Twitch chases YouTube with improved upload options

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Epic Reinhardt Overwatch Cosplay Wins $15k at TwitchCon

Just look at this Overwatch Reinhardt cosplay which took the stage by storm at this year’s TwitchCon. It’s all kinds of awesome. I really don’t get how he made this thing. The costume is gigantic and clearly there must be some sort of stilts involved.

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The creator of this impressive costume is Chad Van Wye from Hoku Props. As amazing as the still image above is, you need to see him moving around in it to get the full effect:

Apparently, Chad is missing an eye in real life. This allowed him to use a LED prosthetic that gave him that awesome glowing eyeball.

I would love to see some close-ups of the completed suit. I would also love to see the structure underneath that makes it so tall.

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[via Kotaku Cosplay]

Twitch rolls out video uploads, clip editing on iOS and Android

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Twitch is taking auditions for an internet-wide talent show

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This is what success looks like on Twitch

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TwitchCon made me a Twitch convert

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ICYMI: Weather in a box, cyborg drummer and more

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