TwitchCon 2023 was held in Las Vegas but now it's back in San Diego following a 2022 visit to the city. It runs Sept. 20-22 at the San Diego Convention Center.
Recently, Twitch announced it would hold TwitchCon in San Diego for the next five years.
TwitchCon is a convention where livestreamers — or streamers as they’re known on the platform — meet their community. But it’s also a tech convention and a business conference.
The platform Twitch allows users to both watch and create livestreams about nearly anything you can think of — gaming, crafts, talk shows, sports and more. E-commerce giant Amazon is behind the platform, having acquired the company in 2014 for $1 billion.
If you didn't get a ticket to TwitchCon this year, follow along to see photos from the event on Friday.
Guest speakers (from the left) Aussie Antics, Keeoh and YourNarrator, speak on mental health in gaming on Sept. 20, 2024 in the San Diego Convention Center.
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