino streaming on Twitch has transformed gambling into an interactive and thrilling form of entertainment. Millions of viewers tune in to watch streamers bet on slot games, play poker, or spin roulette wheels, creating an exciting blend of risk and spectacle. This modern trend combines gaming, community building, and gambling into a dynamic experience. Let’s […]

Stream Hatchet, a streaming analytics and business intelligence platform and wholly-owned subsidiary of GameSquare, has released its Save Point 2024 report, which looks back at some of the biggest shifts in the live-streaming industry in 2024. This includes new live-streaming platforms, the most popular streamers, top games, new alternative content capturing viewer interest, and a new meta […]

Stream Hatchet, a streaming analytics and business intelligence platform and wholly-owned subsidiary of GameSquare, has released its Q3 2024 report, revealing significant growth trends in gaming and live-streaming viewership. This quarter, live streaming viewership is at 8.5 billion hours watched, with a 12 per cent year-over-year increase—the highest growth since the pandemic’s peak. Key players […]

Content creators on Twitch are labelling mature content much more accurately after the platform changed its content classification guidelines in June 2023, according to an evaluation of the measure by Ofcom. Content creators on the streaming platform must now apply content classification labels to tell viewers if the content they are about to watch contains […]

There is something very thrilling about watching other people play poker, especially on a big screen and for big stakes. You can predict their moves before they make it, call out their bluffs, and choose a winner to back based on their abilities or just plain favouritism. It is like playing referee on other people’s […]

Stream Hatchet, a streaming analytics and business intelligence platform and wholly-owned subsidiary of GameSquare Holdings, has published its 2024 second quarter Live-Streaming Trends Report. “Through the first half of 2024, Live-streaming has grown past the prior peak viewership experienced during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. Live-streaming’s resurgence has been fueled over the past six months by […]

In the vast world of streaming, there are plenty of smash hit games which draw the views. You know exactly the ones we’re talking about: Battle royales like Fornite and PUBG. MOBAs like League of Legends and Starcraft; Shooters like Counter-Strike and Overwatch. But beyond these popular games, there are also a variety of smaller […]