The drains of data on streamers’ earnings upset game designer Cliff Bleszinski. He shared his indignation with his Twitter followers.

Facebook continues to expand the capabilities of its gaming communities. To do this, the company has introduced a new feature in the form of special fan Groups. They will allow streamers to build an audience, and users to get together for discussions or to find partners for online games.The new feature was announced personally by CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg), according to VentureBeat.

In the outgoing year, the game streaming market in Russia and the CIS reached 21.6 billion rubles. In the future, it can grow by 20% annually.

The largest game publishers pay huge sums to top streamers for broadcasting new titles. The earnings of some of them can reach $ 50 thousand per hour.

The author of the Telegram channel “Game Development” found a document on the web with a selection of links to resources where you can send the game for review.

The Fortnite Battle Royale freeplay mode received a powerful promotion on Twitch after hip-hop star Drake joined the game. The famous musician became the hero of the broadcast of the streamer Tyler Blevins (Tyler Blevins). 607 thousand people watched their game at the same time — more than ever in the history of Twitch.

Game streamers will become the main channel for promoting Electronic Arts titles in the company’s new advertising policy.