Sega has kept the character played in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth by popular Vtuber and YouTuber Kson a mystery, until now. Today I played the demo of the game at Tokyo Game Show (of course, you…
September 22, 2023 | 07:26 EDT
Sonic the Hedgehog's Tails will be starring in a new informative show as a Vtuber, promising to tell the world about "all things Sonic" starting next week. With the second Sonic the…
March 17, 2022 | 02:22 EDT
If you've got a Super Mario Bros. speedrun posted up on YouTube, you may want to go check on it. Guinness World Records has apologized after it mistakenly claimed a large number of Super Mario Bros …
May 25, 2020 | 09:43 EDT
The world of Pokémon has always been one of keen interest to gamers. For decades, schoolyard rumors fueled by the wild imaginations of pre-adolescents have taken a life of its own, most of which are…
August 23, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
A new notice on Nintendo's website and within the Nintendo 3DS platform itself revealed that the YouTube app on the 3DS will no longer be supported as of the end of August. The notice states: At…
July 31, 2019 | 10:40 EDT
In a recent episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon showed off the VR game Beat Saber. He, along with guest Brie Larson of Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame, played a few rounds, the charts…
April 30, 2019 | 09:20 EDT
Online video giant YouTube is to develop its own choose-your-own-adventure-style interactive programming. The new content is likely intended to compete with Netflix shows like Black Mirror:…
April 11, 2019 | 09:30 EDT
A prominent content creator on YouTube is currently embroiled in a minor scandal with giant publisher Electronic Arts. YouTuber Gggmanlives recently posted his thoughts on Anthem, the latest game…
February 24, 2019 | 10:07 EST
BeatGamesStudio, the developers of Beat Saber, have announced an agreement to turn off ContentID on Youtube for a few tracks in the game. These few tracks were the only official tracks that had…
February 1, 2019 | 01:06 EST
The NES version of the Legend of Zelda has always been known for having its share of secret content. Today though, something unimaginable was uncovered, thanks to the efforts of one YouTube…
January 3, 2019 | 11:43 EST
An announcement has gone out regarding the Nintendo Creators Program ending very soon on the company's official Twitter. Details on the closure are expanded in a linked news post on the company's…
November 28, 2018 | 09:49 EST
The head of the indie video game company LaserChain LLC has recently sent legal threats and a copyright violation notice to YouTube regarding a small YouTuber's video criticizing LaserChain LLC's…
September 6, 2018 | 02:30 EDT
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime says "conversations are on-going" to bring YouTube and Netflix to the Switch. This comment comes after an "error" on retailer Best Buy's online store on…
June 15, 2018 | 02:58 EDT
E3 2018 begins in just under a week, and this is a time that many gamers are looking forward to as we get a glimpse of what we should be expecting going forward and what so many companies have been…
June 4, 2018 | 12:00 EDT
John Bain, known by his online handle TotalBiscuit, has passed away today after a long battle with cancer. He was 33 years old. Bain was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer in 2015. Due to this…
May 24, 2018 | 09:31 EDT
YouTube is an internet powerhouse. There isn’t anyone that would deny that it is the premier video sharing site on the planet, with nearly five billion (yes, billion) videos watched per day. Now I,…
February 26, 2018 | 09:00 EST
Controversial YouTube streamer Trevor 'TmarTn' Martin has begun streaming coverage of Activision's Call of Duty: WWII, despite his checkered past with another game he was associated with, Counter-…
November 5, 2017 | 09:23 EST
The case regarding Counter Strike Global Offensive's Lotto lawsuit has been settled with the FTC. Last year, two YouTubers by the name of Trevor Martin and Tom Cassell, better known as TmarTn” and “…
September 9, 2017 | 02:16 EDT
Approximately one year ago, I wrote an article regarding the many problems that YouTube was facing at the time. It was a list that was born out of not only what I had seen happening on the platform…
August 29, 2017 | 12:00 EDT
Look, at this point, I really wish this was a KekRaptor series. But even after the series of DMCAs last week that hit wrestlers, musicians, and Youtubers alike, Alex Mauer isn't done with the DMCA…
August 8, 2017 | 10:06 EDT
The Alex Mauer Saga continues to unfold; while we're on a holding pattern right now with the Imagos Softworks case, the situation surrounding Conatus Creative's River City Ransom Underground…
July 29, 2017 | 10:00 EDT
In case you missed it earlier today, TechRaptor reported on the continuing saga surrounding the DMCAs associated with music creator Alex Mauer. As mentioned in that article, one game that has been…
July 18, 2017 | 08:17 EDT
To say that the world surrounding YouTube and indie gaming is a murky swamp may be the understatement of the year right now. YouTubers have had to deal with the #adpocolypse and the fallout from the…
July 18, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
If you're reading this, then you're most likely aware of the problems that continue to plague Steam's massive PC marketplace. Games cobbled together from example assets and copyrighted material are…
