Online gaming has exploded in a number of different ways over the last few years. We've seen the dominance of the traditional online rpg get replaced by the moba as well as subscriptions being swept aside by the free-to-play tide. One area that has really gotten hot is that of livestreaming and videos of gaming, and the largest purveyor of such goods is Twitch. The last few years have seen the site reach a hundred million visitors per month as they totally dominate the market. Now Google is looking to muscle into the action through the creation of their YouTube Gaming service that is slated to begin this summer. Will Google take down Twitch?
These new paid games, game trials and “buy once, play anywhere” pricing are coming to Play.
And, no, making video games with it is not the goal.
Next phase of its 'Living Games' concept involves the use of autonomous AI agents
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