Twitch now lets you change usernames

An often requested feature on Twitch is finally here. The service now lets you change your username once every 60 days. All you need to do is head to your Profile Settings to enable the change. Once you abandon your old username, Twitch will hold on to it for a minimum of six months and they may opt to return this to the pool of available usernames. The only thing they won’t recycle is partner usernames, except, they say, under special circumstances. And they still won’t accept direct requests to take usernames of inactive accounts, though.

And for those worried about losing their streamer stats, Twitch advises players to export these before changing the username. And you will need to update any links to your channel page as the URL will change and it won’t redirect to the new one.