iOS 10 is here with a small feature inside that’s big news for mobile game developers and players alike.

Live streaming mobile games is now a simple and easy-to-integrate feature for any developer.

That big, small feature is called ReplayKit, and this post is your crash course on what it does, why you should care, and how to get started with adding it to your game.

What does ReplayKit Live do?

ReplayKit now allows developers to add live broadcasting functionality to any iOS game. With a few lines of additional code, users will be able to live stream their gameplay, audio (game and mic) and front facing camera to live streaming platforms, including Mobcrush, with a single integration.

Tap ‘Go live’, select Mobcrush (should already be installed), name your broadcast, and start streaming. Toggle camera, mic, and stop or pause the stream. If you have iOS 10, try broadcasting now with Tower Dash!

Is streaming mobile games a thing?

Ooh yeah. Take a game like Critical Ops for instance. On Mobcrush, players have created almost 5,000 broadcasts this year with viewers watching over 2 million minutes of the game — all before it’s even been officially released.

Live broadcasting functionality builds community, drives player engagement, fosters competitive play, and enables content creation around your game.

Top developers like flaregames, BoomBit, TinyCo, Storm8, ThisGameStudio, NexonM, and Klang Games are just a small selection of ReplayKit Live early adopters.

We think that any game with social, competitive, strategic, or community driven mechanics should strongly consider empowering users to live broadcast.

How can I learn more? Is this right for my game?

Dive into the resources below to find out:

This is huge for mobile gaming and we can’t wait to see what your players create.

If you like what we do and are interested in collaborating with Mobcrush, drop us a line! We’d love to hear from you.

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Be sure to check out today’s community post to learn more, and follow us on Medium and Twitter for updates.

❤ The Mobcrush Team

P.S. If you haven’t heard of Mobcrush, here’s a bit of our story and these are our apps. We’re honored to have introduced this feature at WWDC this year, and we’re excited to be one of the only streaming platforms supporting mobile broadcasting and ReplayKit Live on iOS 10’s launch day.