In the lawsuit settlement between FTC (Federal Trade Commission) and Google LLC, including its subsidiary YouTube, Google LLC will pay $170 million for allegedly violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. The FTC is a U.S. government agency which regulates domestic trade, and due to the U.S.’ rather Continue Reading
The dust has finally settled on E3 2019 and it seems everyone (and their dog) is continuing the trend of adding a battle royale or esports compatible mode to their games. I mean, what more could us gamers ask for, right? Either way, whether this is something we want or Continue Reading
A response article Yesterday afternoon, I came across a unique article over on CNET titled “Meet the angry gaming YouTubers who turn outrage into views“, an ironic article for various reasons, but more on that later. This article is focused heavily on popular YouTube channels that have garnered many followers Continue Reading
Creepypasta and video games have a long and storied history with each other. There are numerous examples of so-called corrupted games all over the internet. Perhaps the most famous of them all is Sonic.exe, which revolved around a seemingly possessed and corrupted copy of Sonic the Hedgehog. Another famous example Continue Reading
At long last, Nintendo has loosened the reins. In a single day, they announced a new set of fair usage rules for their products, and announced the abolishment of the Creator’s Program. If you’re a Nintendo content creator, you’re probably ecstatic right now! But if you don’t follow Nintendo as Continue Reading
Early afternoon, between around 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST on Sept. 11, 2018, live-streamer Dr. DisRespect was seen responding to a noise he had heard during stream. You could hear a small portion of it during the stream and see some confusion as to what was happening at the time. Dr. Continue Reading
Recently Nintendo shut down two Arizona-based emulation sites run by Jacob Mathias. The sites, loveROMS.com and LoveRetro.com, were notorious for offering easy access to illegal downloads of classic video game ROMs, and Nintendo had had enough. They sued Mathias for more than $100 million in statutory damages, and requested that Continue Reading
Communities are nothing new. They keep growing and changing. There is a community for everything. The same is true for video games. There are communities for the games, the developers, the publisher, and more. You think about something, you might find a community all about it. What is interesting is Continue Reading
Power Up! Ep4 discusses many topics, including the state of Bioware! Tune in every week at twitch.tv/cultureofgaming. Show goes live at 3pm pst! COG – Facebook COG – Twitter COG – YouTube COG – Facebook Forums COG – Discord
Nintendo is no longer letting YouTubers livestream, according to the latest change to their Nintendo Creators Program. Launched in 2015, the Nintendo Creators Program allows YouTubers to receive a portion of ad proceeds from any video containing Nintendo content. Before this, proceeds from any videos that included Nintendo-copyrighted material went Continue Reading
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