After two years of hiatus, the European edition of TwitchCon is back, the most important convention dedicated to Twitch, the most popular live streaming service in the world, with 2.5 million viewers connected at any time and over 8 million streamers creating contents. The appointment is in Amsterdam, Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 July 2022, for a party designed specifically for the community, which at the weekend will come from all over Europe to meet and have the opportunity to participate in exclusive events, meet their favorite streamers , and challenge yourself with games and challenges. TwitchCon will open on Saturday 16 July at 11.00, with a speech by CEO Emmett Shear, and will continue with the early stages of the Twitch Rivals tournament, which will see teams from all over Europe compete in live challenges to the most popular video games, to conquer the final of Sunday. Also on Saturday, at 18.00, the whole community will then be called to take part in the first TwitchCon Drag Showcase, presented by Nikkie_Stones and DonaTarte, and which will see artists such as Eevoh, Hungxiety and MissCookieDoe perform on the stage of the Glitch Theater. The Showcase will be followed by Twitch’s first Drag MeetUp, Sunday at 12.30pm. On Sunday 17th, at 3pm, cosplayers from all over Europe will take the stage to compete in the different categories of the cosplay contest. Presenting the show will be GeekyCassie and Farbenfuchs, flanked by a jury who will have the task of deciding the winner.
In its programming this year, TwitchCon also hosts panels where streamers will have the opportunity to discuss topics that are close to their hearts, exactly as if it were a Just Chatting stream, but live. On Saturday 16 at 14.00 three German streamers, 8BITBLNDE, Jaykays and OohClaire, will speak to tell their point of view on the female presence on Twitch, while at 16.30 it will be possible to participate in a chat with Smajor, ShubbleYT and other creators, about what it means to create content related to the LGBTQIA + community. New to TwitchCon 2022 edition will be Artist Alley, a place where Twitch creators will be able to exhibit their fan art, sculptures and paintings they’ve made. And for those who could not be present in Amsterdam, Twitch has also organized a Digital Showcase, to give space to the works of authors and authors from all over the world.
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