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[Update]YouTube Continues to Struggle With Support: Nostalgia Critic Details a Broken System

TechRaptor has been going over some of the issues that have been seen on Youtube over the last couple of weeks, as the service seems to be having trouble keeping up with the issues that are occurring…

January 28, 2016 | 06:26 EST

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Plays.tv Releases App to Capture Twitch Moments

Plays.tv is the recording service by Raptr that came out early last year, offering players a new way to share their favorite gameplay moments in as few clicks as possible. The service has expanded…

January 28, 2016 | 10:00 EST

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[Updated] I Hate Everything Youtube Channel Was Terminated by Unclear Youtube Guideline Infractions, Now Restored.

We've seen some concerning things within the YouTube community over the last few weeks. We've seen Maker Studios privatize videos of their own creators, YouTubers getting their accounts messed with.…

January 20, 2016 | 10:37 EST

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Polaris is Not So Grump: The Game Grumps Leave Polaris

As we reported earlier in the week, Maker Studios MCN (Multi Channel Network) has recently implemented some internal policies that have made life difficult for several of their content creator…

January 13, 2016 | 10:21 EST

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[Updated]Gaming YouTuber Markiplier Hacked by OurMine Team

This morning, thousands of fans of Mark Edward Fischbach, aka Markiplier, found themselves treated to a video that wasn't of his usual style. That's because unfortunately, it looks like he has been…

January 12, 2016 | 10:26 EST

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YouTube MCN Maker Studios affiliated Channels Videos getting Hit by new internal policy

The world of YouTube has been an ever changing landscape over the past several years. Heck, I've dived into myself. And with everything that's been involved in the fight of Fair Use and associated…

January 10, 2016 | 11:11 EST

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Google Stands Up For Fair Use, Will Defend Some Users Against Copyright Claims in Court

For those concerned about DMCA takedown notifications being abused by media corporations, there is a bit of good news: Google plans to defend some targets of DMCA takedowns that they believe have a…

November 19, 2015 | 09:55 EST

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Disney Removes ESPN YouTube Content Due to YouTube Red

In the wake of the recent news that YouTube will begin offering a subscription service, called YouTube Red, Disney has announced that content from its sports network ESPN will not be available on…

October 24, 2015 | 03:40 EDT

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YouTubers Forced to Go Red Or Have Videos Removed

It was only yesterday that YouTube announced that they would finally be offering a new pay-to-view service that will allow users to watch videos ad free. YouTube Red, on top of allowing ad free…

October 22, 2015 | 06:07 EDT

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YouTube Introduces Paid Service

Today, YouTube announced YouTube Red, a monthly service that will allow you to view videos without having to sit through ads first, as well as give you access to exclusive content. It is currently…

October 21, 2015 | 05:45 EDT

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Dragon Quest Heroes Comes With A Restricting Streaming Policy

The latest adventures by Square Enix for the recently released Dragon Quest Heroes has a bit of a snag for those Twitch/Youtubers out there who want to show off the game for the world. Unfortunately…

October 13, 2015 | 06:14 EDT

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[Updated] New Youtube App Makes the 3DS Region-Free; Homebrew and Piracy Possible

Update: A couple of things. First, this story was altered with some clarifications. Second, Rabet has since released how to use the Tubehax method on his blog, if you wish to check it out. The new…

August 24, 2015 | 04:10 EDT

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Youtube Lauches Twitch Competiter Livestream Site

This summer, Youtube will launch a new service called Youtube Gaming, a website and app focused on gaming content including live streaming and speed running. Alex Joyce, Product Manager at Youtube,…

June 12, 2015 | 05:22 EDT

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Game Design: Central Mechanics: Crypt of the NecroDancer

For one of the videos this week (depending on how much I can get done besides the stuff on my channel), I wanted to focus on game design a little bit with my background in Computer Science. Great…

May 29, 2015 | 01:00 EDT

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[Updated] Konami Issues Copyright Claim Against Journalistic Video by Super BunnyHop

Update #2: Apparently the claim made against Mr. Weidman was removed by YouTube Themselves, due to the fact there was "missing information". What that means at this time is unclear. https://twitter.…

