The empire strikes again: youtube buys twitch. Tv

The Empire Strikes Again: YouTube buys Twitch.tv

The following is an announcement from the YouTube imperial forces. Attention! Loyal subscribers, We understand that there may be some concern over our recent purchase of Twitch.tv. We are here to assuage those concerns. Many of our users enjoy streaming videos on Twitch, and we have no intention of stopping them. Everything will proceed normally,…

Twitchtv lets 60,000+ people play pokemon simultaneously

TwitchTV Lets 60,000+ People Play Pokemon Simultaneously

If you’ve been on the internet at all in the last week, you’ve probably heard about Twitch Plays Pokemon. Previously this month TwitchTV, an online streaming platform used primarily for Let’s Plays and live game footage, began hosting their noble experiment, Twitch Plays Pokemon Red and Blue. Having been likened to “the proverbial infinite Mankeys…