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For instance, if the video focuses entirely on the most graphically violent part of a video game," YouTube's policy update says.

"We may still age-restrict content if violent or gory imagery is the sole focus of the video.

The language of the change is somewhat vague - YouTube says "Future gaming uploads that include scripted or simulated violence may be approved instead of being age-restricted." The policy change should mean that gaming videos wont be held to the same strict criteria, but YouTube will still be keeping an eye to ensure that young users are protected from overly excessive or life-like violence. simulated violence, and we're updating our enforcement to reflect that," YouTube said in a tweet announcing the policy change. "We've heard loud and clear that our policies need to differentiate between real-world vs. Major YouTube creators raised complaints after spending dozens of hours playing games like "Mortal Kombat" and producing videos only to find out that they can't earn money from their work due to the violent content. That made gory games like "Mortal Kombat 11" risky business for major gaming channels on YouTube, regardless of how popular the game may be. Violent video game videos were frequently age-restricted by YouTube and, in some cases, YouTube prevented creators from running ads to earn money from videos that featured violent games. Until now, YouTube has been policing violent video game content under stricter guidelines than scripted movies and TV shows. YouTube announced on Monday a policy change impacting videos that feature violent video games, giving creators more freedom to post those videos with fewer restrictions.