They're also testing out showing you ads when you pause videos.

A week after they experimented with blocking ad blockers, YouTube is now up to all new ad-related shenanigans. The company announced plans to push 30-second unskippable ads to videos when watching YouTube content on connected TVs.

This new change was shared during a YouTube Brandcast event. The new 30-seconds ads will be added first to videos featured on YouTube Select. YouTube Select is a way for brands and...

Google offers response to a feature some users are being forced to test.

Some YouTube users have started to notice that YouTube is popping up a message stating that ad blockers are not allowed on YouTube. One of the first people to notice this ad block block was Reddit user Sazk100.

A popup message seen by Sazk100 and others says that "ad blockers are not allowed on YouTube." The message goes on to say that "ads allow YouTube to stay free for billions of...

No Paramount+ subscription required but act fast.

Paramount+ just released the first episode of the Halo TV series for free on YouTube. This freebie will be yours to watch for a limited time before being removed on April 7. Oh, you also have to be in a region where Paramount+ is available in order to watch it on YouTube.

I'm simply going to link to the first episode of Halo on YouTube, because embedding it is probably a crapshoot given YouTube's age restrictions and the...

The Destiny developer has also voiced their disappointment with YouTube's lousy customer service.

Bungie has filed a lawsuit against the people responsible for last week's "fraudulent" YouTube takedowns. The studio also very clear voiced their disappointment against YouTube's DMCA process as a part of the lawsuit against 10 John Doe defendants that were accused of issuing takedown notices against numerous Destiny 2 videos, including many that were officially uploaded by Bungie....

These days, many video gamers have found a way to monetize their hobby. Whether it’s playing at an online casino 10 dollar deposit or exploring a virtual world, there’s always a business opportunity waiting.

Lucas Goldberg, an expert in the industry, explains how you can turn your hobby into a small business. We also share a few gaming business ideas to get you on the right track.


Put a Plan Together

The first step to starting any business is putting...

It's almost like people have more free time.

For the first time ever, Twitch has surpassed 3 billion total hours watched in a single quarter. This information comes direct from StreamLabs and Stream Hatchet. They also show that in addition to Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook Gaming also saw an increase in viewer numbers for the first quarter (Jan-Mar) of 2020.

According to the public facing report, Twitch had hit 3.1 billion hours watched. This is an increase of 17% from...

This is the second Yogscast member accused of sexual harassment this month.

Mark "Turps" Turpin has resigned as the CEO of The Yogscast today following sexual harassment allegations. Turpin had reported sent inappropriate messages to community members, with at least one person claiming that he attempted to solicit nude photos from her when she was only 17 years old.

This is actually the second employee of The Yogscast to be hit with sexual harassment allegations...

Earlier today, the New York Police Department confirmed that they found the body of Desmond "Etika" Amofah. Etika, as he is widely known by countless fans and multiple gaming communities, was reported missing six days ago. Over the weekend, a handful of Etika's personal belongings were found on the Manhattan Bridge.

Prior to that, Etika had uploaded a near eight-minute long video to YouTube in which he talked about suicide. The video prompted concern from his fans...

A short time ago today, Google formerly unveiled their new gaming platform. It's called Stadia and it's slated to launch later this year. It is a streaming platform that utilizes server hardware more powerful than an Xbox One X to deliver games in up to 4K, 60fps with HDR capabilities to your screen of choice.

During their presentation, Google showed off their Stadia controller that can be used across a number of devices. They showed Assassin's Creed: Odyssey being streamed...

This will be a quick one.

First, you all have the ability to select which style you want to use here. The default is simply called TGN and...

This Thursday, December 6, The Game Awards 2018 will air live from the Microsoft Theater in LA. We were just sent a little press release that talks about some of the presenters that will make an appearance as well as a preview of some of the new updates and premiers that will air during the event.
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The full list of nominees for The Game Awards 2018 was passed along to us today. You can check all of that out below.

You should know that The Game Awards will be held on Thursday, December 6 at the Microsoft Theater in LA at 9PM (ET). You can vote for your favorites right now at TheGameAwards.com, via Twitter Direct Message, Facebook Messenger, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and the official Game Awards Discord server.

All of that seems really odd and they did not specify how to do any of that, but there you are. I even tried to ask my Google Home "how do I vote for The Game Awards" and it had no idea.

You will be able to watch The Game Awards live on December 6 through YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, Facebook, Mixer, Steam TV, PlayStation 4, Xbox Live, IGN, GameSpot, Polygon, MLG, and Caffeine.tv. Believe it or not, there are actually even more places still not yet announced where you can watch it, especially if you live in China....

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A fan took the time to remake the intro to Metal Gear Solid using Unreal Engine 4. The video, seen below, was uploaded to the Warpgazer YouTube channel and is said to be made by Erasmus Brosdau.

The description says that everything was "real-time rendered" in engine and used a variety of Unreal marketplace assets. The intro is presented pretty much as you probably remember it, a few exceptions being some tweaks to sound effects and the start menu design.

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