The best Twitch streams to watch this weekend (August 28 - August 30)

Whether you’re in the mood for eSports action or want to see a great TTRPG session, countless streamers have been showcasing their skills on Twitch. We showcase some Twitch streams worth checking out this weekend (August 28 - August 30).

Friday, August 28

AnimeEVO - various twitch streams- 10 a.m. PST/1 pm. EST start time

The month long AnimeEVO event comes to a close this weekend with a string of worldwide tournaments taking place this weekend. On Friday, BlazBlue: Central Fiction (PC) and Million Arthur: Arcana Blood will take center stage. On Saturday, PC reigns supreme with Nitroplus Blasterz, Weiss Schwarz, Eternal Fighter Zero, and Melty Blood: Actress Again Current Code tournaments. A North American East Coast tournament for BlazBlue: Central Fiction (PS4) will also take place that day. Sunday will have tournaments for Guilty Gear Accent Core+R (Nintendo Switch) and BlazBlue: Central Fiction (PS4 - North American West Coast). You can find out details for each tournament here.

Saturday, August 29

Chilly Mountain - NA Valorant Tournament - 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST

Chilly Mountain will have their first-ever Valorant tournament, and a plethora of prizes courtesy of ModMyMods & CherryMX are on the line. As of this writing, 31 teams have registered to take part in the tournament. Teams must register before 1 p.m. EST on Saturday. People without a team can register to be free agents. Stream viewers can find themselves winning a Cherry MX XXL Mousepad and a ModMyMods USB Bottle Opener. More information on the tournament can be found here. The stream can be viewed here.

Trivium - The Deepest Cuts - 12 p.m. PST/ 3 p.m. EST

Metal group Trivium will give fans a special performance on the streaming platform. Instead of playing a typical set of hits, the band will play tracks they never play anymore. Some of these songs have never been played before live. In April, Trivium unveiled their ninth studio album What the Dead Men Say, which peaked at number three on both the Top Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts. The album features the singles "Bleed Into Me," "Amongst the Shadows & the Stones," "Catastrophist," and the title track. The stream will go down here.

Dragon Theater - Darkness and Starlight: A Nerdy Music Night for Charity - 3 p.m. PST/6 p.m. EST

Darkness and Starlight: A Nerdy Music Night for Charity will help raise money for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund. Through the event, viewers will be treated by sets from The Doubleclicks, The Improvised Generation: Song Squadron, The Library Bards, and Darkness and Starlight, which is a performance of the Final Fantasy 6 opera of the same name. Hosted by Aliza Pearl, free tickets for the event can be grabbed here. The stream can be viewed here.

Sunday, August 30

THPS Podcast (with special guest Ralph D'Amato) - 5 p.m. PST/ 8 p.m. EST

The THPS Podcast, which is hosted by TheDodeman and FreddY, dives into the world of the iconic Tony Hawk's video game series. This week's episode features former Neversoft producer Ralph D'Amato as their special guest. Since 2010, D'Amato has been working with major brands such as Sesame Street and Microsoft with his company D'Amato Productions, Inc. D'Amato recently worked on the new Tony Hawk documentary Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story. The stream can be viewed here.