In the past, YouTube has been pretty clear on how it views video game violence of any level: If those pixels are red, gushing and violent in nature, you can expect a hefty slap of age restriction gatekeeping to hit your video because someone needs to think of the children. That’s all about to change, as a new policy enforcement update will see some distinctions being made between proper violence and “scripted or simulated violence” present in video games.

Xbox One gamers looking to grab a unique name for themselves on Xbox Live, can now finally do just that without any fear of their chosen handle having already been scooped up.

The second episode in DontNod’s teen adventure, sees some decent plot developments but very little in the way of engaging game experience.

The Chinese government's heavy hand has come down hard on the gaming industry as of late, with the titanic Tencent feeling Beijing's brunt with a crackdown on the local games industry. Now, Tencent is looking to avoid being caught in those crosshairs again, with the implementation of a strict set of rules aimed at streaming across all of its products.

In a new developer diary, Ubisoft Massive detailed just how Dark Zones are going to change in The Division 2as players return to that PvPvE sandbox in pursuit of some contaminated but powerful gear.

Nintendo seems to have finally woken up and realised that ostracising the YouTube community might not be in their best interests, resulting in the death of their controversial Creator's Program and more relaxed video guidelines.

Things are changing in the YouTube scene right now though. In the past, being eligible for monetisation wasn’t exactly insurmountable as YouTube required content producers to notch up 10 000 views on their channel before they could monetise their videos. A bit of hard work, self promotion and slipping $5 to a Chinese website to earn those views made it an achievable milestone for many a would-be YouTube superstar. That’s all in the past as of now.

Dreamhack have released new rules for their upcoming CS:GO calendar for 2016. These small changes aim to increase competitiveness in all tournaments across the board effective immediately.