Grinding Gear Games announces
Path of
Exile is the latest game to jump on the
Twitch bandwagon, as the action/RPG now has integrated support for the
streaming video service:
Auckland, New Zealand - July 16, 2013 - Grinding
Gear Games today announced that Twitch, the world's leading video platform and
community for gamers, has been integrated into their online action RPG, Path of
Exile. Path of Exile now allows players to stream gameplay from inside the game
client, including full support for streaming webcam footage and integrated
Twitch channel chat. Twitch integration also enables players to know who on the
leaderboards is racing at any given time for real-time spectating.
Leveraging Twitch's new software developer kit, Path of Exile is able to add
functionality beyond the live broadcasting of gameplay. When Path of Exile and
Twitch accounts are linked, users viewing the Path of Exile website will be able
to see little Twitch icons next to player names wherever they appear on the site
while streaming and can click on the logo to visit the user's stream. In
addition, while a Path of Exile race event is in progress, the leading streamer
for that event is shown on the race page. Since all streamers are marked on the
leaderboard, players can switch between them and watch them play directly on the
race page.