Building games communities with YouTube, Twitch, and more at GamesBeat Summit 2019
More than 15 million unique daily visitors each spend an average of 95 minutes daily watching live gaming on Twitch; every day, more than...
YouTube’s rules don’t justify demonetizing Weedcraft Inc videos
YouTube is demonetizing videos that focus on the management simulator Weedcraft Inc. It has you building a business where you grow, breed, and sell...
Google positions YouTube as Stadia’s killer app
Google has a gaming platform now. It’s called Stadia, and it streams blockbusters like Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey from the cloud to almost any device....
Games designed for streaming need to include spectator interactivity
Watching other people play games has become big business. Last year alone, we watched over 60 billion hours of gaming footage on platforms such...
OBS 23 is live: How to get better livestreams with Nvidia’s encoder
Setting up a high-quality livestream is an expensive and complicated task, but Nvidia is working to address that by partnering with popular livestreaming tool...
How to foster your game’s community in 2019
The relationship between brands and their audiences has drastically changed in recent years, and 2019 will force gaming companies to adapt and grow in...
How Epic is empowering smaller studios to harness influencer marketing
It’s tough for small studios to get attention for their games. Even as someone who plays and thinks about games a lot, I don’t...
RIP: 15 tech companies and products that bit the dust in 2018
The year 2018 may be remembered for its many launches, from well-funded augmented reality (AR) startups to future-gazing big data platforms. But for every new...
YouTube game videos were viewed for 50 billion hours in 2018
YouTube Gaming has become a huge part of internet culture in recent years, and that was visible at The Game Awards this week Every...
How to get a piece of the growing esports pie (VB Live)
How do you monetize esports? The traditional sports broadcast model is tried and true, but new approaches to engaging audiences and driving revenue are...