‘Twitch’ Buys ‘Curse,’ Deal Affects 30M Users

When it comes to bringing the gaming community under one giant platform, “Twitch” has done a remarkable job. However, the streaming service was not content and decided to buy “Curse,” which is essentially a multi-media platform for video game enthusiasts. The deal effectively brings the 30 million users of “Curse” over to the “Twitch” family.

According to a post that “Twitch” made about the deal, the acquisition of “Curse” will help the Amazon-owned service achieve one of its biggest goals: Giving players the ultimate gaming experience.

“This acquisition will help provide gamers with the tools and resources they need to achieve the ultimate gaming experience, a mission shared by both Twitch and Curse,” the post reads. “Together Curse and Twitch will help gamers connect, interact, and share information with one another.”

“Curse” is special for a few reasons, but one of the biggest is its focus on modification, or as gamers like to put it; “Mods.” The outlet essentially allows players to connect with other players who like to “mod” popular games, which isn’t something that too many other platforms even offer.

“Curse” has been around since 2006, Polygon reports, and boasts having one of the best security features to keep the privacy of its users secured. With the use of the “Curse” client, players can essentially play with others using mods on the fly. This feature and more is why the platform has attracted 30 million visitors, which should add a sizable bulk of users to “Twitch’s” overall numbers.

This is why the acquisition of “Curse” by “Twitch” makes sense, according to Geek, especially because it makes some of the most complicated aspects of PC gaming a lot easier to get into. “Modding” games like “World of Warcraft” is not something that too many people have the time or patience to get the hang of, which is why “Curse” is so appealing.