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A Brief History of Twitch

Season 3, Ep. 48
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Hey all, Lore Boys here with some real-life Lore from everyone's favourite real-life boy, James. We're doing a brief history of twitch dot tv and covering all the manufactured drama and history therein. From humble beginnings as a chat service, to the multimedia powerhouse known the world over today, Twitch's past sure is confusing and scary at times.


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