We have known for some weeks now that Twitch was intending on implementing a new system that would allow gamers to purchase games on the spot. If you are watching a stream and you like the game you are seeing, wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could just purchase it there and then? Well now you will be able to (providing said game in on the list of release titles which will continue to grow).
Whilst this is very convenient the perks don’t stop there, by making a purchase that costs more than $4.99 you will earn a ‘Twitch Crate’ which contains emotes, accessories and badges. Once you have earned a Twitch Crate you become eligible to enter a competition that is running until midnight May 1st, with some pretty awesome prizes on offer:
- Hyper X Cloud Gaming Headset, Logitech F710 Wireless Controller, Twitch t-shirt
- G.Skill RIPJAWS KM780 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, Twitch t-shirt
- Razer Mamba 5G Gaming Mouse, Razer Firefly Cloth Mousepad, Twitch t-shirt
- Logitech G533 Wireless Surround Sound Gaming Headset, Logitech PRO Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, Twitch t-shirt
For more details on these competitions please head to the Twitch website.
If you happen to be the person doing the streaming and effectively generating these sales with your sweet twitching skills, you are in for a treat too if you happen to be partnered with Twitch. You will receive 5% of revenue generated from your channel, with 70% of the remaining funds going directly to the development studio.
Here is the initial list of games that are available to purchase now through Twitch:
Games requiring the Twitch Desktop App:
- Anomaly 2
- Anomaly: Warzone Earth
- Axiom Verge
- BATMAN — The Telltale Series
- Beat Cop
- Breach & Clear
- Broken Age
- Clustertruck
- Darkest Dungeon
- Drawful 2
- Enter the Gungeon
- Fibbage XL
- Firewatch
- Hard Reset: Redux
- Heavy Bullets
- The Jackbox Party Pack
- The Jackbox Party Pack 2
- The Jackbox Party Pack 3
- Kathy Rain
- Kingdom: New Lands
- LOVE
- Minecraft: Story Mode
- Nuclear Throne
- Okhlos: Omega
- Psychonauts
- Punch Club
- Quiplash
- RunGunJumpGun
- Streamline
- The Banner Saga
- The Banner Saga 2
- The Walking Dead
- The Walking Dead: Season 2
- The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
- The Wolf Among Us
- This War of Mine
- Titan Souls
- Tyranny
- Zombie Night Terror
Games requiring Brawlhalla account:
Games requiring Glyph:
Games requiring Hi-Rez account:
Games requiring Uplay:
- For Honor
- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six:Siege
- Tom Clancy’s The Division
- Watch Dogs 2
Games requiring Warframe account:
How to find my purchased games or in-game content:
- Most games are played using the Twitch Desktop App, which can be downloaded here. Open the app and navigate to the Games Library tab.
- Some games require other launchers or accounts. Details can be found here.