Chris Slight, Blog Author

Chris Slight

Chris is the Communications & Content Editor here at XSplit. You may find him voicing tutorials, on stage at events around the world, or right here on xsplit.com. Find him at chrisslight.net48 articles

Why Streamers need Business Cards

Having seen American Psycho years ago what I, like you, mostly recall from it is two-fold; that when Huey Lewis and The News put out Sports in 1983, they really came into their own and, that Paul Allen has a very nice business card. They all have very nice business cards, something that our titular…

Chris Slight

February 20, 20204 mins read

Six Ways to Step Up Your Stream Production

Making your production better is like a present to your audience. While there are many ways available to streamers to make the stream better, we think these six things are some of the most important to address first. Audio Audio should be on the top of everyone’s list as the first upgrade to their streaming…

Chris Slight

February 6, 20204 mins read

The Perfect Games for Chatty Streamers

Streaming games is an easy proposition when you’re a pro player (well, as easy as becoming a pro player is which I’m told is “very hard you have no idea”), you can rely on your skills and pro plays to make a good stream. What if you’re like me, however, and are average at best…

Chris Slight

December 2, 20194 mins read

Most Popular Games Being Streamed Today

Today we want to take a look at the most popular games being streamed across all platforms as of August-September 2018. Fortnite Unsurprisingly, at the time of writing, Fortnite from Epic Games is being streamed by a ton of people. Fortnite streaming has been huge for a while now but it was really kicked in…

Chris Slight

September 12, 20182 mins read

Common Mistakes Streamers Make Pt. 1

We’ve discussed in previous posts how to set up and improve your live stream. Today we’re going to focus on some common mistakes that can be made while broadcasting from a live streaming app like XSplit Broadcaster! Lots of buffering. A common complaint a lot of new streamers and more established ones get is “I’m…

Chris Slight

July 12, 20182 mins read

Leveling Up your Stream

So you have the gear, the internet connection is stable, XSplit is set up and Player.me overlays are ready. What now? Well, stream, obviously, but are there more things you could improve? More little Secret Tips That Streamers Don’t Want You To Know? (hey, if it works for those weird ads it might work for…

Chris Slight

June 19, 20183 mins read

XSplit is Heading to E3 2018

This year’s E3 is shaping up to be an exciting one for us as we’re going to be all over the place! We will have a kiosk set up at the Facebook booth in E3 where we will be demoing all the new features we have built-in for XSplit Broadcaster 3.4! Stop by for a…

Chris Slight

June 11, 20181 min read

XSplit Supports St.Jude’s Scare A Thon

We couldn’t be prouder of our Brand Ambassador and former US Community Manager, Brandon Stennis aka iamBrandon and his team who went over the donation goal for the St Jude’s PLAY LIVE Scare A Thon! The charity event was powered by XSplit who not only was the software of choice for content creators taking part, but also provided stream…

Chris Slight

June 7, 20181 min read

XSplit Join Streamers Connected at Comic Con London

After an amazing show in Birmingham earlier this year (oh hey, there’s a video below!) we are excited to team up yet again with Streamers Connected for something even bigger at MCM Comic Con London! Here’s a sneak peak at how their booth would look like: As you can see, they are going big and…

Chris Slight

May 23, 20181 min read

RE-PLAY is in Full Swing!

War Child UK has organised this campaign to get people playing and streaming retro games from their childhood and raising money to help children today who have had their lives torn apart by war. You can find more info here. We here at SplitmediaLabs firmly support this initiative and so do our XSplit Elites who…

Chris Slight

April 17, 20181 min read

XSplit Powers Versus Evil at PAX East 2018

PAX East 2018 is upon us and we are the production partners for Versus Evil who will be hosting what is shaping up to be an amazing stage on the show floor! Our dedicated team of Magical Production Wizards will be pressing buttons and turning cameras at exactly the right time so everything looks stunning.…

Chris Slight

April 5, 20181 min read

Getting Started: What You Need To Get Streaming

This is Part 1 of an on-going and constantly updating series looking at what you need to start and stay streaming. Streaming has become easier than ever with technology and streaming software being simpler and more accessible, if we do say so ourselves. There are some key things you will want to get going and…

Chris Slight

January 5, 20182 mins read