There’s nothing quite like TwitchCon. Year after year, it’s a chance to bring our community together, from meeting the people you spend hours with in Chat, to connecting with your favorite streamers and celebrating the communities you’ve built together. It’s what makes this weekend so special.
We kicked things off with our Opening Ceremony, sharing what’s next for Twitch, from new ways to create and share content to more ways for communities to connect, play, and have fun together. We packed a lot in, so here’s a roundup of everything we announced.
Making More of Your Best Moments
Some of the best moments on Twitch happen when you least expect them. But not everyone can catch every stream, and those moments deserve to live beyond the livestream.
We’re continuing to invest in Clips and Stream Recaps to help viewers catch up and give streamers more ways to share their content, both on Twitch and beyond.
Stream Recaps
Earlier this month, we launched Stream Recaps, making it easier for streamers to create a short highlight reel of their latest stream.
Clips created by you or your editors are automatically included, and you can add, edit, or remove Clips before sharing. You can manage your Recap on mobile shortly after streaming or through your Stream Summary.
Since we relaunched Recaps two weeks ago, more than 400,000 channels have had a Recap published, and millions of people have watched one.
Recaps appear at the top of your community’s mobile feed and on your channel page, so viewers can catch up even when you’re offline. Viewers can also Like and Comment on Clips in your Recaps, helping Twitch identify moments to recommend in the Clips feed.
And soon, your community will be able to help create your Recaps, too. You’ll be able to designate trusted clippers whose Clips are automatically added to your Recap, while keeping full control over what makes the final cut.
Since January, views in the Clips feed have doubled, and Follows from the feed have increased by more than a third. Every Clip is another opportunity to introduce your content to someone new.
We’re also working to extend the maximum length of Clips from 60 seconds to 5 minutes and giving streamers the ability to combine multiple short Clips into one. More flexibility to capture the moments that matter, whether it’s a quick reaction or something that takes a little longer to unfold.
We’re also making it faster to find the most engaging parts of your last stream to clip. When you open your VOD, you’ll soon see a timeline highlighting moments when your community was most active, like spikes in Chat or Hype Trains. You can jump straight to those moments to create a Clip or review Clips your community already made.
Some moments deserve a little extra recognition, especially the ones that have Chat spamming “I was here.”
That’s why we’re bringing back Moments, a feature that lets streamers recognize viewers who were there for some of their community’s biggest moments.
When a streamer or community member creates a Clip of something special, the streamer can designate it as a Moment. That Clip gets a special Moments label, and viewers who were there receive a channel-specific Moments badge that progresses as they participate in more Moments.
We’ll have more to share early next year.
Going offline doesn’t mean your community has to stop hanging out. We’re bringing back a familiar feature and testing new ways for communities to explore Twitch together.
Hosting Is Coming Back
You asked, and we heard you. Hosting is coming back, with a few updates.
Later this year, we’ll begin experimenting with a new version of Hosting that lets streamers feature another live channel on their own channel page while they’re offline, giving their community something to watch and chat about together.
Both communities will share a single Chat, with two viewing options: a combined Chat with messages labeled by channel, or a view showing only messages from the host channel’s community.
Introducing Host Trains
We’re also experimenting with Host Trains, a new way for communities to explore Twitch together.
Streamers will be able to set up a rotating lineup of channels to host, with a timer determining when viewers move to the next stream. It’s a way to introduce your community to other creators and keep the fun going, even when you’re offline.
Streamers will be able to choose channels from options like their followed channels or Favorites list.
Hosting is expected to begin rolling out later this year.
Play Together With Amazon Luna
We’re making it easier to bring Chat into the game. Literally.
Starting today, streamers can invite up to seven viewers to join them in supported Amazon Luna GameNight titles. Viewers can play on their PCs using their phones as controllers, without downloading an app or interrupting the stream.
Streamers can invite other creators, too. Luna’s GameNight catalog includes more than 50 games, including The Game of Life 2 and Golf With Friends.
We’re also testing a Play on Luna button beneath eligible Twitch streams, giving Luna members a way to jump directly into the game they’re watching. Prime members already have access to Luna and a rotating library of more than 75 games.
Both experiences are now live in testing.
Watch + React Together With Co-streamable TV Channels
We’re giving streamers more ways to find something fun to watch with their communities, too.
Starting in early 2027, we’re introducing new ad-supported channels featuring classic TV shows that streamers can co-stream with their communities.
We’re working directly with TV studios and other content holders to make sure the shows are cleared for co-streaming, so creators can drop in, watch together and react with Chat without worrying about copyright claims for that authorized content.
