YouTube to launch the site dedicated video games and applications
- June 12, 2015
- Technology Product
YouTube launched a dedicated website and application to games in an attempt to Amazon streaming service Twitch property.
Twitch fans of the game can be seen to play and interact with live broadcasts of other games.
Google - YouTube possession - it is understood an offer for Twitch last year, defeated only by $ 970m (CHF 620m) will have made offer from Amazon.
The search giant said the service will begin this summer.
In a blog post, YouTube product manager gaming, Alan Joyce, said: "YouTube gave games birth to an entirely new kind of video, STOP parties, tutorials and Speedrun into the kitchen and Clips Now it's revenge on us something only. built the players. "
No 'Call Me Maybe'
Match any tendency was especially popular. Channels to demonstrate how to build environments visit control game "sandbox" Minecraft in the hundreds of millions.
Advertising revenues are shared between the transmitter and YouTube. As Twitch, YouTube also allows function "tip jar" for viewers to send money to the station.
Joyce said YouTube Gaming YouTube offers a fenced area from the rest, so "write" call "Want [game] show 'Call of Duty' and not [pop song] 'Call Me Maybe'."
YouTube Gaming include 25,000 individual games portals that bring together all the activities around each track on a single page.
Google hopes the new service much Twitch opposing player who currently dominates to win the market for live broadcasts. Hours of live games over 12 billion are seen at the site each month.
But another competitor, steam Broadcasting meets PC gamers is less popular.
The launch of YouTube Gaming is initially only in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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