The most obvious way to support a streamer is to subscribe to their channel, or make a donation. However, Twitch also has another way to send streamers money: Cheers. Here's how it works: You buy ...

That's $414 worth of "Cheering" right there. Twitch, the popular game-streaming site, has a funding problem. Not related to the company -- it's owned by Amazon and is just fine -- but its streamers.

Twitch announced Monday that users would soon be able to “cheer” (it’s in quotes because it’s the official term) their favorite streamers — in the form of expendable emoji purchasable with real-world ...

Just when it looked like Twitch was looking to reduce the amount of ads on its site, the live-streaming service has introduced a new way for users to tip their favourite casters that relies heavily on ...