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Twitch and Steam Partner Up, Offer Loot for Watching Live-Streams

Twitch and Steam Partner Up, Offer Loot for Watching Live-Streams

Vincent Parisi 05 Jul

Do you like watching live-streams on Twitch? Are you a fan of both playing and watching competitive DOTA 2 battles? Well then, I’ve got good news for you. Earlier this week, the official DOTA 2 blog announced a partnership between Steam and Twitch, allowing folks to link their two accounts together. Why bind these two seemingly unrelated profiles, you ask? Because doing so will offer in-game rewards and other goodies.

Commenting on the benefits of merging the two accounts, the DOTA Team stated that, “this link makes you eligible for tournament item drops while watching Twitch streams as long you own the ticket for that tournament.” Bonus loot for watching a stream I was already interested in? Sounds good to me.

“We realize that people have different reasons why they prefer to watch in game or via streams and wanted to bridge the gap of features they were missing out on by choosing the service that works for them the most,” the post continues. “We hope to expand on the features available via this system and would love to hear what you think we should work on next.”

Given the massive popularity Twitch has obtained, I’d say this partnership is a good call on Valve’s part. What’s even better is that this is just the first step of integration between the two services, so I look forward to seeing what other features will come out of this pairing in the future.

Do you folks plan on using Twitch more often than watching matches in-game now? How else can Twitch and Steam pair up to reward players for interacting with their favorite games? Share your thoughts in the comments below, and don’t forget to like IGXPro on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or give us the ‘ol +1 on Google+. If you can’t get enough of my shenanigans, (who could blame you?) you can check me out @GamingsNirvana, or add +VinnyParisi to your circles.

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Vincent Parisi

I guess I'm the typical, modern day nerd. I was raised right on Batman: TAS and old-school TMNT. I've been a core gamer since I was 2 years old (I was beating Mario before I could finish sentences) and haven't thought twice about it since. My favorite game genre is RPG for sure. I love the advent of channels like Nerdist and Geek and Sundry, and will never turn down an invitation to a Con. (Though I don't cosplay... yet.) I hate not owning the latest and greatest gadgets and aspire to find my place in the world of game journalism. Favorite Games: The Mass Effect trilogy, Super Mario World, the BioShock series, the Ratchet and Clank series, anything featuring Nolan North. Favorite shows: FireFly (Browncoats, unite!), Bones, Castle, Spectacular Spider-Man (RIP), Transformers Prime. Anything featuring the voice talents of Steve Blum, Gina Torres, Ashley Johnson, or Yuri Lowenthal. Favorite Comics: Amazing Spider-Man (Thanks for the memories), most things featuring Batman, any one where Green Arrow makes an appearance.

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