If the premise for The CW show GG (Goodgame) sounds familiar, it should! It was already created once in 2017 with the same name. Last week we reported about how The CW was developing a gaming industry dramedy that centers around a young woman coming up through esports to become a success on her own […]
This week, Online Performers Group has officially ceased operations after misconduct allegations led to a mass talent exodus. If you're not familiar with OPG, the company basically operated as a talent agency for online content creators, providing them an outlet for people to get in touch with them on a business level that would be […]
Forget all the rumors of Brime, as Tyler "Ninja" Blevins announced today that he's officially moving to YouTube Gaming. The news came down on his Twitter account today, which linked to his first livestream on the platform that lasted less than two hours today. The Fortnite streamer recently left Mixer after the company paid out […]
YouTube Sensation Joey Graceffa, known for his web series Escape The Night, has teamed up with Studio71 Games to bring us a tabletop game based on that same web series! Themed after the web series, Escape The Night has already launched its Kickstarter campaign today and as of the time of writing is already over two-thirds […]
YouTube Gaming and Geoff Keighly announced today that Summer Game Fest will be creating exclusive live shows for the platform this year. Keighly and his production company will create over four hours of live shows that will only be available through their specific channel, bringing all eyes on YouTube if people wish to see the […]
The folks at Rooster Teeth have a new show coming to you from Achievement Hunter as the crew will be playing Hardcore Mini Golf. If you're looking to see what would happen if someone took your shenanigans on a put-put course seriously and decided to film it for a competition, this is your show! While […]
Schick Xtreme and Playcrafting recently co-designed a new mobile game called Shave The Day, a game with a greater purpose to it than shaving. The game lets players shave heads for Bald Bucks, which is a virtual currency in the game that Schick then turns into real donations toward the head-shaving charity St. Baldrick's Foundation. […]
It looks like PewDiePie and YouTube have officially made up, as the two have agreed to a new live-streaming deal. Three years ago Felix Kjellberg found himself in hot water with the platform, and ever since then it feels like the two have been in a weird relationship where they need each other to a […]
This week, Critical Role finally announced the launch date of their new show Critter Hug as it will debut on May 4th, 2020 at 10am PDT. The show was actually announced a few weeks ago on their Twitch channel, but then COVID-19 happened and put the world on hold, and with it went many of […]
Baby Yoda took over the world last fall after debuting in The Mandalorian. The toys were an instant sellout, the character became one of the most-shared memes on social media, and is just the most adorable thing ever. Lucasfilm understands our insatiable need for content featuring "The Child." With that in mind, and during the […]
Microsoft revealed earlier today that the Xbox team will be bringing back Inside Xbox this week, with the first episode starting on April 7th. The show acts much like the Nintendo Direct or Sony's State Of Play livestreams. Only they've been doing it longer and they tend to focus on just a couple games a […]
This week, YouTube announced that they have signed a new exclusive streaming deal with Canadian gaming creator Andre "Typical Gamer" Rebelo. He announced the news yesterday in a new video, which you can watch below, as he'll be holding a celebratory livestream today. The details of the new deal were not made available, but we're […]
StreamElements announced today that they are giving streamers from all platforms a new custom merch store option called SE.Merch. The shorthand is that those who decide to sign up for it will be given a storefront in which they can pick from an array of items to have their branding attached to and sold through […]
This week, Activision Blizzard announced that they had entered into a new multi-year "strategic relationship" with Google to power new player experiences. The main takeaways from the deal are that Google Cloud will serve as the preferred provider for Activision Blizzard's game hosting infrastructure, while YouTube will serve as its exclusive streaming partner. (Except for […]
YouTube finally makes a bit of noise in the streaming game this month by signing three gamers to exclusive deals on their platform. The three gaming creators signed to new deals are LazarBeam, Muselk, and Valkyrae. The deals officially go into effect starting tomorrow, January 14th, 2020. To mark the occasion, Muselk will host a […]
This week, StreamElements along with Arsenal.gg released a report on the Q4 results of streaming media and the trends within that industry. You can read over the full report here, but here's a shorthand of the highlights. Facebook Gaming managed to grow on several fronts, due in part to their recent signings of permanent streamers. […]
Recently, the Game Grumps YouTube channel uploaded a video wherein one of their hosts, Arin Hanson, played Magic: The Gathering: Arena (the online interface for Wizards of the Coast's wonderfully-popular game Magic: The Gathering), while co-host Danny Avidan watched intently, bringing his own nostalgia into the mix. A few months back, the Grumps tried their hand at playing […]
Another streamer makes a play to call somewhere else beyond Twitch home as Lachlan announced he is moving to YouTube Gaming. The gamer has been on the rise the past couple years and scored big earlier this month during Fortnite's "black hole" event where they trolled their fans. Aside from signing with YouTube for a […]
Markiplier is no stranger to making interactive adventures, as he's made a couple for his own channel. Now he's making one specific for YouTube. Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach got together with the folks at Rooster Teeth to produce a brand new adventure, which will debut on October 30th, 2019. We have the trailer and brief description […]
StreamElements, who work with all four of the major social streaming services we know, released new numbers that negate Ninja's move to Mixer. As we all know, Ninja made the move to the platform a few months ago, both for money and to find some freedom from Twitch's system. According to a new infographic released […]
