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"YouTube's acquisition of live streaming video platform Twitch for $1 billion is all but confirmed. Users can log onto Twitch to watch other users play video games \u2014 which may provoke the question, who would want to watch someone else play video games?  \nSee also: Twitch Changes the Mobile Game With Live Streaming\nAs it turns out, a lot of people. More than 1 million gamers broadcast on Twitch each month through Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and their computers; more than 45 million people log on to watch each month. Since its founding in 2011, Twitch has raised more than $35 million in funding.    \nAnd let's not forget Twitch Plays Pok\u00E9mon earlier this year, which was possibly one of the most popular open source gaming experiences ever.  \nLamarr Wilson has more on this story in this week's YouTube Weekly.  Check out the video above, and make sure to subscribe for more YouTube news every week.  \n\nBONUS: The Google Ad-Sense Conspiracy Theory              "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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