gaming

• Days after plummeting to its lowest stock price yet, FaZe Clan lets go of longtime CEO Lee Trink
• Pixel party: YouTube breaks down 1.5 million retro gaming videos

  Led by pioneers like Angry Video Game Nerd, the retro gaming and vintage console communities have exploded on YouTube.

  
• Star streamer Ninja goes ‘AFK’ to launch an original podcast

  Gaming star Tyler 'Ninja' Blevins will talk with guests from music, sports, gaming, comedy, and entertainment on his podcast 'AFK'.

  
• YouTube leads Twitch in survey of teenage gaming habits

  Even though video games is the #1 topic on Twitch, YouTube is still the place where teens discover new games, according to new research.

  
• Short-form hub led by Twitch vets reaches two million visitors with themed gaming communities
• Gaming organization XSET is getting a home-field advantage through its esports stadium
• Gaming podcasts are achieving high scores thanks to Patreon
• PlayStation launches esports hub: “Welcome to our home of competitive gaming.”
• An Indian creator with 30 million YouTube subscribers is becoming a playable video game character
• Sacriel and Shroud play survival games on stream. Now they’re making one.
• Karl Jacobs joins Misfits Gaming as Co-Owner
• Gamers are calling out the International Olympic Committee’s misguided Esports Series