On Twitch, supporting a streamer can be part of the fun. Whether you’re celebrating a milestone, triggering a challenge, or earning something special, we’re introducing more ways for communities to get involved.
Legendary Emotes
We’re introducing Legendary Emotes, collectible versions of Twitch favorites like Kappa, LUL and PogChamp. Here’s how they work:
- Four rarity levels: Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Divine.
- Earn Emote Chests: Through Watch Streaks or by supporting streamers with Subs.
- Keep what you unlock: Once you’ve earned a Legendary Emote, it’s yours to use across Twitch, even as new collections are introduced.
Legendary Emotes are currently in a limited alpha and will be available to viewers in the US and Germany on all monetizing channels in the next few weeks, with more regions to follow.
Introducing Piñata
We’re also testing a new way for Chat to work together and earn rewards with Piñata. Here’s how it works:
- Take a swing: Viewers can use Bits, Subs and Gift Subs to help break open a Piñata that appears on stream.
- Break it open: Everyone watching earns a special emote for 24 hours, even if they didn’t contribute. Streamers can choose the default :FeelingGoated: emote or upload their own.
- Don’t quite make it? Everyone who participated still earns the :GloatGoat: consolation emote.
Early experiments are showing encouraging engagement, and viewers have already used the :FeelingGoated: emote more than 150,000 times across a small group of test channels. We’ll keep refining Piñata based on community feedback.
More Drops, More Rewards
Drops give viewers another reason to tune in, discover games and support their favorite streamers.
And this year, more viewers are getting involved than ever. So far in 2026, 49 million viewers have earned Drops across more than 7,500 campaigns, up 31% in viewer participation from last year. That activity has contributed to more than half a million Subs and Gift Subs and over $12 million in streamer payouts.
We’ve worked with developers and publishers including Blizzard, Rockstar, Pokémon, Riot and Mojang to bring exclusive rewards to Twitch communities.
This month, we partnered with Blizzard on the launch of WoW: Forever, with more than 300,000 Pouch of Violet Dust rewards claimed across 2,300 WoW streamers’ channels.
Winter Drops Fest returns next month, with exclusive Drops from games including Arc Raiders, Marvel Rivals, World of Warcraft and Warframe. And we’re teaming up with The Game Awards on December 10 for something special.
Helping Streamers Keep Their Communities Safe
Mobile Moderation + Apprentice Mods
As communities grow, we want to make moderation easier, whether you’re at your desktop or managing things on the go. Here’s what’s new:
- Improved mobile Mod View: Better performance, simpler navigation and a combined moderation feed, so streamers and Mods can review activity and take action from one place.
- Apprentice Moderators: A new role with limited permissions that allows trusted community members to issue timeouts without being able to ban users or change major channel settings.
We’re grateful to our Mod Club for helping shape these updates, and we’ll have more to share in the coming weeks.
We’re welcoming three new Twitch Unity Guilds: the Disability Guild, Indigenous Guild and Asian Guild.
First announced at TwitchCon Rotterdam, all three Guilds are officially live starting today. They join our existing Black, Latin, Women’s and Pride Unity Guilds, giving more underrepresented streamers opportunities to connect, collaborate and find support on Twitch.
We’re also introducing a new Unity Guild Badge. Streamers who apply by January 8, 2027, and are accepted into a Unity Guild will receive the badge, along with existing members.
Celebrating What’s Next in Gaming
With Grand Theft Auto 6 on the horizon, we’re getting ready to celebrate alongside the Twitch community.
Starting at launch and running through November 30, here’s what viewers and streamers can look forward to:
- Exclusive rewards: Earn GTA-themed Sub Emotes and Badges through Subs and Gift Subs, plus an evolving badge that levels up as you watch GTA streams. Collect them all and fully evolve your badge to unlock a special Golden Iguana Chat badge.
- Heist Trains: Participating GTA 6 streams will feature GTA-themed Hype Trains with six exclusive emotes designed by streamer LumpyTouch.
- Stream Recaps: We’ll periodically drop Gift Subs in channels of streamers who publish GTA 6 Recaps and feature selected Recaps from around the world on the Twitch homepage.
- Daily GTA game code drops: We’ll also be doing surprise daily drops of GTA 6 game codes from launch through the end of November to show our appreciation, so be sure to tune in.
Everything we announced today comes back to what makes Twitch special: the people who show up, the communities they build, and the moments they create together.
From new ways to share content and discover creators to more opportunities to connect and play together, we’re excited to see how you make these experiences your own.
There’s plenty more to come, so let’s keep the fun going! And stay tuned for more details on today’s announcements.
Plus, mark your calendars: TwitchCon San Diego is returning October 8 - 10, 2027!
See you in Chat. 💜
