Many of you will know who Sparkles is. For those of you who don't, he's a CS:GO YouTuber with over 1.7 million subscribers. Having such a massive fan base generally gets YouTubers and streamers some kind of benefits when it comes to weapon skins in CS:GO and giveaways to fans…

Console Vs PC has been a battle raging since the dawn of games, arguments of who is more skilled or which system is better to play on have been the catalyst for many a friendship ending. This week however, an olive branch was passed from one of, if not the…

Every Insomnia event always features a plethora of special guests, mainly YouTubers and Twitch streamers, to speak on various panels and meet fans. Insomnia57 is set to be no different, with the first two groups of special guests now confirmed. Two of the biggest names to be attending are Syndicate and DanTDM/TheDiamondMinecart, both…

I'm pretty good at video games, and there is a good chance you're even better than me. But we all pale in comparrison to this magnificent specimen. Enter StealthGamerBR from the wonderful world of Youtube. Watch in awe as he shatters your illusions of being even remotely 'good' at Dishonored in…

Although YouTube is full to the brim with walkthroughs of games, some including fan created commentary, Nintendo are one of the few companies that place restrictions on how their games can be used. Before now, it was ruled that no profit could be made from any first party Nintendo product,…

H1Z1 will be launching soon for the public to purchase, and to get us in the mood, SOE is hosting a big streaming event. Early Access to Sony Online Entertainments take on the Zombie Apocalypse will be available for purchase in a weeks time, and to mark the occasion, Sony…

In surprising news coming out of Tokagi Game Party 2015, Nintendo of Japan president Satoru Iwata dropped the bombshell that the company is now officially allowing fans to use their intellectual property to create derivative works like Let's Plays, fan art, animations and so on. Iwata himself even showed off…

Since the invention of internet video services such as YouTube and Twitch, many individuals have risen above the crowd to become streaming legends. Rob VanAlkemade, an indie film maker, has teamed up with Devolver Digital Films to reveal the journey of these new kind of celebrities in a film named…

Just when it had been assumed that Google would be the successful buyer for video game streaming network Twitch, there has been a last minute entrant to the bidding war by the name of Amazon, and they have been chosen to purchase the company. Amazon are best known for their…

In an article released by Variety in the early hours of the morning, Youtube is reportedly buying up the livestreaming site Twitch for a billion dollars. Not only is this a huge amount of money for Youtube to spend on this acquisition but if proved true, it makes Youtube the…

Terry Cavanagn, creator of indie platformer VVVVVV, was subject to a copyright claim on one of his own trailers when Youtube implemented their Content ID system late last year. He disputed the claim, appealing to Youtube as he owns the right to the musical track used in the VVVVVV trailer,…

It has been revealed today that internet celebrity and well known YouTube Justin 'Jew Wario' Carmical has died at the age of 42. The news came about earlier today via different Twitter posts but was disregarded as a hack or troll. However once Justin's fellow reviewers and friends, particularly those…

In the last day or so, it came to light that Microsoft has, in partnership with the Machinima network, been effectively offering money for positive coverage on various Youtube videos via a deal now dubbed "XB1M13". This news spread like wildfire and many consumers started to get quite angry about…

The first sets of Steam Boxes have been sent out to beta testers, with some of them posting the unboxing onto YouTube. Steam Box beta tester and YouTube user Corey Nelson released this video of himself opening up the console prototype. The system is taken out of a simple crate…

Many of YouTube’s popular gamers have been losing their advertising revenues with it instead being directed to companies making copyright claims. Under new YouTube rules, any company claiming ownership of intellectual copyright used in a video can make a claim to receive revenue from the video. YouTube allows copyright owners…

 A YouTube channel, known as Give8-Bit has been launched by PlayMob to showcase the charitable efforts of the gaming industry. The site will allow submissions from companies or organisations in order to raise money for charity through gaming based projects.  "We launched our fundraising platform for the games industry last year…

At Xbox One's launch show, popular YouTube User KSI performed on stage to eager fans of Microsofts newest console. However, this caused a lot of anger from some consumers, as shown by a question posed to Phil Harrison during GamesIndustry International interview after the event: Q: I noticed you added…

Everyone knows about Minecraft, the indie smash hit that everyone owns twice over. 2PlayerProductions has now made the uncut version of their documentary about the game available for free on Youtube. Minecraft: The Story Of Mojang is a feature-length documentary that was originally funded on Kickstarter back in 2011. 2Playerproductions…

 A video from Microsoft has gone live today revealing and going further in-depth on several elements of the new console such as instant switching, biometric sign-in, Live TV, Skype, OneGuide and more. Microsoft's Marc Whitten and Yusuf Mehdi cover all of these features and highlight what can be done with them…

Sony is the 2nd most popular brand on Youtube, according to figures released by the data collections of Mashable and Statista. PlayStation ranks at #2 with a subscriber count of 2.03 million people. In 1st place is the Red Bull brand, creator of energy drinks and sponsor of all kinds…

Sony has released a lengthy blog post which details a ton of information about the PS4. Things such as box contents and friends lists are covered, as well as list of launch titles, but what's interesting is that Sony has finally spilled the beans on the elusive questions surrounding video…