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News - Twitch teams up with Harmonix to develop a streaming karaoke game - xSicKxBot - 10-31-2018 Twitch teams up with Harmonix to develop a streaming karaoke game <div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/twitch-teams-up-with-harmonix-to-develop-a-streaming-karaoke-game.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>Twitch is teaming up with <em>Rock Band</em> developer Harmonix to bring <em>Twitch Sings</em>, a streaming karaoke game, to the platform.</p> <p>Announced during TwitchCon last week, CEO and co-founder of Twitch Emmett Shear described <em>Twitch Sings</em> as a “new category of game that’s made to be streamed,” explaining how the audience is integral to the experience.</p> <p>The partnership makes a lot of sense, considering how Harmonix has experience in developing music-oriented games and karaoke is a performative activity best enjoyed with an audience. </p> <p>However the announcement brings forth a few questions: How are the devs over at Harmonix monetizing <em>Twitch Sings</em>, if at all? Did Twitch invest in Harmonix or help fund the game?</p> <p>More specifically are there any new, interesting dev features of Twitch that were specifically implemented for <em>Twitch Sings</em>?</p> <p>Gamasutra has reached out to Twitch in hopes of answering these questions, and will update when a response is received. </p> <p>The game is currently in closed beta, but Twitch is <a href="http://link.twitch.tv/sings">accepting signups on its website</a> for streamers who are interested in taking part.</p> </div> |