Facebook just made its first big push into gaming livestreams

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by Sindy Cator on June 6, 2016 at 4:06 pm

Gamers spearheaded the livestreaming boom thanks to resources like Twitch and YouTube, but now Facebook wants to get in on the fun. Later this month, Blizzard – makers of legendary titles like the Doom, Warcraft and Starcraft series -will integrated Facebook’s Live API into all of its games. That means that gamers will be able to stream right onto their timelines, letting friends nerd out over their StarCraft strategies or just watch them play the new ‘Overwatch‘. Meanwhile, gamers will also now be log in to their Blizzard games with their Facebook accounts. The companies note that this is the first step…