Forbes article on streaming as a career
Video game streaming has been a prevalent topic in the e-sports scene for years, but just recently, streaming has become careers for some people. Streamer have been utilizing the website, twitch.tv to broadcast live streams to viewers. However, these viewers are able to donate money and subscribe to these people to encourage the streamers to continue streaming. Streamers such as "imaqtpie" have been estimated to make around $14,433.468 a month, strictly off of streaming on twitch.tv.
WILL VIDEO GAMES AND THE WORLD OF VIDEO GAMES GROW INTO MORE THAN JUST A PASTIME????????
According to Forbes, yes. Actually, it already has. Streamers have been projected to make between $100,000 and $300,000 a year. Additionally, the only money invested into starting a stream is buying a microphone an webcam. So the payoff is huge, and the job is relatively easy... just be good video games.
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Forbes. Forbes Magazine. Web. 10 Mar. 2016. <http://www.forbes.com/sites/cameronkeng/2014/04/21/online-streaming-professional-gaming-is-a-300000-career-choice/#1452623221d9>.
"A Look Into Streaming." A Look Into Streaming. Web. 10 Mar. 2016. <http://efekarakus.github.io/twitch-analytics/#/revenue>.
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