Articles about Mixer

Event Calendar

Seattle Tech Mixer 2026

A monthly startup and tech networking mixer at Tapster in South Lake Union, drawing founders, engineers and operators from across… Read More

Streaming report: Twitch inherits Mixer’s streamers, now has 91% of all content produced

Microsoft abruptly shutting down Mixer back in June has ended up as a boon for Amazon’s Twitch platform. That’s according… Read More

With Microsoft Mixer set to close, Amazon’s Twitch sets record with more than 5B hours watched in Q2

Twitch, the goliath of game streaming, is getting even more gigantic. Amazon’s streaming service registered more than 5 billion total… Read More

Mixer co-founder on Microsoft pulling the plug, Twitch’s market power, and his startup journey

Matt Salsamendi was barely old enough to drive when he and James Boehm founded a game-streaming startup called Beam Interactive,… Read More

Microsoft shutters Mixer game streaming platform, will partner with Facebook Gaming

Mixer is over. Microsoft is shuttering its video game live-streaming platform, four years after it launched Mixer to compete with… Read More

Here’s how much Microsoft reportedly paid game streaming star Ninja to defect from Amazon’s Twitch

Microsoft agreed to pay game streaming star Tyler “Ninja” Blevins between $20 million and $30 million per year to join… Read More

Microsoft’s Mixer grows audience, but Amazon’s Twitch continues to dominate streaming market

Users watched more than twice as many hours on Mixer in 2019 as they did the year before, but despite… Read More

State of streaming: Twitch’s new growth category; the Ninja effect on Mixer; ‘Fortnite’ viewership down

Amazon-owned Twitch still dominates the streaming space; Ninja’s move to Mixer hasn’t helped Microsoft with user growth; Fortnite viewership is… Read More

Mixer co-founders depart as Microsoft’s game streaming service battles Amazon’s Twitch

Mixer has lost both of its co-founders as the Microsoft-owned streaming service looks to mount a challenge to the incumbent… Read More

Microsoft aims to juice Xbox Game Pass subscriptions with new Mixer tie-in

Microsoft is leveraging its Twitch competitor Mixer to drive more subscriptions for Xbox Game Pass. Starting today, Mixer Partners, the… Read More

Ninja ‘disgusted’ with Amazon-owned Twitch after porn was promoted on his account

Ninja is not happy. The video game streaming star posted a video Sunday accusing Amazon-owned Twitch of using his channel… Read More

Streaming star Ninja hits 1 million subscribers on Microsoft’s Mixer just days after Twitch switch

Tyler “Ninja” Blevins said he wanted to “get back to his streaming roots” when he announced he was jumping from… Read More

Who’da thunk? Smartphone ‘failure’ Microsoft now has the top free app and paid game on Apple’s iOS

It wasn’t long ago that Microsoft was spending billions of dollars to write off the major acquisition of Nokia, and… Read More

Esports star Ninja ditches Amazon’s Twitch, inks exclusive streaming deal with Microsoft’s Mixer

It’s a huge day for Microsoft’s Mixer streaming platform. Esports star Tyler Blevins, a.k.a. “Ninja,” announced Thursday that he will… Read More

Microsoft’s Twitch competitor Mixer doubles down on audience participation with ‘Season 2’ features

It’s been more than two years since Microsoft bought the Seattle game-streaming service Beam, later rebranding it as Mixer, and now… Read More

Sounders soccer stars compete for video game bragging rights at FIFA 19 tournament

There were slick passes, booming shots, big saves, and tough tackles. But this time, Seattle Sounders soccer stars took their competition… Read More

Microsoft streaming site Mixer marks one-year anniversary with website revamp, new features

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=39&v=HIgMcwvMv_w It’s been one year since Microsoft rebranded Beam, the game-streaming service it bought in 2016, as Mixer, and it… Read More

Microsoft-owned Mixer’s new partnership aims to simplify livestreaming as it battles Amazon’s Twitch

Microsoft is teaming up with Lightstream Studio to help people broadcasting games on Mixer improve the look of their streams. The… Read More

Hands on with Microsoft’s hardware cornucopia at tech giant’s behind-the-scenes CES booth

LAS VEGAS — Microsoft is typically more low key at CES than fellow tech giant Amazon, and this year Google,… Read More

Microsoft-owned Mixer unveils redesigned app for more personalized game streaming

Mixer, Microsoft’s interactive game streaming service, today released a redesigned app for Android, with a counterpart on iOS “in the… Read More

Microsoft-owned Mixer debuts new interactive streaming tools for Minecraft

Minecraft is getting even more interactive thanks to a new tool from Mixer. The Microsoft-owned streaming platform today announced new… Read More

All eyes on Nintendo and Microsoft at PAX: Switch and Xbox One X in spotlight

Hold onto your caps! PAX West kicked off this morning in Seattle, and all eyes were on Nintendo’s Super Mario… Read More

Microsoft’s Mixer introduces mobile game streaming apps for iOS and Android

Mixer, the game streaming service that Microsoft acquired last year, unveiled mobile apps for iOS and Android that let players stream on… Read More

Microsoft’s Twitch rival Mixer sees ‘crazy awesome’ growth, aims to maintain its focus on community

Almost a year ago, Microsoft acquired the Seattle-based Beam game streaming service, a member of the TechStars Seattle 2016 class,… Read More

Leader of Microsoft Mixer streaming service wants Apple to enable live screen broadcasts in iOS 11

Apple hinted at the possibility of live screen broadcasting from the iPhone and iPad in July with the appearance of… Read More

Microsoft game-streaming service Beam is now ‘Mixer,’ with new features to take on Amazon’s Twitch

Nine months after Microsoft’s Xbox group acquired Beam, the game streaming service is getting a new name and a host… Read More