Xsolla Acquires Lightstream & Rainmaker

We’re beyond excited to share that Xsolla has acquired Lightstream & Rainmaker! For those of you who may not be familiar with Xsolla, they’re a global video game commerce company with a powerful set of tools designed specifically for the video game industry. Since its founding in 2005, Xsolla has helped thousands of game developers […]

Overlays and Alerts on PlayStation Streams Without a Capture Card

Not everyone has access to a capture card and streaming PC, that’s where Lightstream comes in. With a Lightstream Gamer project we’re able to help you create professional looking streams on Twitch with overlays, scenes, and alerts all in the cloud! Table of Contents How to set up your PlayStation to stream with Lightstream Note: […]

Important Update for PlayStation Streamers

We’re happy to announce that we have a few new DNS server locations available, bringing more stability to our PlayStation streaming experience. Our new locations include options in Australia, Germany, and the US! We know it can be time consuming to trial and error different DNS options to find the best one, so we’ve set up […]

Adding Closed Captions to your Stream

Want to make your Twitch stream more accessible but not sure how? Adding Closed Captions to your streams is a lot easier than you might think! Contents Why is accessibility important? Simply put, making your streams more accessible helps you access a wider audience and makes Twitch a more inclusive space.  Accessibility is one of […]

How to Make Money Streaming from Twitch

You may have heard that popular streamers can make some decent money live streaming on Twitch. Getting started in streaming can be a great way to start earning a bit of extra money in your free time while doing something you love. *All information, numbers, and requirements are correct at time of publishing. Table of […]

Warzone 2: Stream to Twitch Without a Capture Card

Let’s talk about the biggest opportunity that you have as a Warzone 2 content creator. All you need is your console, whether it be PlayStation or Xbox. Lightstream is going to help you save hundreds of dollars. Instead of going and building a streaming PC or even buying a pre-built PC just to encode your […]