Overwatch League success puts professional gaming and it's influencers in a new spotlight

The success of the Overwatch League is bringing focus to a new level of investment in the esports space

• Overwatch
• Blizzard Entertainment
• eSports

Steam aims to stamp out key-scamming with new Curator Connect feature

Valve is hoping to eliminate key-scammers with new tools that pass games directly from developers to curators.

• Steam

Forbes claims that DanTDM is the highest-paid YouTube star in 2017

Annual roundup estimates that the top 10 YouTubers collectively earned $127m in a year

• YouTube
• Forbes

Facebook launches Sound Collection and 360 Community page

Social network wants to help video-makers with soundtracks and 360 features

• music
• 360 videos

UK YouTuber cements a microwave to his head - Fire service not impressed

A YouTuber has been left feeling stupid after getting his own head stuck inside a microwave oven in a prank gone wrong.

YouTube exec to family creators: 'We hear you and we are listening'

Malik Ducard seeks to reassure children's channels after recent content controversies

• YouTube
• kids

Patreon fee changes spark controversy among creators

Plans to shift payment-processing charges to fans cause a stir

• Patreon
• crowdfunding

VAMP announces expansion in to the UK - aims to connect brands to UK influencers

Content and influencer marketing platform, Visual Amplifiers has expanded in to the UK, with eyes on its biggest social influencers.

• influencer marketing

KSI with a fidget spinner - YouTube Rewind documents another year of 'success'.

YouTube has released its annual Rewind video, but the majority of its creators aren't celebrating yet.

• YouTube

Yogscast and Humble smash a record $3m in Jingle Jam charity event

The Yogscast and Humble Bundle have raised a staggering £3m for charity - less than a week into the event

• livestreaming
• charity
• Yogscast

Bent Pixels creator community reaches 1bn monthly-views milestone

Gamers and e-sports streamers Amaz, Hafu, and Cryaotic fuel growth for multi-platform network

• YouTube
• milestones

FTC approves settlement in CSGO Lotto marketing case

Trevor Martin and Thomas Cassell promoted their own site without adequate disclosure

• legal
• FTC
• disclosure

YouTube CEO promises to boost efforts to tackle 'abuse of our platform'

Will include stricter criteria for channels to be monetised, as well as more mods and machine learning

• YouTube

Periscope expands Super Broadcaster program beyond the US

More video livestreamers will be able to earn cash if their viewers buy 'Super Hearts'

• Periscope

Games Media Brit List to celebrate the very best in games writing & broadcasting

A new awards event has launched to celebrate the cream of the crop in games journalism