Tag archives for Video Games

YouTube Building API for Video Game Livestreaming

Interesting story from Engadget about YouTube creating an API designed to allow developers to build in livestreaming from XBOX, PS3 and PC games directly to YouTube. As Engadget notes, a feature to livestream directly to YouTube was built in to Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, but it had some major limitations (aside from being…

Is Sexism the “Accepted Wisdom” in the Video Game Industry?

Interesting exchange in a Rock, Paper, Shotgun interview with Dragon Age III writer David Gaider, RPS: Did you see the recent thing about Remember Me, and the fact that the developer had to shop it around a bunch simply because their main character was female? Gaider: Yeah, I find it interesting. I call it “accepted industry wisdom.”…

My Raptr 2012 Gaming Summary

I’ve been using Raptr for several years now to track my video game playing habits. Raptr has a client for the PC and also integrates with Xbox Live, Playstation Network, and Steam so that it can hoover in data about what games I’m playing and how much time I’m spending playing them. This year, Ratpr…