April 12, 2017 | 09:30 EDT
The Google-owned streaming video behemoth YouTube have released a statement announcing the end of the annotations editor feature. This feature allowed creators to add little overlays to their videos…
March 23, 2017 | 10:00 EDT
99.95% of the copyright takedown notices received by Google are non-existent, according to Google. In a filing with the U.S. Copyright Office obtained by TorrentFreak, Google noted that there had…
February 27, 2017 | 09:04 EST
It seems like Pewdiepie, the most popular YouTuber on the service, has been dropped by his network Maker Studios after he posted a video on his channel that featured an anti-Semitic slogan. Maker…
February 14, 2017 | 10:00 EST
Update 2: Valve has removed Art of Stealth from Steam for other reasons. You can read more about that here. Original Story and first update below: Some people are naturals at fanning the flames of…
January 17, 2017 | 12:25 EST
Electronic Arts is setting up new rules and regulations for sponsored content. In a post on the EA german website (which has been partially translated thanks to NeoGaf) we see EA breaking down new…
November 16, 2016 | 11:14 EST
Samsung has filed a copyright claim against a video by Modded Games on YouTube showcasing a Grand Theft Auto V mod that replaced Sticky Bombs with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone as reported by The…
October 20, 2016 | 08:30 EDT
In September, we reported that the first ever video game gambling charges in the UK had been brought against the Youtuber NepentheZ (also known as Craig Douglas) and his associate Dylan Rigby. The…
October 17, 2016 | 03:03 EDT
James Lambert, creator of the documentary You Don't Know Hitler, wrote a blog post explaining that the documentary had been taken down from YouTube over a copyright claim. The copyright claim was…
September 26, 2016 | 05:49 EDT
One of the most frustrating things as a YouTube creator can be needing a small change in a video, and having to go through an entire encoding process to remake a change. Then you have to upload the…
September 23, 2016 | 01:38 EDT
YouTube has added the 'YouTube Heroes Program', which allows users to mass flag videos when they reach the third of five total 'Levels.' Users enrolled in the program will gain points towards these…
September 21, 2016 | 12:26 EDT
Terms of Services for a website are a fluid thing. As sites grow and mature, the content of their Terms and Services changes, as does the frequency that they enforce it. Unfortunately, it seems that…
August 31, 2016 | 09:08 EDT
It's all about the fans. Or at least that's what a lot of YouTubers like to say now a days, as subscriber and fan interaction is one of the best ways to supposedly grow your audience and your…
August 25, 2016 | 07:37 EDT
No Man's Sky is releasing early next week, and even after the trophy list was leaked to the public, some final bits of news are still trickling in. Two bits of information regarding the first…
August 5, 2016 | 12:24 EDT
Every new version of media has their ups and downs. From newspapers to television, you can't expect a new media empire to start up without some bumps along the way. However, one might also expect a…
August 1, 2016 | 01:00 EDT
Yesterday, it was announced that the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has settled with the Federal Trade commission for what occurred during the marketing campaign for Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor. …
July 12, 2016 | 09:30 EDT
[Important Notice: The writer of this article posted some information that was incorrect and implied that PsiSyndicate received his boxes from CSGOLotto, the site that Martin and Cassell are alleged…
July 4, 2016 | 08:17 EDT
Valve has begun issuing warnings to players to not use the high-profile CSGO Lotto website for the game Counter Strike: Global Offensive on Steam, after it was discovered that the said website was…
July 4, 2016 | 01:10 EDT
Chances are, you probably haven't heard of Monster Truck Destruction. Put out for $5 onto PC by ODD Games and Merge Games in July of 2015, the game was originally available on Android and designed…
July 4, 2016 | 08:42 EDT
The European Commission announced a new code of conduct which is intended to combat hate speech online. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Microsoft have agreed to abide by the code. The agreement…
May 31, 2016 | 09:54 EDT
If you pay attention to YouTube at all, you may have heard what Ethan and Hila Klein of H3H3 Productions have been going through recently. In case you haven't, H3H3 Productions is currently in the…
May 27, 2016 | 08:30 EDT
Three French activist organizations stated that they plan to file legal complaints against popular social media sites that they believe are in violation of the country's hate speech laws. They claim…
May 16, 2016 | 09:43 EDT
Here we are in the fourth and final part of my interview with YouTuber Many A True Nerd. In this part, Jon and I discuss Managed Content Networks, Patreon, YouTube Red, and other financial ins and…
May 12, 2016 | 09:00 EDT
Here we are in the third of four parts of my interview with the delightful YouTuber Many A True Nerd. So far, we've discussed YouTube in general in the first part and the mechanics of "You Only Live…
May 11, 2016 | 09:00 EDT
Welcome to the second part of my four part interview with YouTuber Many A True Nerd. In the previous part, we discussed his YouTube channel in general, classical history, and coarse language. This…
May 10, 2016 | 09:00 EDT