May 11, 2015 | 01:22 EDT

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[Updated] Gameplay Footage Taken From YouTuber Causes Confusion

Update: Some clarification was given by GameSpot, as some confusion about the situation was cleared out. Nexon was not the one who provided the email in question with the footage regarding Combat…

April 20, 2015 | 06:47 EDT

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YouTube Launches YouTube Premium Service

According to an email sent to YouTube Partners, as well as a message visible in the Creator Studio, YouTube has updated their monetization policies and has begun implementing a system that would…

April 8, 2015 | 05:49 EDT

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Turkey Issues Take-down Requests to Social Media

Earlier today, Twitter was blocked in Turkey to prevent the spread of an upsetting photograph. The ban was lifted only hours later, after Twitter deleted accounts and removed all occurrences of the…

April 6, 2015 | 05:29 EDT

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YouTube seeks to take on Twitch with live game streaming

YouTube is preparing to take on streaming giant Twitch with the relaunch of their live streaming platform, which will have a new focus on gaming and esports according to sources with the industry.…

March 25, 2015 | 12:44 EDT

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Sega Issues Cease And Desist to eLicense Over Youtube Copyright Claims

As a YouTube content creator myself, this is some good news considering the bad taste that Nintendo's recent YouTube content policy has left in the mouth of Let's Players and reviewers. Over in the…

February 6, 2015 | 11:29 EST

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Nintendo Struggling to Process Creator's Program Videos

As reported last week, Nintendo has laid out their new guidelines for video producers on Youtube. Content creator's could submit their entire channel, or individual videos, to Nintendo for approval,…

February 5, 2015 | 12:55 EST

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Nintendo Announces New Youtube Content Creators Guidelines

Ever seen Youtubers play a classic Nintendo game like Super Mario Brothers 3 or Kid Icarus? Well, Nintendo has officially announced a new content creators program, which will allow users to make…

January 29, 2015 | 04:51 EST

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Royalty Free Music Now Being Offered on Twitch

Last August, the video game streaming company Twitch decided to try to alleviate the music industry's financial woes (let's be honest, at this point the labels are like mooch-y roommates) by…

January 15, 2015 | 02:33 EST

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Google Testing a GIF Creator

Google has quietly rolled out a new little feature for Youtube that is still in the early stages of being fully integrated. Right now, Google's new GIF creator that is integrated with Youtube only…

December 12, 2014 | 09:19 EST

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Angry Joe Latest Casualty of DMCA Abuse

On Saturday December 6th, Capcom released the trailer for the PS4/PC exclusive title Street Fighter V. Shortly afterwards popular YouTuber Angry Joe uploaded an "Angry Rant" discussing the trailer…

December 9, 2014 | 04:48 EST

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Results of The Game Awards 2014

Last night, the Geoff Keighley-produced awards show celebrated the gaming year and included an array of announcements regarding new games to be released in 2015. The show, simply called The Game…

December 5, 2014 | 10:04 EST

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G4 Officially Shutting Down This Month

G4 will be shutting down November 30th, 2014. The once go-to source for geek news, reviews, and content, over 53% of American households received G4 at the height of its popularity. G4 grew a large…

November 17, 2014 | 06:59 EST

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YouTube now supports 60fps

Many people around the world will be saying one word: finally! YouTube now officially supports 60fps playback on videos. Before, higher fps counts were used on special occasions, like for big budget…

October 29, 2014 | 08:34 EDT

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Sony Yanks PlayStation Plus November Announcement Video on Youtube

Earlier today Sony announced the November PlayStation Plus lineup on its official Youtube channel, however a short time later, the announcement video was set to private. The games announced as part…

October 29, 2014 | 02:42 EDT

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YouTube Plans Music Subscription Service

Ever since the website began, YouTube has been a popular place listen to music. At first, it was basically a wild west where anyone uploaded whatever songs they wanted, regardless of whether they…

October 29, 2014 | 09:10 EDT

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Youtube (Google) Purchasing Twitch Streaming Service for $1 Billion

Variety is reporting, through their own sources, that Youtube is about to finish a deal with Twitch to purchase the company. This deal would be Google's largest since it purchased Youtube for $1.6…

May 18, 2014 | 09:37 EDT