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[[AI Is a Crapshoot|Computers love to attempt suicide by any means possible partway though.]] [[Sturgeon's Law]] is in effect, and many Let's Plays on forums won't last long if they're not gripping. (With some, of course, being [[Too Good to Last]])
 
Let's Plays have become ''extremely'' popular in the mid-2010s, with YouTube stars like [[Pew Die Pie|PewDiePie]], [[Markiplier]], [[Jacksepticeye]] and [[Game Grumps]] having subscription counts in the millions and receiving sponsorship opportunities. And with [[Twitch]] becoming a behemoth of a website and being bought by [[Amazon]], YouTube launched YouTube Gaming on August 2015<ref>[http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/12/youtube-gaming/ Engadget article]</ref>... which has launchedbeen mocked in a sketch by [[Jimmy Kimmel Live!|Jimmy Kimmel]]. Fans [[Base Breaker|were split]] between [[Internet Counterattack|sending hate and insults to the sketch]]<ref>[http://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/jimmy-kimmel-youtube-gaming-angry-comments/ Digital Trends article]</ref> and [[Did Not Do the Research|pointing out that Jimmy Kimmel missed the point.]]<ref>[http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/09/01/jimmy-kimmel-may-have-had-the-last-laugh-about-youtube-gaming-but-hes-missing-the-point/ The Next Web article]</ref>
 
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* [http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/ The Let's Play Archive], featuring completed Something Awful LPs.
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