Month: September 2018

Communities Unite As Evolve Merges With Player.me

SplitmediaLabs, the makers of industry-leading internet broadcast and live streaming software XSplit Gamecaster and XSplit Broadcaster, today announce the merger between Player.me, the recently launched platform for helping gamers create and share content around their gameplay, and community platform, Evolve. The merger aims to see Evolve’s 4.5 million users become a part of the Player.me community, combining their shared vision to unite gamers worldwide and help them share around the games they play.

Player.me recently launched the beta of their desktop app which aims to streamline content creation by giving players everything they need to create live streams and gameplay recordings for platforms like Twitch, YouTube, Facebook and Mixer. With today’s announcement Player.me will now also help players track their gameplay and transfer over their full game history from Evolve to Player.me seamlessly.

Evolve members moving over to the Player.me platform not only get to maintain their gameplay stats but they also get a ton of new functionality, such as:

  • Easy to use streaming & recording of their gameplay through their Studio;
  • The most powerful streaming and recording overlay system for gaming with hundreds of professionally designed templates;
  • A content management system with a built-in video editor;
  • A full social feed and chat system dedicated to gaming.

“In a lot of ways, we see Player.me as the spiritual successor to Evolve, and have been working closely with each other to make the transition as smooth as possible. Everyone is encouraged to migrate their accounts now to take full advantage of Player.me’s features and unlock a few extra goodies along the way. It should go without saying that we think that the wealth of features offered by the Player.me app will make for a welcome upgrade.”, said Adam Sellke, Co-Founder & CEO at Evolve Labs “We wish to thank all of you who have stuck with us through the years. We’re humbled by your loyalty and friendship. You are the reason we exist. Here’s to our continued evolution!”

Evolve will continue to function as normal before being retired on 13 December, 2018. After this date the Evolve community will live on through Player.me while Evolve Labs will continue to operate as a software product and licensing company, independent of Player.me. Players are encouraged to migrate their Evolve history over to Player.me before this time as all Evolve data will be removed on the 6th December. The official Evolve website will continue to run to allow players to find the new community home at Player.me.

About Evolve Labs

Launched in 2008 and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Evolve Labs is a maker of platforms and products that help gamers connect, coordinate and play the games they love with their friends online. The Evolve community currently boasts more than 4.5 million members who use the company’s flagship platform, EvolveHQ to make gaming more simple, more social, and more fun. For more information, visit www.evolvelabs.com

Most Popular Games Being Streamed Today

Today we want to take a look at the most popular games being streamed across all platforms as of August-September 2018.

Fortnite

Unsurprisingly, at the time of writing, Fortnite from Epic Games is being streamed by a ton of people. Fortnite streaming has been huge for a while now but it was really kicked in to a next level when pro player Ninja gained mainstream attention streaming the game with Drake on March 15th 2018.

At one point the stream had more than 635,000 concurrent viewers, which set the record for a non-tournament stream. Fortnite has continued to gain popularity and we can’t see that changing any time soon!

League of Legends

League of Legends has been in the top spots for years with big tournaments happening seemingly every month. At the time of writing, LCK 2018 Summer is happening, the second split of the 2018 Season of League Champions Korea. Pulling in an average of 45,000 concurrent viewers this might not be the biggest tournament, for example the 2016 finals pulled in over 36 million unique viewers, it still shows the strength League of Legends has in the streaming charts.

Hearthstone

The first Blizzard game here but its popularity only seems to grow over time. Even out of tournament play, this game will stay lodged in a lot of sites top spots. 2017’s Hearthstone World Championships pulled in over 8 million total viewers with an average of 592,201 concurrent viewers.

World of Warcraft

Blizzard’s World of Warcraft has been a staple in streaming for a while now but it’s not always as high as it is this month. We are currently headed towards a brand new expansion, Battle for Azeroth, which launches August 14th. Big channels known for MMO play have been playing the pre-expansion patches and showing off a lot of high level play.

Marvel’s Spider-Man

A surprise entry at the start of September is the PS4 exclusive, Spider-Man. Having launched only on September 7, 2018, it has quickly gathered 214K++ followers on Twitch, getting as high as 232K concurrent viewers. Big releases usually get a bit of hype at the start of its lifecycle, but considering that it’s a console-exclusive and that it’s a single player title, this is actually quite impressive.

These are just a few of biggest games streamed online! As a bonus tip, don’t feel you need to stream these to get noticed! Play what you love to play, as after all, if you’re not enjoying yourself, neither is your audience!