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YouTube debuts 60 frames per second videos with new Battlefield: Hardline short

Content creators now have the option of uploading video at 60fps to YouTube. For those to whom such things mean nothing, here’s an explanation: standard YouTube videos run at 24fps – as in, there are 24 individuals images shown every second – which is the same as standard DVD or …

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Phil Fish compares YouTubers to pirates

Oh, Phil. The ever-controversial Phil Fish yesterday took to Twitter to compare YouTubers who post game footage to pirates, before going on to delete or suspend his Twitter account entirely. "YouTubers should have to pay out a huge portion of their revenue to the developers from which they steal all …

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PewDiePie makes over $4m per year

YouTube superstar Felix ‘PewDiePie’ Kjellberg is reportedly making in the region of $4m per year. That’s according to The Wall Street Journal, which cites the figure – apparently derived from ad sales and representing ‘mostly’ pure profit – in a rare interview with the Swede. It’s cool to have this …

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SONY: YouTube coming to PS4 in autumn

YouTube will finally arrive on the PlayStation 4 later this year. The long–awaited app will become one of the official social options available to PS4 users via the Share button. Players will be able to upload their in-game footage directly to YouTube using just their controller. Users will also have …

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Nintendo begins Mario Kart 8 YouTube video claims

YouTubers who have uploaded footage of Mario Kart 8 are are seeing their videos flagged up by Google. The claims are for user gameplay footage, GoNintendo reports. Video uploaded via Mario Kart TV is automatically part of Nintendo’s video advertising program. This suggests Nintendo has made a claim on the …

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YouTubers wary of further changes to Nintendo’s video policy

Nintendo has announced a new affiliate program for YouTube streamers. Almost exactly a year ago the platform holder was criticised for its content ID match claim strategy that allegedly robbed video creators of revenue. This new policy, Kotaku reports, will split ad revenues between YouTube, Nintendo and video creators. However, …

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