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Did you know? The first game ever streamed on Twitch was a playthrough of the classic game StarCraft in 2011, which helped launch the platform into a global phenomenon. elaborate

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6 facts about Game Streaming

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    The platform Twitch was originally launched in 2011 as a spin-off of Justin.tv, a site that was originally intended to feature a 24/7 live stream of a single person's life.
  2. 2
    The most watched live stream in the history of Twitch occurred in 2023 when a creator named Kai Cenat hosted a massive giveaway event that drew over 300,000 concurrent viewers.
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    The most watched stream in Twitch history occurred in 2023 during The Streamer Awards, which reached over 1.6 million concurrent viewers at its peak.
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    The first game ever streamed on Twitch was a playthrough of the classic game StarCraft in 2011, which helped launch the platform into a global phenomenon.
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    The term "Twitch Plays Pokémon," where viewers collectively control a single Pokémon game, demonstrated the surprising emergent behavior possible through mass-participation game streaming.
  6. 6
    The "PogChamp" emote, once a staple of Twitch chat, was permanently removed in 2021 after the person it depicted made controversial statements.
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