The developers of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 made crazy bets before the game's release on what its final Metacritic score would be, and everyone lost. bit.ly/3PtQTtU

Shinji Mikami forms AAA studio Unbound Developer is a "fully independent company" creating AAA titles and original IP

Really excited to see what comes out of this studio

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Very happy to announce I have joined the Soda team at Activision Blizzard King as Product Marketing Manager!

Can't wait to get started on this new adventure and finally fulfilling a life long dream of mine to be working at a game publisher.

[UK] First Look: Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves | Announcement Trailer YouTube video by The Official Pokémon YouTube channel

Please Pokémon and Game Freak when can I get a Pokémon game where they actually make the noises from the TV show?

I am over the Gameboy style sprite noises and would love it if they actually spoke, am I the only one who thinks this way?

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YouTube Gaming 2025 Live Streaming Trends Report | Stream Hatchet Download the 2025 YouTube Gaming Report. Discover how YTG hit 8.8B hours watched, the rise of Roblox, and why Japan is the platform's top region.

2025: A record year for YouTube Gaming!

📉 8.8B hours watched (+12% YoY)
🌍 Japan leads with 451M hours
🚀 ad viewership hit 4.5M hours in Q4, the highest since 2020
⭐ IShowSpeed: 68.5M hours watched

YouTube now holds ~25% of all live streaming!

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Sad to see the news, Nacon has had some great titles launched and even have a showcase coming up!

Sticky Games: How To Retain Viewers on Live Streaming Learn the hallmarks of live service games that keep viewers (and players) coming back long after release, even when competitors release.

Sticky games keep viewers coming back 🎮

AAA live service titles with esports & updates retain audiences best, while single-player and story-driven games drop off after launch.

Read more on which games excel in keeping players coming back

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#LiveStreaming #GamingInsights

This is a scary thought. I really hope this isn't the case but I guess only time will tell.

📺Sponsored Streams Reach Their Highest Viewership Ever 💰

Sponsored streams on YouTube Gaming have made a serious comeback: In Q4 2025, hours watched of sponsored content hit 4.5M. After a long drought from 2021 through most of 2023, #ad streams on the platform have clawed their way back.

『.hack//Z.E.R.O.』ティザートレーラー #hackZERO #dothack #ドットハック YouTube video by CyberConnect2 OFFICIAL CHANNEL

OMG! There is going to be a new #.Hack game!

Can't wait to see more!

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🎮 @playstation.com's State of Plays Pulling Bigger and Bigger Crowds 🕹️

February 12th's State of Play hit 2.1M peak viewers, practically matching June 2025's all-time record AND beating last Feb's 2M peak viewers 🥳

Loved the #PlayStation #StateofPlay but after seeing the #KRAFTON Project Windless trailer I just cant get this comparison out of my head!

#ChickenLittle #GymGoals

⚽ TheUnitedStrand's Debut: "Kick"ing Off With 160K Hours Watched 🦵

Frank Ilett, the Manchester United (@manutdfc.bsky.social) fan who vowed not to cut his hair until the Red Devils win 5 games in a row, made his debut stream on Kick for the West Ham match on February 10th.

Celebrating 27 years of Final Fantasy VIII! YouTube video by FINAL FANTASY

Happy 27th birthday to one of the most epic game openings of my childhood. #FinalFantasyVIII #SquareEnix

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ooooo! Very excited to see what they come up with for this.

Powerful words that show history can indeed repeat itself if we let what is happening continue.

2025 Yearly Live Streaming Trends Report Discover the trends that shaped live streaming in 2025, including insights into viewbotting, TikTok Live, and the year’s top streamers and games.

📊 2025 live streaming by the numbers:

36.4B hours watched (+6% YoY).
Twitch −8.3% share.
Kick +6.7%.
FPS games led with 4.6B hours.

Growth is slowing, competition is rising, and multistreaming now matters more than ever.

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Hytale: Competing with Minecraft on Live Streaming Learn how Hytale captured live-streaming attention and how many Minecraft viewers tuned in to this new spin-off title.

#Hytale is making noise on live streaming 🪓

👀13.4M hours watched in its first week, peaking at 525K concurrent viewers!

📊Strong viewer crossover with #Minecraft

🗨️Minecraft was mentioned 170K times on Hytale streams

Read more in our dedicated blog 👇

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#StreamingStats #Gaming

Communities on the VRGE: A New View into Discord Discover how you can tap into Discord communities and measure their vibe, reach, growth, and engagement.

Check out our partnered content with Dashscored.

Discord communities have a real pulse beyond member counts. Growth, engagement, and reach show how fans actually connect around both new and long-running games.

Read more in the latest blog:

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#GamingData #Discord #CommunityInsights

Kick CEO confirms ads are coming but promises they won’t “destroy” streams - Dexerto KICK CEO Eddie Craven has confirmed that ads are coming to the livestreaming platform in the near future, but won’t commit to a concrete release date yet.

Ads are coming to Kick, but the platform promises they won’t ruin the viewer experience.

Kick’s CEO stated that ads will be optional, creator friendly, and centered on revenue sharing instead of mid-roll interruptions. Monetization is on the way, but streams are the priority.

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@thegameawards.com 2025 lvl'd in #LiveStreaming with 15.4M hours watched, up 11% from last year and 4.52M viewers, an 8% increase.

Big reveals spurred conversation, topped by Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 winning 9 awards plus Game of the Year and generating 124k messages!

#gameawards #gaming

This is ICONIC! 👏

🦔 Sonic Rumble hit 316K hours watched in week one!

Early support came from creators like HappyHappyGal, @zentreya.bsky.social, fuslie & Sykkuno.

But are copycat games enough to keep live-streaming fans entertained? Find out in our blog 👇

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And that's a wrap on 2025 for my @playstation.com gaming.

What have I learned?

I need to make more time for gaming 🎮👾🧌

#PlayStationWrapUp #Gaming

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2026 is looking big!

Level up your new year with these upcoming #PS5 games.

The Game Awards 2025 Nominees on Live Streaming Discover how popular 2025’s The Game Awards nominees were on live-streaming to predict which games will win this year!

Streaming might be suggesting the TGA 2025 winners.

GOTY frontrunners are Kingdom Come 2 with 48.8 million hours and Expedition 33 with 42.6 million hours.

Read our full predictions based on streaming data 👇

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#TGA2025 #StreamingData

Final Fantasy creator finds plans for his first-ever game with Square while "decluttering," featuring detailed instructions like "give apple" to get a "kiss" and "kill lion with revolver" Hironobu Sakaguchi has plenty of treasures in his declutter pile

The hidden Final Fantasy knowledge I didn't know I needed share.google/azlkD82gMAXa...

Chiitan Knight will continue to spread his message until there are no more transgender people who are subjected to unjustified criticism and slander♡
Let's create a world where we can all love freely🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