Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
Raptr Launching Dedicated Game Video Sharing Site Plays.tv
Currently in beta, Plays.tv is a site for sharing video game videos built by the gaming social network site, Raptr.
You can check out the in-beta site here. You can also download, from Raptr, special software to help you capture gameplay on your PC by heading here. The beta site has been live for a little less than a week.
[Source: Plays.tv]
Our Take
This is a fairly dominated market. I don't think anyone is complaining about the services provided by YouTube or Twitch in terms of sharing videos of gameplay. The differentiating idea here seems to be a platform to offer smaller chunks of gameplay (as opposed to hours-long Twitch archives) in a place dedicated entirely to gaming (unlike YouTube, which services all manner of video). Raptr will be fighting a difficult, uphill battle against its competitors.
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
