The launch means that Google is taking on Twitch, the huge, Amazon-owned game streaming website.
In early 2014, an anonymous video streamer on Twitch launched Twitch Plays Pokémon, an experiment trying to crowdsource playing subsequent Pokémon games starting with Pokémon Red.
To see Tom Cassell in action, tune into one of his streams on Twitch or watch his archived videos on Youtube.
Jon Carnagee" - his streaming name on Twitch - started as just one performer on the channel and is now director of content.
We're live on Twitch from 9am ish)!
Why are they watching on Twitch rather than YouTube?
On Twitch, he plays the consummate host-cum-tour-guide: inclusive, knowledgeable, and relentlessly entertaining.
Reid is the most popular female broadcaster on Twitch, with close to a million followers.
Mobcrush (Free) Live-streaming games footage has become a big thing on Twitch and other services.
The same is true today: spectators gather online to watch particularly talented players showboat on Twitch.
There are around 900,000 channels broadcasting on Twitch every month.
